General Principles

• All MVN coaches are expected to develop and implement fully comprehensive training programs for their assigned training groups which are designed to provide for all of the age specific developmental needs of each swimmer in the group within the regularly scheduled practice sessions.  A swimmer who attends all of these sessions and is reasonably cooperative, focused and responsive to the guidance of the coach should not feel disadvantaged if for any reason he/she chooses not to participate in the private lesson program.

• Private lessons may be of some benefit to swimmers who, for whatever reason, are having difficulty acquiring the skills which are taught in the regular program.

• Some coaches may choose to utilize advanced technology to elicit the desired training response in the regularly scheduled practices or the private lessons, other coaches may be equally effective in eliciting these responses using more traditional methods of coaching, or a combination of both.

Policies and Procedures

• Private lessons may be given to registered Nadador swimmers only.

• Swimmers or parents who wish to initiate a request for private lessons should approach the personal coach of the swimmer.  (The personal coach can best assess the needs of the swimmer.)

• The personal coach will determine whether to provide the lesson himself/herself, refer the swimmer to another coach on the Nadador staff, or advise the swimmer that a private lesson is not recommended.

• Each coach will establish his/her lesson fees.

• Payment for the lessons must be made to the "MISSION VIEJO NADADORES" and will be submitted to the business office by the coach along with a lesson form signed by the coach and the parent (or swimmer if 18 or over).

* Exceptions

Swim America, our learn-to-swim, program does offer private lessons for non-registered members.

Please refer to the Swim America page for further information.