Volunteering Positions

All positions are needed throughout the season. Check-in for gameday volunteers is required at concessions. Please note it takes at least 60 volunteers to run one Saturday game day, smoothly, at home with four games (two on each field).

Board Members

15-20 members; Season and off-season commitment; Counts as all volunteer hours

Raptor’s board members all take on different roles. Members meet each month to discuss the organization business. Board members help during practices, as coaches, working in the trailers, distributing items to teams, and talking with parents. During the games, if board members are not coaching, and their team is at home, they will help make sure that all volunteer spots are filled and working properly. Board members will help to set up and clean up before and after games.

Coaches

3-4 per team; Season long commitment; Assigned by the Board; Counts as all volunteer hours

Each team will have up to four coaches: a head coach and three assistant coaches. Coaches can start requesting a coaching position at registration and can request up until the start of practice. Coaches will be required to have a background check done. They will be provided with the rules.

Team Parent

1 per team; Season long commitment; assigned by coach and/or Board; Counts as all volunteer hours

The team parent is the main point of contact for the team. This person should be at most of the practices and games to fulfill this role. This person will help the coach as needed with things such as communications, distributing items, and managing TeamReach. This person will help with reminding parents/families of their volunteer commitments.

Team Photographer

1 per team; Season long commitment; Approval needed; Counts as all volunteer hours

The team photographer will take pictures during practices, games, and other team activities. These images will be used for the banquet slideshow and can be shared with the team. Photographers will be required to upload pictures throughout the season to a designated location on our Google Drive.

Team Medical Aide

1 per team; Season long commitment; CPR and first-aid certified; Counts as all volunteer hours

One person will be sideline to help with any injuries during games and practices. This person must be CPR and first-aid certified. Most injuries are sprains and strains, but some concussions and more severe injuries can happen. You may need to make recommendations for athletes to seek a doctor. Please note that the Good Samaritan Law protects you from being sued in this position.

Scoreboard Controls

1 per game per field; Football and signal knowledge required; Counts as one volunteer session

One person will control the scoreboard and clock. Football and signal knowledge required. Prior experience preferred. Referees will give signals from the field. The person on the JV field will need to be comfortable with heights, as you will climb a ladder and sit in a wooden tower.

Concessions

4 per game per field; Counts as one volunteer session

Three to four people are needed to work in the concession stand during a game. You can either fulfill this during your child’s game or the opposite of your child’s game. You are required to stay within the concession stand during your volunteer time, therefore if you volunteer during your child’s game you may not be able to see them participate via the concession stand. People in the concessions will make food, serve food/drinks, collect payments. JV field concessions may include grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.

JV Pre-Concessions Setup

2 per gameday; Counts as one volunteer session

Two people will arrive prior to the first game of the day at the JV Fields. These people will help setup concessions, along with grill hamburgers and hot dogs for the first game of the day.

Chain Gang

2 per game per field; Counts as one volunteer session

Two people are needed for the chain gang, one at each end of the ten-yard chain. Prior experience and football knowledge preferred. Chains are moved on first downs. Referees will help, if needed, on when to move the chains.

Down Marker

1 per game per field; Counts as one volunteer session

One person will hold the down marker and change the downs between players. Prior experience and football knowledge preferred. The Referees will help if needed.

Game Cleanup

1 per field; Counts as one volunteer session

One person each week will clean up the game field after the last game. Fields and stands/watch areas should be clean of garbage, along lost and found be turned into either coaches (if the team is known) or concessions. Garbage cans at the JV field should be brought into concessions, and bags placed in the dumpsters. Once the fields and stands are cleaned, this person will check in with concessions to see what needs to be finished with cleanup.

Practice Field Cleanup

1 per week per practice area; Counts as one volunteer session

One person each week will clean up the practice fields after each practice for that entire week. Fields should be clean of garbage, along lost and found be turned into either coaches (if the team is known) or the trailer.