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VOLUNTEERS
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Current Volunteer Needs
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| Position: Assistant Web Site Administrator. ASA is looking for an assistant with some web site or graphics experience to help with web site design, graphics, creating team pages and general site upkeep. Volunteers should contact the ASA Secretary at Secretary@ArundelSoccer.com for more information. |
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| Position: Assistant Registrar. ASA is looking for an assistant registrar to help collect and review registrations before the Spring and Fall seasons. Registration begins typically in June and December of each year for seasons starting in September and March. Volunteers should contact the ASA Secretary at Secretary@ArundelSoccer.com for more information. |
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| Position: Saturday Rec Set-up Crew. ASA is looking for people to help set-up on Rec game days at Arundel Middle. Set-up usually begins around 7AM and must be complete by 9 AM for first games. Set-up usually includes painting field lines, placing portable goals, checking nets, picking up litter, placing trash cans, putting up signs and setting up the concession. It also includes the occasional coffee and donuts, kicking a ball around with early arriving kids, sometimes driving the mower/tractor and talking a lot. |
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Coaches: They have their own section here. Typically coaches are needed at three levels, Travel, County and Rec. They also may be assistants or head coach.
Head Coach: Head coaches run teams and should be prepared to attend almost all practices and games. Usually, this is two practices and 1 game per week. They are generlly responsible for practice planning, game conduct and extra activities of the team and its players/families.
Assistant Coach: Assistants attend most practices and games and generally help run practices or lead small groups. They may be involved in practice and game planning (and should be!) but are not responsible for that on a day-to-day basis. There may be one or more assistants per team. In Rec, assiatants may be assigned to teams.
Manager: A team manager(or team mom) is a great help to a team and often works with kids. Managers typically handle uniforms, schedules, parties and the general well being of the team. At higher levels, managers may keep statistics and be directly involved in running the team.
Play levels: Coaches are needed for all club programs: Rec, County and Travel.
Rec: Rec coaches may be new or experienced, and work with kids ages 3 to 10. Time committments are fairly minimal and can be as little as 4 hours per week, including games. Coaches should seek some form of training and be interested in how to coach effectively, always being receptive to new ideas.
County: County coaches are generally more experienced and require more time spent on teams. County coaches MUST be certified by AA county and receive and "F" license for soccer coaching. County play can be recreational or entry level competetive.
Travel: Travel coaches are experienced and generally committed to serious work with kids and attaining and using knowlwdge of the game and knowledge of coaching and teaching skills. Coaches MUST be licensed and and in Maryland MUST be "E" licensed at minimim to head coach. Travel coaches and teams also represent ASA in various places throughout the state, and their conduct and standards must be high. Travel teams are formed at the discretion of the club. |
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General Information
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ASA is a not for profit organization. ASA is strictly run by volunteers. Without the help of our volunteers ASA would not exist for the players.
ASA has a Board of Directors. There are 11 members that serve one year long positions. They are selected at the Annual Meeting in October. The Board meets monthly to plan and vote on various activities for the soccer seasons and works year-round. Board membership can be a significant amount of work and requires sustained committment.
ASA also uses volunteer staff who regularly participate in various functions and can oversee activities or coordinate projects. While board members serve many roles, staff volunteers typically focus on a specific job, such as coordinating referees or serving on committees.
Committees have been established to make ASA run smoother and to delegate some of the duties that are to be performed each season. Committees are to have representatives report to the Board meetings with updates monthly.
- Coaching Committee: The Coaching committee is looking for experienced coaches to help plan coaching development, recruit and support new coaches, and track and plan coaches training, licensing and education.
- Registration Committee: This committee will attend walk-up registrations as needed to assist parents in the registration process. Committee members may also help with distributing registration forms and flyers to schools and selected local businesses or public buildings, and work to find ways to improve the registration process.
- Fields and Grounds Committee: Volunteers focus on repair and maintenance of fields and equipment. This typically involves planning or helping with seeding, fertilizing, aeration, rock removal, adding soil. Volunteers may also help coordinate for access to or construction of new fields and can help with Saturday morning Rec set-up at Arundel Middle School.
- Fundraiser Committee: This committee will organize vendors on game day and special fundraising drives in Spring and Fall.
If you are interested in volunteering your time to ASA as a Board member, coach or on a committee please email Secretary@ArundelSoccer.com.
We appreciate all our volunteers. Let's remember IT'S FOR THE KIDS! Without our volunteers ASA would not be possible.
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