💙 We All Share the Work
We cannot run this swim team without our families! 🏊♀️🏊♂️
With the exception of coaching, every job on our swim team is volunteer-based—including our leadership team. We call these roles Workshare because we are literally sharing the work that makes our team possible. 🤝💙
🏊♀️ Every Home Meet Needs You!
We ask that EVERY FAMILY volunteers at EVERY HOME MEET. 🙌
We also encourage families to volunteer at as many away meets as possible. The more families who participate, the more smoothly our meets run and the less work falls on the same volunteers.
📋 Annual Workshare Commitment
Each year, there is a minimum Workshare requirement for every family to fulfill. Please refer to the Parent Handbook for the most current year’s Workshare requirements.
📋 Job Descriptions
Learn more about each Workshare role:
⏱️ Meet Timer
FOOD HOME-PREP Make bake potatoes or chop veggies for our meet concessions. Drop off at the Snack Shack by 4pm on the day of our home meets.
DISHWASHER Take home items to be cleaned and washed from concession. Return as soon as possible for the next home meet.
CONCESSIONS FOOD BUNDLES Purchase needed items for the Snack Shack per the specified request outlined and delivered to the pool per specified time.
ICE DELIVERY | Procure and deliver large bags of ice and arrive at the pool by 3pm before our home meet. Fill the ice chests and add drinks so they are nice and chilled by the time concessions open.
PARKING MARSHAL Ensure no vehicles park in reserved spots for the concessions or Coaches. Set-up cones and direct parking on field to ensure that access to and exit from farther parts of the field are not blocked off. Ensure no vehicles are blocking sidewalks or driveways.
BACKUP LANE TIMER – Starts two stop watches for every race and uses them to replace malfunctioning watches on the lanes. Ensures timers get water and bathroom breaks.
RELAY EXCHANGE JUDGE Ensures that a relay swimmer does not leave the starting platform before the preceding swimmer has touched the end of the pool. Exchange judges are only needed for relay events during the meet.
HEAT WINNER RUNNER Hang out at the end of the pool and hand out rubber ducks to the event heat winner. The Workshare Coordinator will show you where to find and refill the duck bucket.
RUNNER Collect time sheets from lane timers and bring them to the computer table. Collect any Disqualification (DQ) cards from Stroke & Turn judges and take them to the referee for review and then to the computer table.
EVENT NUMBER FLIPPER Sits on the lifeguard stand and flips the event monitor board with the event number that is currently in the water.
RIBBON LABELS Sit near the printer and as the event labels print, attach the label to the appropriate ribbon. Separate our team from opposing team ribbons. Second shift, give opposing team ribbons to our coach, and file our ribbons into swim folders. Filing can be completed the following day if it’s not possible to finish at the meet.
💙 Thank you for volunteering! Our meets—and our swim team—couldn’t happen without our amazing Workshare families! 🏊♀️👏
When we all share the work, everyone gets to enjoy the sport. 💙💛🐦