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Volunteers - The Soul of DLL!

Why Should I Become a DLL Volunteer?

Dulles Little League relies on a devoted legion of adult volunteers to help ensure that the organization remains structured and runs smoothly. We are always looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support and coordinate our events and activities. ALL parents of children involved in Little League Baseball are strongly encouraged to volunteer.

As a parent volunteer, you have the opportunity to spend quality time with your child in a safe, fun-filled environment. Oftentimes, parent and child social lives parallel each other. Volunteering allows your life and your child’s life to intersect on common ground, with shared interests and goals.

No experience is required to become a volunteer. Most of the volunteer opportunities require little or no training. The best volunteers are those who are able to bring added enjoyment to the game simply by being themselves. What you see during Little League games is a mere fraction of what you can do as a volunteer.

You don’t get to volunteer quite like this anywhere else!

Coaching Opportunities

Team Manager or Assistant Coach

Being a Team Manager or Assistant Coach requires time, patience, and a basic knowledge of the game. You may be required to attend a preseason meeting, instructional sessions, and/or participate in Little League trainings. You will communicate with the parents/guardians of your players to keep them informed of all League events, practices and games.

The Team Manager is the head coach and is ultimately responsible for the team. The manager drafts the team (Single A through Seniors divisions during a Spring season), plans and runs the practices, organizes team volunteers (assistant coaches, team parents, scorekeeper, etc.), coaches the team, and is the primary contact between the league and the team.

An Assistant Coach helps the Team Manager coach the team and performs any other duties assigned by the Team Manager. A Team Manager can recruit as many coaches as needed, but there may only be two assistant coaches with the Team Manager in the dugout during a game.

Team Manager and Assistant Coaches applicants should login to their DLL account and click "Volunteer" on their account page. Team Manager applicants will be notified prior to the season if they have been selected to manage a team. Assistant coaches will be selected by managers, or assigned by DLL to teams based on need, division, and availability.

Key Volunteer Roles

The following volunteer roles are available during player registration. When you register your ballplayer, you will have the opportunity to express interest in volunteering for one of these positions. The team manager will select individuals for key volunteer positions within the first week of practice. If you have been selected by your manager to one of the Key Volunteer Roles listed below, please fill out this Key Volunteer Registration form.

Adult Game Coordinator (Single A, AA, AAA, Majors and Juniors divisions)

The Adult Game Coordinator is a key volunteer position that is required for every game whenever there is NOT an adult umpire present. Each team must have at least one. The Adult Game Coordinator must be present at the pre-game plate meeting as well as the entire game. They will help to oversee the conduct of coaches, players and parents as well as help monitor and enforce any weather related delays or cancellations. Full details will be provided at the end of the registration form for you to download.

Opening Day Volunteer (Spring Season only)

Each Spring DLL team is required to have one Opening Day Volunteer. This person will report to Crittenden Park on the day of the Opening Day Festival (4/26/25) to assist DLL as needed for a few hours. Volunteers will be able to select a time & role on a signup genius that will be sent to you prior to the event.
Some Opening Day roles are: staging area prep, parade route or parking monitor, games monitor, concession stand helper, clean up, ...

Skills Challenge Volunteer (Single A, AA, AAA, Spring Season only)

Each Spring Single A, AA, and AAA DLL team is required to have one Skills Challenge Volunteer. This person will report to Crittenden Park on the evening of the Skills Challenge (5/30/25) to assist DLL as needed for a few hours. Volunteers will be able to select a role on a sign up genius that will be sent to you prior to the event.
Some Skills Challenge roles are: timers, line judges, scorekeepers, concession stand helper, pizza distribution, clean up, ...

Other Essential Volunteers

Sponsorship/Fundraising (league wide)

DLL is always looking for individuals interested in helping DLL acquire league sponsors and supporting other fundraising activities. Please contact [email protected] to see how you can help!

Team Parent (team)

A team parent is someone who wants to help out with the team any way they can. They can help out during practices, monitor the dugout during games, make the parade banner (this is a BIG one :) ), volunteer to umpire the field when necessary, etc. You can express interest in this role at player registration, as well as reaching out to your Team Manager.

Scorekeeper (team)

A team's scorekeeper will use the GameChanger app to keep score for the team, including tracking pitch counts (Single A and above). At our younger levels, teams will use a paper scoresheet to tally runs and outs per inning for the purposes of ending the inning. You can express interest in this role at player registration, as well as reaching out to your Team Manager.