ANNOUNCER

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 1 per session
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before warmup
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Make all necessary announcements over the PA system as requested by the Referee/Official, Clerk of Course, or the Meet Director.
  • Announce event information (event, heat, stroke, and distance).

AWARDS

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 1-2 per session
  • Arrival Time: At the start of the meet
  • Age Requirement: minimum 12 years old At least one adult required.
  • Place preprinted labels on ribbons for swimmers.
  • Prepare certificates for swimmers achieving a new time standard.
  • Distribute ribbons/certificates to swimmers during the meet.
  • Distribute remaining ribbons/certificates to Teams at the end of the meet.
  • ** May involve some time after the meet to complete ribbons/certificates, depending on the Hy-Tek system.


CLERK OF COURSE

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2-3 per session
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before warm-up
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Accept late entries prior to the start of the meet.
  • Collect fees for late entries
  • Confirm positive check-in of swimmers prior to the event being seeded by Hy-Tek Computer Operators.
  • Work with the Runner(s) to post heat/lane assignments and post final results.


COLORADO TIME SYSTEM
** Training is required for this position**

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2 per session
  • Arrival Time: 30-45 minutes before the start of the meet.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Responsible for operating the automatic timing equipment.
  • Test equipment for proper operation before the start of the session.


CONCESSIONS

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2 per session
  • Arrival Time: At the start of warm-ups.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 16 years old, at least one adult required.
  • Selling refreshments from concession stand located in the pool lobby.
  • Must be able to make proper change.
  • Setup, Ice down drinks, and unpack items from storage.
  • Sell heat sheets.
  • Daily Cleanup - Clean area for the next session/day.
  • End of Meet - Pack all remaining items to return to storage.


HEAD TIMER
** Experienced Timer is required for this position**

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 1 per session
  • Arrival Time: 30 before the meet starts.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Provide training to all NEW Lane Timers.
  • Designate one timer on each lane to be the the recording timer for that lane.
  • Operate multiple back-up stopwatches.


HOSPITALITY

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 1-2 per session
  • Arrival Time: 15-30 minutes before warm-ups.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • **Food will be arranged by the Hospitality Coordinator.
  • Setup refreshments (food and drink) for coaches, officials, and meet volunteers (NO Swimmer allowed).
  • Morning sessions - Start coffee, ice down drinks
  • Afternoon sessions - Prepare coffee for the next AM session, ice down drinks.
  • Every Session - setup, keep food fresh, cleanup.
  • Final session - inventory and pack up supplies to return to storage.


HY-TEK COMPUTER OPERATOR
** Training is required for this position**

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2 per session (one seasoned volunteer, one new)
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before warm-up
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Update database with all scratches/changes/additions provided by the Clerk of Course.
  • Using Hy-Tek software, provide heat/lane assignments.
  • Record all official swim times.
  • Generate (print) official results for posting.
  • Print award labels.


LANE TIMERS

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 16 total per session (2 timers per lane)
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before the meet starts.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 13 years old experienced swimmer with parent timing in same lane.
  • **No experience required. Training will be provided by the Head Timer.
  • Check the name of the swimmer before the start of the each race. Notify the Head Timer of any Conflicts.
  • Operate stopwatch and touch pad button used for the entire session. If stopwatch fails, notify the Head Timer for a replacement stopwatch for that race.
  • Record times from both stopwatches on the lane/timer sheet for each swimmer.


MEET TEAR-DOWN

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2
  • Arrive Time: At the end of the meet, time commitment will be 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 16 years old
  • Assist the Meet Director dismantling and packing all equipment to return to storage.
  • Assist with putting away all items used by LAC at the pool for this meet.
  • Assist with delivering items to the storage unit. Must be able to lift boxes to and from a vehicle.


SAFETY MARSHALL

  • Volunteer(s) needed: 4-6 per session, depending on the size of the meet.
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before the start of warm-ups.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old or certified lifeguard.
  • ** Must be present by warm-ups or the meet cannot start/continue.
  • Role is to maintain a safe environment during the swim meet.
  • Must wear the provided orange vest at all times.
  • Must not leave your position until substitute is provided or until excused. (must finish the session)
  • Monitor the entire pool area including the pool deck, spectator area (keep people off the railing), locker rooms, and restrooms.
  • Ensure that swimmers behave in a safe manner. (No running, abusive behavior, etc.)
  • Closely monitor the diving well. Swimmers must enter the water feet first only. ABSOLUTELY NO DIVING!!!!!
  • Notify the coach of any swimmer who is behaving/acting in an unsafe manner.
  • Only coaches, swimmers, officials, and registered volunteers are allowed on the pool deck. Parents may be on deck only in the positive check in area before the start of the meet.


READY BENCH

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 4-6 for the 8 & under session depending on the number of swimmers.
  • Arrival Time: 15 minutes before warm-up.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 14 years old, at least one adult required.
  • Organize swimmers into their heat/lane assignments for each event (working from computer generated list).
  • Take swimmers to their assigned lanes.


RUNNER

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 2 per session
  • Arrival Time: at the start of warm-ups.
  • Age Requirement: minimum 14 years old
  • **This position works actively with the Clerk of Course and the Hy-Tek Computer Operators.
  • Collect lane/timer sheets from each lane at the end of each event.
  • Post event results in the pool lobby.
  • Post heat/lane assignments in three places:
    • On the deck wall by the diving well
    • On the deck wall under the clock
    • In the pool lobby by the concession stand
 

P.O. Box 270189 Flower Mound, Texas 75028

(214) 587-2190

 

   
   
March 4, 2010