Volunteering

Soundview Little League relies entirely on our volunteers.  With each year, as kids move in and out of the league, so do our volunteers.  We are always looking for people to share their time and talents to make this a great experience for the kids.  That is where you come in.

We need folks at every age level to help make Soundview Little League run.. In February, we'll need folks to help out with field maintenance. We're also always looking for more people interested in serving in league-wide positions on the board. You can sign up for coaching and other opportunities when you register.

SoundView families are required to commit 2 hours of volunteer time during the season. Families may opt out by paying a $45 fee during registration. 

If you're interested in learning more, or potentially joining the board, please contact us at [email protected].

Below are some team-specific opportunities that may vary depending on age level:

Head Coach

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Setting a team culture for you players and families that is grounded in fun, improvement, and respect.
  • Coordinate logistical details with the league (along with your team admin) in terms of practice time reservation, schedule changes such as rainout rescheduling, etc.
  • Planning all practices, and running them in conjunction with your assistant coaches.
  • Making game lineups & fielding position plans, and acting as the primary game manager, supported by your assistant coaches
  • Work with your Team Admin to ensure that families are receiving solid communication about team logistics
• Qualifications:
  • The primary qualification is the ability to create a fun, productive environments for our players.
  • Strong planning and organization skills are preferred.
    

Assistant Coach

• Primary Responsibilities: 
  • Supporting the head coach in setting a team culture for you players and families that is grounded in fun, improvement, and respect.
  • Attending as many practices as you can, supporting the head coach in executing their plan.
  • Attending as many games as you can, supporting with bench coach and/or base coaching duties.
• Qualifications
  • The primary qualification is the ability to create a fun, productive environments for our players.
  • Knowledge and experience of softball or baseball is preferred, but not required

Team Admin

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Support the head coach in managing the logistics and communication of the team. This may include items such as:
  • Helping with jersey ordering logistics, such as confirming sizes/numbers, and/or helping with pickup/distribution.
  • Organizing a team snack list
  • Helping communicate with families about league fundraisers and events like picture day
  • Helping coordinate and communicate about the end-of-season party
• Qualifications
  • A desire to support a positive environment for our families and players
  • Strong organization skills
  • Strong communication skills

Scorekeeper

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Keep score, including play-by-play recording of the outcome of each at-bat.
  • This will most likely be within an app like GameChanger, which provides an easy interface on your phone of tablet to track the course of the game.
  • Help coaches in the event where there is a discrepancy about things like the score, how many outs there are, how many runs have been scored in the inning, etc.
• Qualifications
  • Basic understanding of the game of baseball/softball
  • The ability to make it to most games (or help coordinate a substitute scorekeeper if you can’t make it to a particular game).

Field Prep 

• Ensure that fields are raked/dragged/chalked before games
• Prep muddy fields for use on "borderline" days
• Ensure dugouts and fields are clean before and after games.