FAST Team Support Information
2022-23 Team Support Requirements
| Description |
Team Support Sessions Owed |
| Families whose swimmers are in Nova ................................................................................................................. |
0 |
| Families whose swimmers are in Fireball .............................................................................................................. |
4 |
| Families whose swimmers are in Hammerhead ................................................................................................... |
5 |
| Families with one swimmer in Arete, Senior, Discovery, Challenge, Ascend, Tigershark .................................... |
9 |
| Families with more than one swimmer in Arete, Senior, Discovery, Challenge, Ascend, Tigershark, Hammerhead or Fireball |
12 |
| High School Group Swimmer ................................................................................................................................. |
2 |
**Families not interested in working team support hours throughout the season, can opt for a “lump sum buyout” at the time they register for the team. The buyout prices are as follows: Fireball = $300, Hammerhead = $400, all other groups = $800, multi swimmer families = $1100 Families taking this option must commit to it by October 1 and complete payment prior to December 1. No refunds will be given in the event the swimmer leaves the team prior to the end of the season. FAST reserves the right to limit the number of “buyouts” to the first 20 families selecting this option.
Team Support Coordinator (Responsible for tracking meet support hours)
Contact Laura Grissom at [email protected]
Meet Support Coordinator (Responsible for coordinating sign-ups for meets)
Contact Carrie Mania at [email protected]
FAST Meet Support Positions
Team Support FAQ
Which meets can I earn Team Support Credit?
FAST Team Support credit is earned at a FAST hosted meet. There are some away meets in which FAST is expected to provide timers. Families will earn 0.5 credits for volunteer positions requested by the meet support coordinator. Volunteers at Districts, Silver State, and State do not earn FAST meet support credit due to requirements from Colorado Swimming.
How can we check our team support balance?
- Go to the FAST website fortcollinsareaswimteam.org
- Sign into your account
- Click on your name in the upper right corner
- Click on My Account on the black left side menu
- Choose the Invoices & Payments option from the menu
- Click the Service Hours tab at the top of the page
- Your volunteer history will be listed as well as the remaining balance (note the scroll bar at the bottom of the page to see the balance column)
Meet-Related Positions
See below for a brief description of the duties for the various meet support positions that must be filled at FAST hosted swim meets or for team events and administration.
Announcer
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 15 min prior to warmups
Announces opening of warm ups, start of meet, first call/last call and any general information to the public during the meet.
Backup Timer
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 45 min prior to meet start
Starts 2 stopwatches at the start of each race in a session to provide back up timing if needed.
Clerk of Course-Lead
Credit: 1.5
Arrival Time: 15 min prior to warmups
Experienced- Responsible for helping check in volunteers and coaches. When meet begins, responsible for getting 10 and under swimmers lined up by event, heat, and lane.
Clerk of Course-Support
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 30 Min prior to start
Assists Lead Clerk of Course with heating 10 and under swimmers and getting them behind the blocks.
Head Timer
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 45 min prior to the meet start
Must be 18+. Organizes clipboards and lane timer sheets. Distributes dolphins, stop watches, and lane timer sign up sheets at timer meeting. Gives any additional instructions to timers before the start of the meet. Starts the dolphin timers for each race of session.
Hospitality
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 15 minutes prior to warmups
Make sure the hospitality room is stocked throughout the session for the coaches and volunteers. Brings drinks/snacks on deck for coaches, officials and timers throughout the meet. Assists in the kitchen with food prep.
Hospitality Director/ Hospitality Co-Director
Credit: varies
Arrival Time: varies
Hospitality Director/Kitchen Manager Checklist
Responsible for arranging, planning, and presenting food, beverages and snacks for a SINGLE home meet. It is expected that the volunteer will attend all sessions of the meet and assist with hospitality.
Lane Timer
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 30 minutes prior to meet start
Time each heat with a dolphin, stop watch, and pickle. Writes down times on lane timer sheets. Lane timers must be 12 or older.
Meet Computer
Credit: 1.5
Arrival Time: Start of warmups
Enters relay teams and deck seeded swimmers into meet computer, compares timer sheets to console printouts to verify swimmer times and makes adjustments as necessary on meet computer, posts results at meet, prints award labels for awards, provides meet results to coaches on disk or flash drive (provided by coaches).
**Must have completed 1 or more FAST meet training session(s) and feel confident in running the system solo.
Meet Set Up
Credit: 0.5
Arrival Time: 2 hours prior to Friday warm up session.
Physical labor involved. Must be able to lift 25 lbs. Assists with table and chair set up as well as any other setup indicated by the session director.
Meet Tear Down
Credit: 0.5
Arrival Time: Last 30 minutes of Sunday afternoon session.
Physical labor involved. Must be able to lift 25 lbs. Assists with taking down and putting away tables and chairs and any other tasks indicated by the session director.
Runner
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 10 minutes prior to meet start.
Collect lane timer sheets after each event and deliver to the computer table. Must be 12 years or older.
Safety Marshal
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: start of warmups
Safety Director/Meet Marshal Checklist
Must be 18 or older. Monitors swim meet for accidents and misconduct of swimmers, coaches or the general public.
Timing Console
Credit: 1.5
Arrival Time: 45 Min prior to meet start
Experienced - Responsible for running the timing system
**Must have completed 1 or more FAST meet training session(s) and feel confident in running the system solo.
Video Feed Lead
Credit: 1.5
Arrival Time: 45 Min prior to meet start
Experienced - Responsible for running the live video stream.
**Must have completed 1 or more FAST meet training session(s) and feel confident in running the system solo.
Video Feed Support
Credit: 1.0
Arrival Time: 15 Min prior to meet start
Assists in running the live video stream.
Meet Officials
**These positions require training and certification through USA Swimming, but have their own schedule of Team Support credits found HERE. To become an official, please see Becoming an Official under the Parent Info tab on the homepage of the website.
Team Administration/Event Positions
Awards Coordinator
Maintains/stores inventory of FAST awards; works with Meet Director to procure appropriate awards for each FAST-hosted meet; coordinates with Coaches to distribute awards from non-FAST meets to swimmer folders.
Event Coordinators
Each FAST special event requires a coordinator. Special events include the Spring Banquet, Summer Picnic/Annual Meeting, July 4th Parade, and other events.
Team Support Coordinator/Assistant
Responsible for securing meet support volunteers for all home meets during the season. The Assistant works with the Meet Support Coordinator to secure meet support volunteers for all home meets during the season.
Website Manager
Manages, updates, and maintains all information on the FAST website.
