Is volunteering to much to ask of a parent?

That can really depend. I mean, it depends on the parent's situation. Yes, having children can definitely make it hard to do a lot of things. Think, for instance, that many parents will work 9 - 5 as a typical work day (or at least that's the typical work day here). Sometimes it's later or earlier, but that's basically the standard. By 5 they're tired, need to come home and cook something for their child to eat for dinner. That in itself may take an hour to an hour and a half, especially to get everyone together and then eat. Then they need to make time to spend with their child asking about their day, helping with homework, having "family time", etc. At that point it's usually around 8pm and most kids have bedtimes. This might be slightly different depending on the family. For example, my father used to get home before my mother, so he would pick me up from daycare and then drive me home and start dinner. By the time dinner was almost done, my mother was home and we would sit down and eat together. Then spend a little time together. Even then, it was late by the time we were done. Oftentimes there are a lot of things parents want to do, but sometimes children get in the way of free time. As for those parents who have kids on the team, I'm not sure why they wouldn't volunteer. My parents always did. When I was in school, my father encouraged me to play baseball and when I said sure he became the coach and it was a little extra time we got to spend together. :) Of course, then my family always ended up having to take care of all the equipment and gather it together and lug it home and everything, but it was worth it at least!