Parent Involvement Policy
It takes over 100 adult volunteers to run a dual swim meet every week. Each meet is divided into two shifts that are based on event numbers for the meet. The first shift is event 1-42, and the second shift is event 43 – 80. We will have sign-up online prior to each meet and earn points for filling various volunteer positions. Some volunteer lead & official positions will be assigned for the duration of the season, all others will be posted on the website each Monday at 12 p.m. (noon) and each family will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to sign up for their volunteer position for the meet.
If you are unable to attend a meet, please email our volunteer coordinator: Temi Russell [email protected]. If you have not signed up for a position by 5 p.m. on Thursday, or emailed our Volunteer Coordinator, you will be assigned to one of the remaining positions need to run the meet.
There will also be volunteer opportunities throughout the week if you cannot attend one of the Saturday meets. All families are encouraged to “buddy up” with another swim team family of their choosing to cover for vacations and emergencies.
In the event you do not fulfill your assigned positions, penalties will be enforced:
- First Missed Shift: You lose $50.00. Your $200 check is cashed and $150 will be held until remaining obligations are completed.
- Second & Third Missed Shift: You lose and additional $50.
- Excessive Missed Shifts: At the discretion of the board, your child may be asked to leave the team. In that event, no refunds will be awarded.
If you fail to fill two positions at one meet you have missed two shifts.
**The board will work with single parent families and working parents who have Saturday conflicts in order to accommodate their needs on a case-by-case basis.
*** Involvement Buy-Out Option****
We know that some parents have work and care-taking schedules that prohibit them from completing parent involvement positions on a regular basis. For those family we offer a buy-out option for $400 for the season. The monies are used to hire people to fill the required positions.
