TEAM PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Obtains all medical releases and compiles in a binder or folder which must be available at every practice and game
- Utilizes the TeamSideline team site for all communication and team information
- Acts as liaison between your Manager and parents
- Team Picture information and packets distributed to parents (Team Pictures TBD at this time)
- Distributes hats & Little League patches (jerseys picked up by parent or team parent if arranged)
- Assists in dugout parent duties (parents must be background checked to be in the dugout) Ask parents to label all player items prior to first practice ie: hat, glove, water bottle, bat etc.. Consider using small baskets/buckets with carabiners to attach to fencing for players to put their gear in. The buckets/baskets can be placed in order of lineup to keep the team organized and ready. (Tball-AA only)
- Creates team raffle basket (team parent will be notified of date raffle basket will be needed by) Your team should create a themed basket (examples: spa day, beach, sports, movie night, pizza night, camping, game night, patriotic, etc.). You should have each player’s family donate approximately $5-$10 for the basket, reach out to local businesses or vendors for donations if you’d like, and assemble a basket with a minimum of a $50 value. Be creative, have fun, and make your basket the one everyone wants to win!
- Responsible for having their team sell 20 World Series raffle tickets
- Responsible for promoting Hit-A-thon and encouraging fundraising
- Sets the Snack Shack schedule and ensures the Snack Shack is staffed 30 minutes prior to, during & after your game. Games will not start without the Snack Shacks being staffed! **Please be sure to staff the snack shack for Inter-League games! SFLL will ALWAYS run the snack shack while hosting Inter-League games!
- Checks that the Snack Bar Checklist is completed after EVERY game
- Recruits 2-3 scorekeepers (AAA, Majors, Intermediate and Juniors only) How to Scorekeep Tutorials
- Recruits scoreboard operators (AAA and Majors only)
- Recruits game announcers for Colfax Ball Park & Applegate
- Assists the manager in filling out and acquiring appropriate signatures for the pitch count data sheet form (AAA-Juniors)
- Consider using signup genius to recruit volunteers for the entire season (send to parents to ensure staffing for snack shack, scorekeeping, pitch count and announcing) Also feel free to appoint volunteers if needed as all shifts need to be covered in order to have a game!!!!
- Provides an accurate season-end roster for participation awards for TB, A & AA teams
- Plans a season-end team party (optional)
Home Team Responsibilities at SFLL Fields:
sets up field
operates scoreboard
announces game (CBP & Applegate)
[AAA - Juniors] scores official scorebook (store in snack shack or skybox)
returns scoreboard to lock box
cleans dugout
Away Team Responsibilities at SFLL Fields:
staffs and operates snack shack 30 minutes before, during & 30 minutes after game
drags & waters field
stores bases & equipment
LOCKS lock box
LOCKS snack shack
LOCKS equipment shed
cleans dugout
AAA - JUNIORS INTER-LEAGUE GAMES
HOME TEAM runs Snack Shacks
HOME TEAM has official scorekeeping duty
AWAY TEAM has official pitch count duty
*When traveling to another league playing as AWAY TEAM - SFLL has official pitch count duty*
Inter-League Agreement supersedes local bylaws
INTERMEDIATE @ Meadow Vista Ball Park
HOME TEAM has scorekeeping duty
AWAY TEAM has official pitch count duty
JUNIORS @ Sugar Pine Ridge Ball Park
HOME TEAM has Snack Barn Duty
HOME TEAM has official scorekeeping duty
AWAY TEAM has official Pitch Count duty