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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My big problem with TOLL at this meet is that they assigned timers to each club based on participant count, and nobody signed up from certain clubs.  They said they would pull the coaches to time, they did not. They asked, and asked, and asked the general public to time.

Stop begging, pulling on heartstrings, making me feel like a jerk because I won’t time today when I’m signed up to time tomorrow.  Let the coaches reach out to their group of parents.

It’s not everybody’s problem, it’s team X’s problem.

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Yes. Don't send out all caps emails with the plan, then throw the plan out and start guilting/begging right away.[/quote]

Probably the only thing that would really get parents attention is not letting their kids swim if the timers for their team aren’t filled. Your team has two slots to fill to time. You don’t have the 2 timers. Your team’s kids don’t swim until your timers are at a block with a watch or a clipboard. Any kid that misses a swim because of this, misses their swim. They can’t make up swims later in the session or meet. They just forfeit that event. Timers would have to slide around to different blocks to time the kids whose parents did step up in the meantime. Watch what happens when the kids realize their team has 40 swimmers in a session and can’t get two parents to time. The problem will be solved with a quickness. The pressure to time needs to come from the kids, not the coaches or meet director.

Or let parents pay someone to time for them if they have to. I’ll time 3 hours for someone else’s team for $75. Not kidding. That’ll pay for most of a hoodie.

Please tell me what is wrong with this idea.
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NP - I’m all for it.  I timed at every meet my kids swam during their first year of club, before I became certified at S&T.  Then I officiated at every meet.  If every family volunteered at least ONCE per season, this would not be a problem.  The number of parents who never volunteer is staggering.  I have zero patience for them.[/quote]

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