Volunteer Opportunities

Running Pleasant Hill Baseball Association takes leadership and decision-making authority. PHBA is led by a board of directors that includes officers such as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, head commissioner, chief umpire, volunteer coordinator, and so on. Check the Board of Directors page for more information on see the open positions and lend your talents to help lead this fantastic program.

Division commissioners serve a vital role that include team formation, rule modification and interpretation and are the primary contact for the coaches in each respective division.

Whether you have experience in coaching, teaching, or playing your child’s sport, PHBA can use coaching help. All of our teams rely on  volunteers to coach them.

Unlike other youth sports programs that pay to have their games officiated, PHBA requires its parents to volunteer to officiate all games from the Pioneer division up through the Western division.  This is a great way to experience the game up close AND complete your volunteer commitment!  PHBA's ULT and Blue Crew takes pride in developing new and beginning umpires (0-2 years experience) with a strong training and mentoring program to help you learn quickly plus have fun umpiring.  Whether you're umpiring for the first time or refreshing your skills from past seasons, the Umpire Leadership Team's (ULT) simplified approach to training and supporting mentors ensure you have the skills and confidence necessary to umpire successfully and put your best game on the field for the kids.  Additional information on umpiring can be found HERE.

As a team coordinator, you'll be the main source of communication between the team families and the coach and league. Being a team coordinator (sometimes called the team manager) may incorporate several of the tasks described below:

1. Work with manager and coach on team list & e-mails, coordinate practices, handle all volunteers on team to make sure they are doing their jobs right, snack schedule for games, team meetings.
2. Collect money from each family for team basket, names on jerseys, coaches gifts for end of season party, etc. It's usually best to collect one amount for everything and the earlier the better.
3. Be sure to give the basket volunteer the amount they need first, so they can get the basket done, and turned in on time. League
4. Coordinator to sign off on the LAFF.
5. Coordinate with Photo Day Person and Basket Person.

Scorekeeper must scorekeep every game or make sure the duties are done for every game including playoffs. Scorekeeper includes the following tasks:

1. Scorekeepers are NOT required for Intermediate and Instructional Divisons.
2. Both the Home team scorekeeper and Visitors team scorekeeper are responsible for maintaining their team's scorebooks during games.
3. The Home team scorekeeper is considered the Official Scorekeeper for the game.
4. Scorekeeper must check with the Visitors team scorekeeper every inning to confirm pitch count (for baseball), innings pitched (for softball), and runs scored for the inning.
5. The Home team scorekeeper is responsible for making sure the end-of-the-game score is correct and the scorebook is signed by both team managers and the umpires working the game.
6. If scorekeeping for the first time, it is recommended the volunteer attend 1 of the 2 Scorekeeper clinics presented by PHBA.

This is a vital role on game day and games will not be started until the field is ready to go. PHBA works hard to provide the best experience for the kids and making the field look like it is ready for a game to be played is an important part of the experience. Game Day Field Prep includes the following tasks:

1. Chalk the field for every game 30 minutes before the game.
2. Remove base rubber indicators and put back on base pegs after game (weeknights and last weekend games only).
3. It’s up to field prep person to put bases away and lock knack box after the game (weeknights and last weekend games only).
4. Fill in any holes in front of the pitching rubber and in the batters box, drag or rake the in-field (if needed), install bases.

Each team creates one basket to be auctioned off during fund raising events on either photo day or the parent banquet. The budget for the team basket varies depending on the donations received from the team families. There is not a minimum amount of money required to spend on the basket. Team baskets of any value are welcome. The team basket coordinator is responsible for the following items:

1. Assemble a team basket to be turned in on Opening Day.
2. Work with the Team Coordinator to collect donations from the team parents.