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Practical tips for working with volunteers at swim meets and beyond
“Volunteers don’t get paid. Not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.”
Sherry Anderson
Training Swim Meet Volunteers
Swim meet volunteers come with a variety of experience. Often, they have little or no…
Timer Instructions: A Swim Meet Must
Competitive swimmers come to meets to get times, experience, and have fun. Therefore, swim meet…
Swim Meet Workers: How Many Do You Need?
The task seems easy enough, get your officials, grab a bunch of people to time…
Swim Meet Worker Job List and Descriptions
Why have a list of swim meet worker job titles and descriptions? Aren’t timers the…
Advice From Hawaii: Treat Swim Meet Volunteers Like Family
“What are they going to do, fire me or dock my pay?” Some volunteers love…
Got Timers? Supporting Swim Meet Timers
The Problem: You’ve seen it before, the desperate last-minute scramble for swim meet lane timers….
Motivate People to Time at Swim Meets
Why would someone want to time at a swim meet, and what keeps people from…
Recruit Volunteers Before a Swim Meet
Swim meets have a way of creeping up on meet planners. We know the meet…
Pre-Swim Meet Volunteer Recruiting: Why Do It?
Stress and time. Why is it that we always have plenty of stress and never…
8 Ways to Ask for Swim Meet Timers
At a swim meet and need timers? Here are eight ways you, or someone else,…
Volunteer Management at Swim Meets
A well-marked, easy-to-find table with helpful, friendly staff can greatly improve the swim meet volunteer…
Create an Online Volunteer Sign-up
Imagine having a place where willing volunteers can sign up to work your swim meet…