ABSTRACT
In Australia, Canada, parts of Europe, and the United Kingdom, the provision of sport has a long tradition of reliance on volunteers. Volunteers perform a variety of duties ranging from coaching, maintaining grounds, and providing transportation through to senior management and development roles such as chairpersons, club secretaries, and treasurers. Volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds: some are (ex-)players who wish to pass on the experiences that they received; some are parents supporting their children’s involvement; and others are individuals helping their local community (Cuskelly et al. 2006a).
