Glen Ridge Athletic Association

Here's How You Can Help -

• Read over the opportunities below
• Figure out that you want to do
• Email Kathy Weissenberger at Kathpaul@comcast.net to learn more & sign up
• Come to the Annual Meeting in January to sign up as well

Field Operations Coordinator – GRAA Baseball Committee Position – Provide overall coordination of Umpires, Field  Schedule, & Grounds

·  Umpire Coordination - Once schedule is released sign up umpires for home games, communicate to coaches, provide follow up as needed; Requires email and telephone contact; Performed in advance on your own time

·  Field Scheduling - Assist Baseball Commissioner (James Malik) with scheduling of fields for intown and home travel games, communicate to coaches, provide follow up as needed (rain outs etc); Requires email and telephone contact; Performed in advance in conjunction with commissioner

·  Fields Grounds – Assist Baseball Commissioner with Grounds assessment and improvement plan, coordinate baseball volunteers to provide additional field maintenance; Performed in advance in conjunction with commissioner

·  Field Maintenance / Preparation - Work with your team's coach to assist in preparing field prior to a game; Includes raking, laying or removing tarp, etc.; Happens just prior to games (Must be available on a regular basis in order to qualify for Skin In The Game credit)

Equipment Coordinator – Inventory equipment annually, work with commissioner to purchase new equipment as needed, coordinate equipment distribution to coaches
·         Uniforms - Coordinate the Travel uniform order for the season, working closely with intown uniform coordinator to ensure best pricing from vendors etc.; Performed approx 1 month prior to season; Requires email and telephone contact with vendor and admins

·  Email/communications – Manage GRAA baseball communications plan in conjunction with GRAA Communications Director, Commissioner and Website Coordinator; Requires email coordination with stakeholders; Ongoing throughout the season

·  Website – Assist in managing website content and updates for new GRAA website; In conjunction with Communications committee and Commissioner; Requires email coordination and web access with stakeholders; Ongoing throughout the season

·  Public Relations – Establish relationship with local papers to provide consistent pictures & highlights of travel baseball (obtain material through coaches)

·  Special events- We are looking for coordinators & volunteers for a number of different events including:

o Opening Day Onsite Coordinator - Work with Overall Opening Day coordinator to organize activities and logistics day of - Volunteers needed

o Team Pictures Onsite Coordinator - Work with Fundraising Chair to coordinate activities on day of Team Pictures - Volunteers needed

o Pitch Hit Run Coordinator - Work with national PHR organization and run GR PHR event - Overall coordinator and volunteers needed

o Subway Series party - Work to prepare or on day of Subway Series event at GR Train Station (May) - Volunteers needed

o Car Wash - Coordinate date, volunteers for annual GRAA Baseball Car Wash (last year, this event made over $1200) - Overall coordinator and volunteers needed

o Concessions - Implement and coordinate concession sales at home games - Overall coordinator and volunteers needed