50/50 Raffle Tickets (1) - View Video

• sell tickets and collect money throughout the evening for the 50/50 raffle;
• keep the announcer informed about how much money is in the raffle;
• pull the winning ticket, and give 50 % to the winner and 50% to the concession stand to turn into the Treasurer.

Announcer (1)

• communicate to swimmers, officials and observers over the public access system;
• welcomes the visiting team to our pool;
• introduce the officials for the evening;
• call each event so the meet flows smoothly;
• announce team scores throughout the evening;
• announce the 50/50 Raffle money collected and encourage ticket sales.

PS - There is a script for this!

Note: Some training required, please talk to a Typhoons Board member for details.

Clerk of Course (2) - View Video

• Two people work together to line up our swimmers, in the order they must swim, in front of the blocks.
• The announcer calls for each gender/age group for each event to report to the Clerk of Course.
• You are assisted by the Kid Pushers with organizing the swimmers according to the coach's event sheets, which show the Heat and Lane assignments for each swimmer.
• This position is mobile, primarily at the starting point.

Concessions Cashier (4+) * Home meets only

• work the concession stand, where the team sells food and drinks for everyone during the meet.
• handle all cash/Venmo transactions
• assist the grillmasters in plating and serving food as needed.
• Helps count money at end of meet

Grillmaster (1-2) * Home meets only

• work with the other two grillmasters to determine who will be in charge each meet;
• the in-charge person for the meet must begin grilling at 4:30 and work in 30-minute shifts, rotating between grilling, plating, and taking a break;
• the in-charge person is responsible for setting up the grill, making sure you have gas for the grill, and cleaning the grill after each meet.

Heat Ribbon Distributor (1-2) - View Video

• stand at the end of the pool, opposite the starting blocks, and pass out ribbons to Heat winners and other swimmers;
• encourage and congratulate them as they come out of the water;
• ribbons are only distributed to the children swimming one length of the pool. In other words, 11 & Up does not receive heat ribbons.

Home Meet Set-Up (6) - View Video

• Must arrive ~1 hour prior to warm up
• Set-Up Concession tents, tables, coolers, food, beverages, etc.
• Assist coaches with getting the pool set up and ready for the meet.
• Anything else that needs to be done to be ready for the meet to start.

Home Meet Clean-Up (6) - View Video

• Break down concessions & return items to storage
• Assist the lifeguard with replacing chairs around the pool deck.
• Assist coaches with taking down flags, starting blocks, etc
• Take trash & recycling out to bins in the parking lot
• Take trash to the curb for pick-up, and recycling if applicable
• Anything else that is needed to return the pool to normal conditions.

Kid Pusher (3-4) - View Video

• Assist the Clerk of Course in gathering and lining up the swimmers in order of their events according to the coach's event sheets.
• Once the swimmers are gathered and lined up in event order, you bring them to the Clerk of Course to line up behind the blocks. 

Ribbon Writer (1) - View Video

• Write the swimmer’s name and event on the back of each place ribbon.
• Results are received on the main event sheets after the scorer has recorded the necessary information.
• Ribbons and a roster are supplied for each team.

NOTE: Do not pass these ribbons out to swimmers. If you have time, you can file the ribbons in the swimmer's box.  If not, give it to the Swimmer’s Box Coordinator for filing.

Runner (1) - View Video

• take the event sheets from the Clerk of Course to the Recorder, and from the Recorder to the Scorer;
• this is a mobile position.

Meet Administrator (1) - View Video

• Responsible for entering meet information into Meet Maestro.

Note: Some training required, please talk to a Typhoons Board member for details.

Starter (1)

• must complete the required TSA Starters Clinic. Click here to see the schedule of clinics.
• stand at the starting end of the pool and command the swimmers to "take their mark" and signals the start of each Main Event and Heat. 

Stroke and Turn Judge (1-3)

• must complete the required TSA Stroke & Turn Clinic. Click here to see the schedule of clinics.
• observe the Main Event swimmers, looking for disqualifying motions. You must understand what to look for and disqualify swimmers with improper technique resulting in stroke violation(s);
• the Stroke and Turn Judge stands on the side of the pool and watches all lanes.

Timers (6)

• Each Timer is assigned a specific lane and only times the finish point of each race.
• Times and records all races, not just the main events.
• Number of timers may vary depending on away team requirements.