Green YMCA BARRACUDAS Swim Team
Meet Support
In order to have successful and enjoyable meets, we need lots of support to help with the home meets. Parents are crucial to the success of out team!
1. The Meet Support positions are split into two event shifts, Events 1 - 45 and Events 46 - 90. If you wish to work at a position for the entire meet, please list your name on both event shifts. Also, all volunteers signing up for the first shift, please arrive at the YMCA by 12:30 pm on the day of the meet to help set up. Those signing up for the second shift, please plan to stay after the meet and help clean up.
2. The Starter, Stroke Judge, and Meet Referee are all "official" positions. You must have gone to the Official's Training in order to volunteer for these positions. These positions are only needed at home meets. We need at least four (4) officials for each home meet per shift.
3. 3 Scorers are needed throughout the meet to tally the results of each event. This position runs the Colorado Timing System and scoreboard as well as inputs data into the computer. This is a position that cannot be changed for the entire meet and it calls for a commitment to stay after the meet and tally the results.
4. 2 timers per lane are needed for home meets to time each swimmer during each event. These personnel time the swimmers and record the times on the lane sheet for each event. We have 6 lanes, so we need 12 timers per event shift, totaling 24 timers.
5. The Age Group Coordinators are responsible for gathering age 8 and under swimmers for each individual event as well as age 9-10 swimmers and delivering them to the blocks prior to their events. These volunteers also get the relays organized for these age groups and make sure that each swimmer is in the correct order as stated on the heat sheet. Depending on the number of children in each age group, the number of coordinators will vary and is split up by age and by boys/girls. Also, you will be responsible for reminding all swimmers to get their swim caps, goggles, shoes and towels before they go to the pool area. SHOES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES OUTSIDE THE POOL AREA AT ALL MEETS!
6. The Event Coordinator - Gym is responsible for writing the event numbers and on-deck numbers on the whiteboard and coordinating with the Event Coordinator in the pool area. These two positions will communicate via walkie-talkie.
7. The Behind the Block Coordinators are responsible for staging swimmers behind the blocks and for helping the swimmers get to the correct lanes and also to prevent overcrowding behind blocks.
8. The Event Coordinator - Pool position keeps the Event Coordinator in the gym updated via walkie-talkie on the events that are in the water, so that the Event Coordinator can update the white board in the Gym.
9. Concessions will be available at each of our home meets. Concession workers are split into two event shifts. The concession stand will be located in the MultiPurpose Room. There will be a concession sign up sheet posted before each home meet on the website for parent donations.
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