Question about volunteering

[Doug Frisk]

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.

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.