Volunteering

Sports volunteers have been described by Sport England as the "lifeblood of sport" and as providing "the foundations of our sporting nation". 

The 2008/09 Active People 3 Survey show that 4.8% of adults in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are involved in at least one hour of volunteer work per week to support sporting activity, this compares to 4.7% regionally and nationally.

SASSOT recognises that the critical role of volunteers is fundamental for sport to continue to thrive throughout the sub-region and the need for better support and investment in the volunteer workforce. The challenge for sports clubs is to recruit the expected increase in the number of volunteers to meet the needs of the growing numbers of people wishing to participate in sport.

If sport is to sustain the enthusiasm and expertise of all those who give their time so willingly to sport in the area, it is essential that this plan is in place to ensure that this invaluable workforce and the future generations of volunteers are appropriately trained, deployed, supported and motivated in a coordinated approach.

For details of projects and organisations that could potentially provide access to new volunteers or support for exisiting ones please click on the links below;

• Step into Sport
• Council for Voluntary Service
• Resources for Managing Volunteers - Good Practice Bank
• SASSOT Education and Training workshop programme
• SASSOT Club Support Plan

Why should you volunteer?

By giving your time you can develop in lots of different ways - gain experience in a variety of different roles, network with key organisations, improve your life skills, make yourself more employable and lots more!