Behaviour and Personal Conduct

Behaviour and personal conduct must always be of a high standard and designed to reflect favourably on the club and the sport.

Any other behaviour is unacceptable. Pool regulations must always be adhered to. All members must sign up to the Scottish Swimming codes of conduct and behaviour and these will form the basis of our behaviour policy.

In accordance with the Scottish Swimming acceptable use of mobile phone policy there are ‘mobile phone free’ areas within the Club setting. These are areas that are the most vulnerable and sensitive: Changing Rooms, Toilets, Showers. There is a zero- tolerance policy in place with regards to use of mobile phones by any individual in these areas.

Towards fellow swimmers:

Duns ASC is committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all our members so that they can swim and compete in a relaxed and secure atmosphere.

Conduct of any kind that undermines this commitment is unacceptable at our Club.

Behaviour such as:

● Being unfriendly
● Excluding and tormenting
● Sending hurtful text messages
● Exchanging hurtful chat room and website gossip (including social media) ● Spreading rumours
● Name-calling and teasing in any form
● Sarcasm

WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

Individuals will not always share the same view or agree on things but that does not mean that they should not respect each other. Please help us keep the good spirit we have in our club.

Towards our fellow pool users and staff:

Our training takes place in pools where there are other users, either at the same time as one of our sessions, or at the beginning or end of the session. Swimmers must always be aware that they are representing our club. Any unruly behaviour reflects badly on the whole club and may result in consequences for the club through, for example, exclusion of the club from a pool.

Please always:

●  Treat pool staff with respect
●  Treat fellow pool users with respect
●  Avoid unruly behaviour in the showers and changing rooms (when we are sharing changing rooms with young children this can be particularly intimidating for them)
● Leave changing room areas as you found them – no litter, shampoo spills etc. If you come across any damage to property on entering a pool/changing room area, please report it to a club adult or member of pool staff. This is particularly important as we want to avoid getting the blame for any damage not committed by one of our swimmers.

If any swimmer or parent has any concerns or is feeling intimidated or bullied in any way by a fellow swimmer, a club adult or anyone else involved with the club or pool, then please speak to the club Well-being and Protection Officer. All issues will be taken seriously and dealt with appropriately.