Athletics Club Volunteer Resource Pack

The average age of volunteers within our sport is rising, the number of volunteers leaving the sport is greater than the number joining and as a result we do not have enough people to deliver the number of roles required to sustain the successful coordination and administration of our Athletics Clubs. 

This programme and the resources are aimed at you being able to deliver a sustainable club structure, recruit volunteers into relevant roles, and how you manage these volunteers.  
Click here to download an introduction to the Tool Kit.

Interested in volunteering?

Contact your local club. Or click here to be sent information on opportunities in your area.

Recruit, Retain, Reward

As part of our campaign to recruit, retain, and reward volunteers in the services and results they provide an athletics club, there are a number of tools available in this resource to help guide your club's volunteer practice, covering areas such as volunteer recruitment, reward and recognition.   It is vital that your club plans for its volunteers and that everyone in the club is ready to welcome them. This will help to make sure that both the volunteer and the club get the best possible experience from the involvement of volunteers.

Recruit There are many ways to recruit more volunteers. Having a good selection process for volunteer recruitment is also important so that you can increase your chances of getting the right volunteer in the right role. Click here to download Recruitment checklist

Retain Retaining your volunteers is an essential part of your club’s volunteer plan.  Without investing time and effort into retention, valuable experienced volunteers may drift from your club.  Click here to download Retention checklist

Reward In order to increase volunteer retention, your club will need to determine what motivates individual volunteers. Any reward or recognition tools used should match the volunteers’ motivations.    Click here to download Reward checklist

• Find out more about volunteer coordinator resources
• Find out more about volunteer roles in a club
• See a diagrammatic structure of volunteers in a club