Running Sports

Running Sports provides skills and support to volunteers working at the grass roots of English sport. Any volunteer involved in sports club administration or management at local, community, regional or national level can access this help and support.

The running sports website provides free downloadable resources, including top tips, quick guides, case studies and best practice, answers to questions on running a sports club, links to useful websites, workbooks and workshop information. Visit the website at www.runningsports.org

Below are some of Running Sports quick quides, which provide information about some of the key sports volunteer roles and information and solutions on topics that have an impact on sports volunteers:

• Communicate effectively
• Fundrasing, grants and sponsorship
• Managing events
• Organising fixtures and competitions
• Setting up a new sports club
• Taxation and sport
• The role of the Chairperson
• The role of the Secretary
• The role of the Treasurer
• Recruiting and retaining volunteers