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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not signing my kids up for swim team - so saying I don't respect an activity that somehow needs 36 parent volunteers to run a swim meet -- that's just information in case you'd like to know  -- you all sound crazy needing so many volunteers.

If the system doesn't work -- change it.[/quote]

That’s the thing- this isn’t unique to swim. Every year our rec sports league is begging for parents to volunteer to coach. And that’s only 2 parents needed for a dozen kids or so.[/quote]

DP. Yes it is. You really can’t see the difference between needing 2 volunteers to coach a rec team or be team managers in other sports and the roughly 20-25 (or more) volunteers needed at EACH swim meet??  Another difference is that your kid won’t get kicked off the rec team if you don’t volunteer to coach, yet you are fine kicking kids off the swim team if their parents don’t volunteer. Should we presume that you are volunteering for every single sport and activity your kids do since you feel so strongly about it?

PP is right that all of you sound crazy advocating for a system that clearly isn’t working any longer. There have been suggestions on this thread about how to address this and every single one got shot down essentially because “that’s just not how it is.” [/quote]

My kids play rec soccer. Each game there are essentially 3 volunteers- 2 coaches and a parent to bring snacks. 3 volunteers for 10 players.

Summer swim meets require roughly 30 volunteers, split with the other team we need to provide 15-16 of them for 180 swimmers.

15-16 volunteers for roughly 80-120 swimmers at the average A meet for each team. There’s no reason to not have enough volunteers.

Are you really adverse to volunteering and being involved with your children’s activities? [/quote]

My kids used to play rec soccer too. There is absolutely no need for a snack volunteer. One perfect example of a completely unnecessary volunteer role. Our rec teams decided to do away with snack when people didn’t want to bring any.

I lead my DD’s Girl Scout troop and my DH is the team manger for our DS’s club sports team. Both of these roles are very time consuming. And no, I’d rather not stand outside in the blazing sun in 90 degree weather for hours to be a timer or run the snack bar (again why is a snack bar even necessary??). I’ve been a timer on many occasions but it’s absolutely miserable and the teams do nothing to make it more comfortable for the volunteers. We had 2 people pass out last year due to heat. This (and the attitudes of the swim moms as displayed here) are why people want nothing to do with volunteering for this particular activity.

So why not figure out a way to make it easier and more comfortable for people to get involved instead of bashing them for not being as into swim as you are? [/quote]

Tell me you’re a millennial without telling me you’re a millennial!! lol [/quote]

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