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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Superior beings,
If you don't want kids with non-volunteer parents on your swim team, then make it SUPER CLEAR that enrollment is limited to parent volunteer families only. Drop kids whose parent doesn't occupy a volunteer role in the first A or B meet.

I feel like the leagues are shaming me because I can only volunteer part-time. I can't volunteer for every B meet during the season. I can't commit to judge training, like stroke and turn. But I do what I can with the time I have available.[/quote]

Teams absolutely make it super clear. And give numerous chances to back out. People know and just don’t care. Takers gonna take.[/quote]

My kid wants to swim, so I sign him up. I have other kids that play other sports, I have elderly parents that I’m the caretaker for, and I have a job. So I don’t volunteer. I offer to write a check for whatever, but I’m not denying my son an opportunity to swim because his grandparents are dying or I have to work. If it comes back to bite me, as previous posters have threatened, than that’s fine with me.

What exactly are we paying for with swim team sign up fees anyway? It’s not cheap. My other son plays little league, and for the $125 sign up fee they get a uniform, paid umpires, and an end of year party budget. For swim team I buy the swimsuits, volunteers run everything, and concession sales pay for social events. [/quote]

This is maddening. I am a single mom taking care of a child with special needs, two other kids, and an elderly parent who is in serious active treatment for a life threatening condition. I receive no financial support from ex-DH and have a high stress job.

I still make the time to volunteer for swim team because it's the decent thing to do. Do you really think that other families don't have a lot of things going on? If you are really overwhelmed talk to the team rep and work something out but you seem to have no sense of community or guilt which is pretty disgusting.

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