Ball persons at VP; recruitment

[Louzie0]

 Aston Villa have announced trials for ball assistants for the 2016/2017 season.

Volunteers are needed for home games and the club have revealed how people can go about applying.

Here is all you need to know...

* You must be aged between 14 and 15 (in school years 10 or 11 on September 1, 2016) - No applicants will be accepted outside this age range.

* Trials will be held at the Indoor Academy at Villa Park on Tuesday June 14 2016 from 6pm to 7.30 pm

* An induction for successful candidates will be on Tuesday June 21 2016

* There will be a test for trialists and they must be fit and able to demonstrate speed, agility and throwing skills.

* Parents/guardians must attend the trial with their son or daughter.


I fancy this as a retirement volunteer gig. Not that I have retired yet, but this could convince me.
The age requirement is a bit of a hurdle.
But my mother (82) is prepared to attend.

Come on, Villa! Equal opps!

[Steve R]

Aston Villa have announced trials for ball assistants for the 2016/2017 season.

Volunteers are needed for home games and the club have revealed how people can go about applying.

Here is all you need to know...

* You must be aged between 14 and 15 (in school years 10 or 11 on September 1, 2016) - No applicants will be accepted outside this age range.

* Trials will be held at the Indoor Academy at Villa Park on Tuesday June 14 2016 from 6pm to 7.30 pm

* An induction for successful candidates will be on Tuesday June 21 2016

* There will be a test for trialists and they must be fit and able to demonstrate speed, agility and throwing skills.

* Parents/guardians must attend the trial with their son or daughter.


I fancy this as a retirement volunteer gig. Not that I have retired yet, but this could convince me.
The age requirement is a bit of a hurdle.
But my mother (82) is prepared to attend.

Come on, Villa! Equal opps!

Best of luck Lou. It's good to see you younger folk getting on on life.

[ChicagoLion]

How Ageist is that.
Surely this is discrimination.

[UK Redsox]

Sidders was overage then when he was the star ballboy

[eamonn]

14-15? Why so stringent? 10 and 3/4 to 16 surely fairer.

[tomd2103]

Always feel a bit sorry for them when they have to field balls during the warm ups.  If there is one thing worse than being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity, it is being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity in front of thousands of people.  Who subsequently start laughing at you.

[Louzie0]

Sidders was overage then when he was the star ballboy

I must admit I was thinking of that inspired throw in!


Not so much age, more, the opportunity!

[wittonwarrior]

from what I witnessed we have the best  throwers, fans with top class agility (the paper planes).

[Leicester_Villian]

I guess Gabby is ruled out on size rather than age ...as thats the age he acts like

[Hookeysmith]

Always feel a bit sorry for them when they have to field balls during the warm ups.  If there is one thing worse than being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity, it is being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity in front of thousands of people.  Who subsequently start laughing at you.

In one warm up with Tonev a ball boy went to retrieve the shot and has not been since