Volunteer Information
The girls and coaches put in a lot of time and work to be ready to play games, and there are few things that parents can do on game days to support those efforts. Some volunteer duties are required by US Lacrosse Rules for the home team to perform, and parents are needed to perform those duties. You don't have to know lacrosse rules! And it is fun sitting next to the high energy of both teams and their coaches.
If you are a parent of a team member, please look at the list and consider where you think you could help out. It need not be every game and please remember: Many hands make light work. If everyone can help just a little in some way during the season. then the duties can be spread across many.
If you are a parent of a team member, please look at the list and consider where you think you could help out. It need not be every game and please remember: Many hands make light work. If everyone can help just a little in some way during the season. then the duties can be spread across many.
Please consider how you might be able to help, even for just some of the games or perhaps 1/2 of a game. Scroll down and use the form at the bottom of this page for your comments or use the form to contact Coach McGoff.
HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
It would be ideal to have at least two or three parents familiar with each duty, and to have at least three volunteers per game but four would be magnitudes better:
1. Scorekeeper / Stats Recorder
2. Stats Spotter / Timekeeper
3. Video recorder
For most games in the recent past, we've only had one or two volunteers available for a game which makes the duties very difficult to perform.
It would be ideal to have at least two or three parents familiar with each duty, and to have at least three volunteers per game but four would be magnitudes better:
1. Scorekeeper / Stats Recorder
2. Stats Spotter / Timekeeper
3. Video recorder
For most games in the recent past, we've only had one or two volunteers available for a game which makes the duties very difficult to perform.
LEARNING THE ROPES
Most duties require about 5 minutes of introductory explanation. The only duty that requires some significant game time to get comfortable is Stats Spotter.
You don't have to have to know lacrosse rules to be a volunteer! You just need to get a feel for what to look for in each role.
Also, this is very important: It is a very friendly and helpful community of parent volunteers from all teams who sit at the scorekeeper's table. Though our daughters are in competition, there is friendly cooperation and collaboration among parent volunteers. Experienced parents from other teams readily answer questions and so do the referees! Indeed, my hands-on guides during my first season were parents from other teams, and referees were always willing clarify any questions I had. (Joe)
Most duties require about 5 minutes of introductory explanation. The only duty that requires some significant game time to get comfortable is Stats Spotter.
You don't have to have to know lacrosse rules to be a volunteer! You just need to get a feel for what to look for in each role.
Also, this is very important: It is a very friendly and helpful community of parent volunteers from all teams who sit at the scorekeeper's table. Though our daughters are in competition, there is friendly cooperation and collaboration among parent volunteers. Experienced parents from other teams readily answer questions and so do the referees! Indeed, my hands-on guides during my first season were parents from other teams, and referees were always willing clarify any questions I had. (Joe)
WE NEED THESE VOLUNTEERS A LOT
Official game timekeeper - Lacrosse rules require the home team to provide for every home game. Does not need to know game rules; just a few rules about stopping and starting the clock.
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This person mostly just needs to operate the electronic hand-held clock and pay attention to the referee signals to stop the clock. There are two special cases to be mindful of (running clock and two-minutes remaining ) but they are simple concepts.
Instructions are available on the Downloads page. |
Official game scorekeeper and Stats recorder - The home team is also required to have a scorekeeper. Does not need to know game rules at all; just needs to understand the score form.
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There are two roles that can be combined here. (1) The game scorekeeper only needs to record who scored a goal and the time, and if there were any penalty cards (which is unusual). (2) The Stats Recorder keeps a tally of simple team stats on a form. Ideally, there also is a Stats Spotter who makes the decision what to record.
Instructions are available on the Downloads page. |
Stats Spotter. This person tells the Stats Recorder what to record. This person does not need to know the game rules either!
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There are just five easy types of individual statistics and two team statistics being tracked in addition to goal saves. The hardest part of this role is to remember to think about statistics while there's an exciting game in progress!
Instructions are available on the Downloads page. |
WOULD BE "GREAT TO HAVE"
Snacks for the team
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It can be a special treat if a parent brings a snack like granola bars or fresh fruit like halo oranges or similar. Pick one or more games! For games with no volunteers yet, see Schedule on Google Docs.
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Record game video - just record, no equipment needed for most games. But if you have a video camera, that might be very helpful.
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Tim uses videos to help improve team and individual performance. Team members and parents who watch the videos are very appreciative of the effort.
Joe O'Connor attends most home and away games and provides the camera and performs this role. But he also does most other game roles too, and attending the camera get least attention. To have someone simply operate the camera would be a big help to the overall effort. |
Bring ice and bandage wraps .... just in case they are needed. (home and away games) About every other game, someone on our team or the other team needs ice for a minor injury.
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Joe O'Connor does this now but will make a call for help if unable to attend a game. Just put ice cubes or crushed ice in some ziplock bags (quart or gallon) and carry in a small insulated bag or ice chest.
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Volunteer Efforts for Senior Night
It's a high school sports tradition that seniors on a team or other game-based activities like marching band are honored in a ceremony before the last home game of the season. Teammates who are not seniors and their parents coordinate most of the preparation efforts. Photos of last year's Senior Night are posted in the team's Facebook albums.
Ideas from the past....
- Each senior wrote their name & parent name(s) on an index card with some other interesting info like what lax means to them or what they plan to do next year. This is read as the player walks across field with her parent(s).
- A non-senior team member coordinated other non-senior teammates to make posters and fill and decorate a basket for each senior
Non-senior families...
- Provide duct tape, streamers and/or green solo cups or other to decorate the fence.
- One small basket for each senior.
- Provided cake and paper plates, napkins, and forks. Refreshments like lemonade, Sprite.
- Brought a sound system (or loudspeaker to announce the girls.
- Provided a gift of some type to give each senior player. Perhaps flowers too.
- Someone designated to take pictures of the girls and their families, and group shots.
- Someone to collect money to reimburse costs.