Team Involvement
Team Involvement Overview
The continued success of the Dayton Raiders Swim Club relies on the voluntary contributions of both time and talent of our membership. Without volunteers both team operation of the team and conducting meets is not financially practical. Families are needed to participate in the first two programs below (services hours and meet session workers if entering meets) and encouraged to participate in fundraising and becoming swim officials. These shared programs allow us to financially support a top-rated coaching staff, lease practice facilities, and establish a training environment so that our coaches can work their magic and our swimmers receive the best instruction found anywhere. We feel you will find these programs to be well-organized and necessary to operate a great program like the Dayton Raiders. We are always looking for ways to improve these programs, so after you ‘get your feet wet’, let us know your ideas so we can continue building the foundation for better athletes.
1. Service Hours
To avoid the "80/20" trap, where 20% of the team does 80% of the work, we have setup a service hours system for small volunteer tasks throughout the year. This system allows our program to remain functionally strong and ensures that no family ever feels overly burdened or pressured to participate in team operations. Click on the Service Hours link to learn more.
2. Meet Session Working
In order to run quality home meets, Raiders and other teams rely upon those attending to provide staffing to run the meet. Click on the Meet Workers link to view requirements by Raider families at meets
3. Fundraising
Participating in fundraising activities is optional. However, once you see how easy some of our Fundraising activities are, you will certainly want to participate. Click on the Fundraising link to learn about all of the fundraising programs throughout the year.
4. Officials
The rules of swimming are intended to provide a fair and equitable conditions for athletes to compete. Officials have the responsibility to ensure the rules are upheld at all competitions. USA Swimming Officials in the Dayton Region are made up entirely of volunteers. USA Swimming has a well-run program to teach and train volunteers to handle these responsibilities; the USA Officials Homepage is on the USA Swimming website. To become an official contact the Dayton Raiders Officials Coordinator, listed under the Board menu.
