Overview
NOLL/SOLL is an all-volunteer organization – which means we rely on volunteers like you to provide everything from coaching and field preparation to umpiring and administrative support. Volunteering helps keep our registration costs low and stretch those dollars to provide field space, uniforms and other necessities.
We expect all families will make their best effort to participate in volunteer activities throughout the season – it’s a great way not just to help the league function and the kids play ball, but to meet other parents and caregivers, learn how the league works and feel like a part of the NOLL/SOLL community.
We understand that every family has differing amounts of time and energy to commit, but we also believe that everyone has something to contribute, and we welcome your help big and small. Our goal is for every NOLL/SOLL family to contribute approximately 20 hours of time over the course of the season. At the competitive levels (AA and higher), teams must complete a minimum level of volunteer service to be eligible for playoffs.
Volunteer Roles
Click here for a complete list of jobs, point values and other details.
- Pre-season jobs: Field work days before the season help get our fields in shape.
- Game day jobs: Each game requires umpires and field prep/clean-up volunteers. Field prep guidelines can be found in our Field Prep Handbook.
- Team-level jobs: Each team requires a coach, assistant coach(es), safety coordinator, fundraising coordinator and general manager.
- League-level jobs: NOLL/SOLL is not just baseball games; we need volunteers to procure and maintain fields and equipment, run tryouts and drafts, plan community events (Opening Day, Ballers Night, etc.) and raise funds to augment the money we raise through registration. Each of these items needs leadership at the board level.
- Specialist jobs: Field Stewards adopt a specific field to make sure field prep materials are available there and report any issues to the Fields Coordinator
- Post-season jobs: All families whose teams play in the post-season are expected to help with tournament hosting duties, including tournament directing, field prep/clean-up, scoring, announcing and snack bar operations.
Record Keeping
To help meet our goals, we track volunteer hours by team. Once you have completed a job, inform your team’s General Manager, who will note your service. If you have multiple children in the league, you may choose which team your service applies to.
Questions? Want to get involved? Email volunteers@nollsoll.com
Thank you!
