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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you've received a lot of decent advice above! Come prepared for the snack bar (for both kids) and agree on UNO or another waterproof simple game. I would think that your swimmer will probably be 50-50 with the team and with you so taking a volunteer role where you can be present for both kids will be the challenge.

As a long time MCSL swimmer's parent, volunteer jobs I can think of that could accommodate a younger child (from my perspective) include: ribbon writer (sticking labels onto ribbons), [b]clerk of course (I'm sure there will be many opinions about this - organizing the kids before they swim)[/b], runner (collects timer slips from timers and gives them to automation) and possibly concessions (depends on how LB runs it - if there is a cashier position but this can be hectic). Outside of meet jobs are probably best - at our pool there are plenty of pre-meet (even the day before) food pick up tasks and we have set-up the meet options. [/quote]

DP and frequent clerk of course - there is no way in fresh hell you could capably clerk while managing a preschooler.  You're actively looking for kids, often in crowded, unfamiliar spaces, lining them up, interacting with the other teams' clerks, etc.  Please, no.

I honestly don't think any during-meet volunteer roles can be done decently with a young kid, unless that kid is extraordinarily docile.  The pre-meet Costco run is your best bet, for sure, plus any other roles your team has that are asynchronous with meets.[/quote]

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