Coach
Our head coaches lead their teams in practices, drills and games to teach the basics of soccer and enjoyment of the beautiful game.  They support positive coaching values, provide the opportunity for skill improvement for kids of varied ability on their team, encourage good sportsmanship, FUN and a love of the game. Most volunteer coaches are parents of a child on the team. Some knowledge of club and league policy regarding positive coaching is required. Club manager Steven Morrison provides orientation, coach clinics, coaching materials, support and advice: 510-229-0721, email.  For more information for and about coaches, see the Coaches page.  One head coach per team is eligible for the $100 Volunteer Refund.  Two Co-coaches sharing the job?  Read this.
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Coach - Assistant
The assistant coach supports the head coach at practices and games throughout the season and fills in for the coach as necessary. One assistant coach per team is eligible for the $100 Volunteer Refund.  The coach may request general assistance from other parents on the team as needed throughout the season.  To Asst coaches sharing the job?  Read this. 
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Clerical/Odd Jobs Assistant
Many detail-oriented volunteers support club staff and board members by helping to set up for clinics, making deliveries, filing, joining paperwork parties, doing data entry at your home computer, making follow-up calls to coaches and tryouts participants or compiling data.

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Equipment Distribution and Returns
Several volunteers assist at the beginning and end of each season with the disbursal and collection of soccer equipment (balls, cones, pinnies, goalie jerseys and gloves) at the Blue Barn Clubhouse.
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Field Crew
Volunteers help by either drawing the boundary lines on a field weekly or biweekly, or by setting up and taking down the goals and nets before the first game and after the last game.
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Field Host
(formerly called Field Marshal) This is a great way to get 4 hours of volunteer work. A field host is the club's supervisor at Saturday games. They encourage teams to start games on time, with the help of the referee clear the field on time for the following game, provide basic information about the field (contained on their clipboard), write down questions and complaints to be passed on to ABSC, and mail in a score sheet at the end of their shift game. No special soccer skills or soccer knowledge are necessary to do this job.
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Referee
Adults and children 14 and older serve as referees for the Saturday and tournament matches. Referees have attended licensing courses (at no cost to ABSC members) and passed a test on the rules of the game. This is a paid volunteer job, plus refereeing a minimum of 5 games per season qualifies for one free ABSC registration for one player. For more information on referees, see the Referees page.
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Registration Assistant
Numerous detail-oriented volunteers are needed at the walk-in registration sessions and afterwards at paperwork parties.
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Spanish Translator
Bilingual volunteers assist in translating materials for our website and mailings into Spanish. We hope to establish a Spanish telephone tree.
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Team Manager
Each team needs a team manager.  The team manager formulates/distributes the snack schedule, serves as the communications person for the parents (using email/phone) to inform them of game schedule, practices, changes in schedule, messages from the coach, so the coach can focus energy on coaching, hauling equipment, and so forth. For more info for and about team managers, see the team managers' page.  One team manager per recreational team is eligible for the $100 Volunteer Refund.
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