So you volunteered to be Team Parent. Now What? The following information will get you on the right track so do not worry. You will find the time you put in for volunteering as Team Mom rewarding and fun.
Generally speaking, the Team Parent's duties and responsibilities are to do the administrative tasks for the team which will allow the Manager to concentrate on coaching, the players and team development.
TEAM PARENT MEETING - Attend the Team Parent meeting and receive all the information you need to pass onto the manager, coaches and parents. We will provide you with all the information needed to be the liaison and facilitator of all league activities.
MAKE AN AFTER GAME SNACK SCHEDULE - Optional. Once you get your game schedule, pick a team player that will be responsible for bringing snacks that day. The players really appreciate and enjoy these snacks and refreshments after a game. NOTE: Please make sure to check with parents' to make sure their child doesn't have any food allergies.
EMAIL PARENTS - Send out an email, "Hey I'm the Team Parent" as soon as you can. You will need to always keep parents informed of what's going on with the team as well as with the league.
TEAM BANNER - You will need to collect donations to either make or order a team banner.
Team Banner Contest Rules and Regulations:
In order to be qualified for the Team Banner Contest; the banner must be hand made and not purchased. Each Division will be judged separately. The team winner of each Division will win a $100 gift card to Home Run Pizza.
PICTURE DAY - You will need to pass out the picture order forms and inform the families on your team of your scheduled picture time on Opening Day.
TEAM BASKET - You will need put together a team basket to auction off on Opening Day. Pick a theme and talk to the families on your team and collect donations so you can purchase the items needed to put the basket together.
SNACK SHACK SIGN-UPS - You will need to recruit/ assign the parents to help in the snack shack. Each team must work minimum of two shifts during the season; one week night and one Saturday shift. Each shift will require 6 parents. You will be given a snack shack schedule at the beginning of the season. It is very important to you send out reminders to the families on your team of when they are scheduled to work snack shack.
TEAM PARTY - You will need to organize and plan an End of the Season party for your team. There are many pizza places that will accommodate you and the families on your team.
Don't feel like you have to do this alone...
You can absolutely delegate some of these duties to other parents on your team who are willing to help!!