There are two broad categories of volunteer:

• Occasional
• Assigned Role

The occasional volunteer is someone who may be happy to help out with a variety of tasks when specifically asked. The time commitment of the occasional volunteer is not regular. For much of the year they may not be involved but provide voluntary work at special events or when there is a “working bee” i.e. when the organisations gathers volunteers to undertake maintenance of clubhouse or grounds.

The Assigned Role volunteer is someone who agrees to undertake work on a regular basis (without pay). It is commonplace for this type of volunteer to have a job description. Typical roles that are assigned include but not limited to:

• Coaches
• Office bearers and committee personnel
• Team Managers
• Referees, umpires, selectors and other officials
• Website Manager