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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, responding to 14:56.

You raise interesting points for sure.  Every Little League does things differently, but in our league, actually volunteering meaningful hours is a separate thing from helping with game day tasks.  Our league charges a fairly hefty volunteer fee up front and you can either work it off (by helping at the snack stand, pre- and post-season field maintenance, league photographer, etc) and get a refund on your volunteer fee or you can do nothing and not get the fee back.  There have been years when I've earned back the fee and others when I have not.  No one is forcing you to volunteer a significant amount of time.

What I'm specifically mentioning is the need to have someone do particular tasks before each game- tasks that if not completed, would make the game unable to be played (for the most part). I've definitely seen some games where the coaches take on field prep- for reasons unknown- maybe no one signed up to do it or the coach didn't like the way parents did it- but it does take the coach away from warm up, plus they already are giving so much of their time.  If no one lines the fields, chalks the batter's box, or keeps score/pitch count, the game can't be played.

The reason I mentioned that this is at the Majors level is because all of the parents on our team have had children in LL for years, so none of this is a surprise.  In fact, the need for volunteers is less now because the kids don't need a dug out person to ensure they're not swinging bats, climbing fences, or other shenanigans.[/quote]

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