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Banes, Robert E. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
This article discusses the training of volunteers for use in recreation. (RC)
Descriptors: Recreation, Volunteer Training, Volunteers
Weinberg, Isolde Chapin – Parks and Recreation, 1975
Volunteering is doing what you can to help, with everyone welcome to try. (RC)
Descriptors: Voluntary Agencies, Volunteer Training, Volunteers
Parks and Recreation, 1988
The president and chief executive officer of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA), Fred Engh, discusses the status of the NYSCA today and how recreation professionals are trying to make sports fun for all children. The NYSCA's training and certification program for volunteer coaches is highlighted. (MT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletic Coaches, Certification, Children
Engh, Fred C. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Recreational Activities, Responsibility
Conrad, C. Carson – Parks and Recreation, 1975
Descriptors: Departments, Parks, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Tedrick, Ted; And Others – Parks and Recreation, 1984
Prior to improving volunteer services, a leisure agency should have a realistic expectation of the desired accomplishments, both in individual and organizational terms. A systems approach to volunteer management is discussed that includes the components of planning and coordination; recruitment and orientation; training and placement; and…
Descriptors: Administration, Leisure Education, Management Systems, Program Development
Stoops, Jack W.; Edginton, Christopher R. – Parks and Recreation, 1988
Successful park and recreation organizations rely on citizen boards and commissions whose membership includes effective and efficient leaders. To develop leadership skills, a training program for these boards is described; steps to establish and organize such a program are given. (JL)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Governing Boards, Leadership, Parks
Henderson, Karla A. – Parks and Recreation, 1980
Expectancy theory suggests that volunteers make choices based on certain predetermined goals. Three major needs that can be applied to the selection of volunteer activities are: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation. (JN)
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Goal Orientation, Interpersonal Relationship, Leisure Time
