This membership enables the member to paddle with the Survivor SAKE Dragon Boat team, provided they also join Club SAKE. Please watch for an email with more information.
Dragon Boating Code of Conduct
Dragon Boating is a team sport that is coached by experienced, skilled volunteers. While the coaches and captains do everything they can to accommodate a range of skills and fitness levels, they must also take into account what is best for the team.
Paddlers are required to follow the team rules, guidelines, and coaching instruction. No one is expected to perform beyond what is safe for them (for example, a particular drill or duration of a practice exercise); paddlers are free to pull their paddle out and sit quietly as the practice continues. Self-awareness is encouraged. Paddlers are also encouraged to make coaches aware of any limitations or injuries. As participants in a team sport, paddlers must be similarly respectful of other paddlers and teammates. They are expected to listen to the coaches’ feedback and to focus on their own paddling and technique. The coaches will do their best to accommodate individual paddler needs but will focus on the team as a whole when making decisions for benching, practices, and races.
As SAKE members, the participants are also subject to the rules and code of conduct for club SAKE. Should any paddler fail to follow the rules or cause serious disruption to the safety or enjoyment of the activity for other paddlers, they will be cautioned and may be asked to not participate by the club, the captains, and/or TSNW staff. Disruptions that are a safety issue warrant immediate removal from the activity. The TSNW Program Director should be notified if there are issues with TSNW member behavior. Should the disruption not rise to the level of SAKE involvement, or not be a safety issue, the coaches and captains may work with the member to provide guidance and feedback. At any time, the issues may be escalated to TSNW staff for a remedy. The coaches and captains will communicate with the Program Director if they wish for the member to be removed from future participation in the activity.
Terms and Conditions
Dragon Boating is a team sport coached by experienced, skilled volunteers. While coaches/captains do their best to work with a range of skills and fitness levels, they must also take into account what is best for the team as a whole when deciding bench positions, drills, etc.
- As SAKE members, participants are also subject to the rules and code of conduct for club SAKE.
- Self-awareness is encouraged. Paddlers are encouraged to make coaches aware of any limitations or injuries and are free to pull their paddle out and rest when needed.
- Paddlers are expected to practice proper techniques and adhere to boat safety procedures to reduce risk of injury both to the individual and the team.