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Our local parkrun usually "has a quiet word" with someone once they start to get towards a high number of parkruns with zero volunteering.
That could come across a bit harsh tbh. No-one should be made to feel compelled to volunteer, just as no volunteer should feel compelled to run.
Edit: says as much here: https://volunteer.parkrun.com/principles/volunteer-roles
Note 1:16 ratio for me, I've volunteered twice apparently although the timekeeper credit thats showing I have no memory of doing.
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That could come across a bit harsh tbh. No-one should be made to feel compelled to volunteer, just as no volunteer should feel compelled to run.
Yeah, these are people that they know well. They don't just do it to anyone/everyone. There's also a few people who, for various reasons, are unlikely to volunteer so they're left to run as they want.
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I've done a couple of stints of token sorting (local parkrun can have ~500 finishers). Which is nice as it can often be done after running the event itself.
I bear in mind the fact that we have ~25 volunteers for our 500 participant event. So I should be volunteering at least 1 in 20.
Our local parkrun usually "has a quiet word" with someone once they start to get towards a high number of parkruns with zero volunteering.
[EDIT] Shows how long it has been since I've done parkrun (or volunteered). 48 roles on the roster for my local parkrun. So about a 1:10 ratio between volunteers and participants.