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•To benefit the swimmers.

The Wahoo team currently numbers about 250 swimmers. A team of this size takes up a

significant percentage of the available "swims" at any meet and it would be unrealistic to expect

other USA Swimming and YMCA Swimming teams to always have room for us at their meets.

Sponsoring our own meets, therefore, allows us to insure the our Wahoo swimmers have ample

opportunities to race and test the skills they work so hard to achieve, as well as the qualifying

times they need to swim in championship meets at the end of the season. In addition they are able

to compete in a familiar environment without the added time and expense of traveling.

•To allow the Wahoo team to prosper.

The dollars that are raised from the major meets that we sponsor far exceed any other

fundraising that the Wahoo’s do. This enables the team to purchase the equipment such

as computers, scoreboards, Colorado touch pads, stopwatches, and training aids that are

needed to maintain a premier swim team.

•To get more families involved.

The meets that are sponsored by the Wahoo’s require an average of 75 workers per session. The

Parent Work Commitment program helps to involve more families so that we can continue to host

a significant number of meets and help our team prosper.

There is an opportunity to earn two types of credits during the swimming season.

•Team Credits

where penalties would be assessed against the Wahoo’s for not meeting their job requirements.

credit per session. A session starts at warm-up and ends at the end of that particular meet session.

The exception to this policy is the Meet Manager position. To recognize the effort and

responsibility of this position, two credits are earned for each session worked.

Additionally, credits are awarded for Parent Advisory Committee and Wahoo Committee

assignments. Advisory Committee and Committee Chair positions earn two credits. Membership

on a committee earns one credit.

Each season, the Parent Advisory Committee sets a minimum number of credits to be earned by

each Wahoo family. The current credit requirements are outlined in the Addendum.

•Travel Credits

Travel credits are those credits earned in excess of the required number of team credits. Any

travel subsidies that are awarded are based on the number of travel credits that have been earned

by a family, up to a maximum level set by the Parent Advisory Committee. The current levels are

outlined in the Addendum.

Team credits are required to be earned by each Wahoo family for both the Short Course (September-

April) and Long Course (May –August) seasons. The most senior squad assignment in each family

determines the number of credits that must be earned

Credits are earned on a per job basis. The full session must be worked in order to earn a credit. For

Wilton meets, at the end of the session, each worker must record their work assignment in the credittracking

book that is maintained by the Wahoo Volunteer Coordinator and that is available at the

Computer table. If, for some reason, the worker is not able to record their work assignment immediately

following the session, they must contact the Volunteer Coordinator within one week to record the

information. For Championship meets, workers must sign-in at the beginning of warm-up with the

Volunteer Coordinator for the meet and must inform the Wilton Wahoo Volunteer Coordinator that they

worked within one week. Credits will not be given retroactively once the one-week time period has

passed. Families not meeting the required Team credit levels will be assessed a per credit penalty and

swimmers in the family will not be allowed in the water, for practice or for meets, until the penalty has

been paid. The current penalty level is outlined in the Addendum.

Travel credits can be earned by families only after the required team credits have been earned. Travel

credits can be used to subsidize Spring (Short Course) YMCA Nationals expenses, and Summer (Long

Course) YMCA Nationals expenses.

In general, meet sign-ups will be posted one week before the meet to allow families to sign-up to work at

that meet.

HINTS FOR EARNING CREDITS

1. Learn a new job…work the computer…work the Colorado system…become a runner/poster…see

how good a salesperson you can be in Concessions.

2. If you won’t be at the Y the first day of meet sign-ups call a friend to sign-

up for you or have your swimmer sign-up for you.

3. Work a session when your child is not swimming. Get to know the rest of the team and earn a

credit at the same time.

4. Work at the meet with your child…think of it as a bonding opportunity.

5. Work at finals.