How To: Volunteer to Help a Youth Team or After School Program in your Town

Love to play soccer? Or just love to play with kids? Then this is the thing for you. Feel great about yourself while helping some kids get exercise!

  1. Pick your sport. So many options… t-ball, basketball, soccer… Figure out what you want to be doing first.
  2. Find nearby teams or organizations.Contact coaches and schools to see what sports are offered for kids in your town. Maybe there is an intramural soccer team that you could assistant coach, or maybe there is an after-school program in the gym you can help out with. See what your options are and compare them to what activities you decided you wanted to do in step 1.
  3. Pick up the phone.Figure out how you can contact the heads of these programs or coaches. Ask them if they need help, and tell them what you are doing and why you want to do it.
  4. Ask to see if you need to be certified to work with kids. They may want you to know CPR or other things like that. Also, ask if there is any paperwork that you may have to fill out. There may be liability stuff you will have to deal with, so ask tons of questions. Better safe than sorry.
  5. Figure out some fun activities.Ask the coach first, but maybe you can liven up a practice by showing the kids new drills or quick, fun games in addition to regular practice. If you’re helping out at an after school program, see what kind of equipment you have available, and come up with a fun new game to get the kids excited.
  6. Have fun!Get out there with the kids and show them how much fun they can have while getting exercise. The healthier they are, the better you will feel about your work – and don’t forget, you’re getting exercise too!


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Lucha_girl101 says:
 

I Help Coach A Middle School Wrestling Team

I'm Helping This One New Recruit and Shes A Girl

We Need More Girls To Represent The Wrestler Girls Of Arizona.

 
karizivia1 says:
 

I am planning on calling the local youth team to explain what I am trying to do and why. I have been exercising for some time now and love to play football. I would love for the chance to show the youth how much fun exercise can be. Poor nutrition should not be the cause of so many deaths, and I think more should be done in society

 
ryangrimm14 says:
 

I have already been helping my guidance counsler and now I'm going to keep it going with my 4th towards my fight against drugs

 
villarreal7 says:
 

I helped out a little league football team fundraise over thouasands of dollars to travel to flordia and knoxville. I helped coach the eight grade quaterbacks and helped the eight grade win the national title for football.

 
jazzyfeh19 says:
 

My boyfriend is a football fanatic and he is willing to volunteer at a after school program for at risk youth or at a middle school.

 
madihaq1 says:
 

I help teachers grade papers and students with Homework.

 
LaNNz31 says:
 

I assist alot in sports & in my church! Very much fun & proud of just seeing smiles all over!I volunteer to assist out youth & help them make wiser decisions.

 
shelbyraye says:
 

I teach drama at two elementary schools in my community. When I am not teaching, I am taking care of a foster child who was abused at six weeks old. I also work at my high school with students who have self confidence, low self esteem, communitcation, and special needs issues. I love knowing that I can bring a smile to someones face, when they feel like there is no body out there for them and they are all alone.

 
schumanal says:
 

I coached the JV swim team at my high school. They ended up winning the NFL finals meet!