PASA and Riconada Site Policies

Drop Off and Pick Up at Rinconada

Parents should help their swimmers to arrive for practice on time.

Parents should make sure that their swimmers have gotten adequate sleep and have had a balanced diet before coming to practices.

Parents (and swimmers) are responsible for checking the team website regularly for information on changes in practice schedules, etc.

Parents are welcome to watch practices from the picnic tables or in the bleachers. However, it is important that they do not disrupt the workouts by distracting a coach or swimmer during practice. It is not appropriate for parents to “coach†their children during workouts.

Parents with questions for the coaching staff are encouraged to contact them via email or by phone. Conversations with members of the coaching staff should take place either before or after practice.

Cars may not be driven into the Rinconada Park for pick-up or drop-off of swimmers.

For safety reasons, swimmers ages 12 and under should be dropped off and picked-up on the pool deck. Parents or guardians should plan to walk their swimmers to and from the car to the pool deck.

Swimmers ages 13 and older may be dropped-off and picked-up at the curb. Please note that Rinconada Pool is located in a residential neighborhood. Swimmers should be reminded to be respectful of our neighbors and keep the noise down when waiting for their ride. Parents should not honk car horns when picking up swimmers.

All swimmers should be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the ending time of practice.

Monthly Due Payment
Monthly dues are payable for all months except August which is a dues-free month. Dues are based on the Practice Group that your swimmer participates in (see below).

In order to reduce administrative expenses, PASC does not send bills to families for regular dues. It is each family’s responsibility to make arrangement to have their monthly dues paid by the 10th of each month.

Please note that attendance at one practice during the month obligates you to pay full dues for that month.

Volunteer Work Obligation
Swimming is a labor intensive sport and our team is dependent on parental support for its continued success. Each family is asked to sign and return a Work Hour Obligation Agreement form (Microsoft Word Document). Families are expected to fulfill an annual Work Hour Obligation of at least 30 work hours per year. First year families with swimmers under 8 years of age are expected to fulfill an annual Work Hour Obligation of 20 hours. It is each family ’ s responsibility to keep track of their hours and report them to the Club when they have fulfilled their hour obligation. Families that do not fulfill their entire hour work obligation will be billed $15.00/hr. for each unfulfilled hour at the end of the swim year.

Official Obligation
PASA Changes its Approach to Recruiting Stroke and Turn Officials

Swimming is a sport that requires many volunteers, including work as Stroke and Turn officials. The PASA Site Directors have come up with a way to ensure that PASA provides its required number of officials at swim meets. Read on.

Membership Conduct
If a swimmer or parent from another team approaches you about joining PASA, it is important that you know....

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics has experienced a great deal of growth and prosperity since our inception. In that time frame we have achieved a great deal in the competition pool and with that, drawn more attention to how that success has been achieved. We are not only judged by our swimmers performance in and out of the water, but also by how our parents and coaches conduct themselves on the pool deck.

With growing interest in our program, good swimmers from other clubs consider joining PASA. This leads to the question ; What, if anything, is appropriate to say to swimmers or parents of swimmers from other teams? As a parent, the answer is simple- refer the person in question to your coach. It is the coach ’ s job to make sure that the prospective swimmer talks to his or her club coach first. Then our coach will follow up with a personal conversation with the prospective swimmer ’ s coach. This puts the entire situation up front and keeps all parties well informed. Changes in swimming are inevitable, but the courtesy shown during this change is paramount.

Remember, that at competitions, not only are the performances of our swimmers being judged, but the conduct of parents as well. At the end of the day, you must ask yourself: " Is what I ’ m doing a positive reflection on PASA? " We will continue to try and improve as a program both in and out of the water and your cooperation is very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help and we look forward to many more years of success!

Sincerely,

Site Directors of PASA
Dave Zapp- Foothills
Paula Provoznik- Fremont Hills
Israel Rangel- Pacific Athletic Club
Mark Taliaferro- University Club
Bruce Smith- Alpine
Scott Shea- SCRA
Tony Batis- Rinconada

Site To Site Transfer
There is a step-by-step procedure in place for swimmers who are considering a transfer to another site within PASA. PASA Site Transfer Form (PDF).