Trained Volunteers Needed
Avalon families, We are in need of parents who are willing to become trained in specific volunteer roles for our upcoming swim season. This summer, many of the trained volunteers who have so graciously run these posts for many years in the past will no longer be volunteering, as they had swimmers graduate. This leaves up with some crucial positions to fill. Don't worry, none of these trained positions are out of your wheel house. They just take a session of JRAC training to learn. Often times, they are fun and give you either a front row seat to the actual meet or one inside in the air conditioning. Please consider being trained this May to help out the gators. Below are brief descriptions of the positions as well as the training dates.
If you are willing to become a trained volunteer:
1. Email Jess Catoggio and Anne Gray Siebert at avalongatorvolunteers@gmail.
2. Let us know what position you are willing to attend a training for
3. Let us know what training you will attend
Head Table
WHAT? Determine official time for each swimmer, for each event
WHY? Have access to event results first! Sit in the shade!
SKILLS? Organized, good with numbers
TIME? Whole meet
Strokes and Turns
WHAT? Determine if swimmers are performing strokes legally and issues DQ slips.
WHY? Gain a better understanding of the sport
SKILLS? Focused and un-biased
TIME? First OR Second half
Starter**:
WHAT? Begins each event, working with the timers.
WHY? Best view of the meet!
SKILLS? Talk loudly
TIME? First OR Second half
Head Timer**:
WHAT? Organize timer supplies and timers before the meet. Oversees all timers and operates back up stopwatches.
WHY? Great view of the meet!
SKILLS? Focused and organized
TIME? First OR Second half
Clerk of Course **:
WHAT? Assigns swimmers to heats and lanes based upon seed times. Seat swimmers in benches to await heats and send to the blocks at appropriate time. Home meets require two people, away meets may require one to assist the home team.
Referee**:
WHAT? Oversees the Strokes and Turns officials
WHY? Gain a better understanding of the sport
SKILLS? Must have 2 years of Strokes and Turns experience
TIME? Whole meet
Clinics for Trained Positions
