NSSC 25-26 Volunteer Assignments

Daily volunteers: Positions requiring training and USA Swimming Registrations: These positions will include reimbursement credit of USA Swimming registration fees, USA background check, and swim meet fees for up to 1 child.

Asst. Coach volunteers: Work under the supervision of the facility coach helping children with stroke techniques, starts and turns. Asst. coaches can be practicing coaches or meet coaches who help in the organization of the swimmers. Asst. Coach volunteering counts towards your parents’ volunteer responsibilities and meet fees being reimbursed for up to 1 child.

Clothing/ Equipment manager volunteers: Distribution, inventory and quality control of NSSC attire and equipment. 1-2 volunteers are needed at each pool. Schedule to be agreed to by head coach. Clothing/ Equipment volunteering counts towards your parent volunteer responsibilities and meet fees being reimbursed fees for up to 1 child.

 

Swim Meet Volunteers: Positions requiring training: These positions will include reimbursement of USA Swimming registration fees, USA background check, and swim meet fees for up to 1 child.  Travel reimbursement for New England Championship meets available based on fulfilling teamwork requirements at meet. Head Coach approval needed prior too.

Stroke and Turn Official: Enforce the rules of USA Swimming. Training and internship required.Check in 30 minutes prior to the session start.

Junior Official: For ages 16-18 years. Enforce the rules of USA Swimming. Training and internship required. Check in 30 minutes prior to the session start.

Timing Table System: Operate the timing system during swim meet. Training and internship required. Check in 15 minutes prior to the session starts.

 

Swim Meet Volunteers: Positions requiring attendance while your child competes. There are no reimbursements for these positions, but we need 1 parent/ guardian to help when their child is in attendance:

Head Timer: Organize activities related to timing and run the pre- session timer’s meeting. Act as on-deck intermediary between officials and lane timers, as needed. 

Lane Timers: Two per lane on deck throughout session. Time and record for each heat in all events in session. Check in 15 minutes prior to the session starts. 

Back-Up Timers: Start watch(es) at event start. Swap watches with lane timer in the event they fail to start their watch. Check in 15 minutes prior to the session starts.

Meet Runner: Collect and collate event sheets once they are complete and deliver them to timing table. Post event results, as needed. Other miscellaneous jobs on-deck, as needed. Check in 15 minutes prior to the session starts.

Hospitality: Help set up and oversee the food and drinks that are ordered for the coaches and officials. Bring coaches and officials with water on deck, as needed. Check in 30 minutes prior to the session starts.

Meet Marshall: Make sure all facility rules are followed. Responsible for the safety of all at the pool. Check in 30 minutes prior to the session starts.

Meet Photographer: Get photos/videos from all parts of the meet (warm up, starts, swims, finishes, all strokes, all ages, etc). Additional information to come.

2025-2026 NSSC Volunteer Reimbursement Policy:

 

Assistant coaches, Officials, Clothing/ Equipment managers and timing table volunteers: NSSC supports any parent who would like to help in a trained position. NSSC will reimburse your USA Swimming registration, uniforms, background check and NSSC HOSTED swim meet fees throughout the year for 1 child. Reimbursement credits will be issued on receipt of payments and completion of sessions worked, verified by Head Coach. Reimbursement credits will be placed on family accounts and have no monetary value.

 

USA Swim Meet Volunteer Non-Compliance: All parents are expected to help with hosted swim meet operations or scheduled work assignments at travel meets when their child is participating. A fine of 200.00 per swim meet will be placed to your account for a non-worked session or incomplete session of work. If you have a conflict during your child's session, you are responsible for being proactive. Please contact the Parent Work Assigner Mat O'Brien, one week in advance to arrange to make up your session responsibility, help prior to or after the swim meet.