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Tournaments
Thank you for your interest in volunteering!  Scroll down to see volunteer information on:
* Kickball Tourney
* 3 v. 3 Basketball Tourney
* Wiffleball Tourney
Other tournament ideas welcome! Dodgeball? volleyball? 
Kickball or Wiffleball Tournament
Commitment Level: Light to Medium
Number of Coordinators Needed: 1-2 for Games - 1 for concession sales
Responsibilities for Game Coordinators:
  1. 5 weeks out - Set date with Mrs. Simons (Principal) (Probably a rain date too)
  2. 3 weeks out - Work with PTO's Social Media Coordinator to ask them to make paper and online signup forms including asking parents to volunteer to coach
  3. 1 Week Prior - Collect entry forms and fees from Mrs. Kumph in the front office and online forms from the Social Media Coordinator. Create a bracket with same-age teams playing each other to start - single or double elimination is your call - depending on the number of teams. Assign coaches.
  4. Week of - Send out a game schedule to parents
  5. Day Of - Coin-flip for home (last ups) - and 3 inning games to keep it moving.
  6. Have an adult or 2 work as “umpires” - to keep games under control. Can be the coaches.
If you decide to run a Concession Stand:
  1. 2-3 Weeks Prior - Contact Volunteer coordinator to help get people to work the stand (usually 2-3 people per 1 hour shift.)
  2. 1-2 Weeks Prior Decide if you want to ask people to donate baked goods, or just purchase bottles of water and bags of snacks. Keep in mind that everything sells for $1.00. If you want to have people bring in donations of snacks - put that in the Sign-Up Genius. If you’d like to just purchase snacks, keep all receipts for reimbursement. (Also check to see if we have any water or snacks from previous events available to sell.)
  3. 1-2 Weeks Prior - Contact Mrs. Simons to arrange for tables. and the Assistant Treasurer to arrange for a cash box.
  4. Day Of - Set-Up and work the table with the volunteers. Make arrangements to return the cash box to the front office or the Assistant Treasurer. ​Clean up and break down tables at the end of the night.  Store any leftover snacks/water in the PTO shed.

3v3 Basketball Tourney
Commitment Level: Light to Medium
Number of Coordinators Needed: 1-2 for Games - 1 for concession sales
Responsibilities for Game Coordinators:
  1. 5 weeks out.- Set date with Mrs. Simons (Principal) (Probably a snow date too)(If trying to get the Connie Bean for this event, contact the Rec. Dept. ASAP to find an open date.)
  2. 3 weeks out - Work with PTO's Social Media Coordinator to ask them to make paper and online signup forms including asking parents to volunteer to coach. Consider asking Middle/High School NFS Alumni work as referees. **Contact the HS and/or MS coach or the Rec. Dept. for names.*
  3. 1 Week Prior - Collect entry forms and fees from Mrs. Kumph in the front office and online forms from the Social Media Coordinator
  4. 1-2 Weeks Prior - Contact the Volunteer Coordinator to send out a Sign-Up Genius for parent volunteers to help with sign-ins, bracketing, refereeing, concession sales, and general crowd control.
  5. Create a bracket with same-age teams playing each other to start - single or double elimination is your call - depending on the number of teams.
  6. Week of - Send out a game schedule so parents can plan to attend or for a pick-up time
  7. Day of - Coin-flip for home- and 10 -  20 minute games (2 halves) (depending on the number of teams, courts available,  and time allowed)

If you decide to run a Concession Stand:
  1. 2-3 Weeks Prior - Contact Volunteer coordinator to help get people to work the stand (usually 2-3 people per 1 hour shift.)
  2. 1-2 Weeks Prior Decide if you want to ask people to donate baked goods, or just purchase bottles of water and bags of snacks. Keep in mind that everything sells for $1.00. If you want to have people bring in donations of snacks - put that in the Sign-Up Genius. If you’d like to just purchase snacks, keep all receipts for reimbursement. (Also check to see if we have any water or snacks from previous events available to sell.)
  3. 1-2 Weeks Prior - Contact Mrs. Simons to arrange for tables. and the Assistant Treasurer to arrange for a cash box.
  4. Day Of - Set-Up and work the table with the volunteers. Make arrangements to return the cash box to the front office or the Assistant Treasurer. ​Clean up and break down tables at the end of the night.  Store any leftover snacks/water in the PTO shed.
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