HAVERING CORMORANTS DIVING CLUB

Club Rules

This page explains the way the Club is run, and our expectations of our divers.

Who's Who

Please see our Who's Who page to meet the team.

The Club Welfare Officer can be contacted on welfare@cormorantsdiving.uk

Safeguarding

We are committed to helping your child achieve their potential.

The coaches and teachers are here to help and have been trained to do so in a safe and proper manner.

However, if you have any concerns about your training or other matters please ask to speak to the coach or welfare officer.

HCDC Club does not condone bullying of any kind, by adults or minors. Our Wavepower Safeguarding Policy is recommended by Swim England.

Fees

See the Prices page for details of our diving program structure, current prices and the yearly membership fee.

Code of Conduct for Divers

General Behaviour:

  1. Treat all members of the club with the due respect including: fellow divers, coaches, and officials.
  2. Treat all competitors and representatives from competing clubs with due respect.
  3. The use of inappropriate or abusive language, bullying, harassment, discrimination or physical violence will not be tolerated and could result in action being taken through the club disciplinary or Child Welfare Policy. (Inappropriate language includes, but is not limited to, reference to age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation.)

Training:

  1. Arrive in good time to stretch and warm up before the start time of your session
  2. Have all your equipment with you, e.g. chamois towels, appropriate kit and costume.
  3. Use the lavatory before training begins and always inform your coach if you need to leave the pool during training
  4. Listen to what your coach is telling you
  5. Always swim back under the board as instructed
  6. Do not loiter in the water, you may get injured
  7. Only dive when you know it is safe to do so
  8. Divers are expected to participate fully, to the best of their ability in all training sessions they attend.
  9. Remember that diving is a dangerous sport, do not push other divers and do not distract divers on the boards.

Competitions

  1. You are expected to dive at events which the Head Coach has entered/selected you to dive in unless previously agreed otherwise with the relevant Club official
  2. At competitions, check when you should lodge your dive cards and be sure to lodge them in good time
  3. Warm up properly before the event and prepare yourself accordingly
  4. Be part of the team. If you leave for any reason, you must tell the Coach and or Team Manager where you are going
  5. Listen for your event to be announced and go to the marshalling area in time and report in.
  6. Support your team mates. Everyone likes to be supported
  7. After your event, report directly to your coach for feedback on your dives. Do not go straight to you parents/guardian.

Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians

Parents/guardians are expected to:

  1. Complete and return the health and Consent Form as requested by the Club Membership Secretary and detail any health concerns relevant to the child on the consent form. Any changes in the child’s health should be reported to the coach prior to coaching sessions. Ensure the Club has up to date contact details for you and any alternative person(s)
  2. Deliver and collect the child(ren) punctually to and from coaching sessions/diving events. Please inform a member of the committee or coaching staff if there is an unavoidable problem.
  3. Ensure your child is properly and adequately attired for the training session/events including all required equipment.
  4. Inform the coach/Welfare Officer (WO) before a session if your Child is to be collected early from a coaching session/competition and if so by whom.
  5. Encourage the child to obey rules and teach them that they can only do their best
  6. Behave responsibly as a spectator at training/competitions and treat divers, Coaches, Committee members and parents of your and other clubs with due respect meeting the Swim England commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
  7. Ensure they do not use inappropriate language within the club environment, (inappropriate language includes, but is not limited to, references to age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation).
  8. Show appreciation and support your child and all the team members.
  9. Support the club coach and committee appropriately and raise any concerns you have in an appropriate manner with the club welfare officer.
  10. Do not enter poolside unless requested to do so or in an emergency. If you wish to have a discussion with the coach, check with the club Welfare Officer how this can be arranged.
  11. Most of all help your child enjoy the sport and achieve to the best of their ability.

The Club will undertake to:

  1. Inform you at once if your child is ill and ensure their wellbeing until you are able to collect him/her.
  2. Ensure good child protection guidelines are followed at all times to keep your child safe.
  3. Ensure all activities are properly supervised/taught/coached and consent is obtained for any activity outside of that which is previously agreed.

The parent has a right to:

  1. Make a complaint to the Club if they feel the Club or any member of the Club is not acting in accordance with Swim England/Club laws and rules. Details of how to do this can be obtained from the Club Welfare Officer.
  2. Make a complaint on behalf of your child to Swim England.

Any misdemeanours and breach of this code of conduct will be dealt with by the Club.