New for 2026: We will have a uniform pick-up "FastPass" Line available for all families that have already provided their deposit checks.  Deposit checks can still be dropped off during our canning weeks. 

If you have not provided your deposit checks prior to uniform pick-up, that is okay, we can collect them at uniform pick-up.  There will be a separate line for those families and it will take longer to get your uniform.  If you want to be able to get in and get out on uniform pick-up day, please provide your deposit checks at your earliest convenience.

Who has to provide deposit checks:

• Volunteer check = Most Tball, Farm, Minors and Majors families (One manager + assistant coach per team as approved by the League, plus board members, do not need to provide volunteer checks as their commitment to the league and season has already been met, all others, including additional assistant coaches and team parents do need to provide deposit checks.  Checks will be returned or destroyed at the end of the season on confirmation of completion of volunteer hours)
• Tag Day (canning) check = All Tball, Farm, Minors and Majors families (including managers, coaches, team parents and board members)
• Hit-A-Thon check = All Tball, Farm, Minors, Majors and Juniors families (including managers, coaches, team parents and board members)

Additional Volunteer information for the season can be found on our website.  Salem Youth Baseball relies on volunteers to keep this program running. To ensure that everyone contributes to the volunteer hours which are necessary to run the league the following volunteer program has been implemented in Salem Youth Baseball.

In addition to mandatory participation in Tag Day (canning) and participation in the Hit-a-Thon, each family will be responsible for fulfilling 4 hours of volunteer service, 6 hours if a family has multiple players.  Deposit checks will be required to be submitted to Salem Youth Baseball at evaluations or before the player’s uniform will be handed out.  The checks will be destroyed or returned once the players family completes the required volunteer and fundraising activities that help make SYB successful!

• Tag Day (canning) check = $100 per player / $150 max per family (check to be returned at completion of canning participation)

• Hit-A-Thon check = $100 per player / $150 max per family (check to be returned after your player has created a fundraising page and participated in the hit-a-thon)

• Volunteer check = $200 per player / $300 max per family (check to be returned at completion of parents volunteering hours)

All Tball, Farm, Minors, and Majors families (including board members and coaches) are required to participate in all activities.

Buy-Out Option: Should you wish to defer participation in Tag Day and/or Volunteering, please let the League now and we can cash your check to help off-set fundraising and tasks that your participation would have helped.

Bambino players are not required to volunteer or fundraise but we would always accept your help if requested. 

ALL VOLUNTEER HOURS WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.  SIGN UP QUICKLY TO ENSURE YOU GET SLOTS THAT WORK BEST FOR YOU.

**CHECKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON OR DESTROYED ONCE VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.  CHECKS WILL ONLY BE DEPOSITED AT THE END OF THE SEASON IF VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET**

For information on volunteering for the season, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator: [email protected]