Volunteering: The team strives to provide a well-directed program for all its members. As part of our goal and in order to foster unity and stability during the crucial years of a child’s development, we encourage all parents to participate by helping with the team. This may be the greatest contribution you can make to your swimmer’s progress.
As you will notice it takes many people to run a successful team. Many hands make light work.
Key Volunteer Position
*Meet volunteer Coordinator: Mark Bartow
Encourages all parents to fill positions at meets so that responsibilities are shared equally amongst all families
*Social Coordinator: Amelia Panzica Co. Chair NEEDS a partner
Helps new families can answer general questions about the team or can point you to the person you need to see. Helps organize events including banquets, team parties.
Coordinates concessions for home meets.
We would like everyone to have the opportunity to with the team this person helps that to happen by organizing carpools to meets and practices.
*Newsletter Chairperson: Position Needs to be filled
summarizes meets and highlights upcoming events to be distributed through the mailboxes to all families.
Away Meet Volunteers:
2 Hand writers to write events on swimmers hands so they know what they are doing.
3-4 Age Group Parent Marshals: To keep the kids together and get them marshalled as needed
Home Meet Voluneers:
Swim Meet Volunteers and Job Descriptions
The success of a season and the various meets takes the coordinated efforts of EVERYONE working together. Each meet requires many volunteers to run smoothly. ALL FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WORKER FOR AT LEAST TWO MEETS EACH SEASON! These positions provide the best seat in the house and get everyone involved in the meets.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER!
Volunteer job descriptions:
Announcer – announces all events, heats, and general information throughout the meet.
Meet score keepers – Help to hand score the meet. This serves as a back up copy to the computer. A handout with instructions will be provided at the table.
Timers – before each race: verifies swimmers, times swimmers, and records time on the time card. Each lane will have two timers.
Head Timer – Instructs and assists all timers. The head timer also serves as a back up timer.
Back up timer – available on deck in case a lane needs a back up time.
Scoreboard operator – controls time clock and scoreboard.
Marshals – helps to gather swimmers and prepare swimmers in an order for their events. Marshals ensure that all swimmers arrive at their appropriate lanes on time. Each age group will have several marshals at both home and away meets.
Head Marshal – Assigns lanes, combines heats, and works with all marshals to ensure steady flow of the meet.
Finish Judge – placed at the finish wall and calls out the finish of the races by lanes.
Finish Writer – records the results called out by the finish judge.
Runners – collects time cards can delivers them to the scorers table.
Concessions – assists with the sales and operation of the concession stand.
Ribbon Writer – helps to write or stick labels on the ribbons of all meet participants.
Ribbon Filer – helps to file the meet ribbons in the family file folders.
Heat Winner Ribbon Distributor – distributes the hear winner ribbons after each race to the winner of that heat.
CLEAN UP CREW – helps to return the facility and surrounding areas back to a clean organized state after the meets are over.
SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED ON THE TEAM BULLETIN BOARD!
