POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

General Info | Pool Rental | Club Fees | Important Lesson Info | Makeup Lessons

General Information

Organization:

The Cougar Diving Club is a privately owned and run recreation and competitive program. The club was established in 1974 and has always been owned and operated by the University of Houston Diving Coach. The University of Houston holds no claims and or responsibilities in regards to any of its functions. The Cougar Diving Club has no parent booster club. The club consists of the head coach, assistant coaches and registered paid diving club members. No other entity or person has any claim to the operation of the club. Coach Jane Figueiredo is the owner and head coach of the program and has been for 10 years.

Club Membership:

All members of the Cougar Diving Club are required to pay a one time membership fee. The membership fee is due at the start of any lesson session and is paid to the Cougar Diving Club. The membership entitles each member to a club t-shirt.

United States Diving / AAU Membership Fee

United States Diving Inc. is the national governing body for the sport of diving, and, as such, your registration fee allows you to dive in US Diving sanctioned meets and provides limited liability coverage in the event of an accident.

All divers and coaches are required to be members of AAU - registrations are done online at www.aausports.org.

Fees are: $12.00 annually for Athletes

          USDiving registration is only required of divers who are planning on competing in the Junior Olympic USDiving competitions - this is an annual membership fee paid each year to the Gulf Association who is the governing body in our region. Registrations are done online at www.usadiving.org.

          Fees are:
          Junior and Senior Athlete $75.00

         The divers will not be able to attend any lessons in the New Year unless your new membership has been paid and a number has been given to the coach. If you do not have an AAU          Number you have no insurance coverage in the diving well.

Pool Rental:

The Cougar Diving Club rents the diving well from the university on an hourly basis and that fee is negotiated with the university. The Head Coach of the club pays the university recreation department a fee at the end of each month. This fee is calculated on a per diver basis each month – this fee is added to each divers monthly bill.

Due to the nature of the new pool rental agreement each diver is required to pay their monthly pool rental fee regardless of their attendance.

Club Fees:

There are certain fees that have been established to become a member of the Cougar Diving Club. They are broken up into 3 sections.

1. Monthly diving lesson fees – payable to Cougar Diving Club. These fees are based on the number of lessons signed up for during the month.

2. A one time Cougar Diving Club registration fee of $25.00 payable to Cougar Diving Club
A club t-shirt is given to the diver at time of registration.

3. A yearly US Diving/AAU membership fee.

For a detailed description of monthly lesson fees and costs please see Programs and Fees site.

Billing:

· All divers will receive a monthly bill with a detailed description of fees due to the coach . Bills will be mailed to parents on the 25th of each month.

· Fees are due by the 5th of each month with NO exceptions. If fees are not received a $20.00 late fee will be assessed to your bill the following month.

· When fees are not received on a timely manner, divers will not be able to continue with lessons until all dues are paid in full.

· All checks should be made payable to Cougar Diving Club and mailed by the due date.

Important Monthly Lesson Information

· Lessons are charged on a monthly basis – you are billed according to what you signed up for at the beginning of the month. If you want to change the number of lessons please advise the coach before the month begins. No credits will be given after the fact.

· For example: if you signed up for 8 lessons in the month you will be billed for 8 lessons regardless of whether you actually attend 8 lessons. There are NO CREDITS for missed lessons due to illness, conflicts or no show. We offer enough lessons in the month for you to attend another day and time.

Makeup Lessons:

· Our policy on makeup lessons is as follows:

The only time a makeup lesson will be scheduled is in the event of:

1. The pool is closed because of mechanical problems or something beyond our control;

2. The lesson is cancelled by the coach;

3. The University of Houston schedules any university function that conflicts with our schedule;

· If you miss a lesson for any reason, you may come on a different day within the same week.
· No lessons will be refunded. Lessons that are paid for by the diver are for that month only. No lessons will be carried over to the next month as a credit.
For example: if you only attend 6 lessons and you paid for 8 lessons per month, you do not have 2 lessons to make up the next month.
· We keep strict attendance so we are always up-to-date on who came on what days. Please try to avoid missing scheduled lessons.