Green Ridge Recreation Center’s Policies and Guidelines

 Welcome to the Green Ridge Recreation Center. We’re delighted you’ve chosen us to be your recreational center for wellness, fitness, aquatics, programming, and events.  Your delight in what we offer is of prime importance to us.  To provide you the best possible experience, service, and ensure your time with us is productive and enjoyable please make yourself aware of our general policies and guidelines.                                

Members and Guests:

• Please enter and exit through our designated entrances and exits.  Members scan in at the front desk each time they enter the center.  If you’re purchasing a day pass with us, have your ID ready upon purchase.
• We encourage you to secure your belongings in the lockers we provide or perhaps in your vehicle.  If you choose to use a locker, you’re welcome to bring your lock or purchase one from us.  We ask that you remove the lock upon leaving the center.
• Outside of our pool area, shoes, shirts, and pants/shorts are to be worn.  We don’t allow flip-flops, opened toed shoes, or sandals in our wellness area or gymnasium.  No roller shoes, roller skates, or skateboards are permitted as well.
• All guests coming to the center on a day pass must complete a center waiver before using the center and those 17 and under must have a parent or guardian sign-off on the wavier.  Waivers are good for one year after the signing date.
• Children 6-years old or older may use the locker room/restroom of their gender or use one of our family changing rooms, which are located near the indoor pool.  Children 5-years old or younger can use opposite gender locker rooms.
• All youth groups must have one chaperone for every 8-children.  Those chaperoning have to pay admittance to the center and be at least 16-years of age.  The conduct and actions of any group is the responsibility of the group leader or chaperones.  Therefore, should mischief of a group’s members arise, or the group itself is mischievous, all may be asked to leave the center.  Refunds will not be given for such circumstances.
• Food and beverages: you’re welcome to consume food and beverages in our lobby.  You may bring a beverage in a re-sealable, unbreakable container into our wellness area, indoor pool, or gymnasium.  Please don’t bring food into any other area of the center.
• Service animals, and pets participating in center sponsored activities, are permitted only under direct supervision of their owner.
• Please join us in keeping our center pristine by placing things back where you found them, wiping exercise equipment down after use, and informing us when you find something that isn’t working properly. We post specific polices and guidelines for each of our areas within the center.  Please become familiar with them.

  
  

Age Specifics:

Indoor Aquatics Area

• Ages 8 and under: may enjoy the area with a parent or guardian.
• Ages 9-12: may enjoy the area with a parent or guardian within the center.
• Ages 13-17: may enjoy the area on their own without a parent or guardian in the center after completing center’s waiver signed by their parent or guardian.  Wavier is good for one year after signing.

Indoor Pool Spa

• Ages 3 and under: aren’t permitted to use the spa.
• Ages 4-8: may do so accompanied by a parent or guardian in the spa at the same time.
• Ages 9-17: may do so given the above-mentioned age parameters for the aquatics area.

Gymnasium

• Ages 8 and under: may enjoy the gym under direct supervision of their parent or guardian.
• Ages 9-12: may enjoy the gym on their own as long as their parent or guardian is in the center.
• Ages 13-17: may enjoy the gym on their own after completing center’s wavier signed by a parent or guardian.  Waiver is good for one year after signing.

Wellness Area

• Ages 8 and under may enjoy the indoor track within arm's reach of their parent or guardian.
• Ages 9-11: may enjoy the cardio area and the other equipment within in it, as long as a parent/guardian is in the facility, once completing a youth orientation.  They can also use the TRX Station, punching bag, indoor track (on their own), mats, and battle rope.  A green arm band will be given to youth member to be worn at all times in wellness.
• Ages 12-14: may enjoy the strength circuit area along with the cardio area and the equipment within it, as long as a parent/guardian is in the facility, after completing a youth orientation.  They can also use the TRX Station, punching bag, indoor track (on their own), mats, and battle ropes. A yellow band will be given to youth member to be worn at all times in wellness.
  • Additionally, they may enjoy the free weight area after completing a free weight youth/parent orientation.  Once completed, parent or guardian must be within arm’s reach of youth when using free weight area. A blue band will be given to youth member to be worn at all times in wellness.
  • Ages 9-11 may partake as well.
• Ages 15 and above: can use wellness fully on their own.