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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
Do you know what the Field Management System is and does? Does your swim meet system include an internet connection for posting results to a master server? The word "Scorekeeper" is a very restrictive name for what the position actually includes.
You might have looked at the Scorekeeper description, but I'm finding it hard to believe that you actually read it.
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I'm sure the original poster is underestimating the position. But, can a high school age person be a good scorekeeper? Yes, without doubt.
That said, scorekeeping has almost nothing to do with the position titled scorekeeper/field power.
That said, if you're doing scorekeeper right:
- You're there during setup building and wiring the field.
- You're there during teardown making sure things get packed away correctly.
- You're there before the doors open every day.
- You're there after the field has closed for the day.
- You're in continuous communication with the FTA, FTAAs, head referee, Announcers, Queuing lead and occasionally the event manager. There have been times where 4 different people have been trying to tell me things or requesting information simultaneously.
- You're not actually watching the match because your eyes are on the FMS monitoring robot communications and your ears are on the FTA and Head ref in case there's a field fault.
Scorekeeper can be fun and rewarding for someone who enjoys a challenge and is willing to take it seriously. You also need to put in a lot of time, I put in a good 40 hours per regional.