Ready Bench Volunteers - Meet 2 *Important Information*
Dear Ready Bench Volunteers,
Meet 2 and our first home meet is tommorow!! Thank you for volunteering for Ready Bench (“RB”)! Attached is a one page sheet with information for the RB volunteer positions. This information should be helpful to review prior to the meet. If you are new to volunteering at the RB, this information will be especially helpful with understanding the function of RB.
RB Volunteers for Meet 2 are:
| Meet 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| Head RB | Norma Jean Giffin | Traci Fox |
| Head RB | Erin Kirwan | Alyson Moyer |
| RB | Wendi Landrum | Dioneia Jimenez |
| RB | Shannon Pretli | Kelly Evans |
| RB | Karina Gamez | Kelly Lepeska |
Following are a few items that are required for you to bring to the RB:
1. Please make sure that you print out a Heat Sheet at home and bring it to the meet. (Kelly will email the Heat Sheet prior to the meet.). Prior to your Ready Bench shift, you will need to modify your heat sheet for the ½ of the meet that you are scheduled to work to identify ONLY Manta Ray swimmers. You can do this one of two ways: (A) Highlight all of our swimmers, OR (B) Use a pen to mark out all of the other team’s swimmers. Manta Ray swimmers will be designated on the Heat Sheet at “MOUNT-ST” under the team column, while the other team will be designated as something else (ie – “WILD-ST” for Wildhorse or “TIPA” for Timberwood Park.) This will help you greatly during your volunteer time at the RB if you have done this prior to your volunteer session.
2. Bring one or more good highlighters and a pen with you to the meet. Clipboards will be provided to our volunteers.
3. Bring a copy of the RB Information Sheet (attached to this email). This will explain your volunteer position. (Volunteers have found the sheet helpful as a reference point once they have been assigned their volunteer slot.)
ALL VOLUNTEERS (both Session 1 and 2), PLEASE REPORT TO THE RB AT THE START OF OUR TEAM’S WARM UP TIME FOR A RB TEAM MEETING. It is important for all volunteers to check in with me at this time so that we know that everyone is present for the meet. Each volunteer will be notified of which position and session you have been assigned to, who your mirror partner will be for Session 1 and 2, and you will be provided any updates to the Heat Sheet at this time. If you are working Session 2, please report to the RB by event 31-32 so that your mirror partner can train you prior to the session switch.
The Manta Ray Head Ready Bench team and I thank you for volunteering at RB! Each of you plays a critical role in the process of getting our swimmers to their lane to showcase their hours of hard work at our meet! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at (210) 254-7711.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the RB!
Norma Jean Giffin
Head Ready Bench Volunteer