Team Parent Position Description
Definition:
A “Team Parent” is defined as a parent volunteer who coordinates various administrative, communication and
fund raising activities for the football team head coach. The Team Parent also works with the Team Parent
Coordinator, Fundraising and the Snack Shack Committee to coordinate activities for NYF&C.
Responsibilities:
The Team Parent is one of the key roles necessary for the success of our football program. As Team Parent, your
responsibilities include:
1.
Game Day Volunteers – You will arrange for volunteers from your team to work the following activities:
a.
Home Games – Chains, Down Marker, Announcer, 50/50 Raffle, Snack Shack, Player Verification,
Video Taping
b.
Away Games - Player Verification and Video Taping
2.
Team / NYF&C Communication - You will work with your Head Coach to help communicate practice
schedules, practice and game changes or cancellations, other general team information. (Note - many of
our communications already take place through NYF&C email blasts and through Park and Rec.
notifications). You will also work with the Team Parent Coordinator to help communicate information
about Picture Day, Newtown Day, End of Year Awards Ceremony and other NYF&C activities.
3.
Fundraising – You will work with our fundraisers to distribute and collect raffle tickets and raffle ticket
money. Coordinate solicitation of donations for Newtown Day and Golf Outing.
4.
Program - Each year we try to assemble a Program and Media Guide for Football and Cheer. You will be
asked to help coordinate activities for your team associated with the Program.
5.
You will be asked to set-up an end of year awards ceremony / celebration. This year the NYF&C program
will set aside money for each team to have a team specific awards ceremony / celebration at the end of
the season.
Thank you for considering the Team Parent position! Your involvement is greatly appreciated …and will help make
the Newtown Youth Football and Cheer Program successful!