PARENT JOB REQUIREMENTS

The LMYA Dolphins Swim Team runs entirely on “Parent Power”. Our dedicated parent workers make it possible to run meets, feed the swimmers and coaches, and allow swimmers to experience the thrill of competitive swimming. Each family is required to contribute to the operation and success of the team. The number of required jobs is dependent on the number of registered families. 

For the 2025 season, the job requirements are as follows:

• 6 Regular season swim meet jobs  AND
• 1 Walnut Creek Swim Conference (WCSC) Meet job [dates: July 26th and 27th] AND
• 2 County Meet jobs [dates: August 2nd and 3rd]

There are three ways to fulfill the parent job requirements outlined below:

1) Sign up for individual meet jobs
2) Sign up for a coordinator or behind-the-scenes role 
3) Buy out of the work commitment (VERY limited availability)

In order to complete the registration process and allow your swimmers to participate in practices and meets, all families must sign up online for all of their work commitments (except the WCSC meet) April 30th. Sign-ups will open on Wednesday, April 16th at 7 PM. 

If you are interested in a coordinator role, email teamdirector@lmyaswim.com.

Families with only High School swimmers (classes of 2025-2028):
Only required to sign up for 2 jobs during the County Swim Meet (August 2nd and 3rd).

Families with only Gutter Guppies:
Not required to have a job commitment unless their swimmer moves up to the swim team. 

Thank you in advance for helping us make the swim team a great experience for our kids!
 

About Meet Jobs

Parent Job Substitutes

If you cannot honor your work obligation, you MUST provide an appropriate substitute, age 16 or older. It is your responsibility to find a substitute, not the parent job coordinator. Once you have secured a substitute, please contact ParentJobs@lmyaswim.com with confirmation of the substitute's name, email address, and phone number.

 

A NOTE ABOUT COUNTY MEET:
The LMYA Dolphins have been the proud host of the Contra Costa County Swim Meet for over 60 years (2025 will be our 64th year!).  It is our team’s sole fundraiser and serves to offset the cost of using the Acalanes High School pool for the season.  Every participant in our program, regardless of individual qualification for the meet, benefits from this fundraiser as it offsets the cost per participant to run our program by at least $300 per swimmer. For that reason, we require all families to either work or, if available, buy out of the County Meet work obligation regardless of individual swimmers’ qualification.

Job Requirement Buy Out Option (limited availability)

Families may choose a regular season buy-out for $1300, which includes all regular season and WCSC conference jobs, but excludes the County Meet jobs. Buy-out for the County Meet jobs is an additional $700. BUYOUT AVAILABILITY WILL BE LIMITED based on registration. At registration, you can opt to get on a waitlist to request a buyout by emailing parentjobs@lmyaswim.com with your buyout request. 

LMYA Parent Volunteer Fine Policy

A $150 fine is imposed for the following:

  • Failure by parent or Substitute to check in with the meet director on time (even if present at the meet).

  • Failure by parent or Substitute to arrive on time (fee imposed after 10 minutes late)

  • Failure by parent to include correct contact information for parent volunteer or Substitute (this fine will only be imposed if we need to contact you due to lateness/no show)

 

A $300 fine is imposed for the following:

 

  • Failure by parent or Substitute to show up and/or stay for the duration of their job.

 

If a parent or Substitute is 30 minutes late, it will be counted as a “no show” and the parent will need to register for an additional job on top of the $300 fine. 

 

If a parent or their Substitute no shows twice, their swimmer(s) will no longer be permitted to participate in any swim team activities and will not receive a refund.

It is your responsibility to communicate these policies to your Substitute and ensure that they check in on time and stay for the duration of their shift.  

Fines will be charged to your credit card on file. Swimmers will not be allowed to register for meets until fines are cleared. 

If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact the Swim Team Directors (Rachel Leonard and Kat McCall) at teamdirectors@lmyaswim.com