Our Volunteers

ATLETICAGENEVE relies on more than 130 volunteers to ensure a smooth running, the day before and the day of the event. Whether you are an athletics expert or not, you can join us!

Choose between the various choices below or choose one of these roles without preference. Only choose the choices below if you have already performed one of these roles or if you really want to play a defined role (but specify the fact that you have only performed this role for the first time).  -> Full tasks original description, in French (PDF)

• Welcoming the athletes at the hotel:
• • Receive the athletes at the hotel and give them the key to the rooms as well as all the details relating to the competition.
• Transport the athletes to Geneva:
  • Transport athletes from the hotel to the stadium and from the stadium to the hotel or directly to the airport.
• Installation of the event:
  • Set up the equipment on and around the stadium to allow the meeting to run smoothly.
• Storage of the event:
  • Storage of all equipment inherent to the meeting.
• Stand Sale of ATLETICAGENEVE articles:
  • Supply the stand and offer items for sale.
• Anti Doping Control:
  • Be present to listen to the directives of the anti-doping officer at the start of the event and then stay close to the athlete for whom one is responsible between the end of his competition and the moment he is taken in by the anti-doping officer.
    Note: Knowledge of English or other languages ​​is required and as this is a specific task, you may be asked to do another task first.
• Stadium security:
  • Manage entry to the stadium for people (prohibit those who do not have accreditation and let those who do) pass.
• Parking security:
  • Manage entry to the car park (prohibit those who do not have accreditation and allow those who do) pass.

• Office :
  Manage registrations, set up series and competitions and results.
• Office - Field link:
  • Make the connection between what comes out of the office and the various places on the ground (timing, starter,
    Timing:
    Manage timing. Only register if you are a timekeeper at AtletiCAGenève.
• Connectivity manager - sound system:
  • Take care of all the connections in connection with the various connectivity that there is on the stadium. Do not register if you are not the sound manager of ATLETICAGENEVE.
• Bibs distribution to athletes:
  • Check in the athletes and give them the bibs. Liaise with the office.
• Positioning of the athletes (call room):
  • Tag the athletes and give them their place in the series or competition.
• Officials welcome:
  • Welcome volunteers and give them their role.
• Material managers (AGA, Geneva Athletics Association):
  • Give the material to the different juries.
    Do not register if you are not one of the material managers of the AGM.
    COVID volunteers
    Manage everything related to COVID (check certificates, entries from athletes and volunteers ...).
• Field / off-field link but without preference:
  • Take care of one of the positions whose function is to make the link between the field and the off-field

• Podium prize:
• • Welcome the athletes before the podium ceremony and prepare the athletes for the podium.
• Prize giving to athletes:
  • Give prizes to athletes when they are on the podiums.
• Responsible for young people taking care of the baskets:
  • Manage the young people who will take care of the baskets where there are the athletes' belongings going from the place of departure to the place of arrival of the races.
• Referee judges:
  • Make technical decisions relating to the smooth running of the meeting. Do not register if you are not a referee.
• Starter + Starter helper:
  • Manage the athletes at the start and give the starts. Do not register if you are not a starter or a starter helper.
    The different juries:
• Jury Throws (Javelin):
  • Manage and take care of the discipline. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of the competition should know this discipline.
• High Jump Juries:
  • Manage and take care of the discipline. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of the competition should know this discipline.
• Long Jump Juries:
  • Manage and take care of the discipline. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of the competition should know this discipline.
• Triple jump juries:
  • Manage and take care of the discipline. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of the competition should know this discipline.
• Relay juries:
  • Manage and take care of the discipline. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of the competition should know this discipline.
• Setting up the hedges:
  • Set up the hedges and remove them under the direction of a person in charge.
    Note that this function does not last long, so you may be assigned to another role during the meeting.
• Juries but without preference:
• Take care of one of the positions in the field. There is no need to know athletics since only the person in charge of a competition should know this discipline.

When and what are the areas in which we need the help of volunteers?

• Friday 11 June (main arrivals at the hotel Nash airport and Ibis airport)
  • At the hotel: reception of the athletes, room allocation, coordination with the hotel and the organisers, vouchers, bibs, transalations, general informations, etc.
  • On the road: transports airport <-> hotel, hotel <-> track
  • At the track: information desk / meeting point for athletes, practical informations, logistics, help with the installation and fitting of vaubans, signs, banners, etc.
• Saturday 12 June (competition day)
  • At the hotel: coordination with the transports, room allocation for athletes arriving on Saturday morning, information desk, etc.
  • On the road: transports hotel <-> track, track <-> airport
  • At the track: Logistics, help the officials on the track, put up last banners, posters and signage on the track and stands, installations (hurdles), transport of athletes' tracksuits in the baskets, from start to finish, help in the office room (competition data management, dispatching of the competition / results sheets), VIP welcoming, badging and serving, winner ceeremonies,  information desk / meeting point for athletes and media, entry filtering (badges) at the track, refreshment points on the track, etc.
• Sunday 13 June (the day after)
  • material storage, labeling, classification and returns to owners

Motivated to give more ?

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The above list is not exhaustive.