Volunteering

Nationally, sport relies on 1.5 million volunteers, officials, coaches, administrators and managers. Volunteers are key to the success of sport in Hampshire & IOW, helping to drive participation and physical activity at a variety of levels.

There are many routes into volunteering:

1. Contact a local club - if you are interested in a particular sport
2. Contact your local Volunteer Centre. They help match individuals seeking volunteer roles to local opportunities.
3. The Step Into Sport scheme helps 14-19 year olds get involved in volunteering in sport.
4. 16-25 year olds in North Hampshire can contact- vinvolved, the national youth volunteering scheme set up to inspire a new generation of young people to get involved in volunteering and community action.
5. 16-25 year olds in South Hampshire can contact Solent Youth Action - one of 152 projects across England delivering the vinvolved programme.
6. Do-it.org is the national database of all volunteering opportunities - for all ages and all opportunities - from sport, to the arts, working with animals and the elderly. Search for opportunities in your area.

For further information, email Heather Windust, Sports Development Officer, or call on 01962 846172.