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The Pool Committee’s Pool Regulations
To ensure the enjoyment of all members, please note the following rules still apply:

Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied in the pool enclosure by a parent or other responsible adult. Parents are always responsible for their children and are not permitted to leave children unattended.
Changing of clothes or diapers must be done in the locker rooms, not on the pool deck.
Lounge chairs are for adults only. Particularly on busier days, we ask that only adults use chairs.
No strollers are allowed on the pool deck. This is a pool safety issue. Car seats are allowed.
Please remind family members that this is a family club and we ask that all wear appropriate swimwear providing moderate coverage.
Swim diapers are ONLY permitted in the kiddie pool. This includes rubber diaper coverings. We cannot allow children who are not, yet toilet trained into the big pool. One accident shuts down the pool for hours.
Talking on cell phones-even through headphones or air pods- is not allowed. It is discourteous to fellow members to have to listen to private cell phone conversations. Cell phones may be used in the locker rooms, adult cafe area or in the parking lot.

Please review this section to familiarize yourself with the policies and procedures of the NHCC pool. This guidebook is not meant to limit or restrict your experience, but meant to provide you and your family with parameters for a safe, comfortable and enjoyable summer pool experience.

Rules and Regulations

Eligibility

The pool facilities are available to all Regular, House/Pool/Tennis and Special Members. House Members are welcome to use the pool no more than twice monthly after paying a guest fee.

Member privileges extend to the Member’s spouse and all children in the household under the age of 18 (or full-time college students under the age of 22). Adult children of Members will be regarded as guests.

Amenities

The pool offers a seasonal locker in the pool house for each family. Showers and restrooms are also provided for your comfort. Children are not permitted to loiter in the locker rooms.

For your convenience, towel service is provided at the pool. Please limit use to one towel per person and return all towels to the front desk after use.

Chaise lounges are available poolside for the relaxation and comfort of adult Members. Children may use the lounges when available.

Basketball, ping-pong, knock-hockey, and other games and activities will be provided for your enjoyment.

Procedures

(Many of these procedures are County, State or Board of Health Regulations)

Please enter the pool facility through the pool house front door. All members and guests must sign in upon entering each day.
Proper attire is required at the pool. In accordance with club policy, the pool prohibits all denim shirts, skirts, pants and shorts. Proper and modest bathing suits are required for use of the pool. Sport shorts, lacrosse shorts, cutoffs, cargo, and any other non-bathing apparel will not be permitted in the pool.
Please refrain from wearing bathing suits in areas outside of the pool facility. Shirts or cover-ups must be worn when arriving at and leaving the pool.
Golf shoes are prohibited on the pool deck.
Board of Health regulations prohibit pets, glass, strollers, playpens, baby carriages or any other wheeled vehicles in the pool area.
All food consumed at the pool must be purchased and eaten at the Poolside Café. Infant formula and infant food is allowed. Any other exceptions must be cleared with the Pool Director in advance. Beverages are permitted on the pool deck.
Please change all diapers on the changing tables provided in the locker rooms.
As per club policy “cell phone use is limited to the locker rooms and parking lots, ONLY.” Please be courteous to other members.
E-book readers, iPads and similar devices as well as texting (with discretion) are permitted.
Bicycle riding is not permitted on the premises except when used as vehicle for transporting oneself to and from the club.
For safety reasons, running and rough play are prohibited.
Ball playing on the hill may be permitted at the discretion of the pool director and will be restricted on busy weekends.

** The Pool Director or Pool Chairman may impose temporary regulations as deemed necessary to insure the safety, good order and management of the pool, including “time-outs” for repeated instances of inappropriate behavior.

Supervision

All children under the age of 11 must be supervised by an adult or responsible baby sitter age 15 and above.
No child under the age of 14 may remain at the pool after 6:30 p.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
All children age 8 and under shall be actively supervised in the main pool. The same pertains to novice swimmers of any age.
Children are not permitted to leave the premises except when arriving, leaving or going to play golf or tennis.
The “Kiddy Pool” is reserved for the use of small children and non-swimmers. An adult, mother’s helper or baby sitter must actively supervise them.

These rules and regulations are intended to advise each member regarding the responsibility of his or her membership. All members should be made familiar with them and the important part they play in maintaining North Hempstead Country Club as one of the finest clubs in the Metropolitan New York area.

The extent to which the members of the club enjoy its facilities is dependent entirely upon each member's understanding, cooperation and courtesy. To operate effectively, it is necessary to maintain certain rules and regulations formulated so that you, your families and your guests may enjoy a club where the highest levels of conduct are maintained and one that will assure you of the standards and surroundings which you sought when you applied for membership.

Fellow members or senior staff members have the responsibility of pointing out infractions, and if a member persists in disregarding rules after they have been called to his or her attention, the matter should be reported to the Board of Governors for action.

In order to centralize complaints and suggestions of any nature whatsoever relating to the Club, and in order to assure prompt attention, they should be directed to the Pool Director who will report them immediately to the Club General Manager. The General Manager is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the Club and is not authorized to make exceptions. The continued infraction of rules by any member may result in a reprimand from the Board of Governors, and in the case of serious or continued infractions, the member may be suspended or requested to resign in accordance with the By Laws.