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Parent Helpers

Tiger Wests is run entirely by parent and community volunteers. Every Friday night, and behind the scenes all year, our volunteers make the club work.

Why we need you​

Our committee — all unpaid — cannot fill every role needed to run a safe, smooth competition. That's why all parents in attendance on Fridays are expected to help with the running of events.

This isn't a burden. It's what makes Little Athletics special. You walk the field with your child, share the experience, and contribute to something that benefits every family.

What's stopping you?​

In a youth sports environment many parents choose to stand back when they could be helping. What is one of the biggest reasons for this? Let’s be honest. It’s fear.

  • We don’t know what to do.
  • We don’t know anyone.
  • We are scared of making a mistake.
  • We don’t feel competent.
  • We are fearful of being judged.
  • We don’t want to look stupid.
  • We don’t want to step outside our comfort zone.

Ironically, these are some of the very things that we are hoping our kids will learn to overcome when they play sport. We want them to build character and learn to cope with what comes their way. We want them to learn about determination, courage, coping with success and failures, teamwork, having a go and that any skill can be developed with effort. We want them to be prepared to step outside their comfort zones and grow.

Let's lead the way​

What better message to send our kids than to show them through our actions that: “I’m nervous, I don’t know what to do, I might stuff up, but I’m prepared to learn and give it a crack”

Wow. We just impressed our kid and our influence will stick with them forever. We have taught them a vital lesson about how to achieve in sports and in life. And they will remember it.

You may not want to help, it may be inconvenient, it may make you anxious. But let’s take the angle that it’s not about us. It’s about our kids and the enormous positive impact that we can have by showing that we are prepared to overcome fear, roll up our sleeves and learn something new.

Friday night roles​

Every Friday we need parents to fill:

  • Track event roles — Starter, Timekeeper, Marshall, Recorder, Hurdles helper
  • Field event roles — Age Manager, tape measure, equipment retrieval, marking
  • Set up and pack up — equipment, tables, high jump mats, long jump pits
  • BBQ — food prep, service, clean-up

No experience needed​

Just a willingness to help and learn. The more you do it, the more you'll enjoy Friday nights — and the better the experience for all the kids.

Resources to get you started: