Parent Participation

Our team CANNOT EXIST without your involvement. The League requires each team to furnish approximately 40 volunteers for each “away” meet and 70 for each “home” meet. You will also be asked to help at any final meet series in which your child participates. A brief description of the various positions are listed below.

Ribbon Writer	Records times on ribbons from entry cards. These volunteers must stay until the end of the meet until the last ribbon is written.
Timer	Times swimmers using provided digital stop watches and records times. There are three timers per lane.
Runner	Collects entry cards (and DQ’s) from timers and delivers to the Chief Scorer.
Tent Person	Stickers are given out and numbers written on swimmers arm before start of meet. Maintains order in “tent area” and calls swimmers to the ready area.
Set-Up and Clean Up	Aids in equipment set up before and after HOME meets. We ask that everyone help clean up after meets.

The following jobs require either knowledge or experience

Team Representative	Serves as the liaison between officials and team members/parents.
Announcer	Calls swimmers for each event and advertises sponsors.
Chief Scorer	Determines official time from entry cards and completes official score sheet.
Chief Timer	Starts 2 extra watches for each event and supplies this watch to any timer having a problem.

The following jobs require League training and approval

Referee	The final authority in all decisions and rule interpretations.
Starter	Calls swimmers to blocks, starts each event, determines start disqualifications.
Stroke & Turn Judge	Judges and determines disqualification of stroke techniques (by League standards).
Clerk of Course	Determines eligibility of both teams’ swimmers; handles all scratches and substitutions; runs team computer at meet.

If you are interested in becoming a Stroke and Turn Judge, a Starter or a Referee, please notify a swim team board member.