Event Coaches
Parents, please coach an event -- Especially if you can coach an event for your child. This is a great way to help your child delve into something in which they have an obvious interest. Who knows, you may have a future engineer, forensic scientist, or technology specialist on your hands!
To run a team, we need coaches and assistant coaches to coach different events to ensure that all events are covered and led by a coach. Please consider this as it is a great opportunity for you to get involved with the team. (more info in parent coaches tab)
Other volunteer jobs
Snack donations - Throughout the year we ask parents to help contribute snacks for after meetings and at tournaments, This is another great way to connect with the team!
"Chaperones" at invitationals - Come with your child to an invitational and help with food and setting up at the team area!
Carpools - Let's travel greener!
If you would like to organize carpools, Drivers must be Vol II AND clear their driving record, vehicle record and show proof of insurance.
Thank you for going the extra extra extra miles, parents!
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What Can Parents Do?
Apprenticeship: Parents cannot build a device for their child, but they can teach their child how to do it or find someone who can, much like an apprenticeship program. Remember, the student will be questioned about their device and how it was made, if an event leader has reason to believe the student did not build the device they can be disqualified. The student needs to do the final work themselves!
Practice Facilitator: Often the assistance a student needs is simply in being able to meet with their partner to practice on their event(s). Meeting one on one at someone's house can greatly increase productivity without the distraction of other students practicing other events. Ask your child if they want to invite their partner over to practice, or offer to drive them to their partner's house.
Progress Checker: Assists the head coach with keeping track of everyone's progress. Adequate progress and testing should be made on building events, and notebooks should be growing for content events.
Snacks: Like mentioned above, for those parents who are really busy, donations of snacks at full team meetings & tournaments would be really appreciated and helpful!
Resource Finder: Have this parent google search for additional resources or approach local businesses and organizations to recruit help or to donate materials.
Tournament Day Help: You will always need parents on tournament day to keep an eye on things, make that run to a nearby store when you realize someone forgot their safety glasses, help make sure students make it to their events on time, get lunch, or handle any other situations that may arise.
Coaching: Parents who have previous experience in certain topics or parents who are just looking to help out can help by coaching or being an assistant coach by helping prepare and teach materials and organizing online or in-person study sessions. If you are interested in coaching, please contact our Head Coach Ankit Vakharia or one of the existing coaches in the event you are interested in. All coaches are volunteers.