2025-2026 Registered Skaters Volunteer Information
Volunteer Sign-Up
If they haven’t already done so, your coach and/or team manager will be reaching out to you in regards to fulfilling a team or club volunteer role for the season. We will send out a Rose Bowl volunteer sign up form closer to the event date. We will send out a casino volunteer sign up form closer to the event date as well.
FAQ'S
What are all the roles available?
Here is a list of all the volunteer roles available in the club (including roles that have already been filled). If a role has already been filled but appeals to you for the next year, please let us know and we will be in touch when the time comes. *Please note that not all teams need all these team roles filled. It vary's depending on the team level.
Who Has to Volunteer?
Each skater (or a designate/parent if the skater is under the age of 18). Skaters are encouraged to volunteer, but their families are welcome to be involved too.
Do Support Skaters / Skaters in Training Need to Volunteer?
No. They are both excluded from this requirement.
What if I skate and have children skating with the club?
Volunteer requirements for families with greater than 2 skaters will be capped at 2 skaters.
How do I join executive or a sub-committee?
Executive and sub-committee roles are filled during the summer between seasons. If a role appeals to you please reach out to blackgold@blackgoldsynchro.com to let us know so we can be in touch when roles are being filled the next time.
Volunteer Policy
As you can appreciate, the Calgary Synchronized Skating Club (CSSC) is dependent on a strong volunteer commitment to support the success of our club and our skaters. The CSSC requires each skater (or a designate) or parent, if skater is under the age of 18, to agree to make two mandatory volunteer commitments during the year (support skaters are excluded from this requirement). Volunteer requirements for families with greater than 2 skaters will be capped at 2 skaters. The first two commitments below are fundraisers for the club. No refunds or credits will be issued until the volunteer commitment is fulfilled or the financial alternative is paid in lieu of the personal time commitment. A penalty of $500 will be assessed to the skater’s account if they are unable to fulfill the volunteer commitments outlined above and below.
- Mandatory for All Teams (other than Open): The 2025 RoseBowl Competition (Dec 13, 2025) - CSSC requires that every skater provide a worker(s), being the skater and/or their designate, to work one shift during the 2025 RoseBowl Competition.
OR - Mandatory for the Open Team and Optional for the Others: The 2026 Casino (Dates TBD) - CSSC requires that every skater on the Open team provide a worker(s), being the skater and/or their designate (minor skaters require a designate) to work one shift during the Casino. All club members will be asked to fulfill any remaining roles once the open team has made their selections.
AND - Mandatory for All Teams: Skaters or designate(s) must volunteer for at least one job in a club position or through team duties. Skaters are encouraged to volunteer, but their families are welcome to be involved too. You can select a club volunteer role that interests you via the website or you can select a team volunteer role through your coach/managers. Note, we will try and accommodate requests for volunteer roles but there are no guarantees you will receive the volunteer role you request.
A volunteer bond is applied to skaters who did not complete their volunteer commitment the previous session. The bond is $150 (beginner, elementary, juvenile) and $250 for all other teams. The bond cheque will be provided to the club secretary and returned at the end of the season if volunteer commitment has been completed.