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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also wonder if one of the issues is that volunteering has become so Type A, formalized and like a job, that for those of us with jobs, we just don’t want to spend our time doing those kinds of tasks. I am involved in our synagogue and have ended up as a committee chair. It is like a job, submitting budgets, editing newsletters etc. I have a job and I just don’t want to spend my time doing this at all. [/quote]

I often feel uncomfortable volunteering and would never volunteer to be a coach or leader because these days people are so critical. I’m not a pro, I don’t play x sport, so as “just a parent,” I don’t feel qualified to coach. Whereas when we were growing up, I think many more parents could coach. I volunteer in other ways and for one off events. [/quote]

This happened to my husband in CYO soccer. The home team was responsible for referees but didn’t have any, and none of their parents would volunteer. The game was going to have to be called off. My DH volunteered to ref while cautioning that he had never done it, and then the opposing team’s coach and their parents berated him throughout the game for bad calls. This was 1st grade rec soccer. [/quote]

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