Hello parents:

Sheri Gushta and Katie Berry are happy to be your swim team volunteer coordinators this season! Parents play a huge role in our meets! In order for the meets to run smoothly, we need to have all jobs filled for every meet. We have revised, added, or consolidated jobs this year, so please take a look at the descriptions, even if you are a veteran parent.

Volunteer Expectations:

1. For every meet your child(ren) swims, an adult or responsible older teen from your family needs to volunteer for one job shift/half a meet. Each shift runs half a meet, meaning Shift 1 covers events 1-43 and Shift 2 is event 44-end (80ish). However, please do not sign up teens for the bullpen.
2. If you know you have a conflict for one of the meets but still want your child to swim, please reach out to Katie and Sheri to make arrangements.
3. The Swimtopia website enables us to run job reports so we know who is/isn't volunteering. If you do not volunteer two meets in a row, your child will not be allowed to swim in the next meet. We really don't want to enact this rule, so please sign up!
4. Volunteer sign-ups will close on Tuesdays, when swimmer declaration closes. If something comes up and you are unable to volunteer, you must contact Sheri or Katie ASAP!
5. Most volunteers need to arrive at 5pm which is 30 minutes before the meet begins, however, first shift bullpen and a few other jobs need to arrive when the swimmers report to the pool (4pm for home meets/4:30 for away meets), so read the job descriptions carefully.
6. At the beginning of each meet, you will sign in at the volunteer table. We will provide any materials you need and tell you where to go. We will be at the check-in table during shift change as well.

Volunteer sign-ups for the entire season will go live Sunday, May 21st at 8pm. This includes sign-ups for time trials, which are next week, 5/24! We strongly recommend reviewing the job descriptions beforehand so you have an idea of what you'd like to do. If you have any questions about a job, don't hesitate to reach out to Sheri (703-505-5660) or Katie (636-288-1358).

We are looking forward to a fun swim season!