2026 Swim Team volunteer requirement
Greater Seattle Summer Swim League is a parent and volunteer-run organization. NPSC requires a volunteer commitment from each swim team family of at least 12 hours of volunteer service for the 2026 summer season. For Speedy Sixer only families, the commitment is 4 hours for the 2026 season. If your swimmer chooses to only participate in practices, the volunteer commitment is 4 hours. For Post Season Swimmers, an additional 2 hours may be required.
Anyone may fulfill volunteer hours (family friend, nanny, grandparents, child over 13 years old upon approval, etc.), but they must be signed up under the family’s account to receive credit. Prior worked volunteer hours cannot be donated to another family. Before each volunteer shift, the volunteer must sign in at the pool.
I understand that if I cannot make my volunteer shift after signing up and the volunteer sign-up window has closed, it is my responsibility to find a replacement volunteer. If I do not show up for a volunteer shift that I signed up for, I understand there is a penalty fee of $100 per occurrence.
I understand that volunteers must not be under the influence of alcohol or any impairing substances while fulfilling their duties. If a volunteer is found to be intoxicated, they will be asked to leave their position immediately and will be charged the no-show fee and $50/hour for each missed hour.
I understand that if I do not perform these hours, I will be charged $50 for each hour my family is short at the end of the season.
I understand that if I have an extenuating circumstance preventing me from completing my hours for the year, I will contact the swim team coordinators for assistance. I understand that I must communicate with them before the first meet or as soon as possible in the case of an unexpected life event.
SWIM TEAM PARENT VOLUNTEER JOBS
Our volunteers are an important and valued part of our NPSC swim team family and play a key role to help home swim meets run smoothly. We cannot host meets without the help of our swim team families. If your child participates on the swim team, it is mandatory that each family sign up to volunteer at least 11 hours during the season.
Please sign up for your volunteer jobs for the season here: Volunteer Sign Ups
VOLUNTEER JOBS: Below are the specific ways you can volunteer.
- Swim Meet Announcer – Welcomes and introduces teams, coaches, officials, calls events up.
- Starter – Starts event after announcer calls, commands swimmers, begins race.
- Head Timer* – Coordinates timers for home meets, instructs and assigns timers to lanes, assists with lane judging.
- Lane Timers – Three per lane; time and record swimmers times. Two shifts.
- Meet Referee, Chief Judge/runner & Stroke and Turn Judges* – Observes starts, swims, turns and finishes.
- Ribbon – Sets up ribbon supplies, labels them and sorts them for opposing team & into GSSC ribbons box.
- Data Entry*– Sets up the meet file exchange, formats meet line-up, prints off heat sheets before/during the meet and enter race information during the meet.
- Scoring table- collect timing data from runner and prepare for computer entry.
- Concessions – Many positions needed from set up, cooking, serving, cashier and cleanup to sell food/beverages in concessions during home meets/matches.
- Runner – Distributes and collects timers’ heat sheets during the meets.
- Volunteer Check in- make sure that all signed up volunteers are signed in and ready.
- Set up/tear down – Help set up the meet or help clean up and put away equipment.
*Jobs that are starred require prior experience or training. If you are interested in these positions, please contact our swim team coordinators or ask during a meet.
Our swim team coordinators can be contacted here: [email protected]
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