Volunteer Requirements
All members of TXLA Swimming and Diving are required to participate in the volunteer system, even if they do not compete in meets. Masters swimmers and Masters divers are the only groups not required to volunteer.
In order to meet the volunteer requirement, TXLA members must accrue a certain number of volunteer points each season. The number of volunteer points your family needs to earn is determined by the highest level of training your family participates in. Find your family’s highest level of training in the chart below to figure out how many volunteer points your family must fulfill each season.
Swimming
| Group | Short Course Season September – March Points Required |
Long Course Season April – July Points Required |
|---|---|---|
| Senior I | 45 | TBD* |
| Senior II | 38 | TBD* |
| Senior III | 32 | TBD* |
| Longhorns | 28 | TBD* |
| Junior Longhorns | 16 | TBD* |
The swimming volunteer seasons run September-March and April-July. Parents must complete the above number of points during each season.
*The Long Course Season commitment will be determined once our 2010 schedule has been approved by Texas Swimming.
Diving
| Diving Group | Points Required |
|---|---|
| JO Team | 20 |
| Intermediate | 12 |
| Developmental | 8 |
The diving volunteer season runs September-July. Parents must complete the above number of points during the volunteer season.
Additional Requirements
- You can only earn volunteer points by working at TXLA-hosted events. Working at non-TXLA-hosted meets does not count toward the volunteer requirement.
- Families whose children participate in championship meets hosted by Longhorn Aquatics, such as Junior Nationals, American Short Course, Senior Circuit Championships, STAGS and TAGS, are required to volunteer, or provide a volunteer, for each day their child swims in that level meet, even if the family has already met its point requirements. Failure to comply will result in a $50 fine per day not worked in which their child swims in at meet at the championship level.
- Volunteer points cannot be credited toward another season or family.
- The volunteer period runs from September through July, and families that join TXLA after fall registration are responsible for fulfilling volunteer requirements on a prorated monthly basis. If a family leaves TXLA during the fiscal year, that family is responsible for paying fees for unfulfilled volunteer points on a prorated basis. The fees will appear on the next monthly bill.
- If you do not fulfill your family’s volunteer requirements you will be billed a fee for each missing point. Read more about fees.
