VOLUNTEER

Join the FYB Team - Make a Difference!

Are you passionate about youth basketball and eager to make a positive impact in our community? FYB, a non-profit youth basketball league, is entirely run by dedicated parent volunteers like you! We invite you to step up and become a part of our dynamic team, whether as a board member or a coach.

Why Volunteer with FYB?

• Empower Young Athletes: As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to inspire and shape the lives of young athletes. By sharing your love for the game and fostering a supportive environment, you can help them build essential skills, confidence, and sportsmanship.
• Community Connection: Joining FYB's volunteer team creates a sense of camaraderie and community spirit. You'll work alongside like-minded parents, forming lifelong friendships while making a meaningful contribution to the well-being of our children.
• Personal Growth: Volunteering with FYB offers a chance for personal growth and development. Whether you're taking on a leadership role on the board or coaching a team, you'll enhance your communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Fulfillment & Gratitude: Experience the joy and fulfillment of giving back. Witness the smiles on our young players' faces as they achieve their goals, and be recognized for the positive impact you make in their lives.
• Role Model for Youth: By volunteering, you set a powerful example for our players, showing them the importance of giving back and being part of something greater than themselves.

We Need You - How to Volunteer:

To keep FYB thriving, we rely on the commitment and enthusiasm of parent volunteers. Here's how you can join our team:

• Board Positions: If you possess organizational, financial, legal, marketing, social media, medical, web developer or leadership expertise, consider joining our board to help shape FYB's future. Your skills and insights will be invaluable in guiding our organization to new heights. Please look at open positions on the board and contact us.
• Coaching Opportunities: Whether you're a seasoned coach or a basketball enthusiast willing to learn, we welcome you to coach one of our teams. Your passion for the sport and dedication to our players' growth can make all the difference.
• Support Roles: Can't commit to a board position or coaching? No problem! We also need volunteers for various support roles, such as being a team parent, helping with event setup and checkin of players during Division Evaluations, All Star tryouts, picture day, etc... Your contribution in any capacity will be highly appreciated.

Division Evaluations & Wait List

The evaluations are mandatory and all registered players are required to attend the evaluations. All players who attend evaluation not guaranteed a spot on the team. Typically, we have more players attend evaluation than there is space. The number of teams are determined based on the availability of Gym space, the number of players and the number of head coaches who have signed up.

The evaluations are used by the coaches and independent evaluators to rate the players. These confidential ratings are tabulated by the Player Agents or Division Coordinators and used to rank the players based upon skill and abilities. These player ratings/rankings are provided to the coaches on draft night, so they can take turns drafting players onto their teams. The Player Agent and Division Coordinators manage the drafts to ensure they are done fairly. The player ratings are collected at the end of the draft to maintain confidentiality. The coaches will contact the players after the draft to let them know which team has selected them. We will create a waitlist after the evaluations are completed in October.

The waitlist is used to pull from when a player drops out of the league for various reasons. Teams with players injured in the first three weeks of the season may take a player off the wait list to replace the injured player.

Division Evaluations Schedule & Location

There are several evaluation sessions. Due to the large number of players, we need to divide them into smaller groups. These smaller groups give the coaches and independent evaluators the best opportunity to see each of the players. The evaluation sessions will be posted on the Chapter’s web site once the gym locations have been finalized and we know how many teams we will have in each division. The evaluations will always be on the second or third weekend in October. The schedule will be posted on the website as soon as we have it, so please don’t send emails asking when the schedule will be posted.

The players should attend the session for their division based upon the first letter of their last name. If a player has a conflict during their assigned evaluations session, they may attend one of the other weekend sessions. In order to be drafted onto a team, the player MUST ATTEND ONE evaluation session, and it must be a session for their division. Attending the All-Net try-outs does not fulfill this obligation, because none of the Division coaches will be at the All-Net try-outs to evaluate and rate the players.

The players should arrive 15 to 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the evaluation session. They will be measured for height and assigned a number. This number is what the coaches use to identify the players during the evaluation. The player must attend the entire session, so the coaches have the opportunity to see them complete each of the drills and participate in the scrimmage. Be sure to note the location of the gym and plan to arrive early so that your player has enough time to check-in and get warmed up.

Please note that these evaluations are NOT try-outs. Please do not make this session stressful for the players. Encourage them to do their best and to have fun. There will be a large number of players with a wide range of skills.

Important Roles

Each team will have a Head Coach and an Assistant Coach. There may be more than one Assistant Coach, but FYB rules only allow two coaches and a scorekeeper to sit with the team during games. We go to great lengths to try to select coaches that have previous coaching experience and have a positive record of working with youths. We offer our own coaching clinic and the FYB Section offers additional coaching clinics for our coaches. Please give them your support.

Each team needs a Team Coordinator (Team Parent). This important position/role off-loads coaches from the administrative tasks of running the team. The Team Coordinator is the communicator and coordinator for the team, so if you have good organization skills then please consider signing up for this job. Gym monitors and Score/Time Keepers are critical to the success of our program.

Gym monitors setup and close gyms in better condition than we started with and supervise the gym during games. Both gym monitors and score/time keepers are paid an hourly rate. We ask your help in recruiting adults for gym monitors and teens/young adults for score/time keepers. Each weekend our Chapter will be hosting 28 to 32 home games in one of our gyms. It takes a large number of volunteers to provide a good environment for our children to play basketball.

Thanks for volunteering and supporting the children in our community.