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WELCOME TO THE VOLUNTEER'S CORNER!

The Volunteer's Corner is a dedicated section that serves as a comprehensive resource for individuals interested in becoming a volunteer for MPK Pony Baseball and USA Softball. This corner houses all the necessary information, guidelines, and requirements for joining as a volunteer. For those of you considering in taking the next steps to becoming a volunteer, on behalf of the MPK Board, we thank you!

FAQ

Why Should I Become a Volunteer?
MPK PONY Baseball and USA Softball is a community based organization geared to building good young citizens. We rely on a devoted group of adult volunteers to help ensure that the organization remains structured and runs smoothly. We are continuously looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support and coordinate events and activities.

Who Can Volunteer?
Anyone can apply to become a volunteer. Whatever talents or skills you have, we can use them! Parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, friends, neighbors, and more. Any community member who wishes to become a volunteer may apply.
We strongly urge all parents of children to become involved in our organization. As a parent, volunteer, you will have the opportunity to spend quality time with your child and his/her friends in a safe, fun environment.

How Do I Become A Volunteer?
When you register your child, state on the registration form that you have interest in volunteering or send an email to [email protected]

What Can I Volunteer To Do?
No experience is required to become a volunteer — just be eager to have fun and contribute to a child’s life in a positive manner. Most of our volunteer opportunities require minimal or no training. The best volunteers are those who are able to bring added enjoyment to the game simply be being themselves.
Remember, our goal is to give our children an environment of enjoyment while teaching them basic life skills..

Volunteer Requirements (Managers, Coaches & Assistant Coaches)

Every volunteer to complete the following:

Register yourself to become a volunteer, indicate what position and what division you'd like to volunteer for.
2023 MPK Volunteer Release and Waiver (complete this to get background check),
California DOJ Live Scan (Comes from MPK Baseball and Softball) - 5 Minutes
JDP Background Check (Comes from [email protected] and JDP) - 3 Minutes
Cardiac Arrest Training (Comes from NHFS, every two years unless the first time with MPK) - 20 Minutes
Concussion Protocol Training (Comes from NHFS) - 20 Minutes
Protecting our Young Athletes from Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (Link Below) - 30 Minutes
Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training, Volunteer Training (Link Below) - 2 Hours
Email all certificates to [email protected]

1) Register yourself by clicking signup above

2) MPK Volunteer Release and Waiver

3) California DOJ Live Scan

Please complete the center section between the two bold lines and disregard the FBI billing code. You will complete the form and bring the copy to the Postal Center, located in Atlantic Square, it cost $40 ($25 live scan fee and $15 FBI fee). Each team is allotted 3 live scans paid for by the league. Shetland teams are allotted 4 live scans. If you are one of the approved coaches, you can submit your receipt to the league and receive a full refund. We will be providing volunteers with a pre-filled out request form to add personal information. Please review the Privacy Policy that will be attached to form BCIA 8016 Form Request for the live scan

4) JDP Background Check
Link will be sent once the MPK Volunteer Release and Waiver is completed. The email will be from MPK Baseball and Softball and JDP.

5) Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training

6) Concussion Training
You will need to create an account with NFHS.org to get this process started.

The State of California enacted a new law effective January 1, 2017, regarding concussions in youth sports. It is an amendment of a previous law that covered high school athletes that now covers all athletes under the age of 18. Its’ purpose is to provide specific safety protocols in order to protect athletes from injury. It is AB 2007. Youth baseball and softball is included in this law. AB 2007 and AB 1639

The new law requires training for the coaches (managers and assistant coaches on your roster). The training is about 20 minutes each. You must register in order to login and take the training.

A new California law also requires all K-12 schools in the state to educate coaches, parents/guardians and student athletes about sudden cardiac arrest. SCA occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating — typically due to arrhythmia. It is also a leading cause of death for student athletes and often fatal if not treated within minutes.

With this risk in mind, Assembly Bill 1639 (Maienschein, R-San Diego) requires coaches of athletic activities to complete the sudden cardiac arrest prevention training course and retake the course every two years. The requirement applies to coaches of interscholastic athletics, cheerleading and noncompetitive cheerleading, club-sponsored sports activities and practices, interscholastic practices and scrimmages (but not physical education classes).

7) Protecting our Young Athletes from Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - Coaches Training (Safe to Compete)

8) Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training - Volunteer

A recent bill (AB 506) was passed by the State of California requiring volunteers and staff of Youth Service Organizations to complete training in child abuse and neglect reporting. AB 506 goes into effect on January 1, 2022. All staff and regular volunteers who are 18 years of age or older and who have direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours a month or 32 hours per year must complete a background check and complete online General Training and Mandated Reporter Training. Link for AB 506

9) Certificates of Completion
Send all certificates of completion to [email protected]
Please include:

Team name
Volunteer name
Certificate name in the subject header when you send.
Include copies of all certificates

Only send one certificate per email notification to help us keep your training organized.

Any coach, volunteer or parent that is helping the kids on the court or on the bench, who do not have a cleared BG check, Concussion Protocol, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Protecting our Young Athletes from Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training certificates, will not and should not be allowed on the field. If there is anyone that is unauthorized, any liability will fall on the Head Coach. If you have additional volunteers that are going to help you, please forward them this email to complete the requirements below to be a certified volunteer.

We will be issuing Coaches Cards, if you do not have one you cannot be on the field or dugout with the kids. Coaches Cards will be distributed to your Team Rep once everything has been completed.