North Langley Diamond Sports Baseball and Softball programs are run 100% by volunteers to ensure the kids have a great season. The list of volunteer opportunities is long and range from the Pre Season which involve an afternoon commitment all the way up to year long positions on the executive. During the Season volunteer help is always needed before games and after games and includes a few concession shift to remind us of our younger days working in the burger joints!
NLDS can't stress enough that ANY HELP large or small is always welcome. It takes a community to build a baseball league where all teams can excel.
PRE SEASON FIELD PREP - ensure the fields are safe, in good repair and looking sharp. Spring Cleaning of sorts.
FENCES - out field fences in Fort Langley (9/10) and Zarelli WNG (11/12) need an out field fence put UP before the season starts and taken DOWN in late July after Post Season play ends. This fence is the home run thresh hold.. a MUST have for exciting games!
PHOTO DAY - organizers and helpers
GRADING - helpers to run the pitching machines, catch balls etc.
OPENING CEREMONY - organizers and helpers
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - help us find help!
CONCESSION COORDINATOR - potential for profit sharing opportunities with the league. Concessions are in Walnut Grove and Fort Langley.
FIELD PREP - raking & line "painting" before and after games
CONCESSION - 2 hour shifts in the Walnut Grove or Fort Langley concessions (most season there is a min of 1 mandatory shift per player family)
TEAM PARENT - ensures all forms are handed in, is the communication between coach and parent, ensure schedule is up to date and raffle tickets are collected.
ASSISTANT COACH - helps organize practice drills and assists with game strategy
COACH - organizes practices and player rotation during games, batting orders etc.... one coached laughed and said "is that all I do!" In the future this "job description" will be more detailed :)
DIVISION COORDINATOR - middle management of the volunteer world! They are the "go to" for all coaches in the division and distributes information from the league. Also assist in some scheduling and documenting the season game results. Coordinators are on hand one month before the season starts to assist with team organizations.
TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR - organizes raffle prizes, recruits teams (if needed), prepares team gifts, organizes volunteers for the tournament
PUB NIGHT/ DANCE COORDINATOR - coordinator is a good word! This is a large fund raiser that involves picking the venue & the menu + silent auction items and ticket sales thru the teams. Those of you that play hockey know ALL about these fund raisers.They are FUN!!
RAFFLE ORGANIZER - every year NLDS has a fund raising raffle. In the past prizes have included plasma TV's, iPods, Game Consoles. Anyone with connections to "good stuff" is an asset here...even if you don't want to do any work, your connection will get you off the hook for any future work commitment in the Raffle category!
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS - meets monthly thru out the off season to organize ALL OF THE ABOVE including player/coach and umpire clinics, tournament plans, player grading, coach selection, web sites, league finances, uniform orders, equipment upkeep, field safety etc.
see a list of executive positions
and their "job descriptions"
volunteer opportunities!
