The
MEET DIRECTOR conducts all swim meets in
accordance with the bylaws of the NWSC. They are in complete charge of
the meet, adjudicate all disputes, and have the final word in all
matters, subject to a written protest. (1 needed per
meet)
The
STARTER begins each event/heat announcing
the age, stroke, and the phrase “swimmers take your
marks.” Following they pause briefly to make sure that all
swimmers are motionless, and then gives an electronic sound or a
blast of a whistle.
The starter is the sole judge of false starts and all false starts
will be restarted.
(2 needed
per home meet)
The
ANNOUNCER is responsible for calling the
event/heat number, age group, sex, and event name so that the
swimmers and/or pit parent will know when to report to the
ready bench.
(2 needed
per home meet)
The
EVENT/HEAT TURNER flips over the event
and heat cards to keep the audience and volunteers clear as to the
last and next event/heat.
(2 needed
per home meet)
The
LANE TIMER keeps an accurate time (using
a stopwatch) of the swimmer in the lane they are assigned. There are three timers
assigned per lane (not all from BHCTW). One of the timers (decided
amongst you) will record all three times on the event card at the
end of the event or heat and hand it off to the
runner.
(18
needed per meet)
The
HEAD/BACKUP TIMER starts one or two
stopwatches when they hear the electronic sound or a blast of a
whistle for each event/heat. The lane timers will
motion they need a backup stopwatch from you if they missed the
start on theirs.
(2 needed per home
meet)
The
STROKE JUDGE observes strokes, turns, and
finishes to see that swimmers comply with requirements for that
stroke.
(4 needed per
meet)
The
FALSE START JUDGE drops the false-start
rope into the water only when the starter signals a false
start.
(2 needed
per meet)
The
EXCHANGE JUDGE observes exchanges in all
of the relay events.
(8 needed per
meet)
The
READY BENCH organizes the swimmers into
pre-determined heats before the start of each
event.
(6 needed per
meet)
The
RUNNER gathers event cards from the
swimmers and walks them to the timers for all 25M events. After each event, once all
times are recorded the cards are collected along with any
disqualification (DQ) forms from the judges and delivered to the
scoring table.
(4 needed per
meet)
The
SCORING/RIBBON OFFICIAL identifies the
official time for each swimmer in an event, posts results and
prepares ribbons if time permits once the computer rep
provides the necessary printouts.
(6 needed
per meet)
The
PIT PARENT verifies the swimmers in their
age group has arrived at the meet and notifies a coach if there is
anyone missing based on the event cards. Throughout the meet, they
distribute event cards, monitor the swimmers whereabouts, and leads
the swimmers to the ready bench with their event cards in
hand.
(40 needed per
meet)
The
COMPUTER REP will need to: (1 needed
per season & 1 backup)
-
Learn the
software used by the NWSC
-
Key in the
meet entries provided by the coaches
-
Print the
heat sheet
-
Key in the
official times provided by the scoring/ribbon
officials
-
Print meet
results for home meets
-
Provide the
team points as the meet progresses
-
Provide the
coaches with reports
The
COMPUTER ASSISTANT will assist the
computer rep in entering the official times during the
meet.
(2 needed per home
meet)
The
SET-UP/CLEAN-UP CREW sets up covers,
ropes, tables and chairs in preparation for the meet, and take down
and store these items at the end of the meet.
(10
needed per home meet & 6 needed per away
meet)
The
CONCESSIONS GROUP sets up and operates
the concession stand throughout the meet. This also includes purchasing
items and transporting them to and from the meet, taking inventory
and organizing baked good donations. After the meet they take down the
stand and work with the set-up/clean-up crew to store it
for use at the next meet.
(6 needed per home
meet)
The
MERCHANDISE GROUP sets up and operates
the merchandise stand throughout the meet. This also includes purchasing
items, transporting them to and from the meet, assisting in making
merchandise, and taking inventory. After the meet they take down the
stand and work with the set-up/clean-up crew to store it
for use at the next meet.
(4 needed
per meet)
The
FLOATER will be on-call during the meet
to fill in for any position needed.
(4 needed per
meet)
There is
a mandatory OFFICIALS CLINIC held to
train and certify the following officials: starters, stroke
judges, exchange judges, meet directors, and floaters. Even if you do not
volunteer for one of these positions it is recommended you attend
the clinic to help you understand what is expected of the children
to prevent disqualification. PLEASE NOTE: If we do not have
enough certified judges at a meet we will have to
forfeit.
To make the meets a success everyone attending the
meets must volunteer to work for half of it. If you are unsure of
what you would like to do, please contact the volunteer coordinator
for more information.
If you are unable to attend a meet, please make sure that the adult
who does attend with your child is willing to do his/her part. Once the schedule is
published on our website (www.bhctidalwaves.org) it is
imperative that you review this schedule and notify the
volunteer coordinator via email or voicemail if you have a schedule
conflict by the Wednesday prior to the
meet. This allows enough time to find a
replacement for you.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support to make all
of the meets a success!
