FAMILY WORK REQUIREMENTS

2024-25 WORK REQUIREMENTS

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A good portion of the revenue for the swim team comes from hosting meets. The Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center and the Schroeder Swim Team could not make it without the help and support of the parents and other volunteers for these events. Please read thoroughly.

During the 2024-25 fall/winter season we will conduct six (6) major meets:

You must provide a worker for the required number of sessions, EVEN if your swimmer is not competing at a specific meet. You must provide a worker for the required number of sessions for the Mandatory Work Meets, EVEN if your swimmer is not competing at a specific meet. The worker can be a family member, friend, the athlete (depending on their age and the position – in general no one under 12, but this is up to the discretion of the Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators), or even a high school student who needs community service hours. Please be sure that the Volunteer Coordinators know if someone outside of your family is working on your behalf. Be aware that only half of each family’s work requirements can be completed on Friday nights.  

WORKER SIGN-UP will open on September 21 at Noon for the Triple Dual, Greater Milwaukee Open, Fall YMCA Invite and Schroeder YMCA Finalist. The sign-ups for the remaining winter meets will open at the end of December. You will receive an email reminder stating the date and time of sign-up opening.

NOTE!  Monetary penalties will be enforced following each Mandatory Work meet. Please see descriptions below. 

REQUIREMENTS

All sign ups are done through your Team Unify account. The program will "LOCK" on the Tuesday before the meet begins and after that point families are obligated to find their own replacements for their positions if they cannot work. Contact bhartlieb@wsacltd.org with questions or concerns.

SUPER STARS / SCHROEDER STARS / LIONS

Families whose only swimmer(s) are in these groups are exempt from the Family Work Requirements. If your swimmer advances to the next group (Super 8 / Age Group 2 / Age Group 3) you will be required to fulfill 2 sessions for the remaining swim calendar year.

VETERAN FAMILIES OR TRANSFERS

Veterans are defined as joining the team BEFORE APRIL 1ST OF THE CURRENT YEAR. Transfers are those who come from another year round swim team. Veteran/transfer families must work a minimum of 7 sessions. Please make note of the Mandatory Work Meets.

SUGGESTED DISTRIBUTION OF SESSIONS:

• no more than 1 session at the Greater Milwaukee Open (GMO)
• no more than 1 session at the Fall YMCA Invite
• 1-2 sessions at the Schroeder YMCA Finalist
• 2-3 sessions at the Schroeder A+ - finals qualifiers/relay only work an additional session during finals - Mandatory Work Meet
• 2 sessions at the YMCA State Championships - Mandatory Work Meet

SPECIAL EXCEPTION - Families who ONLY have a swimmer on a high school swim team will only have to work a minimum of 6 sessions

• 1 session at the Schroeder YMCA Finalist
• 2-3 sessions at the Schroeder A+ - finals qualifiers/relay only work an additional session during finals - Mandatory Work Meet
• 2-3 sessions at the YMCA State Championships - Mandatory Work Meet

NEW FAMILIES

New Families are defined as those joining the team on or after April 1 of the current year. These families must work a minimum of 4 sessions during the year. All new families are encouraged to work at the Greater Milwaukee Open (GMO) in October to become familiar with the various positions. Please make note of the Mandatory Work Meets.

SUGGESTED DISTRIBUTION OF SESSIONS:

• 1 session at the Greater Milwaukee Open (GMO)
• 1 session at the Schroeder YMCA Finalist
• 1 session at the Schroeder A+ - finals qualifiers/relay only work an additional session during finals - Mandatory Work Meet
• 1 session at the YMCA State Championships - Mandatory Work Meet

PENALTIES

There will be a $150.00 PER SESSION fine assessed to each family who does not provide a worker for the required number of sessions at a Mandatory Work Meet. You will be invoiced fines following each Mandatory Work Meet. If you sign up for a session and fail to show there will be a $150.00 PER SESSION fine assessed. Extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration on a case by case basis and head coaches will be consulted before making a decision. Session assignments will be on a first come, first served basis. Lastly, following the YMCA State Meet in March, a fine will be assessed to each family that does not complete 7 total sessions throughout the 2024-25 fall/winter season.

HOSPITALITY DONATIONS

Hospitality donations will be needed for our 3 largest meets; Schroeder YMCA Finalist, Schroeder A+ and YMCA State Championships. Partial volunteer credit will be given to families that donate main meals, several items throughout the weekend or large monetary donations. Please connect with the Hospitality Coordinator prior to the event to receive appropriate credits. The hospitality food donation sign-up will be sent out in the newsletter 2 weeks prior to each of the 3 meets.

CONFERENCE MEETS (FALL, WINTER, SPRING)

The Conference Meets are training meets to help you practice and get an idea of where you’d like to volunteer during our 6 large hosted meets. You will NOT receive Family Work Requirement credits for working the Conference Meets but volunteers will be needed to run the meets. You will be asked to either sign up ahead of time when the event opens or you will be asked to help when you arrive at the pool. As stated above, Superstars, Schroeder Stars and Lions are the only groups exempt from working at the 5 large hosted meets. Communications regarding the Conference Meets will be sent from the Conference Meet Coordinator