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Nov, 2025

Coaches/Volunteer

WELCOME, AND THANK YOU

The Kiwanis Baseball program cannot succeed without the assistance of coaches and other volunteers willing to donate their time and their skills to help kids have a great time playing baseball. The number of coaches and volunteers affects the number of teams and kids that our leagues can support. Your help is needed so that all the kids who want to play baseball can have that opportunity.

COACHING IN KIWANIS BASEBALL

The Kiwanis Baseball Program’s Babe Ruth affiliation permits one head coach and two assistant coaches per team.  Individuals interested in serving as a head coach, or as an assistant coach, for a team in the T-Ball, Rookie Coach Pitch, Junior (Cal Ripken Minor), or Bambino (Cal Ripken Major) Leagues should complete the coach/volunteer registration form.  Since T-Ball and Rookie Coach Pitch are entry level programs for both players and many coaches, there is always a need for coaching volunteers at these levels.All persons interested in coaching must undergo a criminal background check.  The program will pay for this background check.  There is no charge to the coach.  However, no person will be permitted to coach in the program without undergoing such a background check.  In addition, all coaches will be required to prominently display program issued volunteer badges.  The program also offers coaching clinics to provide training and assistance for coaches at all levels.  

TEAM BUSINESS MANAGERS

We need at least one non-coach from each team to assist with administrative details.  Such details include scheduling team parents to work in the concession stand, collecting money for team drinks, when appropriate, assisting the coaches with notifications for issues such as game postponements and rescheduling, and otherwise helping league officials insure a pleasant baseball experience for all concerned.  This is an important role, which requires no knowledge of baseball, just some organizational skills and a willingness to help.  Interested individuals should complete the coach/volunteer registration form.   All persons interested in volunteering in this capacity must undergo a criminal background check.  The program will pay for this background check.  There is no charge to the volunteer.  However, no person will be permitted to have direct contact with players in the program without undergoing such a background check.  In addition, all volunteers will be required to prominently display program issued volunteer badges.

TEAM AIDES

Sometimes, individuals want to help out by volunteering, but have schedules which do not permit them to be available to do so on a regular basis.  Or, there are times when one of the official coaches or the team business manager is not available and someone is needed to step in for a game or a practice.  We refer to this type of irregular volunteer as a team aide.Interested individuals should complete the coach/volunteer registration form.  All persons interested in volunteering in this capacity must undergo a criminal background check.  The program will pay for this background check.  There is no charge to the volunteer.  However, no person will be permitted to have direct contact with players in the program without undergoing such a background check.  In addition, all volunteers will be required to prominently display program issued volunteer badges. 

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Kiwanis Baseball Program is affiliated with Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Baseball.  All play is governed by the rules of that organization.  Those rules include regulations about safety, particularly pertaining to bats.  Regulations concerning bats may be found in the Official Babe Ruth Baseball Rules, Rule 1.10.  Non-wood bats may not have a barrel larger than a 2 5/8” maximum, and must bear the USA Baseball marking.  No BBCOR bats are permitted.  No laminated or experimental bats may be used.  These specifications are available on the Babe Ruth Leagues of Virginia website. If you have questions, you may send them to us using the Contact Us feature of the website.
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