Volunteers Needed!
We are always in need of volunteers! When you register your child, you will be asked to select a volunteer role as well. Avon Lacrosse operates with an all-volunteer board and coaching staff! As our organization continues to grow, so does our need for volunteers.
The descriptions below will help to describe each position. As you read through them, please note which you are interested in helping with this season. You are welcome to select more than one area.
Volunteer Positions:
Coach/Assistant Coach – Parent or age-appropriate student, ideally with lacrosse and/or coaching experience interested in learning and teaching the sport of lacrosse within the parameters of the Positive Coaching Alliance and Avon Lacrosse’s guidelines.
Board of Directors - Help us continue to grow and establish long term sustainability for the club, athletes and coaches.
Fundraising - Help to execute fundraising efforts for your team and/or the organization as a whole.
Events - Be a part of the year end banquet and Senior Night Recognition.
Game Day Operations - Help with things on game day, listed in more detail below:
Scorekeeper – Keeps official score. Should be at field 20 minutes before the game to set up and log names and numbers of players. Hands score sheets to coaches at the end of the game. Maintains and brings scoring equipment to the field, e.g., score pad/score sheets, pens, air horn, portable score board, time clocks and field cones. May need to coordinate with scorekeeper from the same division if equipment is shared. Should be familiar with the rules of YOUTH field lacrosse.
Boys’ rules: https://www.usalacrosse.com/boys-and-mens-rules
Girls’ rules: https://www.usalacrosse.com/girls-and-womens-rules
Timekeeper - The timekeepers are responsible for keeping the time of both the game and any penalties called. Since there are rarely scoreboards at most of the fields where field lacrosse is played, there must be more communication between the timekeepers and the referee to ensure the game is timed correctly. The timekeeper may also be responsible for using the air horn as needed.
Spotter/Airhorn – Assists scorekeeper/team statistician and timekeeper. Confirms referees calls, calls out ground ball pickups, goalie saves, scores and assists. Should be familiar with the rules of youth field lacrosse and referee hand signals.
Boys’ rules: https://www.usalacrosse.com/boys-and-mens-rules
Girls’ rules: https://www.usalacrosse.com/girls-and-womens-rules
Referee hand signals: http://www.ihsla.org/Images/referee_signals.pdf
Booth Announcer - Announces both teams, plays the National Anthem, and calls all events/ scoring plays throughout the game.
Scoreboard - Responsible for managing the scoreboard at home games
Videographer - Record game(s) for review and analysis.
Sports Photographer - As a photographer, you will gain access to the sidelines to take action / game photography for use on our website and social media accounts! You will be down where the action is, we just ask that you take pictures of the whole team!
Sideline Manager – Assures spectators are seated only along the side line opposite the side reserved for players and coaches approximately 6 yards away from the sideline and never behind the end lines. Employs techniques and process for maintaining decorum during the game.