Last updated on May 17th, 2022 at 09:29 pm Delegate effectively at your next swim meet. These instructions help get you and the equipment manager on the same page if reviewed together. Click to see Mobile-Friendly Swim Meet Equipment Manager Instructions.
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Last updated on May 17th, 2022 at 09:29 pm Delegate effectively at your next swim meet. These instructions help get you and the equipment manager on the same page if reviewed together. This version is easy to edit. Click to see Mobile-Friendly Swim Meet Equipment Manager Instructions.
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Last updated on February 10th, 2023 at 03:29 pm A good swim meet starter can help the swimmers get a great start for their race. Of course, as with any part of their race, the swimmer is ultimately responsible. But few will question that a good starter can have a positive influence on an athlete’s
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Last updated on November 18th, 2022 at 12:34 pm “What are they going to do, fire me or dock my pay?” Some volunteers love to say this with a smile, others ask it as a serious question. It sheds light on the fact that working with volunteers is different from working with employees. Keith Ranney, a professional
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Last updated on March 20th, 2024 at 11:38 am Is there a simple, inexpensive way to increase the quality of training new stroke and turn swimming officials receive? Yes. Linda Eaton, of Colorado Swimming, created a half-page sheet with information for both trainees and trainers. How to Use Hard copy or soft, it’s easy to use
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Last updated on August 12th, 2020 at 04:46 pm Sam Scott, of Pacific Northwest Swimming, developed an incredible course to teach others how to set-up and run basic swim meets using Meet Manager 6.0. He designed this course for someone who knows Meet Manager to teach others. Unfortunately, not everyone asked to learn Meet Manager has access to someone
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Last updated on June 12th, 2023 at 10:03 pm The Problem: You’ve seen it before, the desperate last-minute scramble for swim meet lane timers. These essential meet workers collect and record race times as either a primary, or backup timing system. Correct times matter in swimming. Mere tenths or hundredths of a second decide an athlete’s placing and
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Last updated on August 12th, 2020 at 04:55 pm Sam Scott, of Pacific Northwest Swimming, has developed an incredible course to teach others how to set-up and run basic swim meets using Meet Manager 6.0. The course materials are below. Sam recommends a person experienced with Meet Manager use them to teach others how to set up and
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Last updated on February 10th, 2024 at 12:22 pm Why not make an Officials Stroke Briefing fun? Just like the popular game show, this fun and educational swim meet officials’ stroke briefing features an Answer/Question format. The presenter reads the “answer,” and the officials reply with the “question.” Add extra fun by sharing a small
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Last updated on August 5th, 2023 at 08:19 am How Can Planning Style affect Safety? Often those planning and running swim meets are what I call, “Overworked and Underpaid.” This means they have way more work to do than available time or energy to do it. It also means that what they are giving has more value
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Last updated on April 24th, 2023 at 04:58 pm It takes a lot of people to run a great swim meet. One way to increase the number of volunteers is to understand The Willing and Able Continuum. At any given time, each person falls somewhere on it. For most, their placement on the continuum is capable of
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Last updated on September 12th, 2022 at 12:09 pm Here’s a list to help with delegation. Make sure you and your swim meet equipment manager are on the same page by reviewing an instruction page together. You’ll find sample instructions below in various formats. Modify as needed. For more, see Swim Meet Equipment and Supplies
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