UPWARD SPORTS VOLUNTEER
Volunteering for Upward brings joy as you help youth discover Jesus through sports. Guiding young athletes on the field, you witness their growth in skill and confidence, creating lasting memories. Join the Dream Team in fostering a supportive environment where every child feels valued and encouraged to excel both in sports and in faith.
*Child Protection training required for all positions
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Sports/Cheer Coaches
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Training/Expectation
Cheer and football coaches are expected to attend an hour and a half coach orientation meeting. We will go over all the rules and expectations of what a coach will be doing. Also providing the coach with all the materials needed to be the best coach they can be, such as skills and drills to work on in practice, warm up drills, play calling, player rotations for game line ups, and much more.
Weekly time commitment
Coaches will be responsible for guiding one/one hour practice, and one/one hour game per week for 8 week season.
Commissioner
Partner with Fox River in communicating with families, organizing and planning the season and events, this can be done for all sports or the volunteer could pick one sport in specific they would like to help with.
Devotion team
Rotate through different teams during half time of practices to share the weekly devotion and give a gospel message, also have opportunity to do half time talks during games.
Field maintenance
Paint and maintain field lines through out the season possible cut and or trim grass on fields.
Equipment manager
Maintain all equipment used such as all balls to be inflated and ready for next sport, soccer goals and nets are good with no tears, basketball hoops are at right heights for appropriate grade level, football pylons and down markers in good working condition.
Concessions
Help with serving food for the Upward families and kids, friendly and welcoming to all, help with directing families to the appropriate places for games.