Role

Responsibilities

Time commitment

Registration Volunteers

• Verify registration forms are completed and confirm age and residency
• Accept payment

Three hours

Soccer Program Assistants

• Help the soccer coordinator with various tasks throughout the season, including getting forms completed, dropping off cheques and forms

One to two hours

Coaches

• Run practices and games
• Communicate with parents about game times, cancellations, photo day, etc.
• Distribute uniforms and gather uniforms at end of season

One to two hours per week (depending on age group) during outdoor soccer season.

Assistant Coaches

• Help coaches run practices and games
• Help coaches communicate with parents

One to two hours per week (depending on age group) during outdoor soccer season.

Team Managers

• Help coaches manage equipment, fill out game sheets, recruit other parents to help with set up and take down and other duties

Three to four hours

Referees & Assistant Referees (linesmen)

• These are paid positions. This is a great way to earn some money and get work experience.
• Referee courses are offered through Alberta Soccer. Visit their website for information. Courses are usually posted in April.

Depends on the number of games you can take on

Equipment Coordinator

• Get equipment ready in the spring to hand out to the coaches
• Make sure coaches return equipment after the season is over
• Purchase equipment as needed

Four hours per season.

Equipment Assistants – Spring Equipment Sort

• Help equipment coordinator get equipment together for teams (takes place at the end of April)

Three hours

Equipment Assistants – Fall Equipment Sort

• Help equipment coordinator get equipment together for teams (takes place in July)

Three hours

Photo Day Coordinator

• Book the photographer (already done for this year).
• Create photo schedule and notify coaches
• Distribute photos to coaches

Three hours

Referee Coordinator

• Assign referees to U8 to U12 games for Malmo teams
• Assign assistant referees to U14 to U18 games for Malmo teams

Four hours per season.

Field Marshalls –

the easiest volunteer job

• Attend a shift for city or inter-city finals
• Sit on sidelines and watch game
• Deliver game sheet to tournament headquarters

Two hours

City finals run the July long weekend (TBC)

SWEMSA U8 Tournament

• Various including set-up the night before, during the tournament and clean-up

Between one to four hours

The tournament date is TBD