As October approaches, I find myself desperately searching for people to fill the various vacancies that seem to pop all the time when you are in charge of a high school athletic program. It's the nature of the business - Life happens, and volunteers who were there in the past, have other priorities that they understandably must take care of and unfortunately, they can no longer help in their former capacities. I think it would shock most people if you knew just how many people were involved in helping a program chug along, especially one like West York Boys Basketball, that has experienced so much success over the past decade+! From parent volunteers, to former players, WY alumni, current students, and more, the list is overwhelming! Some years, I am begging for help when it comes to team managers; other years, like this year, we are inundated with REQUESTS to help out with the team! (I have no less than 7 names of students right now who want to be Varsity and JV team managers - there isn't enough room on the bus for that many managers!) Our coaching staff, for the most part, seems covered, although we are still looking for a volunteer assistant for both the 7th/8th grade and freshman teams, so if you know anyone...!
People say to me all the time "hey, if you ever need any help..." and I most often smile and just say "ok, thanks", knowing that, although their intentions are good, they most likely don't TRULY mean that! But I have been tempted on more than one occasion to answer back to one of those people "well, listen if you'r e not doing anything Tuesday, I could really use a videographer for our game!" So, if anyone knows of someone: good with a video camera, or is a "stats" person, or loves taking candid and/or action photos, tell them to drop me an email! Or maybe, YOU are one of those people - volunteerism is a GREAT service anyone can do for their community! The pay isn't great (okay, there is no pay), but the rewards truly are priceless!