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Mentee must fill out the
Mentoring Program Application and return it to the
Club Development Coordinator.
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For the application to be accepted and
processed, the mentee must list at least two mentors of
their choice.
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Mentee must suggest 3 options for visit
times. When mentee agrees to attend a specific session
on a specific day, s/he must attend.
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The Club Development Coordinator will
make the initial contact with the requested mentors.
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Mentors are to contact the mentee
directly by email or phone to coordinate the visit details.
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Neither a mentor nor mentee may
miss/cancel more than one approved visit. Should that
occur, s/he will no longer be part of the program for that
year.
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Mentee must include specific topics of
interest on the application s/he wants to discuss with the
mentor.
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Mentee must spend a minimum of a full
workout/practice with the mentoring coach to allow mentee to
ask questions before, during and after the session.
For the mentee to receive reimbursement s/he must stay for
the entire workout/practice and return the Post Mentored
Evaluation Survey (Mentee,
Mentor) within
the required time.
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The mentee may choose a mentor from the
preapproved list of coaches provided by VSI or may fill out
a Suggest
Mentor Request Form to have a mentor approved to be
added to the list or approved for a one time exception.
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The Club Development Coordinator will
keep track of the scheduled visits and send monthly progress
reports to the Coaches Representative and VSI Business
Office.
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Mentee and Mentor must fill out an
evaluation within 24 hours of the conclusion of their visit.
Two or more bad evaluations filed about any mentor or mentee
may result in being removed from the program and/or
reimbursements being denied.
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A reimbursement request may be submitted
by traveling coach for mileage and meals (alcoholic
beverages are not reimbursed).
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The reimbursement process will mirror the
VSI’s Travel Reimbursement policies.
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Any mentor or mentee desiring an
overnight stay may make that request to the Club Development
Coordinator.
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A traveling coach must submit all of the
following to receive reimbursement:
Approved Mentors with a Few Suggested
Specific Topics:
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David Henderson-Coached owned
program, finance and budget, and business side
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Peter Maloney-Diversity, camps,
clinics, and Learn to Swim Program
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Scott Baldwin-Building new facility,
bidding and hosting championship meets, and building age
group performance
- Steve Hennessy - 13 and
Over swimmers, and coaching Olympians
Mentor Coaches will receive a gift card
at the end of the year. The amount will be determined based
on the evaluations received.
