Join the Team Behind the Scenes!

Miss Manatee Softball runs on the heart and dedication of our amazing volunteers who give their free time to make this league thrive. We understand that everyone’s schedules and commitments can shift — and while holding a board position may not be the right fit for everyone, there are always ways to help!

Below you’ll find some of the volunteer roles we’re always in need of, along with a few examples of the tasks they involve. Just like our players, we’re one big team — everyone plays their part and steps up when life calls a time-out. If you’re interested in getting involved, we’d love to hear from you!

Our board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise noted).

Board of Directors (Governing Body, voting members)

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Members at Large

 Division Coordinators (Report to the Board – Volunteer Role)

• 6U Division Coordinator
• 8U Division Coordinator
• 10U Division Coordinator
• 12U Division Coordinator
• 13+ Division Coordinator

Coaches (Report to Division Coordinators – Volunteer Role)

• Head Coach (per team)
• 1st^st Assistant Coach (per team, reports to head coach)
• 2nd Assistant Coach (per team, reports to head coach)

Dugout / Team Support

• League Dugout Coordinator (Reports to Board – Volunteer Role)

o This role is the main coordinator for the Dugout Coordinators/ “Team Moms” for communication, answering questions, implementing tasks for the teams and scheduling team events.

• Team Moms / Dugout Coordinators (Report to Dugout Coordinator – Volunteer Role per team)

o  This role communicates to the coaches and team families for scheduling team events such as pictures times, opening day, closing, uniform distribution, button fundraiser, as well as rallying the players in the dugout. This role also completes injury reports.

Single-Role Coordinators (Typically Volunteer Roles – Report to Board)

• Events Coordinator
  • Opening Ceremonies planning, Closing Ceremonies planning, special events, coordinating with sponsors for events, assist with collecting sponsors & Banner coordination, assists with draft/assessment scheduling with board, assist clinics setup
• Social Media Coordinator
  • Assist with Website content, updates and design when needed. Social Media updates and content.
• Team Events Coordinator
  • Coordinates team photos schedule, button fundraiser, seasonal contests approved by the board, teammate award coordination, end of season team awards
• Registration Coordinator
  • Confirm all players are paid in full prior to assessments and in correct age division, assist with assessment day scheduling, coordinate jersey ordering with selected jersey provider, collect hardship applications to submit to board for approval, confirm player assignment to teams
• Travel Coordinator
  • Confirms Travel team scheduling on fields, confirms/validates field rentals with treasurer, works with county on field scheduling for the league, assists with seasonal field scheduling, confirms new travel team requests to the board
• Umpire Coordinator
  • Aligns umpires for the games, addresses game play questions unable to resolved with umpire/coaches, handles umpire issues.
• Game Changer Coordinator
  • Works with the board to set up the seasons games in changer, manage the games and transfers scores to the website. Confirms final scores, ensure teams are following the regulations, ensuring players are getting moved and in the game. Handle issues when needed and escalate to the board when needed.
• General Volunteer
  • Not everyone has the or wants to committee to being in charge of an event but wants to help the day of, which is great! Let us know that you want to help for an event so we can reach out while planning to include you!
• Equipment Coordinator
  •  Tracks team equipment handed out, game softballs, field equipment needs, etc.