Volunteering

Volunteers are a crucial component for swim meets to run on time and smoothly! All positions are unpaid, but do come with a lot of fun for the parent. We have a strong volunteer base on the BCY team, but really can use all hands on deck! Please try out a new volunteering position, it will help you meet other parents from our team, and make the swim meets more enjoyable. If you can arrive 15 minutes early consider helping set up a swim meet, or stay 15 minutes later to help put items away in team closet. We need many volunteers to run a swim meet (34 for a home meet & 13 or more for away). Timers do NOT need prior experience to help out. Swim officials are also needed, these require additional training. Please ask one of the officials if you are interested.

It is important to sign up to volunteer prior to a swim meet via the website. We need to know which positions we have covered and which we still need assistance prior to a swim meet. If we do NOT have enough parents fill the positions we will be forced to assign parents positions. We all started out new to swim meets at some point. Please help out at the minimum, one meet per season. ALL FAMILIES are expected volunteer! 

Position

 

Description

 

Home

Away

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pool Set up x 2

 

plan on arriving 1/2 hour before warm-ups start 

 

X

 

Snack Bar Set Up x2

 

Arrive early to help set up snack bar. 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timers x 7-13

 

Time for half the meet (if all slots are filled) 

 

X

X

Clerk of Course 

 

Organizes heats and coordinates with parent patrol 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Patrol

 

Helps get kids to their events. 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place Judge  

 

Records the order of finish for each heat

 

X

 

Snack Bar Worker x 2+

 

Serve and sell snacks

 

X

 

Snack Bar Take Down x 2

 

Stay after meet to help take down snack bar. 

 

X

 

Pool Break Down x 2

 

Plan on staying 1/2 hour after the meet ends. 

 

X

 

Announcer  

 

Announces swimmer's names for each heat

 

X

 

Scorer 

 

Enters results into the electronic meet file 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Operator 

 

Runs the timing console 

 

X

 

Runner 

 

Assist at the scoring table. 

 

X

 

Administrative Official

 

AO Certification Required

 

X

 

Stroke and Turn Judge x 3

 

Level 1 Required 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referee 

 

Level 2 Required 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starter 

 

Level 2 Required 

 

X