Volunteer FAQs
How many volunteer hours are families required to fulfill to receive the $150 volunteer deposit back?
Families are required to complete 10 hours of volunteer service per player. The 10 hours must include at least one snack shack shift.
Families with 2 or more players registered are required to complete 20 hours total. The 20 hours must include at least two snack shack shifts.
Who can work snack shack shifts?
Anyone age 16 and over can work in the snack shack, however, there cannot be more than 2 people under the age of 18 working in the snack shack at any one time. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted in the snack shack at any time.
I am not able to work all of my volunteer hours myself, are there other options?
Yes! Anyone age 16 and over can work in the snack shack, however, there cannot be more than 2 people under the age of 18 working in the snack shack at any one time. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted in the snack shack at any time.
How can I fulfill my volunteer hours?
There are many options to fulfill your volunteer commitment: team parent, pre-season field prep days, field prep and clean up, umpiring, pitch count, score keeping, snack shack shifts, tournament assistance, PLL Dinner, sponsorship, family fun day, Board of Directors, coaching, etc.
I am not sure how many hours I have worked, who can help me with that?
It is each families responsibility to report any hours worked (activity, day and time/hours worked) to their Team Parent. The Team Parent is responsible to tracking all hours and submitting them to the Team Parent Coordinator at the end of the season.
Do we need umpires for T-Ball and Single A?
No, there are no volunteer umpires at this level. Per PLL Bylaws the coach behind home plate is to act as the umpire for this level.
I volunteered to do field-prep/clean-up for my team how many hours do I get credit for and what do I have to do?
Each of the field activities satisfy 4 volunteer hours- 4 for the field-prep family and 4 for the field clean-up family. If you volunteered for field-prep, you prep the field for all of your teams home games and field clean-up is done by the visiting team. For a list of specific tasks please see your Team Parent or Coach.
I want to volunteer to umpire games what is required and what volunteer hours do I get credit for?
For the AA Division each team will need a parent volunteer umpire which will satisfy 8 volunteer hours, a snack shack shift is still required. It is optional, but strongly encouraged for the volunteers to attend the Umpire training clinic hosted by PLL.
Any other families interested in volunteering to umpire AAA games will need to attend the Umpire training clinic which you will receive 3 volunteer hours, and you will be awarded additional volunteer hours on a per-hour basis for each game you umpire during the season.
Do I need to complete 10 hours of volunteer service and 1 snack shack shift?
The 10 hours of volunteer service must include a snack shack shift. The following are examples of correctly completed volunteer hours:
|
Activity 1 |
# of hours |
Activity 2 |
# of hours |
Activity 3 |
# of hours |
Required Snack Shack Shift? Y or N |
Total hours |
|
Team Parent |
8 |
Snack Shack |
3 |
|
|
Y |
11 |
|
Field Prep |
4 |
Snack Shack |
6 |
|
|
Y |
10 |
|
Snack Shack |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Y |
10 |
|
PLL Dinner |
3 |
Snack Shack |
7 |
|
|
Y |
10 |
|
Pitch Counter |
8 |
PLL Dinner |
2 |
Snack Shack |
2.5 |
Y |
12.5 |
|
Field clean-up |
4 |
Closing Day |
3 |
Snack Shack |
3 |
Y |
10 |