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Volunteering is a required part of having your child enrolled for AquaJets summer swim team. It takes a minimum of 40 volunteers to run one single meet. In order to be able to run meets for the children we require that you complete four assignments in order to keep your child in good standing. If you are signed up for an assignment and do not show then your child may be banned from participating until you make up the assignment.
Once you have registered your child for AquaJets, you will need to sign up for which meets you will be available to help with.
*Parents who have only Little Squirts will only need to sign up for the two Little Squirt meets on July 6th and July 20th.
*If you have just a Regular Swimmer or a Regular Swimmer and Little Squirt, please select 5 regular meets even though you are only required to do four. Once everyone has signed up, the schedule will be sent out and each family will be scheduled for 4 meets. A reminder will be sent out two days before each meet.
The deadline to sign up for your volunteer shifts is May 28, 2010. If you do not sign up, the Volunteer Coordinator will assign you.
If you need to switch with someone after the Volunteer Schedule has been sent out, you will need to find someone from the team to switch with. Please let Samantha Bailey know who you have switched with.
Our team is always looking for Officials. If you would like to learn more about becoming an official, please contact Maryvance or Mike Morrisroe.
Sign-up now for your volunteer duties by clicking on the following link: Aqua Jets Volunteer Form
VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS:
Check-In – Responsible for checking in all the Aqua Jets swimmers at home and away meets and letting the coaches know who did not show up. This person is also responsible for checking in all the volunteers and making sure that all areas are covered. The Team Representative recommends this volunteer.
Clerks of Course – Checks in swimmers upon arrival at the meets. Organizes swimmers by placing them in their proper heat and lane assignments just prior to their races.
Computer – Computer operator who inputs meet entries prior to meet, generates card times for all swimmers at the meet, and prints meet score, meet results and ribbon labels for league ribbons. Computer knowledge and Hy-Tek training is required to perform this volunteer position.
Head Clerks of Course – Responsible for organizing all of the Clerks of Course volunteers during a meet. Will also make sure that all volunteers understand what there responsibilities are. The Team Representative recommends this volunteer.
Head Timer – Responsible for the distribution and collection of stopwatches at each meet. Reviews the responsibilities with the Timers and assigns Timers to each lane. Also maintains back-up times in case one of the timers has a problem with a stopwatch. The Team Representative recommends this volunteer.
Heat Wave Ribbon – Responsible for handing out the Heat Wave ribbons for each heat during the Wednesday home meets.
Master Griller – This person is responsible for grilling hamburgers, hotdogs, and sausages during the Wednesday home meets at the pool.
Parking – Responsible for making sure during home meets that the visiting team are the only parents that park in the pool lot. Aqua Jets parents should park on the street. Please let parents and guests that they may not park in the townhouse parking lots.
Referee – The senior official who is responsible for the overall conduct of the meet and for all other officials at the meet. This position requires training, certification and a firm understanding of swim meet protocols.
Ribbons – Responsible for collecting the time cards from the runner and sorting them for the Computer volunteers. Also will place labels on ribbons for winners for each heat.
Runner – Collects time cards from timers and DQ cards from the Referee and then delivers them to the Timekeeper’s table.
Set Up/Clean Up – Prepare and dismantle the pool for all home swim meets. This includes putting in lane lines and backstroke flags, arranging tables and seating for concessions, timekeeping, computer, and spectator areas.
Snack Bar – Sets up, operates and cleans up the snack bar that is available at all home meets.
Snack Bar Shopper - This person will be responsible for shopping for all the items needed or the snack bar for a given meet. If it is a Wednesday meet, you will need to be available to shop on Wednesday during the day and bring the items to the Lakes Pool at set-up time. If it is a Saturday meet, you will need to be available to shop on Friday and bring the items to the Lake Pool at set-up time on Saturday morning.
Starter – The next most senior official who is responsible for starting each race. This position requires training, certification and one year as a Stroke and Turn Judge.
Stroke and Turn Judge – This official ensures that the swimmers use the proper stroke technique and that all starts, turns and finishes are legal. He or she is also responsible for writing DQ slips. This is another position that requires training and certification.
Timer – There are three timers per lane. A timer is responsible for timing and recording the times of each swimmer racing in the Timer’s assigned lane.
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