TVWRA Tiger Sharks

Our Tiger Shark Swim Team only works with the COMMITMENT of all our parents. Every family will need to work a MINIMUM of 8 volunteer shifts during the course of the season.  This year, to complete registration, you MUST sign up for volunteer slots before you can move to the next page.  Concessions donations do not count as a volunteer shift.  There are many volunteer opportunities to fit everyone's skills.  .

The swim meet is organized into a first half and a second half. Swimmers 8 & under are finished after the first half. Pay attention to the starting time for your volunteer position. If you are assigned a second half job, plan to report during event 26.

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MEET VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

General Volunteer Roles: Most volunteers can learn on the job.
(*Asterisk indicates positions for HOME meets only. All others are HOME and AWAY).

• Meet Director*: Responsible for overseeing preparation of entire pool area. Meet Director ensures the team has proper supplies and equipment for meets(ribbons, printer, ink cartridges, nametags, DQ cards, clip boards, stop watches, etc.) Must ensure all equipment is in good working order prior to meet.
• Set-up*: Must arrive at 4:00pm.  Prepare the pool deck for the meet.
• Positive Check-In: Must arrive by 4:30pm.  As each swimmer arrives, help them sign-in and remind them of their events.  Also, responsible for passing out volunteer name badges.
• Heat Award Winner*: Passes out candy to the first place winner in each heat.
• Table Worker: Receives and sorts lane/timer sheets. Labels ribbons and DQ envelopes.  Posts results and scores. Prepare/file ribbons for swimmers.
• Announcer*: Responsible for set-up of PA system.  Uses microphone to call swimmers to Clerk of Course and makes general announcements.
• Head Timer*: Responsible for all timers.  Activates 2 stopwatches at the start of each race to act as a back-up in case a Timer misses the start.
• Timer: Use stopwatch to time a swimmer in assigned lane. Records time on lane timer sheets.  Check with each swimmer as they come to the blocks to ensure the swimmer is in the correct lane and that the appropriate lane timer sheet is being used.
• Runner: Picks up lane timer sheets from Timers and DQ cards.  All heat sheets and DQ cards are delivered to Table Workers.  Runners need to make sure each DQ card has the signature of the Referee prior to bringing them to the Table Workers.
• Data Entry Assistant: Assist Computer Rep in entering swimmers' times in the software.
• Concessions*: Assist preparation, selling and clean-up in concessions area.
• Breakdown*: Replace equipment to shed and prepare the pool deck for the next day.

Certified Positions: Volunteers must attend a GRAL training class every one or two years, and in some cases, pass a written test.

• Referee: Head official, who has final say in all disputes.  This position requires years of experience, certification in virtually everything and dedication to the team.  Referees usually work the entire meet. 
• Clerk of Course: Assembles and moves swimmers through benches to blocks, including overseeing swimmers into heats and lanes for relays.  Head Clerk of Course needs to be certified.  Assistants do not need to be certified.  The Clerk of Course is critical to a well run meet. 
• Starter: Starter officially calls swimmers to the blocks and determines fair starts. The Starter sounds easy, but is critical to keeping a meet running in a timely manner.
• Strokes & Turns: Ensures swimmers comply with the style of swimming, turn and finish specific to each stroke.
• Head Computer Rep: Enters registration information into the league provided database.  Records pre-meet information on swimmers, heats and events to generate meet programs and deck cards for each event and heat.  Trained by GRAL. 
• Head Table Worker: Responsible for organizing the working tables and making sure Table Workers understand the roles and responsibilities of their assignment. Oversees receiving deck and DQ card, sorting, verifying meet IDs, computer input and reports and ribbon labeling.