A cornerstone of the North Whidbey Soccer Club (NWSC) program is an extensive network of dedicated volunteers. These volunteers participate as board members, coaches, assistant coaches, team managers, special event and tournament volunteers and others who support the NWSC and its teams in a variety of other ways.
As parents and caretakers, we naturally want everything that is beneficial and best for our children. Your involvement can help assure that their experience will be high in rewards and low in frustration.
The purpose of this program is to spread the work throughout the club instead of just a few volunteers and board members doing everything. There may be other duties that will arise during the each season and those duties will be posted when they become available.
We have nearly 600 players in our club with almost 70 teams. However the club is being run by about a dozen volunteers… we need the help!
Here’s how you can help:
Age Group Liaisons Coaches/Assistant Coaches Administrative Fields/Gear – Information Table, Field Marshals Special Events Tournaments
Age Group Liaisons - Age Group Liaisons act as contact point from the Director of Recreation to the individual team coaches and team managers. NWSC is looking for coordinators for each age group (U6, U8, U10, U12). Liaisons will be listed on the website as direct contact personal.
Coaches and Assistant Coaches - Volunteer coaches form the core of the NWSC experience and are the heart and soul of the teams. We are grateful for your diligent effort, determination, and the time and energy you spend helping our players develop their skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork in pursuit of excellence in soccer. Every new season brings a new group of U6 boys and girls teams to our club and so, this age group typically needs additional volunteers. In addition, each age group has an Age Group Liaison to assist you when needed. If you would like to participate as one of our valuable NWSC coaches or assistant coaches this season, please contact nwscvolunteers@gmail.com.
Administrative - We are always looking for volunteers that can help with some of the administrative duties of the club. Advertising, public relations and organizational tasking. If you are interested please contact nwscvolunteers@gmail.com.
Fields/Gear - NWSC strives to make the many fields it maintains both playable and beautiful for our players and supporters alike. At the beginning of each season, these fields need to be measured with goals placed and gear sorted and issued. Each weekend we need fields flagged and field marshals to help visiting teams and spectators located the correct fields. At the end of the season, gear is returned and resorted, so volunteers are always needed.
Field Marshal – An ambassador from NWSC to our visitors and spectators. Field Marshals oversee the activity and conduct of spectators off the field of play. A Field Marshal will assist spectators with questions, insure all spectators are in appropriate areas around the field and enforce our NWSC No-Dog Policy.
If you would like to help maintain and patrol our fields this season, please contact the NWSC Volunteer Coordinator at nwscvolunteers@gmail.com
Special Events - We are always looking for help getting our special events organized and running smoothly. For more information or if you are interested in helping to organize and work either of these event please contact nwscvolunteers@gmail.com.
Picture Day Coordinator- We need a parent that would be willing to help coordinate, organize and manage our picture day. Coordinator will facilitate the distribution of all photo packets by team, usually through on-site (home) distribution over an organized, one week period. Coordinator will also organize assistants that will work a 2-hour shift on Picture Days. Assistants will help organize teams at check-in, and facilitate the completion of all necessary paperwork. Volunteers do not assist with photography.
Holland Happening Parade - NWSC is marching in the Holland Happening Parade this year! If you would like to help please contact nwscvolunteers@gmail.com.
Tournaments - NWSC hosts the ‘Rock On 3v3′ tournament in May. We are always looking for volunteers to help run the weekend. Contact Vicky Ricci at RockOn3v3@gmail.com.
High School students who need to earn volunteer hours may contact northwhidbeysoccerclub@gmail.com to find out more about our Coaching Mentor program and other volunteer opportunities. New this season is a mentorship program that allows experienced high school aged soccer players to pair up with a parent coach. This is an excellent opportunity for high school students to earn volunteer hours, develop leadership skills and to contribute to the growing youth soccer programs. If you are a high school age student or parent interested in participating in this program please contact nwscvolunteers@gmail.com.
Thank you to all the families and individuals who dedicate their time to help out. Whether it’s a few hours a year, or a year-long commitment every effort is greatly appreciated.