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!
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.
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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