Parent Responsibilities
Coaches and a volunteer parent group (led by the Parent Council) run the CCB Swordfish swim team.
Parent participation is vital to the development and maintenance of a successful swim team. No team can succeed without strong parent participation, volunteering, supporting the swimmers, serving as role models, etc.
Below please find the general expectations of parents as well as specific volunteer responsibilities.
General Expectations
Parents are expected to:
- Support their swimmers in their efforts, including full participation and on-time attendance
- Serve as role models for all the children on the team, demonstrating good sportsmanship at all times toward coaches, officials, opponents and teammates;
- Support coaches' decisions, discussing any questions with coach(es) in private
- Volunteer to perform the different duties required at swim meets;
- Fulfill duties on parent council if asked
- Assist the team as possible in other ways
Additionally, one adult family member is expected to work as a parent-volunteer at
a minimum of four meets (may be "home" and/or "away" meets) or, in lieu of committing to
volunteer work at meets,
may contribute $280.00, generally to be submitted with your child's application/registration
Parent Duties and Responsibilities at Home Meets
Volunteer positions at home meets include:
Timers:
- Report to pool 30 minutes prior to start of meet. Gather stop watch, pen and clipboard.
- Timer's meeting will be held before start of meet to review the rules and lane assignments
- Ask swimmer to tell you their name (don't ask if they are "so and so" as a nervous swimmer may say yes to anything) and confirm that they are in the correct lane and heat
- Wait for flash from starting system or horn sound to begin stopwatch. Stop the watch when swimmer touches the wall on the last length. An electronic button stop mechanism is also present, and you must push the button at the same time as you stop the watch.
Runner:
- Report to pool 30 minutes prior to meet
- Attend timers meeting to be identified
- Collect completed time sheet from timers and deliver to scorer
- Collect disqualification slips from Stroke and Turn Officials
Scorers:
- Report to pool before start of meet to set up computer scoring system
- Collect event sheets from runner
- Keep running score of the meet
- Ensure results are posted
Ribbon Writers:
- Apply sticker results to the award ribbons
- Place completed team ribbons in team envelopes
Deck Parent
- Supervise and organize the 10 & under groups
- Sort swimmers into heats and lanes
Starter and Meet Referee (Trained volunteer):
Stroke and Turn Official (Trained volunteer):
- Judges strokes and turns
- Record infraction on disqualifications slips
- Inform Referee of swimmers' infractions
- Inform coaches of infraction (as possible)
Concessionaires:
- Arrive and set-up concession table at least 1/2 hour prior to meet start.
- Manage cash drawer for event
- Help Clean up after end of meet.
- Be aware of swimming events so you don't miss your child's races!
Parent Duties and Responsibilities at Away Meets
- We will need to supply timers and stroke and turn officials at all away meets
- The State meet assigns certain jobs to each team each year-the team is responsible to fill these positions which are generally posted prior to meet
Other Notes:
- Parents are not allowed on deck unless working. This is strictly enforced at away meets and can, if disregarded, lead to fines for the team
- Dress for the tropics: shorts, t-shirts and sandals recommended.
- Deck is loud - earplugs recommended for sensitive ears.
- Wear shoes when you're not on deck and leave the area.
- Cheer on the team
- Have fun!
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