We expect all families to work a minimum of six (6) volunteer hours per registered athlete each year. You can certainly volunteer more if you are willing and able to. We will be tracking volunteer activity and may impose fees in future seasons if we cannot rely on the honor system to fill our volunteer shifts.

Current parent/community volunteer opportunities include:

2024 Optional Preseason Practices

We offer optional preseason practices during the winter-spring months ahead of the summer season for our 8U - 14U Divisions. We rely on volunteers to run these practices. They are located in the John Muir Elementary School gym on Sunday evenings. For the full schedule, visit www.portageyouthsoftball.org/preseason.

2024 Summer Tournament - July 26-28, 2024

Our summer tournament is our main fundraiser each year. We host up to (16) sixteen total teams from around the state, including our Portage Pride teams. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities at the tournament and ALL are important to the success of the tournament. Additional information is available on the sign up form. Please fully read all information on the sign up form prior to signing up for any shifts.

2024 SUMMER SEASON CONCESSION STANd

We run a concession stand for all home games, which also includes Rookie Division practices & scrimmages. This opportunity will be available throughout the summer, primarily on weeknights.

Additional information is available on the sign up form. Please fully read all information on the sign up form prior to signing up for any shifts.​

MINIMUM AGE TO VOLUNTEER IN CONCESSION STAND: (16) SIXTEEN

​We use a point-of-sale (POS) system in our concession stand. Anyone working the concession stand needs to be comfortable using technology. We will have help sheets available and will send them out prior to your shift so you can review in advance. All sales must go through the POS, even if they are only cash sales. Credit/debit cards are also accepted via the POS. Using the POS helps us track inventory, determine sales and profits, and verify that money/items are not being stolen. We will allow up to two (2) people to sign up for each shift. There is limited space in the concession stand so children are not allowed in the concession stand.

Game (and concession stand) schedules are always subject to change. Always check our website calendar the day of your shift(s) to make sure at least one of the home games is still scheduled. On days with multiple games on the same field, shifts may be split to create multiple shorter shifts. If you wish to work the entire night, please sign up for each shift. Please remain in the concession stand until the volunteers for the next shift arrive and are ready to take over. The concession stand should not shut down between shifts.

Shift start times are firm. Please make sure you are ready to start no later than your shift's start time. The end time of the last shift for each day is tentative and may actually be earlier or later than listed. The concession stand should remain open until all games are complete and a majority of players have left the facility (typically 15-20 minutes after game ends). Players from both teams will often want to purchase snacks and/or drinks after their game so we need to be open for them to make purchases.

​Thanks for your time and effort in keeping our organization running smoothly! All proceeds from the concession stand benefit all of PYS so your time is directly helping everyone in our organization!

2023 PYS Concessions Manual
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