- Arrives at least 10 minutes early for practice
- Always has proper equipment (plus extras)
- Gets in the water FIRST!
- Respects teammates, coaches, parents, judges, officials, and competitors.
- Constantly pushes herself to work harder
- Seeks out opportunities for learning
- Understands that corrections are not personal
- Concerns herself more with improvement than with winning
- Acts as a stellar role model for younger athletes
- Never puts her head or ears under the water when the coach is talking
- Raises her hand to ask a question
- Asks to use the restroom
- Stretches for at least 30 minutes EVERY day
- Land drills, correctly, daily
- Absolutely loves figures... understands how they fit into the big picture
- Never wears a nose clip during swim workouts
- Communicates with the coach if there's a problem
- Never whines
- Takes responsibility for her belongings, actions, success
- Sets measurable goals and works hard to achieve them
- Knows when it's time to focus and time to have fun
- Involves herself with activities other than synchro... understands that synchro is not life
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