Volunteering

[Erin Rapacki]

Originally Posted by M.O.R.T.

I'm volunteering at the NJ regional...they say that I'm the pit announcer but when I inquired as to what my duties were they said this: "You work as of part of a team with the MC to energize the teams and spectators, generate and maintain interest, enth., and excitement throughout the matches. Announce play-by-play commentary for each match. Manage flow of match play and maintaining the pace of the event."

So I assume that this means that I'm the announcer for the event...if this is the case...WOOHOO if not could someone please tell me what the real deal is? I'd appreciate it.

I hate to crack down on your hopes, but I'd double check with the volunteer coordinator about the job description of "pit announcer." As far as I'm am aware; roles such as play-by-play Announcer and MC are selected by Regional committees long ahead of time because such roles require a certain amount of training. In addition, Regional committees are really selective about who they put behind a microphone on the field - they prefer people they know, trust, and have experience (experience is becoming rare these days, but it's funny they won't train more people. They just spread the same amount of people thinner every year).

I'm an "on call" volunteer for Saturday of BAE, refereeing UTC, a safety advisor for Philadelphia, and working the FIRST Robotics Conferences in Atlanta.