Santa Teresa Little League

STLL Volunteering Program Overview Santa Teresa Little League (STLL) is proud to be a volunteer-led organization and believes volunteering by parents/players teaches kids the life lesson of involvement and builds the overall sense of community in the League. As one of the largest Little League Organizations in the South Bay, the work of running the League and providing exceptional facilities for our players must be undertaken by the community at large. Santa Teresa Little League has therefore implemented a volunteering requirement for all families in our league. Volunteering FAQ Q: Why is it necessary for Santa Teresa Little League to have a mandatory volunteering requirement? A: The purpose of the volunteering requirement is to secure help from all families in the STLL community to cover league operations, field improvements and maintenance, and events. In the past, field conditions deteriorated, important and necessary board and committee positions continually went unfilled, and large numbers of volunteer shifts for league-wide events were not being covered. Q: How does the volunteering program work? A: The volunteering program is a points-based system with each registered family required to complete a certain number of points for each season in which their child/children play in the league. Families have the option to participate in the volunteering points program or pay a seasonal buy out option (see bottom for buy out details). Q: How many points per season are required? A: Families are required to earn ten (10) volunteering points in the Spring season and three (3) volunteering points in the Fall season. Q: What are the timeframes during which volunteering hours must be completed? A: As we have two seasons, we will have two volunteering windows as outlined below: Fall Season – August 1 through December 31 Spring Season – January 1 through July 31 Q: How do I earn points to fulfill my volunteering requirement? A: Points are earned through participation in a wide variety of activities needed to successfully run the league. This includes taking on Board and Team Roles (coaches, managers, team parents), participating in scheduled activities and events such as field clean up days and Opening Day, or through other activities that help support the business of running the league. Q: Do snack shack, GameChanger, pitch counting and scoreboard operating shifts count towards Volunteering Points? A: No. Work in the snack shack, as a scorekeeper (GameChanger), pitch counter and scoreboard operator do not count towards volunteering points credit. All families are required to help with these gameday duties. This has been in place since the inception of the program in Fall 2023 and is acknowledged by all families at the time of registration through acceptance of the Volunteer Acknowledgement. Q: Where can I see a list of events, activities or roles for which I can volunteer? A: Events and activities for which families can sign up to earn points can be found