AYSO is the largest youth sports organization in Davis, and it takes a large number of volunteers to run our program. We have all kinds of jobs, and there is definitely one that will fit your schedule and interest. Some jobs are year-round, some just for one season. Some jobs can be done during the week, some during the weekend. There is something for everyone! If you don’t know how to do the job, we’ll train you!

Please read over this job list. We are describing general categories of jobs for the most part. Most of these jobs should be performed by a committee, with one or two coordinators and a number of helpers. The more people involved the less time any individual has to spend on the job.

Check one or more activities that you would like to help us with. Give us your name, phone number, and email address, and we’ll contact you. If you are not sure what a particular job entails, contact the AYSO Commissioner at 979-1344 or by email at for more information. The descriptions here are very brief and incomplete.

Volunteer Application Instructions...

All Volunteers (who will be working around the kids) in AYSO are required to fill out a Volunteer Application Form once a year, using the online system, www.eayso.org. Please follow the same guidelines for a Coach or Referee.

Below are the steps for filling out a Volunteer Application Form:

1. Use the online registration system, by logging into www.eayso.org. For first time users, please follow the instructions if you have not logged into this system before. For returning users, if you find you do not remember your password, you can email and they will issue you a new password to use temporarily to login.
2. After successful login, click on VOLUNTEER and follow the instructions. If you are a returning Volunteer and have used eAYSO before, you can click on your name to continue the process and update any necessary information.
3. When ready to PRINT, be sure to print 2 copies of your Volunteer Application Form, then sign both copies.
4. When submitting your Volunteer Application Form, have a pictured ID ready to show (preferrably a Drivers License). These can be turned at either a Safe Haven Clinic, a Referee Clinic (if a volunteer Referee), a Coaching Clinic (if a volunteer Coach), or at one of the General Coaches Meetings (all volunteers).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remember to have 2 signed copies of your Volunteer Application Form before submitting to AYSO.

DID YOU KNOW... that AYSO's Safe Haven protects its two most vital resources?   The VOLUNTEERS and the PLAYERS!

 

Fall Outstanding Volunteer went to...

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Some typical volunteer tasks include -

Marketing:

• Advertising (Working with local businesses who want to advertise with us)
• Publicity (getting word out about registration dates and methods to the newspaper and other locations, publicity for upcoming clinics)
• Communications Coordinator

Shirt Coordination:

• Coordinating bids and orders with shirt vendors when there are bulk buys
• Coordinating distribution of shirts (shirts go to U5 players, Davis World Cup players, coaches and workers, AYSO board members and other leadership, AYSO coaches, and AYSO parent referees)
• Management of graphic logos for orders (need basic skills with Adobe Illustrator)

Registration Help:

• Registration Data Entry (Entering registration payment information in our database in April through August)
• Volunteer Registration (All volunteers submit application forms, and someone needs to coordinate the management of these forms, and edit a database)
• Walk-in Registration Assistance (assist with walk-in registration days, for either Fall or Spring registration. Duties include working the registration table, filing, sorting, stamping, etc.)

 

Seasonal Duties (Fall & Spring):

• Coaching Staff
• Referee Staff
• Fall Season Game Records Keeper
• Fall Season Picture Days (Help with organizing picture day, working with the photographers)
• Game Day Safety/Clean-Up (Making sure that the goals are set up safely, emergency repairs during the day, making sure that the fields have been picked up properly)
• Uniform Distribution

 

Tournaments / Committees:

• Field Management Committee (Preparing the fields for use, reserving fields, short range planning, long range planning)
• Field Equipment Committee (Purchasing nets & goals, repairing equipment, organizing equipment for the new season, helping to get fields set up on Saturdays)
• Fall Tournament (Overall coordination of our season-ending Fall Tournament, working at a tournament table, scorekeeping, field preparation)
• Select Season Committee (The Select season is a winter season for advanced players in the U10 through U19 age groups)
• Davis World Cup Committee (This is our major fundraiser of the year, held on Memorial Day weekend. It supports our general fund, benefiting all players in our program)
• Tournament Scorekeepers
• VIP Committee

Other Duties:

• Uniform & Equipment Recycling (Collecting used uniforms and equipment at the end of the year and preparing them for distribution to a needy organization or country)
• Librarian (help to organize and setup a AYSO has a library of instructional videos and books that coaches and referees can check out)
• Other 2-4 hour jobs as needed

 

TEAM VOLUNTEERS for Fall

With the new implementation of "Bikeable games", most all volunteer work is done by adopt-a-field volunteers (opening/closing locks) and team setup/takedown labor.

More information will be posted soon as we near the regional tournament (U12+) and mini-round-robin for U10s.

Remember, it's for the kids!