VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers are the lifeblood of sport in local
communities
(Sport
England, 2002)
It is well known that
sport relies heavily on the invaluable work of volunteers to keep
going. Active Surrey fully recognises this and aims to support
clubs and organisations across Surrey to help recruit and retain
volunteers. These pages are designed to give you up-to-date
information about volunteering, whether you're a person who would
like to volunteer or a sports organisation who would like help in
recruiting, retaining and rewarding volunteers.
Regardless of whether
you are new to volunteering in sport, or someone who spent years
coaching or administrating your local team, it's good to understand
what support there is for you!
There are lots of
organisations geared to placing new volunteers in organisations
like sports clubs, and club/organisations themselves should have
procedures and people in place to make sure you enjoy your
volunteering. In addition, there are lots of award schemes and
training opportunities which you can access as a volunteer! More>>
The vast majority of sports
clubs rely on volunteers to run from day to day. The volunteers
currently in clubs need support to make sure that they continue to
volunteer and that they enjoy giving their time. New volunteers, on
the other hand, are desirable as they can bring fresh enthusiasm,
replace people who stop volunteering and allow the club to be
flexible in what it can do - with more people to help, more can be
done!
To help your club, there are
organisations geared to finding new volunteers and to give advice
on volunteering issues, ways of working to maximise the retention,
recruitment and retention of volunteers, and workshops to train
volunteers in non-coaching roles. More>>
Sport in
this country simply cannot exist without the support of people who
spend time, unpaid, helping with the running of activities,
training and competitions across the country. To recognise the
importance of their volunteering and to celebrate their
achievements, awards are run locally, regionally and nationally.
Sports volunteers could win awards wholly based on volunteering or
awards as part of a larger sports ceremony. So if you know of
anyone whose contribution to sport needs noticing, nominate
them!
If you have any queries
about sports volunteering which are not answered on this site,
please feel free to contact:
Lawrie Baker, Community
Sports Development Manager (Workforce Lead)
E-mail: lawrie.baker@surreycc.gov.uk
Tel: 01483
518957
Last updated: Thursday
29 April 2010
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