Our goal is to keep The REC a safe/clean facility that is available to all people. For that to happen, we ask that all patrons follow our etiquette guidelines below:

• Any time equipment is used throughout the facility, please make sure to return it to where it belongs and clean if applicable.

• No portable speakers or outward playing music devices will be allowed in the facility.

• Inappropriate/derogatory behavior, language, or harassment will not be tolerated. A patron breaking this rule will be asked to leave the facility immediately and could lose membership access.

• Physical contact including but not limited to sparring, fighting, wrestling, holds, and throws are prohibited outside of approved instruction.

• All members and guests must check in at the front desk during normal building hours for the facility. The afterhours fitness access door is only open when the rest of the building has closed to qualifying members 16 years of age or older.

• No foods or liquids, other than water, will be allowed outside the concessions/lobby area of the facility unless otherwise approved by staff for a special event or circumstance.

• Pets, alcoholic beverages, and smoking (including vaping) are prohibited. Service animals are permitted.

• If an injury occurs, seek assistance from the nearest REC employee. If an employee is not in the area, patrons should notify the front desk. Intercom is available in the locker rooms and panic button in the fitness center for emergencies.

• Facilities and equipment must be used for intended purposes only.

• The Flagg Rochelle Community Park District is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen articles. 

• Abuse of equipment, other patrons, and staff will not be tolerated; offenders may lose use of privileges with no refund. Profanity will not be tolerated.

• When parking, patrons must not block entrance, exit and emergency exits. 

• Patrons should make special needs known to center staff, and every attempt will be made to meet these needs. 

• Children ages 10 or younger must be accompanied by an adult/guardian age 18 or older at all times. 

Fieldhouse

• Ages 11 and older may be in the fieldhouse without parental supervision until 2 hours prior to close on weekdays. Anyone under the age of 16 must be directly supervised by an adult 21 years of age or older during the last 2 hours of the day (Monday-Friday.)

• Gum, sunflower seeds, and tobacco products are prohibited in the facility.

• Food and drinks are not permitted, except capped water bottles.

• Please bring your own sports equipment as rentals may be limited.

• Please do not hang on permanent athletic equipment. (Soccer goals, batting cages, hoops, etc.)

• Headphones are required when using personal audio equipment.

• Please keep walking path, turf fields, and courts clear of any personal belongings.

• Patrons must abide by dress code and general conduct policy.

Fitness Center

• The afterhours entrance located on the west side of the building will only be accessible after the rest of the building has been closed by qualifying members 16 years of age or older.

• Ages 13-15 are required to have adult supervision in the Fitness Center. Members 15 years of age who have complete our youth fitness certification can utilize the Fitness Center without supervision during building hours.

• Bags, equipment, and personal items should be stored in cubbies, lockers, and not on the floor. 

• Except for capped water bottles, food and drinks are prohibited in the Fitness Center.

• Headphones required when using personal audio equipment.

• Please report any equipment issues to a staff member.

• Equipment is to remain within the Fitness Center; please replace weights and equipment to their designated space after use.

• Refrain from dropping weights or letting the weight stack slam.

• Users must clean equipment after each use.

• Fitness Classroom is primarily designed for group fitness classes and personal training.

• Fitness Center free weights will not be allowed into the Classroom without approval from Fitness Center Staff.

• Only personal trainers employed by the Rochelle Park District are allowed to train members at The REC.

• No outside personal trainers are allowed to train members.

• Members are encouraged to rotate equipment during peak times.

• It is the member’s responsibility to follow posted rules. Please ask the staff on duty if you have any questions or need assistance. 

• Fitness @ 5 classes are included in REC Fitness memberships, but spots may be filled. Please register for your spot to avoid any inconvenience. 

Aquatic Center

• Ages 5+ must use gender-appropriate locker rooms. Family changing room available!

• Please exit the water immediately when you hear one, long, continuous whistle.

• Upon recommendation from the National Lightning Safety Institute, at the first sound of thunder or lightning within 10 miles, all pools will be closed. Patrons must exit the water until 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder or until lightning is over 10 miles away.

• Patrons swim at their own risk when a lifeguard is not posted. During adult swim, all swimmers must be 16 years of age or older. It is recommended that you not swim alone.

• Even when a lifeguard is posted, children 10 and under must be supervised by an individual 18 years of age or older.

• Young children who are non-swimmers and anyone wearing a life jacket must be accompanied in the water within an arm’s reach by an individual 16 years of age or older.

  • United States Coast Guard-approved lifejackets are the only acceptable outside floatation device and are available to borrow.

• ADA-approved chair lifts are available in both pools.

• Please only enter and exit through locker rooms except in case of emergency.

• Clean, appropriate family-friendly swimsuits are required for all swim patrons. Undergarments, thong bikinis, and cut-off jeans are not allowed.

• Guests with open wounds, respiratory illnesses, and other conditions that are infectious or communicable are prohibited in the pool; bandages are not permitted in the pools.

• Swim diapers are required for swimmers 3 & under; diaper changing on the pool deck is prohibited.

• Appropriate pool toys are allowed in the REC pool. Pool toys are allowed in the LAP pool (only during designated open swim times). 

  • Hard throwing toys, squirt guns, inflatable toys (including air-filled floaties, beach balls, rings, rafts, etc.) mermaid tails, snorkels and boogie boards are NOT allowed at any time.

  • Lifeguards reserve the right to prohibit the use of pool toys when they are deemed dangerous to other patrons or during designated pool activities, such as swim lessons.

• Running on deck, horseplay, breath holding, prolonged underwater swimming, and any other behaviors deemed unsafe by aquatic staff are prohibited.

• Patrons are to obey management and lifeguards. Please refrain from talking to the lifeguards while they are on the stand; their priority is patron safety.

• For the safety of all patrons, staff reserves the right to require a swim competency test of any patron prior to entering the lap pool.

• Diving is NOT permitted in the REC pool or in the lap pool unless supervised by a park district employed swim team coach. Diving blocks are for swim team/swim lesson use only.

• Patrons are not to hang on, play with or swim over the top of the lap pool lane lines.