Patrons are expected to represent the YMCA’s Core Values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.
All persons using the facility or grounds are expected to follow all YMCA policies and procedures. Physical or verbal abuse, assault, or offensive behavior of any kind is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
YMCA members and guests are expected to refrain from the excessive use of profanity or vulgarity.
It is prohibited to carry a firearm, deadly weapon, or dangerous ordnance anywhere on YMCA property.
The YMCA is a drug and alcohol-free facility. This also includes smoking or vaping on its grounds. The usage or sale of any drugs or drug paraphernalia on YMCA grounds is expressly prohibited.
Persons responsible for any loss of or damage to Y property or that of members, volunteers or staff can be held personally & financially liable.
Please wear proper gym, swim, and workout attire – this includes proper footwear. The YMCA reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of all attire and respects individuals who may wear attire that is reflective of their culture.
The YMCA is a safe place for children, adults, and families and we believe in protecting the privacy and well-being of all members and guests. With today’s advanced technology in telephone, video devices, and cameras, our YMCA’s safe environment can be easily compromised. For the safety and privacy of our members and guests, the following policies have been put in to effect:
Electronic devices, including but not limited to cell phones, tablets and e-readers may not be used in locker rooms, bathrooms, or program areas.
Members are asked to be considerate of others while using cell phones for conversations or listening to music. When it is necessary to take a call, please move to a common area such as a hallway or the lobby. All personal music devices must be used with headphones at a volume level inaudible to others nearby.
Taking photos or recording video is not permitted at the YMCA without the expressed consent of Operations Director or the CEO. If you would like to take photos for personal use, please speak with program staff prior to doing so.
For the safety of all members and participants, electronic devices including cell phones are prohibited in the pool area. Lap swimmers are permitted to use waterproof personal music devices; they must be used with headphones at an acceptable volume level.
Members and guests should report any problems relating to others using cameras and cell phones to a Y staff member.
The protection of members, volunteers and guests who are participating in programs or are using YMCA facilities is of paramount concern to the Board and Staff of the YMCA. The Y automatically reviews sex offender registries and denies access and/or membership to any person the Y learns is a registered sex offender.
Please store your personal belongings in a locked locker (bring your own lock or borrow from the front desk).
All items should be removed and taken with you after your use of the facility. Any locks left on a locker are subject to removal by staff. The YMCA is not responsible for any items stolen in the facility or from the grounds.
Any class without a minimum number of participants may be subject to cancellation.
Any class missed by a participant cannot be made up. Schedules are subject to change.
Age Guidelines
Members and guests age 16 and older are permitted full use of the Fitness Center. Anyone 12 and older are permitted to use the cardio and selectorized machines, provided they have had proper orientation. Children under the age of 12 are not permitted on fitness equipment or in the free weight area.
Cardio Time Limit
During busy times or when people are waiting, please limit use of all cardio equipment to 30 minutes. Sign-ups may be required.
Cardio Time Limit: Specialty Equipment
Please limit use of specialty cardio equipment (machines that we have only one of) to 30 minutes at all times. If you would like to use a certain piece of specialty equipment for more than one 30 minute session, please allow at least 30 minutes in between sessions.
Circuits and Lingering on Equipment
If you intend to perform more than one set of repetitions on a machine, please allow others to work in between your sets. Be careful not to interfere with another’s workout by lingering too long on any one piece of equipment.
Care of Equipment
Use equipment safely and properly. Dropping weights is not permitted.
Racking Weights
As a courtesy, when using free weights (or other movable equipment) please return them to their proper place at the end of your workout, making sure to strip bars and return plates to storage racks.
Gym Bags
For your safety, store personal items including gym bags, purses, extra clothing, etc. in the lockers whenever possible. If a gym bag is too large to fit into a locker, please be courteous, keeping all personal items in the bag and out of the way.
Food
Closed water bottles are allowed. No food or gum permitted in the fitness area.
Hygiene
Members must spray/sanitize all equipment when finished. Cleaning spray and paper towels are provided.
Etcetera
YMCA staff reserve the right to determine equipment competency and limitations at any time to ensure the safety of participants and members.
Swimming Proficiency
All swimmers under the age of 12 are required to complete a swim test before being allowed to enter the deep end of the pool without a worn flotation device.
All swimmers under 54 inches tall (as marked on the column by the locker room entrance) must either pass a swim test or utilize a wearable flotation device in the shallow end of the pool.
Swimmers under the age of 12 who enter the pool with an adult 18+ may forego a swim test if the adult maintains a distance of no more than 6 feet at all times.
Supervising adults who fail to maintain the proper distance or safety awareness may be asked to exit the pool and the child asked to complete a swim test to continue swimming.
Swim Test Protocols
Swimmer must jump into the water near the blue line visible on the bottom of the pool (between 5 and 7 feet in depth) in the lap lane nearest to the wall, return to the surface, and then swim with a proper front crawl unassisted and without rest.
They must swim to the wall of the 13-foot section of the pool, tag the wall without rest and return to the blue line stopping shy of the wall and then tread water for 30 seconds.
Swimmer must then climb out of the pool unassisted.
The lifeguard conducting the swim test is expected to walk parallel to the swimmer during the test so as to be able to offer assistance in the event of failure.
Swim tests are good for the day they are conducted and the guard they are conducted by.
Only one swim test per day is allowed per swimmer.
Lifeguard Expectations
Lifeguards are expected to wear their pack and whistle as part of their uniforms while maintaining a float tube within arm’s length.
A lifeguard is expected to be present in the pool area any time it is occupied. A suitable stand in lifeguard may relieve the lifeguard on duty for brief periods if necessary. At no time should line of sight not be possible with the pool.
The lifeguard on duty is expected to maintain awareness of the pool and its occupants at any given time. The number of occupants, where they are swimming, and ability level of swimmers should all be taken into account when positioning themselves on the pool deck.
Lifeguards are expected to enforce the established rules of the pool as posted. Each guard does have some discretion in how they choose to enforce these rules but they are expected to maintain a safe environment for all swimmers free of harassment and manageable hazards.
Lifeguards who choose to sit during their shift should utilize the two guard towers positioned on the pool deck or composite guard chair positioned by the shallow end. Where to sit depends on occupancy and pool usage at any given time and will fall to the lifeguard’s discretion. At no point should temporary seating be moved to the pool deck without prior administrative authorization.
Lifeguards who are positioned on the guard towers are expected to exit the seat via the steps and enter the water from the pool deck if a rescue is required. At no time is the guard tower to be used as a platform for pool entry.
Phones, gaming devices, wearable smart equipment, books, and other forms of entertainment/communication are expected to be kept in the guard room while on shift. These items may be accessed during a break when a suitable stand in lifeguard is present.