Young Volunteers Programme 2026-2027
The Young Volunteers of today are the future Coaches, Team Managers, Club Volunteers of our sports. Are you aged between 14 and 18 years and looking for training opportunities to help you volunteer within aquatics? In which case this programme may be for you!
The programme will aim to:
- Engage young people in a wide range of volunteering experiences within clubs
- Provide young people with the opportunity to access high quality and accessible volunteer training
- Continue to improve the volunteer experience for young people across aquatics
- Provide Regional recognition for volunteering at your club
- Teaching and/or coaching
- Event organiser/volunteer
- Event official
Our new programme commences in September, and will run for 12 months. With the agreement of your club committee and parent/guardian, please sign up to the programme using the form below; you will need to include the member of your club that will support you as mentor and include their email address, as well as select one of the dates available for the mandatory welcome workshops.
Programme sign up is open until the 21st August 2026
Testimonials from the 2025 programme
The Young Volunteer Programme has been incredibly valuable for me, not only in terms of developing my teaching and coaching skills, but also for my personal growth. Working with the club has boosted my confidence, improved my communication, and taught me so much about working with young swimmers. It’s been a rewarding and inspiring experience from start to finish.’
‘He’s really enjoyed his time poolside, it’s be a great experience and one that I’m sure will lead him to gain teaching/coaching qualifications when he’s older, so thank you to everyone involved in the organisation of it all.’
