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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's clear that the volunteer requirements are more than many bargained for and are the cause of a lot of resentment. Rah rah parents who spend the most time and run the whole thing seem more sympathetic than [b]the proles who crowd three deep behind a lane and leave the meet with wet sandals. [/b]Parents who pay to belong to the club think they get a pass from volunteering because they are really super busy like you wouldn't believe.

Asking for a hefty volunteer deposit doesn't really solve the problem because no one wants to show up for a 2 hour shift. It just alleviates the guilt of the people who are happy to pay and squeezes the rest of the suckers who now have to assume those shifts.

Since timers put the biggest burden on the meet, I don't think it would ruin the fun by going down to one or two timers per lane. And for those who say, "but we have always had 3 timers per lane", no you haven't. It used to be one timer and a starting gun. Times change. Three crappy stopwatch times are not much better than one crappy stopwatch time. Have those would be timers pass out popsicles or sit at a cupcake decorating table instead. I guarantee kids would appreciate that more than another timer at the end of the lane. Or better yet, let them watch their kids swim.[/quote]

So I’m not a swim parent, but this thread is kind of fascinating to me…can someone explain why this is a burn?[/quote]

I kind of love that I am apparently an elitist prole with wet sandals.  I might have to get a Tshirt made. [/quote]

I mean I guess I am because I’m a timer? Is that who the PP is referring to?

This whole thing is weird.  We never have a timer or on deck official shortage—those jobs are coveted and usually doled out to parents with kids that swim at every A meet.  The things that don’t get picked up regularly enough are things like clean up, set up, take down, and concessions.

People on this board just like to whine and make martyrs of themselves I swear.  At our pool it’s the reps and table workers who moan and complain but then refuse  to delegate or let anyone help.  That’s why I just time every meet and then leave.  They don’t want solutions they just want to crap on people.[/quote]

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