With your help, we can keep youth softball going in our community! As a volunteer-run non-profit organization, MVLAGS volunteers are essential for providing our softball players with the best experience possible throughout the season.

Volunteer position sign-ups are offered during your daughter's initial registration process through TeamSnap. In late Jan/early Feb, Managers and Coaches will be required to attend Managers and Coaches training. If you'd like to further volunteer for a team role, please let your coach and team manager know. If you'd like to volunteer for a league role, please reach out to president@mvlags.org.

Team Roles

Coaching Staff

Each team's coaching staff consists of a head coach and 2+ assistant coaches. Coaching roles require a background check and certifications, which the league will assist you with. Check out our Coaches Corner page to learn more!

Head Coach

Must be 21+ years of age. Plans and oversees all practices and games. Goals are to develop each player and teach overall softball skills and game strategy in a fun and positive manner. The Head Coach also directs and develops the Assistant Coaches.

Time Requirement: Available for ~90% of all Games & Practices

Assistant Coach

Must be 21+ years of age. Works with the Head Coach at all practices and games to teach and develop softball skills in a positive safe environment.

Time Requirement: Available for at least 75% of all games & practices

Coaching Requirements

MVLAGS operates under USA Softball, which requires the following certification to meet their insurance requirements:

ACE coaching certification, SafeSport certification, and background checks: managed through USA Softball, complete most training online in 3-5 hours.
Cardiac & Concussion Training: Required for by the State of California for all youth coaches. Complete ~1 hour online training bi-annually.

Team Non-Coaching Roles

Each team needs volunteers to run practice and games. Practice crew roles are usually filled at the team meeting night when you first meet your team coach, while game field crew and scorekeepers are filled on a per-game basis through TeamSnap.

Team Manager

(Female 21+ years of age):

The team manager has ultimate responsibility for the team as the primary supervising female and administrative manager for all practices and games. This includes communication between parents and the league, ensuring player safety and emotional well-being, working with the coaching staff to see that playing time is distributed fairly, dugout management during games and coordination of team parent volunteers.
Time Requirement: Manager attends all games and most practices.

Practice Crew

Assist the Team Coaches and Manager as needed during practices and games. Typically, this includes running softball drills, warm-ups.

Field Crew

Setup and/or teardown fields for team practices and home games. More details available at "Field Crew".

At practices: before practice, install bases and other equipment as per coaches' needs. After practice, put away equipment, water and drag the field.
At home games: before games, water/drag field and chalk lines. After games, put away equipment.

Scorekeeper

For 8U and higher divisions. Keeps game records during league and inter-league games, using the GameChanger app to track plays during a game. Acts as scorekeeper of record when their team is the home team, and may be called on by the umpire to verify game information.

League Roles

Board of Directors

f you want to have a greater impact by making softball available to youth in our community, please consider lending your expertise, ideas, and enthusiasm to a volunteer board position. Opportunities range from a few hours to a full season commitment. Please see all current Board of Director members and a short role description here.

Interested in Umpiring?

Are you interested in being an umpire for MVLAGS softball games? You can earn money as an umpire in our league and see the game from a whole new perspective! For more info, please see the Prospective Umpire page.