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Field Reset / Repair

Summary
  • Repair and reset playing field after each team match.
  • Play a critical role in ensuring smooth flow of match play and maintaining pace of the event.
  • Duties need to be done efficiently.

Benefits
  • Make a difference in the lives of youth by creating a fun, meaningful, and inspirational experience for team members
  • Positioned near the playing field, fast-paced action, ability to observe matches
  • Physically active role; not sedentary
  • High visibility role
  • Work with a variety of people
  • Opportunity to work in an exciting, fun, highly-charged environment

Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate Gracious Professionalism
  • Attend Volunteer Meeting; participate in training
  • Reset field after each team match
  • Check field for debris after match, remove
  • Check carpet for runs, and loose seam tape; apply/replace as needed
  • Retrieve objects that fall outside the playing field
  • Protect the scoring table from objects that may fall outside the playing field
  • Prepare field at end of day for following day’s play

Experience
  • FIRST experience not required
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Physically active role; ability to stand for long periods of time and quickly move about the field.
  • Field Supervisor conducts training during the Volunteer Meeting, and provides guidance during the competition

Commitment
  • Minimum one full day, and Wednesday Dinner Meeting (orientation and training)

Training
  • Attend Volunteer Meeting; position training conducted

Activities prior to start of shift:
  • Check-in at Volunteer Registration/Information Table
  • Report to Field Supervisor

Supervision
  • Field Supervisor and FIRST Technical Advisor provide direct supervision.

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