Hamlet Green Feet

The Hamlet Swim Team - aka the "Green Feet" - is a completely volunteer-run organization that cannot exist without parental involvement. Every family is expected to participate. If you have a swimmer you must volunteer. There are volunteer roles that can be fulfilled during the week, during practices, only online, or only at swim events. There is a position you can do. Please reach out to the team reps if you have any questions.

All families are expected to have one family member volunteer at every meet in which they have a swimmer(s).

If you cannot volunteer at a meet in which your child is swimming, please contact the team rep to discuss.

Thank you in advance for your support of the Green Feet!

HAMLET IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TIMERS, OFFICIALS, CLERK OF COURSE AND MARSHALS AT ALL HOME AND AWAY MEETS. SNACK BAR AND GRILL ARE ONLY REQUIRED FOR HOME MEETS. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR BOTH A & B MEETS.

DAY OF MEETS (ZERO experience needed):

Timers - Use a stopwatch to time the swimmer in a lane from start to finish. No previous experience necessary!

Table Runner - Take timecards & disqualification (DQ) slips from the Chief Timer and bring them to the Place Recorder & Table Workers

Clerk of Course - Help to organize heats by seating swimmers on numbered benches and walking them to their assigned swim lanes.

Deck Marshal - Supervise the designated pool area from warm-ups to the end of the meet to ensure quiet and appropriate behavior.

Table Worker - Work with timecards and Disqualification (DQ) slips.

A-Meet Ribbons - Attach stickers onto ribbons during/after the meet & file them into the swimmers’ family Green Feet Mailbox (folder). Saturday meet ribbons filed by Sat pm; Monday meet & Personal Best ribbons filed on Tues am.

Snack Bar - Help set up and staff the snack bar during meets.

Grilling/Grill Sales - Grill, wrap, and sell burgers/hot dogs at meets.

OTHER VOLUNTEER POSITIONS (no experience needed):

B Meet Ribbon: Tuesday mornings, apply pre-printed labels to ribbons and sort into file folders

Pep Rally Coordinator: Organize 5 Pep Rally socials for parents

Volunteer Coordinator: Great for someone who can’t be on deck for meets. Involves checking sign up lists and sending emails during the week.

Pancake Breakfast helpers - Set-up & cook pancakes at the club house for all swim & dive team members at the end of each age group practice on Friday mornings. You do not need to volunteer for all Fridays for the summer, help when you can.

8 & under and 9-12 Party Coordinators - help coordinate and run our two age group parties!

Progressive Dinner (13&over) - Host (at your home) one of 4 courses: Appetizers, Salad, Main Course, Dessert. (Approximately 40 attendees)

Awards Banquet - Help plan and coordinate the End of the Season Banquet and Awards Night Party: Food & dessert, set-up, decorations etc.

Positions where training is needed:

PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE TEAM REPS IF YOU CAN HELP. WE NEED THESE ROLES FILLED TO KEEP THE SEASON RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

Stroke & Turn Officials, Relay Take-off Judges - NVSL training is provided with multiple dates to choose from. Must be NVSL trained. Multiple people are needed for every meet. You do not need to do every meet. If we have multiple people trained it will be a lighter lift.

Starter, Judge and Refs: These are advanced positions we are lucky to have filled currently, but we always need to be planning. If you are at all interested, please let us know.

Pancake Breakfast Coordinator: Help buy, plan and coordinate the Friday morning breakfasts.

Team Reps: We need A & B Meet reps to keep this ship afloat. Learning a season or two prior to doing this job is very helpful. If everyone takes a turn as a training rep, main rep, and teaching rep it will make the next few years more stable and a lighter load. Please reach out to the current team reps if you are interested.

Winter Team Rep: Organizing and planning for winter swim. If you have a young team member this is a great role with little lift. You will have to be on deck for them either way.

Grill Master: Buying, preparing and organizing all things grill. Job is currently filled, but if you are interested in learning the ropes let us know.

Master of Ceremonies: Announcing swimmer and events. This is a position that would benefit from a few seasons of training. Please let me know if you are interested.

Head Clerk of Course: Someone who had done clerk of course previously who is familiar with the process who can help train at B meets and be present for A meets this season. If you can’t come to B meets, if you would hold a session or two to help train a few volunteers this would be helpful. This position makes the difference in a slow vs. fast meet.