Volunteer's Corner (Mississippi Little League)

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CAN YOU VOLUNTEER WITH MLL?  CLICK HERE TO EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION


Please visit 
the registration page, choose "Volunteer" registration.  When choosing which participant to register, please select your own name (not your player's), or "Create New Participant" and fill in with the adult volunteer's name/information.  Then please upload a VSC that matches the adult volunteer name. 



KINDERBALL (3-4 year olds)


Station Volunteer:  Kinderball is slightly-baseball-related drills, such as throwing rubber chickens into a big bucket, catching beach balls.  Kinderball groups rotate the stations through the Kinderball hour.  At least one volunteer is required at each station to reset the station and put things back to the beginning set up between each group of players.  The players (teams) rotate from station to station. 

Coach: At least one volunteer will be required to bring each group around to all of the stations over the Kinderball hour, keeping the group together and maintaining order. 

Timer: One volunteer is required to time each rotation and blow the whistle when it's time to move. 



TBALL (5-6 year olds, aka U8)

Coach: Teaching the basics of baseball (throwing, catching), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players. 

Dugout: be present in the dugout during games to ensure safety while players await their turn to bat, encourage respectful behaviour on the bench, organization of the batting order (getting players ready to go next, make sure are players are wearing required equipment during the game, sending players out to bat at their turn, etc.


ROOKIE (7-8 year olds, aka U8/Coach Pitch)

Coach: Teaching baseball play (skills, strategy), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players. 

Dugout: be present in the dugout during games to ensure safety while players await their turn to bat, encourage respectful behaviour on the bench, organization of the batting order (getting players ready to go next, make sure are players are wearing required equipment during the game, sending players out to bat at their turn, etc.



MINOR (9-10 year olds)

Coach: Teaching baseball play (skills, strategy), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players. 

Dugout: be present in the dugout during games to ensure safety while players await their turn to bat, encourage respectful behaviour on the bench, organization of the batting order (getting players ready to go next, make sure are players are wearing required equipment during the game, sending players out to bat at their turn, etc.



MAJOR (11-12 year olds)

Coach: Teaching baseball play (skills, strategy), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players. 

Dugout: be present in the dugout during games to ensure safety while players await their turn to bat, encourage respectful behaviour on the bench, organization of the batting order (getting players ready to go next, make sure are players are wearing required equipment during the game, sending players out to bat at their turn, etc.


 
JUNIOR (13-14 year olds)

Coach: Teaching baseball play (skills, strategy), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players. 

 

SENIOR (15-16 year olds)

Coach: Teaching baseball play (skills, strategy), directing games, establishing practice plans and initiating drills, setting the batting order. 

Assistant Coaches: Breaking out small groups to follow the coach's practice plan, assisting where needed, fielding during games to encourage, instruct and assist players.