MJCC Pool Rules
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MJCC Pool Rules SUPERVISION POLICY POOL FLOAT • Children age 6 and younger must be • All participants must pass a swim assessment to go accompanied at all times by a responsible on pool float without flotation. caregiver age 16 or older within arm’s reach • Swimmers requiring flotation must be accompanied in the water. on the pool float by a responsible caregiver age 16 • Children age 11 and younger must be directly or older at all times. supervised by a responsible caregiver age 16 or • Each participant must wait for lifeguard’s command older on deck at all times. before using pool float. • Children age 12 and younger must take a swim • Participants must progress in a forward motion. assessment in order to swim in either pool No backtracking. without a properly fitted USCG-approved • Do not swim under pool float. flotation device. • Exit slide feet first, on back and quickly swim out of • All non-swimmers, including those wearing the area. Do not wait at end of pool float. flotation devices, must be within arm’s reach • Flips and dives from pool float are not allowed. of a responsible caregiver age 16 or older in • Participants who fall off early must swim to nearest the water. lane to exit. GENERAL POOL RULES • Patrons are only allowed in water when a • Noodles are not to be used for hitting the lifeguard is present. water, other objects, or people. • All patrons must obey lifeguard on duty. • Basketball must be played from in the water. • A cleansing, head-to-toe shower is required No hanging on the hoop or dunking. before entering the pool. • Swim fins are for swim lessons and lap swim • Running is not permitted on the pool deck. only. They are not to be used in the Warm Water • Glass food and beverage containers are not Pool. Fins are not to be worn on the pool deck. permitted. • No shoulder rides, dunking, horseplay or • All swimmers must wear appropriate fighting of any kind. swimwear in the pool. Denim is not allowed. • Patrons who are ill, have an eye infection or • All children not yet potty trained must wear a open wounds, OR have/had diarrhea and/or swim diaper with tight fitting waist and legs. vomiting within the last 2 weeks, OR have other communicable diseases are prohibited • Diving is permitted off the deep end wall in from using the pool. Main Pool only. • Patrons with seizure, heart, or circulatory • Back dives, flips, and spins are not permitted. problems should not swim alone. • Swimmers must enter the water feet first in • No breath-holding or extended underwater swimming. shallow end of Main Pool and in all areas of Warm Water Pool. • We are a family-friendly facility: foul language and inappropriate comments are not allowed. ALL LIFEGUARD DECISIONS ARE FINAL. Anyone failing to adhere to these rules is subject to removal from the facility..