The three primary things a team parent handles is (1) creating a roster; (2) assigning snacks each week; and (3) organizing the end of season celebration.

(1) The roster lists everyone on the team and has the child’s name, jersey number and parent names and contact information (for carpooling or switching snack schedule). For example:

John Doe (11)
(Jack & Jane)                        
Home 703-111-1111
Cell 703-222-2222 (Jack)
Cell 703-333-3333 (Jane)
jackdoe@email.com
janedoe@email.com    

You can email this to the parents or hand it out at the first game.

(2) The snack schedule assigns a different family each week to snack.  Make sure to exclude the coach and assistant coach’s family from snack duty.  If any children on the team have food allergies, make sure the parents know.  A weekly email reminder about game time and which family snack responsibility is sent on Thursday so snack is not forgotten!  
 
(3) End of year celebration.  The boys and girls love their trophies!   If you would like to order them locally, you cannot go wrong with Award Store (http://www.awardstore.com/) located on Cedar Street in Vienna.  Some teams have been happy with Trophies 2 Go (http://www.trophies2go.com).  Each family needs to cover the cost of their player’s trophy.  As far as a party, ask the coach if he has a preference.  Most coaches and parents seem to prefer having the party at the field immediately after the last game.  You can ask for parents to volunteer to bring food - cupcakes, fruit, juice, etc.  You should also collect from each family (excluding coaches) for coaches gifts.  A chat with the coach’s spouse usually results in good gift ideas.