Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism offers year-round athletics for the county’s youth, and it needs the help of volunteer coaches and officials to make it work. Coaches and officials are needed for the soccer, softball, basketball and field hockey programs. Gloucester PRT offers clinics and one-on-one assistance to get volunteers started. For more information about volunteering, contact Ron Alston at 804-693-1262 or ralston@gloucesterva.info.

In other news, a signup is underway for Whiffleball (ages 4-5), Teeball (ages 6-7) and Youth Softball (ages 8-10). Whiffleball is $20 per child and runs mid-June through early-August. The early registration (by April 14) fee for Teeball and Softball is $42 per child, or $47 from April 15-28 deadline. Teams play Monday-Friday from late-May until early August. ...