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Re: Suggestion for 2007 Championships

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Originally Posted by David Kelly
Then you would also have to have enough volunteer to work those two additional fields. There are many key positions that require certain key people and it's already strained finding enough quality volunteers as it is...
It's been some years since I've volunteered at an event, admittedly, but my recollection and my experience with the last several seasons makes me believe that such pivotal positions are filled by the same small group of people again and again, from event to event and year to year. As such, it's no small surprise that finding additional qualified people to fill those roles at new events or on new fields is challenging. The VIMS is a great tool for making the information and availability of these positions accessible, but it is not useful for overcoming what appears to be prevalent, though understandable, 'nepotism' in the volunteer selection process.

Perhaps FIRST might consider offering one or more off- or mid-season orientation sessions for people interested in filling these vital positions so as to increase the number of qualified candidates available to their volunteer coordinators.

I'm curious how many others would be interested in volunteering as a score keeper or referee or event assistant, for example, but don't bother because of the perception that they're not among the existing pool of preferred candidates and that FIRST doesn't want to risk derailing an event because of an inexperienced volunteer.
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