Team parent strategies for non-responsive parents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This thread has taken an interesting turn for sure!

In our league, field prep and scorekeeper are only required for home games, so literally 6 or 8 games a season. Field prep is 30-60 mins, maybe? I get that people are busy- I am too, of course, as are the coaches. No one is asking a family to sign up for all the games- just one or possibly two a season. If you don't plan to stay for the game that day, sign up for a different game.

It’s not a big ask, OP. But unfortunately a lot of parents in this area are selfish and entitled.

I’ve witnessed more entitled dad coaches. If the dads want their crappy kid to play shortstop and bat 3rd every game, make majors early, and play all stars, they have to coach and rake the field. Fair trade IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like you think teens have time for this, they are all busy doing extracurricular activities (like baseball) to try and get into top colleges.

I’m surprised there aren’t a couple dads (or moms) who can be reliably counted on to do some of these things. In my experience, a few parents tend to carry all the volunteer jobs, usually at every game. For example my DH is parent manager of both of our child’s sports teams, has been for years in various clubs, because he’s willing to do it. There are 15+ kids on each team, but the other 29 parents don’t offer (I don’t either, but I have helped with snacks and uniforms before on top of DH’s contributions). The same couple other dads help with other things at every game.

There’s always teens doing snack bar duty with me. I like snack bar duty, it’s fun to see all the kids excited to get their candy. But every now and then I have to be in two places at once, husband traveling, and I hire a teen. Not everyone can adjust their work schedule at the whim of the little league snack bar scheduling gods.