While I am not in any way involved in the Indiana district, I can speak to how we generally do things in MAR. As the days of the week vary, I will use the generalized terms with examples assuming a Friday/Saturday competition event.
- Day 0 - Thursday (Team Load In during evening)
- Day 1 - Friday (Qualification Matches)
- Day 2 - Saturday (Qualification Matches, Finals Matches, Awards)
Depending on the venue, field build and event setup will start in the afternoon/evening prior to Day 0. This is completely venue dependent and will depend on completion of the school day and other activities using the event space if hosted in a school. Non-school venues likely will not have such restrictions. Generally, at least in MAR, we like to have the mechanical field assembly completed before going home for the night.
Day 0 will start in the morning for field build volunteers completing mechanical assembly if necessary and performing all field wiring. Typically we'll have the field ready to go around 4pm (depending on volunteer experience) so that teams can access the field for practice/connection tests later in the evening.
Day 1 - run the event and have fun!
Day 2 - event completion. Field teardown starts immediately after the awards finish. We typically are all packed up by 8 or 9pm.
Again, I'm not involved with Indiana but it seems most districts follow a similar schedule. Scorekeepers are not necessarily required for pre-Day 0 setup, but help is always welcomed! My suggestion would be to contact the volunteer coordinator for your event and they should be able to get you more information. They may not have info available on exact schedule until a few weeks before the event so please be patient with them.