The Five Club Relationships
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1. The Club Executive and the Parent
The Executive agrees to:
-provide ice and programs at a reasonable cost,
-reasonably meet the needs of individual skaters,
-treat parents, skaters and coaches justly,
-achieve more for special needs skaters,
-apply Skate Canada rules and club bylaws, and
-ensure good ice conduct and to apply club guidelines accordingly.
The Parent agrees to:
-pay fees on time,
-support the Club, its activities and to serve on its executive, and
-bring problems directly to the Executive.
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2. The Club Executive and the Coach
The Executive agrees to:
-provide adequate coaching staff to deliver all the programs,
-supply a contract which clearly outlines a coach’s responsibilities and the Club’s expectations, and
-understand and abide by the Skate Canada code of ethics.
The Coach agrees to:
-understand and abide by the Skate Canada code of ethics,
-bring problems directly to the Executive, and
-deal at ‘arm’s length’ (not favouring any side in a transaction or dispute) with the Club, the executive, parents and skaters.
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3. The Parent and Coach
The parent agrees to:
-not interfere or openly criticize a coach or coaching technique,
-pay fees on time,
-deal at ‘arm’s length’ with coaches as it relates to their skater or any other matter concerning the club.
The coach agrees to:
-invoice parents on a regular, timely basis,
-deal at ‘arm’s length’ with parents as it relates to a skater or any other matter concerning the club, and
-not interfere or openly criticize another coach or their coaching technique.
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4. The Parent and the Skater
The parent agrees to:
-encourage and support the skater to perform to the best of his/her/their ability.
The skater agrees to:
-respect his/her/their parents’ interest in their development and to perform to their best ability.
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5. The Coach and the Skater
The coach agrees to:
-encourage and support the skater, regardless of ability and without favouritism,
-recognize skaters with special needs and to seek the assistance of other coaches to meet those needs if necessary, and
-deal at ‘arm’s length with skaters.
The skater agrees to:
-respect his/her/their coach and perform to the best of their ability.