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    Volunteer Registration

    Volunteer Registration for this season will open May 9th at 8 am. Login to your account at: https://fcgators.org to signup for volunteer positions.

    You will be asked to register. Last year’s registration has been removed.

    You will then see the 5 swim meets and 1 Meet of Champions meet. Sign up for a minimum of 5 points per family. Families that do not complete their volunteer points will be penalized.

    Select a meet. Select a position. Descriptions are below. 

    Meets are divided into 1st and 2nd shifts, along with setup and cleanup. Each shift is 1 point. You can sign up for 2 or more shifts in the same meet, but it does make for a long night. Once a position has all the required volunteers, it will show FULL.

    If you can’t fulfill your position, let [email protected] know as soon as possible. Your points will not be credited if you cancel or do not show up. Failure to reach 5 points per family is not acceptable and may result in suspension from the team or ineligible to join in future seasons or other.


    Swim Team Job Descriptions

    STROKE JUDGE

    • Two from each team needed for each half of meet. Two additional from each team required during Relay Events.Training: 
      • Must attend annual league clinic. 
        • https://shrsl.org/clinics/
    • Determines if swimmer completed entire swim event according to league rules and concerning the relay start, body position, arm stroke, leg kick, stroke order, turns and finishes.

    STARTER

    • Home meets only, minimum of one for each half of meet.
      • Training: must attend annual league clinic.
    • Determines that all lanes are properly filled with eligible swimmers for the event
    • Determines that all swimmers are in proper start position in each lane
    • Starts the event with an air horn or some other type of alarm. (Whistles are no longer allowed)
    • Determines that all swimmers properly begin the event, disqualifies swimmers who did not. (False Start: Each swimmer 6 to 12 are given two chances, swimmers 13 & up are disqualified after only one false start.)

    ANNOUNCER

    • Home meets only – minimum of one for each half of meet.
    • Announces individual events, plus disqualifications, as they occur and facilitates the meets.

    TIMECARDS

    • After races, circles middle times on time cards and sorts by heat to send to awards area
    • Two from each team needed for each half of meet
    • Seated position

    DQ RECORDER

    • In summer swim league, a DQ recorder is responsible for noting the lane in which any disqualifications (DQs) occur during each heat.

    TIMERS

    • Nine from each team plus one backup timer for each half of meet (6 lane pool)
    • Thirteen from each team plus one backup timer for each half of the meet (8 lane pool)
    • Operates a stopwatch for each heat in their assigned lane and provides time to the lane scribe.
    • Must stand during shift

    SCRIBE

    • Three or four from each team for each half of meet (depends on pool size)
    • Records time and Swimmer ID# on a time sheet and records DQ if applicable

    READY BENCH ORGANIZER

    • Places swimmers for each event in order on ready benches as listed on heating sheets

    AGE GROUP / TENT PARENT

    • Two to three for each age group, depending on size
    • Marks ID # and events on swimmer's hands
    • Takes Roll before meet start to determine no shows
    • Adjusts heats as necessary
    • Gets age group swimmers to ready bench before start of event
    • Locates swimmers who are not in ready bench order
    • Must enjoy working with children!!!

    SET-UP WORKER

    • Home meets only - Monday afternoon before meets, prior to swimmers arrival
    • Be available at pool to set up for meet, string flags, wire speakers, set up chairs, canopies, etc.

    STATISTICIAN

    • Two per meet
    • Computer experience required
    • Enter swimmer's times from time cards into Hytek-Team Manager Software

    Runner

    • Picks up time card from each lane, after each race and takes to timecard table
    • Picks up time cards from ribbons table and returns to data entry table
    • Requires a good deal of walking.

    BACKUP VOLUNTEER

    • Ready and willing to fill in for any missing volunteer position
    • Help with age group parents hand marking during warmup
    • Replace missing volunteers or no-shows in other positions as necessary

    CLEAN UP CREWS

    • Home meets only
    • Take down flags, speakers, straighten tables, chairs, etc. Pick up all trash, lost and found items, put away canopies, put away lane towels, put away lake fencing etc.

    RIBBONS

    • Organizes ribbons on deck.
    • Refills ribbon boxes as needed. 
    • Helps provide swimmers with the appropriate ribbon after their race. 

    GROUNDS CREW

    • Manages trash outside of the pool.
    • Checks bathrooms.
    • Helps take down or move tents when necessary, depending on the shift.
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