Your volunteer workforce

This section signposts you to a number of organisations that have created resources and advice around recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Sport and Recreation Alliance

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has a wide range of resources around volunteering based on insight into what drives people to volunteer and what keeps them volunteering. From this insight, they have developed the GIVERS framework to help clubs recruit, retain and realise the potential of volunteers.

Their 10 Top Tips give clubs some practical steps on how to keep your existing volunteers happy, and how to recruit new volunteers.

The Sport and Recreation Alliance volunteer finder is available for you to promote your club's volunteering opportunities to prospective volunteers in your community.

Club Matters

Do you have an induction process for new volunteers? Do your current volunteers understand their role?

The Club Matters website has a range of resources and templates to support clubs in finding, keeping and developing volunteers.

Alongside this, Club Matters organise a range of workshops including a Volunteer Experience workshop.

England Squash leaders courses

Our leaders award courses are designed to give volunteers and coaches the knowledge and confidence they need to start facilitating group squash sessions.

Squash 101 leader - this three-hour course is aimed at those aged 16 or over who want to deliver sessions to groups of adults. This workshop is perfect for university students, public facility staff, volunteers or club members wishing to deliver Squash 101, box leagues, social play, competitions and tournaments.

Schools Squash Leader - designed for level 2 coaches (in squash or other sports) and qualified teachers, this three-hour course showcases our flagship junior programme, Junior 101. This course provides candidates with the content to deliver in schools, clubs and community setting to groups of young people as part of a schools development programme.

Young Leaders Award - a six-hour course for those aged 14 - 18 who wish to deliver in groups or pairs to groups of young people aged 16 or under, or those who want to assist qualified squash coaches or teachers in a university, school or club environment. Ideal for those who are too young to do the Level 1 or for those looking to boost their confidence.