If there are any regulations relating to chaperone ratios with high
school aged kids, I'd very much like to hear about it because my
program would definitely be in violation thereof. We did away with
parent chaperones on overnight trips some years ago, finding them to
generally be more of a hindrance than a help. The official chaperone
duties fall on the coaches and, if there are parents along on the
trip, as there usually are, they fill in the cracks on an unofficial
and wholly voluntary basis. All of the discipline, room-checking,
PDA-busting and wake up-calling falls on the coaches. As such, our
ratio is usually in the neighborhood of 1 coach per 15 athletes, or
roughly 1 coach per 4 rooms.

This may be a function of how our program is structured, with no
parent board, advisory committee or really any sort of organization
whatsoever. We let them take care of the food. So they get to decide
whether to put blueberries or chocolate chips in the pancakes. Beyond
that, we like them where they are - on the beach, cheering for their
kids.

Zohar Abramovitz
Program Director
Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing
Los Angeles




Quoting jwarbritto@...:

>
> Coming from a public school program in Northern Virginia, we tend to use
> similar ratios to that of Girl Scouts... 1 parent per 10 kids... but
> most of our
> regattas are very local so that's only for overnight travel trips and then
> chaperones usually help with other things such as cooking at regatta site and
> such.
>
> All of our chaperone information goes through the booster club and the
> school athletic director so the adults are covered by school insurance.
>
> Am interested to hear what other programs are using for guidelines.
>
> Jeannette Newman
> Gar-Field HS Crew
> Woodbridge, VA
>
> In a message dated 7/29/2008 7:03:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> charles@... writes:
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>
> Hi all,
>
> It has been quite a while since I've seen a posting from this group, so I
> hope this email reaches someone. I am a former parent coordinator for a Jr.
> rowing program, and am still involved on a less regular basis.
>
> I have a question regarding some information I heard about youth regatta
> chaperones. Is there a designated ratio of chaperone to rower
> required by law?
> and, just how liable are the chaperones for the kids? Every rower's parents
> have signed a release of liability waiver to the club, and a permission to
> travel form.
>
> Has this information been updated or changed lately?
>
> Thanks for any information you have on this.
>
> Wyndham Jackson
> ZLAC Rowing Club
>
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