Parental involvement has always been important to the Little League, especially in the early days. Parents have always been eager to support their children and have played a big role in helping the organization thrive, whether by turning out in droves for the games or devoting spare time to the league. As great as the popularity was in the first years of the Little League, today's parents play just as big a role. They get off work at 5 p.m. and head out to the ballpark until 10 p.m. They really put in a lot of time.
Families go out and spend the evening at the park and really enjoy themselves.
While the Little League usually gets all the help it needs from volunteers, the process of finding them isn't always easy in each league. Dixie is a great league, and there are a lot of people who want to chip in wherever they can. Chipping in isn't always easy, however, as the cost of putting a child through Little League has gotten more expensive over the years. Inflation and vast improvements in the quality of equipment have combined to raise prices and make things tougher on the parents. And it isn't just the prices of equipment that are rising.