Our Club offers recreational soccer play for children from 3 to 19 years old, in 4 different programs.  We are staffed entirely by volunteers. Every year we face the challenge of filling Board of Directors seats as well as logistical positions, along with staffing our teams with coaches.  As you can imagine, there are many different jobs that need to be done in order to pull it all together to make it happen for the children. Over the years, I’ve done just about all of them, at one time or another, with one organization or another. Most years have been spent doing multiple jobs.

     In order to make it all happen, we’ve broken up the logistical duties into 15 different jobs. In 2021, we were staffed with only 7 people, so many of us had to wear multiple hats, so to speak. As you can imagine, that makes for a lot of work.

     This year, we were able to seat some additional volunteers to help us with the work that needs to be done. In 2023, we will again be looking for additional volunteers to staff existing openings, as well as those positions that we know will be vacated at the end of the year.     

     Staffing teams with coaches is also a challenge we face annually. Often times we get to the point where we have teams formed with no coaches, and we have to reach out to folks with desperate appeals, lest the children be denied the opportunity to play. Ideally, we’d like to try to secure coaches well in advance, and we’d like to have 2 coaches per team, so we can avoid the potential for a single coach being unavailable on a given game night.

     Program registration for players is now open! Our site is always open for people who are interested in volunteering for a coach or staff position.

     I’d like to solicit the participation of any and all adults, as well as teenagers, who might be interested in working with us. Schools like to see students participate in community activities. For those who enjoy the game of soccer, there’s no better way to accomplish that than to get out there and work with the younger children. I can guarantee that they’ll have fun and enjoy the experience, and we can ALWAYS use the help!  

     If you’re interested, we do offer incentives to those that volunteer. If you’d like more information, do feel free to reach out to me directly. I’d be happy to answer any of your questions.

     I’m looking forward to working with everyone to provide a safe, healthy and happy recreational soccer experience for all!