10u LL manager/coach here
got a fairly minor dilemma, but I do not want to piss anybody off. draft was sunday, contacted all my parents by phone and email, big stress in email was I need help, wanted to be able to get girls in small groups to make practices effective. here is what I have so far
-1 dad who will help as he can, not league "certified" (don't know the correct term, background check, rutgers training is the gist of it, that and $3 and volunteer app filed), has some health issues that will make it hard for him to help in cold weather (we are mid atlantic, so will be cold to chilly for most practices before season)
-1 dad who will help as he can, not league "certified" (I had his girl on a team 3 years ago, honestly don't remember him, I kinda ignore parents, had like 15 girls), but DW says they are nice.
-1 dad who is league certified, managed/coached in coach pitch my 2nd year, only available on Sat to help (work schedule)
-1 dad who is league certified, has said he will help as schedule permits, his older DD plays travel ball (pitcher, little sister (lefty) on my team wants to pitch, dad said she has sat through many of older sister's lessons) will probably as him to help with pitchers
-1 dad who is league certified, has said he will help as schedule permits.
-1 uncle who is also softball admin for our league, he and I do not get along great, he kinda runs softball as a dictator, but knows the game, is good with girls. Clashes are over administrative crap. will be at most games and practices, as he is he one who generally brings his niece.
we currently have 9 girls. dilemma is games really, practices I will take all the help I can get, if I can have some girls working one on one with an adult at times this will be awesome.
in games, I probably want to limit it to myself and two others in dugout (actually a rule I believe). how do I approach the non certified dads to tell them that during games, if the certified dads are there, they will be in ACs for the game? don't want anyone's noses out of joint, but want to try to do everything by the book when possible (of course when not possible, I will turn blind eye, but i figure as long as we have one league certified adult to supervise, should be OK, was pretty much told this by couple different league officials. league admin will generally be on field or in dugouts as well, but we can always say he is there in that capacity (mostly looking for help from him at practices).
really want their help for practices, and hopefully also for field prep, scorebook, etc., so don't want to make them feel like they are not as good. a lot of this could have been avoided if our league would schedule the rutgers training AFTER drafts. by the time you are asking your parents who can help out, too late for them to get required training. one of the things I plan to bring up since I am on BOD now. probably get a lot more rutgers trained people, and potential manager/coaches, if they did it this way.
got a fairly minor dilemma, but I do not want to piss anybody off. draft was sunday, contacted all my parents by phone and email, big stress in email was I need help, wanted to be able to get girls in small groups to make practices effective. here is what I have so far
-1 dad who will help as he can, not league "certified" (don't know the correct term, background check, rutgers training is the gist of it, that and $3 and volunteer app filed), has some health issues that will make it hard for him to help in cold weather (we are mid atlantic, so will be cold to chilly for most practices before season)
-1 dad who will help as he can, not league "certified" (I had his girl on a team 3 years ago, honestly don't remember him, I kinda ignore parents, had like 15 girls), but DW says they are nice.
-1 dad who is league certified, managed/coached in coach pitch my 2nd year, only available on Sat to help (work schedule)
-1 dad who is league certified, has said he will help as schedule permits, his older DD plays travel ball (pitcher, little sister (lefty) on my team wants to pitch, dad said she has sat through many of older sister's lessons) will probably as him to help with pitchers
-1 dad who is league certified, has said he will help as schedule permits.
-1 uncle who is also softball admin for our league, he and I do not get along great, he kinda runs softball as a dictator, but knows the game, is good with girls. Clashes are over administrative crap. will be at most games and practices, as he is he one who generally brings his niece.
we currently have 9 girls. dilemma is games really, practices I will take all the help I can get, if I can have some girls working one on one with an adult at times this will be awesome.
in games, I probably want to limit it to myself and two others in dugout (actually a rule I believe). how do I approach the non certified dads to tell them that during games, if the certified dads are there, they will be in ACs for the game? don't want anyone's noses out of joint, but want to try to do everything by the book when possible (of course when not possible, I will turn blind eye, but i figure as long as we have one league certified adult to supervise, should be OK, was pretty much told this by couple different league officials. league admin will generally be on field or in dugouts as well, but we can always say he is there in that capacity (mostly looking for help from him at practices).
really want their help for practices, and hopefully also for field prep, scorebook, etc., so don't want to make them feel like they are not as good. a lot of this could have been avoided if our league would schedule the rutgers training AFTER drafts. by the time you are asking your parents who can help out, too late for them to get required training. one of the things I plan to bring up since I am on BOD now. probably get a lot more rutgers trained people, and potential manager/coaches, if they did it this way.