RUNNING
A DIVING MEET FROM A-Z
1. Appoint a
Meet Director. This is usually a
person knowledgeable about how diving meets run (i.e., a coach, or a
long-involved parent).
a. Meet
Director will oversee all aspects of the competition
1. If it is a small meet,
may do most things by self.
2. If it is a large meet,
will require lots of help!
2. Meet
Director appoints chairs for various committees/task groups, including:
a. Registration
b. Scoring
Table
c. Awards
d. Hospitality/Snack
Bar
3. Registration
Tasks
a. Process entry fees (collect, record and give to meet
director for deposit)
b. Process
entry forms (collect, verify that all needed info is provided and flag
incomplete forms, record this information for easy communication with entrants
as they arrive at the meet site.=
c. Collate a
list of entrants for each event
d. Accept
and organize divers’ sheets for each event
e. Verify
that lists meet event requirements
f. Organize
lists into a diving order and send them to the scoring table at least 10
minutes prior to start of event
g. Record
results within 10 minutes of completion of event and disseminate results to
coaches/post hard copies in spectator areas
4. Scoring
Table Tasks
a. Fill
various functions of the table
1. For a
paper table, 11 people total (7 positions, 4 of which need to be redundant).
This can be modified for a smaller meet to only have one person per
position.
a. 1
Announcer – announces the dives and judges’ awards
b. 2
Recorders (write judges’ awards)
c. 2
Adders (strike high and low judges’ scores and add middle three,
tell this sum to the Calculator)
d. 2 Calculators (multiply total of judges’ scores by DD and
tell this resulting dive score to the Totaler)
e. 2
Totalers (add the dive scores together to produce running total, check
with other Totaler to see that scores match)
f. 1 Master Scorer (writes down all the judges’ awards for
each dive, serves as the final word if there is a discrepancy amongst the
Recorders)
g. 1
Back-up (takes discrepant sheets and fixes the problem before that
diver’s next turn)
2. For
a computer table, 6 people total (6 positions, none of which need to be
redundant)
a. 1
Announcer – announces the dives and judges’ awards
b. 1
Inputter (types judges’ awards into computer program inappropriate
field, compares running total to paper sheet)
c. 1
Recorder (strike high and low judges’ scores and add middle three,
tell this sum to the Calculator)
d. 1 Calculator (multiply total of judges’ scores by DD and
tell this resulting dive score to the Totaler)
e. 1
Totaler (add the dive scores together to produce running total, check
with Inputter to see that scores match)
f. 1 Master Scorer (writes down all the judges’ awards for
each dive, serves as the final word if there is a discrepancy between the
Recorder and the Inputter)
b. Tabulate
the results and put sheets in order, recording final totals and places on each
sheet
c. Return
sheets to Registration Committee for recording and distribution to Awards
Committee
5. Awards
Tasks
a. Order
Awards so they arrive on time
b. Based on
the results sheets, pair awards with dive sheets to be handed out to
competitors at an awards ceremony
c. Deliver
the awards to the competitors no more than 10 minutes after the completion of
an event
d. Note
which divers did not show up to receive award and find a way to get the award
to the diver (coach, mail to home address, etc.)
6. Hospitality/Snack
Bar
a.
Volunteers/Judges need to be taken care of, free of charge!!!
Hydrate as often as possible! Offer
refreshments regularly
1. Every 15 minutes or so, a volunteer should make the rounds of
the scoring table and the judging panel to attend to any food/drink needs
b.
Snack Bar can be a great way for a host organization to earn money J
1.
Plan for volunteers/judges to get free hospitality privileges
c. Menu planning, purchasing, price-setting, and
signage should be done in advance