Volunteer Policies
Volunteer with CH Dive!
Each family is expected to volunteer for 3-4 jobs throughout the season. A non-volunteer fee of $150 will be collected for any family who is not able to volunteer.
If you are a returning dive family and your diver participates in either A or B meets, it is expected that you will volunteer to work either the table or judging positions for the meets. We would like to reserve most of the social volunteer opportunities for those new to Cardinal Hill Dive.
Prior to the season, the NVSL hosts clinics for volunteers to learn more about the volunteer roles so that you can get a refresh on what is expected. An email will go out soon with clinic dates. These are great for both veteran and new families.
*While each family is required to volunteer for 3 jobs, that doesn't always cover all our openings. We greatly appreciate parents willing to pitch in when extra hands are needed.
Dive Meet Volunteer Roles
Announcer (home meets only)
Announces each diver, the dive, and the degree of difficulty (all provided on the diver meet sheet), and calls the scores shown by the judges. Sets the atmosphere and controls the tempo of the meet.
Table Worker
A table worker is either a scorekeeper or a calculator. "A" Meets require 2 scorekeepers and 2 calculators between the teams.
- The scorekeepers write down the judges’ scores as announced. They eliminate the lowest and highest score and total the remaining 3 scores onto the diver meet sheet. The scorekeepers then compares their scores and resolves any discrepancies before passing the diver meet sheet to the calculators.
- The calculators multiply the total score by the degree of difficulty (DD), as indicated on the diver meet sheet, to determine the total points awarded for the dive and keep a running overall score for the diver and compare calculations as a check to ensure for accuracy.
Ribbon Writer (home meets only)
Collects final age group dive sheets from the Meet Secretary. Populates information on ribbon label and then attaches label to correct ribbon, then to diver sheet.
Judge
Scores the dives on a scale of 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) in gradations of ½ point according to the NVSL standards. NVSL recommends the use of 5 judges for competitive A meets. The number may be reduced to 3 for developmental B meets.
Photographer
Photograph the team event. After the event, you'll work with a team representative to upload photos so that we can then share pictures with all dive team families.
Meet Set Up (home meets only)
Help set up the pool for home meets. The more volunteers, the faster the set up.
Meet Take Down / Clean Up (home meets only)
Takes down meet equipment and supplies following the meet and getting the pool ready for general pool availability. The more volunteers, the faster we go home!
Social (home meets only)
A Cardinal Hill tradition in which the home team provides popsicles for all divers (home + visiting) to enjoy following the completion of their events.
