19/06/2026
On the eve of another weekend of football across our region, let's remember to say thank you.
When you get to football this weekend, have a look around. The lines are marked. The goals are up. Your team has a coach, and everyone knows where to be and when. The corner flags are out. The clubrooms are open, someone's behind the bar, and the sausage sizzle is going.
Most of this happens because volunteers are giving up their time to make it happen.
When parents sit in the car on a cold, drizzly night, it's mostly volunteers out coaching our kids. Thanks, coaches.
When you turn up half an hour before kickoff, remember the club volunteers who have turned upon hour before you to unlock the sheds and put up nets, and get everything ready so you or your child can play.
Thank you to the admin staff who open their laptop after the kids are in bed, after a full day's work, to answer twenty emails from parents. Who organise registrations. Who put kids into teams. Who update the website. Who create and post social media.
Thanks to team managers, who keep the kit sorted, fill in team sheets, and handle the team admin (and there can be a lot).
This week is National Volunteer Week.
From everyone at WaiBOP Football, a massive thank you to all the volunteers who work so hard to make football happen. We appreciate you. We know it can be long hours, hard work, and sometimes hidden.
Thank you.
