Football, like other sports and cultural activities, is a highly important socialising agent in society. It teaches kids and adults the importance of teamwork and self-reliance, which can help them in life. It also provides them with a safe space to explore their personalities and emotions in a healthy manner. But it cannot succeed without volunteers, who perform a variety of essential tasks such as providing refreshments or taking photos. This collection of articles aims to highlight the crucial role that volunteering has played in delivering initiatives around the world that use sport as a pedagogical tool to promote physical activity participation, and key social, civic values and behaviours (see Kohe & Collison, 2019). Learn more :UFABET เข้าสู่ระบบได้ตลอด 24 ชั่วโมงที่ – www.ufabet.partners

Volunteer Victory: How Football Encourages Volunteer Participation

In this context it is vital to understand how volunteers are engaged and motivated to volunteer for their local club or event. Previous research on general volunteering motives has shown that they are multifaceted and can vary across different individuals and over time. Adolescents, for example, cited developmental motivations such as wanting to discover their strengths, learn a new skill or expand on knowledge of basketball, whilst adults tended to cite ‘values’ and ‘career’ motivations.

Furthermore, this study found that adolescents’ and adults’ commitment to returning to COVID-19-safe basketball was impacted by a range of concerns including: social distancing requirements; the logistics of organising training schedules or competitions within government density limits; and assuming new roles/responsibilities such as the appointment of a bio-safety officer. These findings have important implications for volunteer recruitment, management and retention programmes that rely on these individuals.