Good Evening GBSA,

With the job signups for our home meet opening in a little over a week, 01/19/2026 at 8pm, the volunteer coordination team wanted to send out some reminders/updates:

1. An adult representative from each family is REQUIRED to earn a minimum of five volunteer points over the ten sessions held during the meets we host on November 14-16, 2025 , and February 6-8, 2026. This requirement applies even if your swimmer is not entered in these meets. Each home meet has one Friday night session, two Saturday sessions (morning and afternoon) and two Sunday sessions (morning and afternoon). Each session lasts from 3-5 hours. All roles are assigned a point value, and Swimtopia will keep track of your points for you. Most jobs are worth one point and will cover one entire session. Only those roles fulfilled at GBSA-hosted meets count toward the five points, and you may work in several different roles to fulfill the requirement. Please note, unless pre approved, only ONE job per person per session.
2. There will be some jobs available for this meet that weren’t available in the fall, as well as some jobs that were available in the fall that won’t be available this meet, so please read your signup carefully.
3. There are several jobs that can be done with non-swimmers in tow, but any job that requires a volunteer to be on deck is inappropriate for tagalongs. There are also jobs that can be done by older swimmers and siblings (must be at least 12 years old) to count toward your family’s point total. Reach out if you would like advice on what to sign up for. Job descriptions can also be found on our website.
4. If there are extenuating circumstances keeping you from signing up, please email Coach Patrick at [email protected]. (Please don’t email volunteerGBSA or registerGBSA with these issues, these emails are checked by fellow GBSA parents/volunteers, not coaches).
5. Please remember that other than coaches, everyone working the meet is a volunteer, including officials.

Thank you so much,

The Volunteer Team