West Side Little League

OVERVIEW

WSLL is an all volunteer organization that relies heavily on volunteers in the community to donate their time and talent to our program. If interested in volunteering or want to learn more, please contact one of the WSLL Board Members.

Coaching: Coaching young athletes can be a very rewarding experience and a great way to have a positive impact on their lives. We will provide all the coaching resources and support you need.
Be a Sponsor: Sponsoring a team is a great way to make a positive contribution to the community while advertising your company's brand and services.

Field Maintenance Volunteer: Help clean up the ball park, be a role model by throwing away your trash and if you see someone drop trash, help them place it in the trash receptacles appropriately. During rainy days, we need help removing water from the fields, raking the fields, and placing playing diamond to ensure the games are playable.
Join the Board of Directors: If you can spare just a few hours per month, please consider joining the WSLL board. The minimum expectation is to attend the monthly meetings to help make decisions about the operations and direction of the organization. See About Us for a listing of board members. The annual meeting in October of each year is when the new board is voted in. Please visit WSLL's Facebook page for event listings.

WHY SHOULD I BECOME A VOLUNTEER?

Little League International is an organization designed to build good citizens. It is a program of leadership, preparing today's youth to be tomorrow's leaders. At the local level, WSLL relies on adult volunteers to help ensure that the organization remains structured and runs smoothly. WSLL is always looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support and coordinate events and activities. As a volunteer, you should have a keen interest in the safety, well-being, and overall development of children. By reading further, you will discover that the benefits of volunteering are endless. You will also gain a better understanding of why you should become involved, who volunteers are, what you can do, and how you can sign up.

WHO CAN VOLUNTEER?

Anyone can apply to become a volunteer. Whatever talents or skills you have, we can use them! Volunteers are grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, retirees, community leaders, former Little Leaguers, friends, neighbors, and more. Any community member who wishes to become a volunteer may apply.

All parents of children involved in WSLL are strongly encouraged to volunteer. As a parent volunteer, you have the opportunity to spend quality time with your child in a safe, fun-filled environment. Often times, parent and child social lives parallel each other. Volunteering allows your life and your child's life to intersect on common ground, with shared interests and goals.

On rare occasions, the WSLL Board of Directors may deny individuals the privilege of volunteering for reasons, past or present, that may be detrimental to the positive development of young people, other volunteers, and/or WSLL. When you apply to become a volunteer, you give WSLL the right to conduct necessary background checks.

WHAT VOLUNTEER POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE?

Team Managers - Each Manager is interviewed and selected by the Board. The Manager has total responsibility for their team and the overall welfare of all player oriented activities. Managers place emphasis on teaching baseball skills and sportsmanship to their players, regardless of talent. Managers are required to always display good sportsmanship in their dealings with parents, other managers and coaches, and umpires. Managers may select up to two coaches and one umpire to assist with their team. Managers are required to assist the League with tryouts sessions in support of the Player Agent. Managers must conduct at least one parents’ meeting. The Team Manager is responsible for, but not limited to:

Learn ALL applicable Little League rules as well as WSLL local rules and be able to articulate them on the field during play
Attend all necessary training sessions and assigned game schedules
Guide the functional skills training and strategy points of team at large which in addition to the players may include assistant coaches and umpires
Keep composure while dealing with players, coaches, managers, and parents, umpires or anyone else associated with WSLL
Provide appropriate leadership on the field at all times

Team Assistant Coaches - Assistant Coaches primary responsibilities are assisting the manager with player instruction, safety, sportsmanship and development of team play. The Asst. Coach is responsible for, but not limited to:

Learn ALL applicable Little League rules as well as WSLL local rules and be able to articulate them on the field during play
Attend all necessary training sessions and assigned game schedules
Guide the functional skills training of team at directed by Team Manager
Keep composure while dealing with players, coaches, managers, and parents, umpires or anyone else associated with WSLL
Provide appropriate leadership on the field at all times