CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS

For the Riptide to have a successful swim season, we need each family to volunteer at the meets.  Many volunteer positions do not require experience or training. Below is a description of each volunteer position.  Each family should volunteer for 1-1/2 meets.  Sign up sheets are next to the front door of the club as you walk in. If you do not volunteer, the Riptide Directors will be calling you to ask for your help.  As each meet approaches, you will be reminded through the Riptide Newsgroup of the times and positions for which you volunteered at that meet.

Dual Meet Volunteer Job Descriptions

Meet Referee

• Presides over the meet
• Has Final Say in all rule interpretations
• Clears the course and calls swimmers to the blocks for each race
• Signs disqualifying slips and informs swimmers/coaches of violations
• Pre-season CSA clinic certification required

Starter

• After swimmers are on the blocks, communicates to them the event and distance
• Starts the swimmers with the starting device
• Recalls swimmers in case of a false start
• Pre-season CSA clinic certification required

Clerk of Course

• Organizes, seats and presents the swimmers in their events and heats
• Keeps the swimmers organized so the meet can run smoothly
• Pre-plans and organizes swimmers’ cards the day of the meet
• Helps with assigning lanes and preparing a list of events and heats for the starter
• Must arrive at the meet 30 minutes early to organize the meet
• Previous meet experience preferred

Timer

• Times the swimmers in each race and record that time for averaging later
• There are two timers per lane
• No experience necessary

Place Judge

• Observes which swimmer comes in first through sixth place in each event
• Disputes among place judges are settled by the referee
• No experience necessary

Stroke Judge

• Ensures each swimmer in their lane ins swimming the designated stroke legally defined by USS Rules
• Disqualifies swimmers whose stroke, turn, or finish is illegal
• Completes DQ slips for violators and turns them into the referee
• Pre-season CSA clinic certification required

Runner

• Moves meet documents and event cards from one place to another as needed
• Collects swimmers’ cards and place cards after each event and takes them to the scorers’ table
• No experience necessary

Announcer

• Calls swimmers to report to the Clerk of Course for events
• Makes any other announcements necessary
• No experience necessary

Scorer

• Keeps a written record of each event with the time and points for each swimmer
• Keeps a cumulative team total for each event
• No experience necessary

Time Averager

• Sits with the scorer and organizes place cards for each event
• Calculates the average time for each card based on the times recorded by the timers
• No experience necessary

Ribbon Writer

• Prepares ribbon labels prior to the meet
• Records swimmer’s time and place on the ribbon labels throughout the meet
• No experience necessary

Hospitality

• Provides refreshments to the meet workers and coaches
• No experience necessary
• Good opportunity for non-competing siblings to volunteer

Concessions

• Picks up Chick Fil-A items before the meet and bringing them to the Club at Ridgewood
• Sells items during the meet
• No experience necessary

808 James Doak Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: 336.644.0006

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