GET INVOLVED…VOLUNTEER!

Volunteering keeps our membership fees low while providing high quality local competition opportunities for our athletes. Annually, we expect all our families to volunteer at least 6 hours. We welcome all adults and high school athletes to get involved. Make the club yours…volunteer!

VOLUNTEER BOND - WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER!

Running a track & field club is a team sport. We rely on our families to tackle the 1001 jobs needed to keep Ocean Athletics a great club for us all. To achieve this, Ocean families each complete at least 6 hours of volunteer work per year, regardless of the number of athletes they have in the club. This includes helping us host competitions and/or taking on other roles. To ensure that we all contribute to our success, a $200 Volunteer Bond per family is added during registration for all yearlong programs. When volunteer hours are complete, families may apply online (button below) for their bond to be returned. When approved, the bond is refunded to the credit card used for registration.

IMPORTANT: Volunteer hours must be completed by November 30 and the Volunteer Bond refund application must be submitted by December 1 of the current membership year. The volunteer requirement must be satisfied by/with a parent/guardian if members are younger than 13.

OCEAN HOSTED EVENTS

Please support our athletes by being an event volunteer. And don’t worry if you have no experience, we will train you!

HOW TO REGISTER:

  • Click an event button below.

  • Select “Add Position(s)” to show the list of available volunteer roles.

  • Select one or more roles (if the times don’t conflict).

  • Enter your name and contact details.

  • Enter your athlete’s name in brackets beside your name.

    • This is how we register your volunteer hours.

    • If you have more than one athlete, enter just one name. Enter the same name for all events.

  • Submit!

Please EMAIL if you have questions or to make changes after you have registered. Although the minimum requirement is 6 hours (per family) for the year, please do not hesitate to do more! Thank you for volunteering!

2025 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND REGISTRATION LINKS WILL BE POSTED BY FEBRUARY 1, 2025.

2025 OCEAN HOSTED EVENTS:

  • SPRING FLING - April 12, 2025

  • BRING THE HEAT! - July 2, 2025

  • BC ATHLETICS JD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS - July 25-27, 2025

  • LAST ONE, FAST ONE! - July 29, 2025

  • FESTIVAL OF CROSS COUNTRY - September 27, 2025

MEET VOLUNTEER ROLES

Volunteering at Ocean hosted meets is a lot of fun. These are some of the roles volunteers can do:

Throws - Javelin, Hammer, Shot Put and Javelin - call up & recording, measurement, tape pulling in & out of field

Pole Vault - Pit setup and take down, managing the pit & bar, call up & recording.

Long/Triple Jump - Volunteer tasks are i) tape puller (pulling the tape past the takeoff board in line with the landing spot so that the official can get a clean reading at the board ii) in the pit - placing the marker at the first point of contact in the sand iii) recorder  iv) Raker - best to have 2 people do this job - it is hard work  v) wind gauge when it is midget and older athletes.  Usually we have 2 pits running simultaneously.  

High Jump - Replacing knocked off bar, helping in the raising of the bar - 2 people are required for this task.  Usually we have 2 HJ pits going simultaneously.

Hurdle Crew - 6-8 members to place and adjust sprint, intermediate and steeplechase hurdles.  This team is required to work quickly and efficiently to ensure the hurdle events proceed quickly and smoothly.

Track - Tasks include ensuring starting blocks are placed and moved efficiently between the various start lines, placing and removal of cut in cones used in 800m, 4x400 relay, 3000m, relay zone judges, lap counting of distance races, marshalling of athletes, accompanying athletes to relay exchange zones.

Registration - Distribution of athlete bib numbers, collection of late entry fee and athlete information*, dissemination of information (where is the washroom/marshalling tent/medical etc)  This position requires the team to be in place 90minutes before the first event and stay for the first couple of hours of the event.

Setup and Cleanup - For our events are to be successful, all equipment must be set up and ready to go at least 90 minutes before the first event, and then put away at the end of the meet in an orderly fashion. Setup requires a minimum of 2.5 hours depending upon the size of the meet.

 ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Ocean Gear Sales

  • Facilities Maintenance

  • Volunteer Coordinator

  • Coaching Volunteer

 Are you interested in learning more about these positions? Please EMAIL our Executive Director, Sean Baker.