General Member Information
2010 On-Line Registration
Click on the sPortability image below to go directly to the registration site at www.sportability.com/rudgearestates
You will be asked to supply medical information for your swimmer(s), so have your insurance and doctor/dentist contact information handy. The registration process will not be considered final until the Conference liability release form is signed. To arrange this and for any other issues, please contact the , Mary Stark by email or phone at 362-4463. Please note that registration is taken on a first–come, first–served basis and is limited by age group and overall team size. If an age group or team limit is reached, you may be placed on a waiting list.
Unless you are currently a pool member (or Rudgear Estates homeowner), please include a Splash Fee for each swimmer (Polliwogs included).
Expense Reimbursement
Click on this link to download the: Request for Reimbursement Form
Refund Policy
No refunds will be issued. The swim season may not be pro-rated if your swimmer cannot participate in all of the meets.
Swim Meet Attendance
Swimmers must participate in a minimum of two WCSC Conference meets to be eligible to swim at the end of the year Conference Championship Meet. As members of the team, swimmers are asked to swim in the majority of the meets. Lack of participation may be considered should team numbers be further restricted in future years.
Swim Caps
Swim caps are required during all practices and meets for all female and male team members with long hair. Any cap is acceptible, but special RATS swim caps will be available.
Swimsuit
Details on the new 2010 REST team suit will be available at Open House.
Non-Pool Members
If you are not a member of the Rudgear Estates Pool, please do not allow your children to swim in the pool unless they are at swim practice or at a swim meet.
15-18 Swimmers
Families whose only swimmer(s) is(are) in the 15-18 year old age group are not required to work meet assignments or team jobs. 15-18 swimmers are not required to pay the registration fee, but are required to pay the insurance and social fees.
Family Folders
The team maintains file boxes at the pool in which each family has a folder. This folder contains important communications, ribbons and flyers. It is your responsibility to check your folder often to keep abreast of all swim team activities.
Polliwog Program
The Polliwog program is designed for beginning swimmers who are at least 4 years old by June 14, 2010, are water safe, able to put their face in the water, able to swim approximately three feet from the side of the pool without the assistance of a coach, and who are willing to swim for all of the coaches. This is a skill-building program to augment individual swim lessons. This program is designed for group instruction with a ratio of five kids to one coach. The first day of practice the kids will be asked to swim for the coaches to insure that they are water safe.
The Polliwog Program runs from June 14 to July 23. Participation awards will be presented to the Polliwogs during their last practice. Please note that participation in the Polliwog program does not guarantee a spot on the team the following year.
8 & Under Swimmers
Get your swimmers to events on time! It is the parents' responsibility to get 8 & Under swimmers to the Shepherds when the bell rings for their event. When the bell is rung, please see to it that your child gets to the meeting spot. It is not the job of Shepherds to search for your swimmer.
RAT Record Board
The Record Board displayed at the pool reflects the "Best Times" swam by the Rudgear Estates Swim Team Members since the inception of the RATS swim team. Pool records can be broken during any RATS swim meet. Times posted during Time Trials do not qualify.
No Raids
The Rudgear Estate Swim Team and the Walnut Creek Swim Conference have a no raiding policy! Swimmers do not visit other team facilities after hours and/or unsupervised for practical jokes. Conference by-laws include that disciplinary action can be taken – swimmers participating in raids will be disqualified from Conference Swim Meets.
Behavior Problems
If there is a behavioral problem at a meet or during practice, upon the coaches' discretion, the swimmer may be held out of practice or a swim meet. If problems persist, parents will be notified and the child may be removed from the team.
Parent Observation During Practice
Parents should refrain from coming and sitting by the pool when their children are practicing. The swimmers really do better when their parents are not visible. If parents want to stay at the pool, we request that you sit under the canopy by the Coach's Shack and not near the pool. No one is allowed on the pool deck during practice except the practicing age group.