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Why get into volunteering?
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Volunteers are hidden gems; shaping amazing events and future stars.
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Who is it for?
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Anybody can help. You'll make a valuable contribution and boost your own wellbeing along the way.
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Is there a cheap option?
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You contribute your services for free. But expenses are usually covered - and you get to be part of a sporting event!
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What are the other benefits?
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If, for reasons beyond your control, you are struggling to find work it's a great way of making connections.
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Can I take it to another level?
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The skills you gain can go on your CV, and the social links you make could lead to other opportunities.
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Is there a disability option?
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Thousands of 'disabled' volunteers worked at the Paralympics. There are opportunities galore.
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Is there a family option?
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The contribution of entire families often forms the backbone of sports clubs right across the UK.
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Volunteers make sport work. All over the world, people give up their time to boost their communities in a thousand different ways. But you don't need to be a qualified coach to make a difference.
How you can give?
Local sports clubs are special places where we meet new people, learn the subtleties of our chosen activity and get fitter. The community spirit is infectious, and often people want to get involved but don't know where to start.
Some want to be part of the action, while others want to make things happen behind the scenes. So why not help in a way that suits your skills or personality? Whatever you do, it is bound to make you feel better about yourself.
There are also plenty of ways to help a club from the comfort of your own home. You can raise funds for a swimming gala, manage an athletics club's accounts or boost a boxing club's following on social media - all from your living room.
Don't be dismissive of your skills. Medics and masseuses are invaluable during marathons and triathlons, while drivers and fundraisers keep grassroots clubs going all year round.
What do you get from it?
That wholesome, warm feeling when you've helped someone. Knowing that you're bringing your community closer together.
Who knows, you might even help bring through a future Sports Personality of the Year?
What do clubs need?
No matter what amount of time or skills you have to offer, you can make a real difference. You can commit a few hours a week at a local club or help at a one-off event - whichever suits better.
Hundreds of grassroots events also need enthusiastic helpers. You could marshal at a charity bike ride, make flyers for an under 9s taekwondo tournament or help with the car parking at a gymnastics event.
So whatever you have time for, there is a an opportunity to be part of something great.
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