F.A.S.T. Volunteer information

Volunteer Opportunities

	Stroke Clinic dates are set: If you need a refresher course or are going for the first time this clinic is very informative. All the volunteers who would like to be a stroke judge will need to take one of these clinics once every two years. First Clinic will be May 15 at 10am, the meeting will be held at the Twin Creeks Country Club in the building next to the pool on the main floor. Second Clinic will be May 20 at 7pm also held in the Twin Creeks Country Club. Parent Involvement: In order to run an efficient swim club, parent involvement is necessary. Parent interest and reliability are the only qualifications for most meet jobs. One family rep is expected to volunteer. We appreciate your involvement and hope you will find this a unique opportunity to be involved meaningful working relationship with the simmers, coaches, and other members of the FAST TEAM. Computer Operator 25 yd : Enters times and scores during the meet. Prepares printout for ribbons personnel. Runners 25 yd: Responsible for collecting completed event cards and DQ forms from the timers and judges and delivering them to the computer operator. Concessions Committee & Boutique: The concession person will be responsible for Friday night set up of the concession stand. He/She will plan and purchase food and drinks for the meet. After the meet, he will break down the stand, count proceeds, and give to the treasurer. Lead and 3-4 helpers Parent Committee: The purpose of this committee of this committee is to provide support to the swim team. An objective of the parent committee is to help provide the children with the opportunity to excel in competitive swimming. The parent committee shall be intent upon helping foster the enjoyment of a competitive swimming environment. They shall administer the swim team program so that the coaches can devote their full attention to teaching and coaching. Scoring 25 yd: Assists the computer operator. Responsible for double checking the scoring printouts for accuracy. Also, responsible for posting the results. Awards/Ribbons: Responsible for getting the ribbons ready after each event. Placing the awards labels on each ribbon. Organize ribbons by child and age group so that they can be given to the kids on the Monday (swim practice) after the meet. Lane Timers- 25 yd: The timer records a time of the swimmer in the lane to which they are assigned using a stopwatch and a plunger (pickle). The pickle time is used only if the swimmer fails to touch the timing pad. In the event the pickle does not work then you use the stopwatch. The timer writes the time on the heat sheet at the end of the event as a backup copy. Ready Bench – 25 yd: They are the key to keeping the meet on schedule. They organize the swimmers into heats before the start of each event. Swimmers must arrive at the ready bench for their event. Ready bench workers must: Verify each swimmer or relay team is on the heat sheet (i.e. with their name, correct event, heat, and lane) for the event coming up. Check their copy of the official heat sheet to verify that all swimmers on the list are present. Notify the age group parents of any missing swimmers, and notify the Meet Director of any swimmers not on the official heat sheet. Arrange the swimmers from both teams into individuals heats. Age Group Parent: The Age Group Parent receives a heat sheet for their age swimmers. They find the swimmers. The Age Group Parent also reports anyone absent to the Meet Director before the start of the meet. Age Group Parents for the younger swimmers may escort them to the ready bench for each event to prevent them from getting lost. Two Age Group Parents are needed for each of the following groups: 6 & Under Girls 6 & Under Boys 7 & Under Girls 7 & Under Boys 8 & Under Girls 8 & Under Boys 9 & Under Girls 9 & Under Boys 10 & Under Girls 10 & Under Boys 11 & Under Girls 11 & Under Boys 12 & Under Boys 12 & Under Girls 14 - 18 & Under Boys 14 - 18 & Under Girls Zoo Keeper: The person(s) relieves the AGP (who are through with the meet) from the responsibilities of watching the children whose parents are still working the 8 & under pool. The zoo keeper baby sits the children until the parents are through with their duties. This person needs be someone who has an 9 & up swimmer still swimming the meet. FLOATER: The person(s) is capable of filling in wherever there is a need to make the meet run smoothly. This person can fill in various positions during the meet ie. help as an AGP or assist new AGPs, console or computer, announcer, ready bench, timer. Host Team Marshall (Male & Female): The Marshall will check the locker rooms they are assigned. The Marshall will make sure that everyone who is on the swim deck is supposed to be there (no parents are allowed on deck unless they have a volunteer position). They will watch all teams’ behavior, pass out hospitality items if available. Rescue Volunteers- 25 yd: The Rescue volunteer will pull all age group swimmers out of the water. They will need to be able to bend down by the pool and pull the swimmers out of the pool. Announcer/Starter-25 yd: Starts each event with the announcement of the age and stroke and the words "SWIMMERS TAKE YOUR MARK", pauses to make sure that all swimmers are motionless, and then gives an electronic sound. He shall be the sole judge of FALSE STARTS and all false starts shall be restarted. The Starter signals a false start with repeated blasts from the starting device. Also, as an announcer is responsible for calling the event number, age group, sex, and event name so that the swimmers will know when to report to the ready bench. The announcer calls the "first" and later the "final" call for each age group pair of events in coordination with the flow of the ready bench. The announcer will need to anticipate based on the number of swimmers, the stroke, the number of lengths to swim, and the age of the swimmers. Stroke/Turn Judges: They work in pairs on each side of the pool with one member of a pair being from each team. Judges only rule on infractions on their side of the pool. They observe strokes, turns, and finishes to see that swimmers comply with requirements for that stroke. The judges must fill out a DQ form to be given to the computer person. Social/Spirit Director: These Volunteers will organize team pictures, pep rallies, afternoon movies, Round Rock Express baseball game, and other motivational activities for the swimmers. Awards Ceremony Committee: This committee is responsible for putting together the end of the season award party. The committee will be in charge of the decorations, food and drink and set up for the night. Historian: Person(s) responsible for taking pictures and making a scrapbook of the swim team through out the summer swim season each year to preserve the precious moments of the swimmers. Web Site Coordinator: Person(s) responsible for updating the team website with team information, meet results, pictures, etc.