Volunteers

Volunteer Description by Position Table of Contents
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• Opening Day & Snack Shack
• Field Game Prep Duties
• Per Season Work on Fields
• Scorekeeper Duties
• Team Coordinator, Photo Day Person, & Basket Person
• Umpire Duties and Share Umpite Duty

Opening Day & Snack Shack Person 

• Will be scheduled by team for certain dates and will need to show up those dates.
• Must complete 4 hrs. of volunteer time in snack shack.
• It’s up to each person to sign in and have head person sign you out.
• Must have head snack person sign off volunteer form to get check back.
• Must make sure if schedule for certain times with head volunteer person.

Field Game Prep Duties

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• Must screen drag field if not done before games by others and fix batter box and pitching mound.
• Must chalk the field for every home game 45 minutes before the game.
• It’s important that field prep person remove base rubber indicators and put back on base pegs after game.  If not, manager will be called and have to come back to field.
• It’s up to field prep person to put bases away and lock knack box after the game.
• If you are a great prep person you will help every game and other team will like you for it.
• Take pride on how the field looks.
• It’s up to your coach to sign off your L.A.F.F. or volunteer sheet to receive your money back.  It is up to you to have your manager sign off your volunteer sheet and turn into the snack shack between May 5th to May 10th to get your money back.
• For Boys National and Western, water mounds and rake after every game.

Per Season Work on Fields

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• Must show up to Four (4) hours of work on fields to receive check back.  Either one whole Saturday or 2 different ½ Day Times.
• Must come to their kids league field at assigned place.  If change field date you must ok it with the hyead person of field prep.
• Must work hard or no check.
• Bring weed eaters, sprayers, hoe, shovel or anything needed on fields.
• Must bring their wolunteer sheet to ohave it signed off to get check back.
• Two people can get 4 hours each on 1 field.

Scorekeeper Duties

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• There is no scorekeepers for Instructional League.
• Scorekeeper must scorekeep every game or make sure the duties are done every game including playoffs.
• Home team games scorekeeper is responsible for turning in game sheets to snack shack filled out properly and check standing.
• Scorekeeper must check with other scorekeeper every inning.
• Make sure all standing and scores are recorded right and signed by both managers and umpires.
• If your duties are done correctly you will receive your $100.00 L.A.F.F. volunteer check back. But it is up to the manager if you get this duty or do something else.  Also, it is up to you to get your manager to sign off your volunteer sheet and get handed in between May 15th to May 20th to snack shack and checks will be sent back.

Team Coordinator, Photo Day & Basket Person

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• Work with manager and coach on team list & e-mails, coordinate practices, handle all volunteer on team to make sure they are doing their jobs right, snack schedule for games, team meetings, team party, coaches gift, etc.
• Ask any questions that team member have.
• It is up to you to get your manager to sign your L.A.F.F. form to get the volunteer check back and turn in to snack shack between May 1st and May 4th.
• Team Coordinator should be in charge of picking up trophies.
• Coordinate with Photo Day Person and Basket Person.

Photo Day Person
Photo Fiesta Day – hand out photo envelopes for everyone.  Line up kids shortest to tallest with kids having envelope in their hand with checks made out.  Coordinate with team coordinator.

Basket Person
In charge of putting together a team basket to be turned in prior to opening day.  Needs to collect money from parents and assemble a basket to be donated to the league for opening day and banquet raffles.  Coordinate with team coordinator.

Umpire Duties and Share Umpire Duty

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• Shall include 16 games during regular season or play offs, or boys tournament, or girls tournament.
• Gear bags to be handed out at start of season and returned at end of season or no check back.
• Umpire may receive 1 drink, 1 hot dog, or whatever is on sale that day.
• Umpire may keep their hats and shirts at end of year.
• Umpire must attend mandatory clinics.
• Umpire that does 16 games may get free entry pass into P.H.B.A. Banquet. Doesn’t include dinner, raffle or drink tickets.
• First year umpires – 1 class clinic and 1 field clinic;  2-5 years – 1 clinic per year; 6 years or more – you don’t have to do a clinic.

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