While the importance and significan

While the importance and significance of volunteer involvement in sport is well established, the outcomes of a recent industry-wide consultation of sport as well as other recent research (Cuskelly, 2004; Cuskelly, Taylor, Hoye and Darcy, 2007) indicate that there is trend of declining involvement in community sport volunteering. Changes in volunteer involvement suggest that volunteering may be becoming more peripheral and short term. As Cuskelly (2004) suggested, a decrease in volunteer work capacity is likely to have an impact on the provision of sport participation opportunities throughout the country.
These problems above explained why the number of sport volunteer decrease day by day, they were identified from the State Sport Organization and Sport Association focus group sessions. The issues identified included:

Social and sport system issues:
Perception that most people are paid to run sport clubs: people are paid to run sport clubs was identified as an issue facing both potential and current volunteers and may contribute to the idea among community members that there is "no need to volunteer"
Increased bureaucracy associated with running Voluntary Sport Organizations (VSO):Cuskelly, et al., (2006, p. 27) support this finding and suggested that increased bureaucracy probably acts as a barrier to individuals considering whether to volunteer in sport. The need to comply with policies and implement professionalized management systems may add to the complexity and accountability of the work of volunteers at all levels of the sport system.