2. Timer Training - Knowledge Checklist

🛠️ Tools You'll Be Expected to Use

• Athletic.net – Meet setup, athlete entries
• RunMeet - heat assignments, schedule, cloud-based meet management system
• FinishLynx – Core photo timing software
• AthleticLIVE – Handles live results, scoreboard data, and syncs with FinishLynx. AthleticFIELD, AthleticSB
• AthleticFIELD – Field event data collection (know how it integrates)
• AthleticSB - display board software and cooresponding hardware
• Monday.com – Task assignment and team communication tracker
• Microsoft Teams - team communication
• Zoom – Used for trainings, remote troubleshooting, and pre-meet check-ins
• Google Sheets or Docs – Shared schedules, call sheets, and logs

💻 Hardware & Physical Setup Expectations

• Set up and level the camera and tripod
• Know how to power and align FinishLynx camera
• Identify and connect key cables: serial, Ethernet, power
• Know how to use PoE injectors and surge protectors
• Troubleshoot technical issues, hardware and software
• Handle scoreboard or clock cabling (when assigned)
• Organize and prep secondary laptops for backup and tablets for field events or video

🧠 Software Knowledge and Flow

• Launch FinishLynx and load a meet database
• Understand how to import the EVT/PPL files from RunMeet into FinishLynx
• Navigate the Lynx interface (Event selection, tagging results, clicking, marking, etc.)
• Sync results to AthleticLIVE — and troubleshoot if results don’t show
• Save and export results files to Dropbox with proper naming
• Use Dropbox folder structure and find backups quickly
• Navigate and understand the meet timeline and event order

📚 Frequently Asked Questions and Emergency Scenarios

• How to handle a camera that won’t connect
• What to do when results don’t post to ALIVE
• How to fix a blurry camera image or missed start
• Who to call/text when things go wrong
• What to say when a coach asks about results
• How to recover from a power loss or system crash
• What the full post-meet checklist includes

🚀 Progress Expectations

• Watch and internalize all intro videos (FinishLynx, ALIVE, Net)
• Shadow one full meet with lead timer
• Independently set up the camera and timing box
• Practice clicking and backing up results
• Start building confidence with pre-meet setup and post-meet shutdown
• Demonstrate clear communication with assistants and field staff

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