LYF runs on volunteer help. When registering your child, please consider choosing one or more of the following volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these league-wide positions, please contact us at:   registrar@lincolnyouthfootball.info.

These positions are for the LYF Program:

• Study Hall Monitor: After-school study hall at West Sylvan Middle School is a cooperative volunteer program to help 6-8th grade students use after-school time to complete classroom and homework assignments while they wait for evening practice to begin. It's a great program that helps kids avoid long commutes home and back.
• Study Hall Co-Coordinators: Help process player sign-up sheets and volunteer information. Create and maintain a master schedule of Study Hall volunteers. Oversee Study Hall Leads and monitor study hall throughout the season.
• Team Picture Coordinator: Organize team picture day, prepare team picture packets and coordinate team parents to assist coaches and teams on picture day.
• Homecoming Reception Coordinator: Coordinate decorations and team donations of cookies via the team parents for a reception for the football players at our Homecoming.
• Punt Pass Kick Coordinator: Coordinate the LYF PPK fundraiser, with a portion of the proceeds going to celebrate and remember Jackson Hill. This will include coordinating pledges or donations for participation, games organized by the coaches and refreshments.

Your team parent will contact you once the season starts regarding your volunteer choice. If you are interested in being a team parent, please contact your head coach.

These positions are needed for each team:

• Team Manager/Organizer: 1 person to work and communicate with Coaches, Volunteers, Players, and Parents to ensure practices, games and all team events are organized properly and run smoothly.
• Safety Coach: 1 person with CPR certification to monitor player safety during games and administer sideline first aid.
• Weigh Master: 1-2 people needed each game to verify opposing team's player weight and eligibility. This requires attendance a minimum of 40 minutes prior to kick off for each game. This is a league requirement.
• Play Counter: 2 people working closely with Coaching Staff on the sidelines during each game, tracking and recording the number of plays each player participates in. The league requires each player have a minimum of 10 plays per game.
• Chain Gang: 3 people needed to run the chains and down markers at away games. 3 to 4 away games are expected each season. This is a TVYFL requirement.
• Team Still Photographer: Requires 1-2 people to take pictures during each game. Would like that person to have the ability to post the photos online weekly for parents to access. Photos will be used in the Highlight Video at the end of the Season.
• Team Videographer: 1-2 people needed to take video play by play at each game. Video is used by the coaching staff to critique play effectiveness and improve position play for future games. Video will also be used in the highlight video at the season end.
• Spirit Committee (optional): 2-4 Parents needed to facilitate team support during Homecoming and other key matchups (i.e. Medal Game). Duties to include helping w/ Homecoming reception (cookies & juice field-side), the creation of "Run through" banners for key games, Coordination of Player posters for key games and development of a Media Guide.

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