Volunteers
Why volunteer?
Sporting clubs provide a platform for individuals to come together and support themselves and each-other through various phases in life. Sometimes we are in a good place, other times are more challenging. But sport gives us the ability to work on and improve our physical, mental and emotional health. None of this is possible without volunteers.
At the core of every sporting club on earth is a group of people who donate their time to this cause. They often choose a sport—or a club, or both—they are passionate about. Sometimes the work they do seems invisible to other members of the club. So here’s where we shine a light on and show our gratitude for this work, and encourage others to understand the value volunteering gives to their lives.
Benefits of volunteering
What many discover when they volunteer, is they that actually get more out of it than they put in.
Build friendships and personal connections
Feel appreciated
Be part of a team building something
Build a new professional network (find work or new clients)
Playing football with other people, or contributing to the club in any way, is a great way to establish trusting relationships with new people. Those people often go on to help their teammates or club members find new jobs, clients or projects to work on. We see it happening almost every day at the club!
Types of football club volunteers
Coaches
Team managers
Event planners
Communications: website, social media & email marketing updates
Training support: helping coaches set up & run training sessions
Match day officials: Referees, lines-people, grounds stewards
Match day entertainment: Food preparation, refreshment sales
Committee members: Plan and coordinate all aspects of club activities
Our committee
Our committee members all volunteer their time in some way:
Nick Muirhead – President
Andrew Chapman – Secretary
Chris Benson – Treasurer
Will Raynham
Brent Parkes
Simeon Thomas-Wilson
Luke Beeson
Frank Stillitano
Current available volunteering roles
Committee members: we need people to help coordinate club operations at every level
Content Creators: we need people to capture photos and videos at training and matches for our social media channels
BBQ Cook: we need cooks to be able to provide food and drinks at all club matches (Saturdays and Sundays)
Refreshment Sales: we need servers to be able to sell food and drinks at all club matches (Saturdays and Sundays), ideally with responsible service of alcohol (RSA) training.
Training Support: pumping up balls & general set up before training (Wed or Thu nights)
Referees: this can be a paid role!
Volunteering at the Crabs
If you’d like to consider volunteering for our football club, we’d love to hear from you. It could be for one of the available roles listed above, or you could just register your interest generally and wait for the club to contact you. Please fill in the form below: