The voluntary roles within football which would be thought of first would probably be coaching - the FA Level 1 Introduction to Coaching course can be found here: Introduction to Coaching Football | England Football Learning and often have bursaries to fully-fund people through the course, so you just need to keep an eye out for when these applications are open.
Aside from coaching, there are roles like groundskeeping, committee roles within a club (eg. secretary, treasurer, welfare etc.)
Additionally, there are more opportunities arising for leadership roles, especially for people aged between 16-24. If you follow @thefa_nyc on Instagram and Twitter, we share some of these that arise. As well as this, keep coming back to this Online Community as job roles and opportunities are posted in the 'Forums' section :))
In my experience, the voluntary roles vary from club to club in order to reflect the community that the club is serving. In addition to the roles Lydia has suggested above, you may be able to craft roles in administration (either for a team or for the club); running a tuck shop/serving refreshments on matchdays; leading on fundraising events (e.g. raising funds for the club and/or a local charity); in all honesty the list is endless!
You can encourage young people to get involved by being a role model; asking young people what they want; and by forming youth-adult partnerships to bring your vision to life. Equally, we know that one of the main motivations of young people involved in volunteering is developing themselves (i.e. skills that benefit them in their career), so can you clearly say/show young people what the benefits of volunteering are to them?
In my experience, the voluntary roles vary from club to club in order to reflect the community that the club is serving. In addition to the roles Lydia has suggested above, you may be able to craft roles in administration (either for a team or for the club); running a tuck shop/serving refreshments on matchdays; leading on fundraising events (e.g. raising funds for the club and/or a local charity); in all honesty the list is endless!
You can encourage young people to get involved by being a role model; asking young people what they want; and by forming youth-adult partnerships to bring your vision to life. Equally, we know that one of the main motivations of young people involved in volunteering is developing themselves (i.e. skills that benefit them in their career), so can you clearly say/show young people what the benefits of volunteering are to them?
