Volunteer Policy
Volunteer Policy:
The Braddock Heights Barracudas are an all volunteer team, with the exception of our paid coaches. We rely entirely on our families to ensure our meets and events run smoothly. Every job from setting up to timing races helps to create a positive and fun environment for our swimmers.
Each family will be required to fulfill a minimum of six (6) volunteer points during the season. Volunteer points will be tracked throughout the season on the team website. At the end of the season, families who have gone beyond the required 6 points will be entered into a raffle to win a variety of prizes (one entry for each extra point). Those families not meeting the minimum volunteer requirement of six (6) points by the end of the season, will be assessed a $250 fee charged to their credit card on file.
Job sign up will take place each week. Jobs will open at 9am on the Sunday before the meet
*For those swimmers qualifying for and attending the FSSL All Star Meet, each family must provide one volunteer for their swimmer to be eligible to compete in this meet. This meet does not count toward the 6 point team minimum.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
Chair Pick Up and Drop Off
Requires a pick up truck, pick up chairs from shed at Braddock pool on Friday night and deliver chairs to MHS pool EARLY Saturday for meet set up. After meet, put chairs back into shed at Braddock pool.
Clerk of Course
Responsible for lining up swimmers in appropriate lanes and ensuring each heat arrives at the start in a timely manner. Help younger swimmers walk to the pool so they are in the right lane for the correct races.
Concession Donations
Dontate food and drink items listed in sign up.
Concessions Sales
Sell concessions during our swim meets
Donate Canopies, Tables, and Coolers
Drop off canopies, tables and coolers so the team can host our home meets efficiently.
Fun Friday Donuts
Purchase and deliver donuts to Friday practice at assigned times. Amounts will be listed in sign up.
Head Timer
Organizes and briefs the Lane Timers on their duties prior to the meet and is in charge of the lane timers throughout the meet. Start two backup stop watches for each event. Previous timing experience required for this position.
Heat Ribbon Runner
Hand out a “Heat Winner” ribbon to the winner of each heat.
IT Helper/Scorer
Responsible for verifying race times, entering times into the computer, and scoring the meet.
Meet Clean up
Stay to the end of the meet to break down tents, and ensure area is clean.
Meet Set Up
Arrive EARLY to set up tents, clerk of course, and pool area.
Ribbon Writer
Print labels and place them on ribbons. Place ribbons in file folders by family. Bring ribbons to practice on Monday morning.
Runner to collect timer sheets/DQ slips
After each event, collect the time sheets from the timers and bring them to the IT table.
After each event, collect the DQ slips from the S&T judge and bring them to the IT table.
Safety Marshall
Wears a safety vest. Marshals are the primary enforcers of safety rules in the pool, the pool deck, and the restrooms. Can have people removed from the swimming venue if they are behaving in an unsafe manner or using profane language, or whose actions are disrupting the orderly conduct of the meet. Must be walking around the pool deck and outside areas for their entire shift.
Scorer
Sits at IT table. Circles middle times on timer sheets and double checks times entered into computer for accuracy.
Starter/Referee **requires league training**
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 or a blast of a whistle. Training is required for this position.
Oversees officials, assigns stroke and turn judge locations, resolves disputes, and signs off on results at the end of the meet. See that the rules are enforced during the meet and ensure, to the best extent possible, that all swimmers have uniform and fair competitive conditions. Must know and understand the rules which the swim meet is being conducted.
Stroke & Turn Judge **requires league training**
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. Record all disqualifications and turn them into the runner. Training is required for this position.
Substitute
Back up volunteer to assist in any capacity if the Volunteer Coordinator needs help. **only awarded points if used in the meet**
Swimmer Check in
Arrive at the meet EARLY and check in swimmers before warmups.
Team Photographer
Take pictures of the races and team events and add to website
Timer
Three timers are assigned to each lane and use stopwatches to record times for swimmers.
Timer (Back Up)
Fills the role of Timer if needed. **only awarded points if used in the meet**
