Volunteers
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
Volunteers Are the Backbone of Basketball
National Volunteer Week - 19 to 25 May 2026
National Volunteer Week, a Volunteering Australia intiative, is Australia's largest annual celebration of volunteering, and in basketball, it hits close to home.
Every game played, every training session run, and every competition delivered is made possible by the dedicated volunteers who give their time and energy to our sport. Without them, there are no coaches to develop our players, no drivers to get our teams where they need to be, no scoretable officials to keep the game running, and no committee members working behind the scenes to keep our clubs and associations alive. They are the reason our teams get to the court.
During this special week, we encourage our associations and clubs to celebrate the volunteers in their communities, share their stories, and help raise awareness of the incredible difference they make, not just to basketball, but to the lives of everyone who plays it.
Ways to Get Involved
We encourage your Association / Club to plan an activity that best suits your community and volunteers. Whether it's a small gesture or a club-wide event, every effort to recognise your volunteers is valuable.
Celebrate and Recognise Your Volunteers
- - Host a volunteer appreciation morning tea or lunch at your stadium.
- - Hold amid-game recognition moment at a Senior match.
- - Ask your president, head coaches, or players to share personal thank you
- messages.
- - Celebrate both long-serving clubvolunteers and first-time volunteers side by
- side.
Share Stories and Build Visibility
- - Run a social media campaign across your club's channels thanking the volunteers
- who keep your competitions running.
- - Spotlight your coaches,technical officials, and committee members through short
- profiles, photos, or videos.
Connect With Your Community
- - Reach out to local media or community newspapers to share stories of your
- volunteers and the difference they make to basketball in yourcommunity.
Key Messages
Here are some messages you can use across your communications, social media, and event materials during National Volunteer Week.
Core Messages
- - National Volunteer Week is a time to say thank you to every person who gives
- their time and passion toyour association/club.
- - Every contribution mattersacross the year.
- - Make 2026 your year to volunteer inour basketball community.
Recognition Focused
- - 2026 is the time to thank the coaches, technical officials, and committee
- members who keep our game going.
- - Basketball volunteers are essential to the wellbeing and connection of our clubs
- and communities across Australia.
- - National Volunteer Week is the moment to acknowledge and celebrate everything
- they do for the sport we love.
Invitation Focused
- - There's a place for everyone in basketball volunteering, whether you want to
- coach, officiate, manage, or simplyhelp out on game day.
- - There's no one way to volunteer, just the way that fits you and your club.
As our sport continues to grow, so too will the resources we provide to help you celebrate and recognise your volunteers. This year, we are proud to offer a volunteer certificate template, available to download below.
RESOURCES
Certificate With Club / Association Name + Logo:
Use this version if your club or association would like to add its own logo to the certificate:
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Certificate With Only Club / Association Name:
Use this version if you would prefer a clean, pre-designed certificate without adding a logo.
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National Volunteer Week Logos:
2026 Full Colour Version Logo
2026 Black Version Logo
2026 White Version Logo
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