Volunteer

Welcome Folsom Lacrosse Families,

Thank you for volunteering! 

When you access the volunteer schedule you will find a list of all the volunteer jobs needed by your team. The “Open” column shows either “Full” or how many volunteers are still needed for that job. Click anywhere on the line of an Open job to sign-up for that job.

Please sign-up for a job or multiple jobs which total a minimum of 8 “credits” per player for that player’s team. Credits are listed for each job. Generally, a credit equates to an hour of time commitment. (You may "buy out" your hours by paying the league $150/player. Please see your Team Manager for more details.)

Some jobs are a commitment for an entire season while others are specific to a particular game or event. Job descriptions are listed below. Your team’s volunteer sign-up schedule may not have all of the jobs listed in the Volunteer Job Description document, as your Team Manager has tailored your schedule based upon minimum needs and number of volunteers available, to help minimize the amount of volunteer hours required from each family.

**For those who are new to working the "Table" (Timer/Game Clock and Scorekeeper), below is a table training video which covers everything**

https://youtu.be/tQ5hmFqorRo

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Team Manager or contact Ferrin Cowan or Tracey Murphy at teammanagement@folsomlacrosse.org.

Have a great season!

VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS

SEASON LONG JOBS:

Team Manager (Season Long Job)

1. Team game/volunteer reminders and info emails 
2. Solicitation/Assignment of Volunteers for games/events
3. Confirmation of home & away games each week
4. Coordination of Game Box/Table/Chairs/Big scoreboard for home games

Referee Water Bottles & Water Jug Manager (Water Manager)- Season Long Job

1. Bring 2 ice cold water bottles for referees for home games. 

2. Bring an FLA provided water jug (filled with ice and water) to each home game (away games water jug to be determined by Coach & Team Manager), for use by the players/coaches to refill their water bottles as needed. For home games, a water jug will be set up & filled with water & ice at the very first game of the day by the set up volunteers for that first game. Volunteer responsibilities of the following games is to ensure the water jug is filled with water & ice.

3. If your team has refillable water bottles for players, bring these filled with water & ice to home & away games.

Pop-Up Tent Manager (away games only) - Season Long Job

Bring your personal pop-up tent to each away game for use by the players and coaches

Social Planner/End of Season Party Planner / Gifts - Season Long Job

Coordinate team events (team dinner/breakfast, etc) & end of season party for your team at either 

a public venue or someone’s home. Work with Team Manager to decide upon a gift 

for the players and coaches, then coordinate purchase and family contributions. Social planner will 

coordinate with coaches & team managers for events.

Photographer (optional) - Season Long Job

Photograph the players during games, send link for pictures to team manager to post on 

Crossbar for parents to download. Also provides link for pictures to FYL for posting to the

FYL website. Personal camera required.

Videographer (optional)- Season Long Job

Video the games, providing the video to the coach for analysis and coaching purposes. Can also be

uploaded for players/parents to download/view. Personal video camera required.

GAME DAY JOBS:

Score Keeper (home games only)

Sit at the game table, keep track of scoring, penalties, etc. *Training available *

Game Clock (home games only)

Sit at the game table, keep track of the time left in each quarter as well as any penalties being

served. *Training available*

Away Game Table Support (Girls only)

2 people from each team are required to be at the table for each girl’s game, including away

games. Home game score/clock positions are posted separately.

Note - to tell if your team is away or home, you’ll want to see if the game is listed as “vs.

SomeTeamName” which means home, or “@ SomeTeamName” which means away. You can’t rely

only on the location of the game. Sometimes we are away in Folsom, sometimes we are home in a

field outside of Folsom.

Away Game Table Support (Boys only)

1 person from our team who sits at the game table at away games. The home team will keep score

and be in charge of the game clock. This person’s job is to help spot which player just scored, who

assisted, etc. Help the home team table game support people as needed.

Note - to tell if your team is away or home, you’ll want to see if the game is listed as “vs.

SomeTeamName” which means home, or “@ SomeTeamName” which means away. You can’t rely

only on the location of the game. Sometimes we are away in Folsom, sometimes we are home in a

field outside of Folsom.

Tent/Table/Chair Set-Up (home field -first & last games of the day only)

     Livermore -Two large pop-up tents, the game table, 3 chairs, and 2 banners need to be brought 

     from our storage shed down below of the parking lot at Livermore (by the baseball field) up to the 

     field and setup before the first game of the day and then must be torn down and returned to the 

     shed at the end of the day. There is a wagon that is used for transporting the equipment. Shed will 

     be unlocked for volunteers on game day. Typically it takes less than 30 minutes to complete this 

     task. 

     Kemp #1 -Two large pop-up tents, the game table, 3 chairs, and a banner need to be

     brought from our storage shed next to the field (by the snack bar building) and setup before the

     first game of the day & then must be torn down and returned to the shed at the end of the day. 

     There is a wagon that is used for transporting the equipment. Shed will be unlocked for volunteers 

     on game day. Typically it takes less than 30 minutes to complete this task. 

   Breakdown (home field - last game of the day only)

    Collect equipment from the field and return to the shed. Ensure all equipment is returned and no 

    trash is left on the field. See set up details for equipment details and shed location for each field.

 Spirit Wear Table (home games @ Livermore only)

 Assist our apparel coordinator with setup, sales, & clean-up for our Folsom Youth Lacrosse gear.

 Option to volunteer for this job an hour before or after your players' game. 

Big Scoreboard (home games @ Livermore Only)

Run the big scoreboard at Livermore field. Keep the score and clock up to date for fans. You will sit in 

the booth for games.