team mom

Volunteer group coordinator

A team mom is a parent—almost always a mother—who volunteers to handle organizational tasks for a youth sports team: coordinating snacks, managing schedules, distributing uniforms, and communicating with other parents.

The role extends beyond sports to any group activity where one parent takes on administrative duties: Our team mom sends out the practice schedule every week.

Despite the name, fathers occasionally fill the role.

Related

volunteer · organizer · sideline · orange slices · cooler · schedule · uniforms · roster · practice · cheering · bandaids · first aid kit · water bottles · game day · sign-up · practice schedule · nurturing · supportive

Categories
Opposites
role/function

team momhead coach

Sports team's primary leader

coach · assistant coach · team manager · athletic director · referee

involvement level

team momabsent parent

Caretaker not in child's life

deadbeat dad

supportive disposition

team momhelicopter parent

Excessively controlling caregiver

Family

team, mom, teams, teamed, teaming, teammate, teammates, teamwork, moms

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G