This is a reminder to all parents of their timekeeping obligations.
Volunteer Agreement
I acknowledge and agree to perform volunteer duties when requested or rostered to do so by Arena Swim Club Inc. I understand that failure to honour my responsibility for volunteer duties may result in my child or children’s meet entries being declined for future swim meets, suspension or cancellation of membership.
The following points are important:-
If your child has entered a swim meet, you should expect to be rostered for timekeeping or other duties as directed by the Meet Director;
If you are rostered for time keeping at an Arena Race Session or Top Gun session – you are required to stay for the duration of the meet;
Despite the best efforts of the volunteer coordinator, your allocated time keeping slot may not always coincide with the time your child is swimming;
The number of volunteer slots allocated to the club is based on the number of swims per club; and not the number of swimmers or families participating;
Volunteer Rosters are published on the web site and Facebook so that all registered club members are able to check prior to the commencement of a meet. It is your responsibility to check the roster for duties allocated to you.
If you are unsure about the duties to be performed, it is your responsibility to check with other Arena parents or coaches to ensure you are prepared to fulfil your allocated role. None of the duties are difficult or complex.
It is your responsibility to arrange a substitute if you are unable to fill the allocated time slot.
If you take another family’s swimmer to a meet, you may be required to also fill that swimmer’s parent’s allocated volunteer role (hopefully, their parent has already pre-arranged a substitute).
There will be occasions when you will be asked to undertake duties in addition to those allocated to you on the time keeping roster.
If you decide to leave the meet early, and before you have fulfilled your volunteer obligation, you are responsible for arranging a substitute.
The Arena Swim Club acknowledges that swimmers who have obtained a drivers licence are likely to drive themselves to swim meets and that parents may not attend. In this situation, parents will no longer be rostered for volunteer duties at minor race meets and ASC Race Sessions.
Parents of self-drive swimmers will be rostered for State Age and Open Championships; and are expected to be available for timekeeping or other allocated roles in the event that their child has qualified for finals in the evening session.
Many Thanks