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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The big question is what do your clubs do when it is your superstars who have parents that can't (or won't) volunteer?[/quote]

I can’t speak for other pools, but it’s a non issue at our pool. Those are typically the parents who volunteer the most. They’re the team reps, the refs, the stroke and turn judges and the data coordinators. They volunteer at A meets, divisionals and and all stars. A few are even on the pool board (in addition to doing the above mentioned jobs). They pull their weight…and then some. [/quote]

Same at our pool. The last names you see with multiple kids in every A meet and going to divisionals are the same last names as the official, lead timer, starter, announcer, team reps, etc.  If there are families who rarely volunteer, it’s the ones that are on vacation for 2 of the 6 weeks of season, whose kids come to 25% of the total practices and show up to swim 2 B meets.

Next year my kids will both be young in their age group. I am hoping to find a family with kids who swim all the A meets and see if they will swap with me.  I’d gladly work double shifts every A meet while my kids are at home if my “buddy family” would work 2 shifts every B meet so I can focus on watching my kids. [/quote]

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