VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT

EACH MARLIN FAMILY is required to commit to and complete three (3) volunteer shifts per single swimmer family.  Families with two or more swimmers will be asked to complete five (5) volunteer shifts. However, we may need to ask families with three or more swimmers to work one additional shift. We will let you know when volunteer sign-up is open.

Our team is run by volunteers. Some of our families choose to volunteer all season (and beyond) on our Board, which we encourage and appreciate. The Board plans and coordinates our meets and events, hires coaches, and works with the SHRSL to make our team run. But when it comes to swim meet days, it takes about 100 volunteers per meet to run an efficient and successful meet, so we need everyone!

HOW TO BE A VOLUNTEER

Our meets are generally held on Monday evenings.  Specific meet timing information is emailed and posted on our website before each meet, but for planning purposes, expect that first-half volunteers usually arrive around 4:30 PM to begin a shift at 5:00 PM, and second-half volunteers begin a shift around 7:00 PM. Times vary for home and away meets.

Any adult member of your family may volunteer at our meets.  A few jobs, like Stroke Judge, require in-person training, but most of our jobs are easily learned from our experienced volunteers.  Most jobs are half-meet jobs, except Age Group Parent, which lasts for the whole meet.  Certain volunteer jobs require a background check performed by the league.  Background checks are good for 3 years.  You will be contacted with additional information if a background check is required.

We understand that fitting volunteer shifts into your busy family and work schedule requires planning. As you plan, remember that you may volunteer for both halves of the same meet, and/or you can have more than one volunteer from your family work during the same half-meet shift, filling separate volunteer jobs.

Arriving on time for your chosen shifts is required for your volunteer commitment. If you are unsure about which jobs might be best for your family’s volunteers, our VP of Volunteers are happy to suggest jobs that best match your needs.

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP

We will let you know when the volunteer sign-ups have been posted.  Swimmers will not be allowed to participate in meets until parents have completed the volunteer sign up.  It is also team policy that if the assigned volunteer does not work his/her volunteer shifts at any meet or find a replacement, his/her swimmer/s may not be heated at the next meet.  It is NOT the team's responsibility to find a replacement. 

POST-SEASON MEETS

If your swimmer(s) is entered into a Post-Season Meet, your family is required to work 1 shift per meet. If there is a greater need for parent participation, a family with multiple swimmers may be asked to work 2 shifts.