Everyone in the amateur soccer industry knows that volunteers are its driving fuel. Without them they'd be, well, out of gas. Yes, time given by good-natured people is more valuable than anything, including money. Amateur soccer clubs tends to bemoan the decline of yesterday's volunteer, who would do everything for nothing and still have a smile on their face. But welcome to modern society. The real question is, can amateur sport align its volunteerism model with this changing societal reality? There are signs that it can, and is

Nowhere is this more evident than in the in community clubs, which is the largest participant in the country with over 1 000 000 registered players (mostly kids). Recently, larger amateur soccer clubs have become more sophisticated, offering skills-based soccer development programs for their players delivered by qualified, professional coaches. But for the large part, the game is run through recreational programs, managed by volunteer coaches who are predominantly the parents of the players themselves. The kids play, the parents coach. In terms of getting the kids out playing, it's a system that's worked. And the numbers prove it.

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