Resources/Volunteer Information
CODE OF CONDUCT
Swimmers and parents should practice good sportsmanship and show respect for their teammates, opponents, officials, coaches and fans. Disruptive behavior at practice is not fair to the coaches and other swimmers and will not be tolerated. Coaches have the discretion of removing a swimmer from practice, meet or team who do not demonstrate appropriate behavior. Please review the Code of Conduct with your swimmers and return it before June 21st.
A Photo release form is also included on the Code of Conduct form. Team photographers will be taking photos of the swimmers at meets and other team events for sharing.
SWIM TEAM PARENT ORGANIZATION
PARENT ROLE: Parent volunteers under the administration of the coaches, pool manager, and the Township Pool Commission support The Pleasant Valley Swim Team. The participation and cooperation of every family is critical to the success of the program. We need at least 34 parent volunteers to run a home dual meet. Regular Team parents are required to volunteer 4 times for dual meets, either home or away, intrasquad meets and/or social events.
*Team Presidents: Organize all volunteers and serve as parent liaison with the coaches, pool manager, pool commission, and the directors of the Morris County summer swim league.
*Treasurer – handles the finances of the team not covered by the Recreation Department.
*Computer/Statistics: Records all swim times after dual meets, sets up Meet manager for meet of champions, prints labels for ribbons.
*Pep Rally Chairpersons: Orders bagels, organizes volunteers and activities. Has a committee and works with the coaches.
*Awards Picnic Chairpersons: Organizes final awards picnic, purchases gifts for coaches and key volunteers. Has a committee to help.
*Officials Chairperson – Contacts all our parent officials and arranges coverage for swim meets.
*Meet of Champions Director & Coordinator: works with Team Presidents to plan, organize and run the 12 & Under Meet of Champions.
*Publicity: Submits articles to Bernardsville News and the Basking Ridge Patch reporting the results of the swim meets. Can have a committee.
*Sportswear Chairpersons: Organizes and distributes sportswear.
*Refreshments: For Dual Meets arranges for sale of food and drinks. For Intrasquad, arranges for donuts and drinks for the swimmers.
*Ribbon Writer – Labels ribbons after meets and distributes to the swimmers.
*Bulletin Board – Updates Pool Swim Team Bulletin Board with info, photos and results.
LOOKING for parents to chair or volunteer: All positions are open but we especially need Pep Rally, Publicity, sportswear, Bulletin Board, and end of the season banquet please contact Agnes or Paola to sign up.
SWIM MEET VOLUNTEER JOBS
*Starter-Referee/Stroke & Turn Judge: Officials for dual and championship meets who run the events and evaluate swimmers for proper starts, strokes, and turns. This position requires certification provided by the Morris County League, YMCA or USS swim organizations.
*Across the Board Judge: Determines the order of finish of each race. This position does not require certification. Need 1 per Dual Meet.
*Timer: Assigned to a lane uses a stopwatch to record the swimmer's time for each race. May be required to record the swimmer's time on appropriate lane tickets, and include name, team, event, gender, and age group. Need 8 for home, 6 -8 for away meets.
*Runner: Collect the lane ticket from the timers and place judges and bring them to the scoring table in HEAT AND LANE order. Need 2 per home meet.
*Scorer: Records each swimmer’s time and finish place and tallies score of official races. Need 2 for home and away meets.
*Marshalls: Organizes 12 & Under swimmers and lines them up behind the starting block at the time of the race. Helps coaches run an efficient meet and so swimmers don't miss their events.
*Refreshments: Sell refreshments at home dual meets. Need 4-5 for home meets.
*Photographer: Take photos of PVP swimmers both during the race and around the pool. Need 1for all PVP meets.
*Bakers: Bake, & package individual baked goods for sale at home meets. Need 3 per home meet.
Volunteer sign-ups will be done exclusively through our team website. Please check your calendar and sign up for the jobs you prefer under the Volunteer tab. It is difficult and stressful for the team presidents to find volunteers while trying to get a meet started.
We need all parents to help make this season great for all your swimmers. We can’t run the meet unless all the volunteer spots are full. Thank you!
