www.englandathletics.org/east growing your club 2nd november 2011
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Introductions
John Finney, Chairman South Staffordshire Athletics Club Network
Cath Pendlebury, Co-ordinator South Staffordshire Athletics Club Network
Nigel Moore, Sport and Recreation Management Network
Phil Caswell, West End Runners
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Purpose and Outcomes
Purpose: Using the opportunities of 2012 to
develop Athletics Clubs(Or: Becoming more forward thinking?)
Outcomes:Identify future requirements for your club’s successUnderstand the means to address issuesHow your network can help
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Task: Who does what in your club?
In your club groups - Please quickly complete the distributed
proforma
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The importance of having a plan to transform your club
Making the club more forward thinking?
Phil Caswell
West End Runners
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Having a plan – the challenge
What does your club do?
Who does the work?
But what does the club want to achieve?
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Having a plan – the first steps….
If you need to, change the constitution!– Ensure that it reflects how you do business now– Widen out committee membership
Planning meeting– Set the club calendar– Themes
• Coaching• XC Race• Constitution
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Learning the lessons
This is voluntary!
Be realistic
Keep an eye on time
Keep moving, look for opportunities
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Clubs Face a Changing World?
Increasing legislation
Growing demands on people’s time
More people needed to be involved, doing discrete tasks?
A more ‘professional’ culture is expected?
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Background; What’s going on?
England Athletics Whole Club Planning
Essential Club foundations; for example governance, income/expenditure, volunteers
Development programmes, such as Athletics 365 and Clubmark
The Big Society……..Other areas?
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How to bring it all together
Many issues are linked to helping your club
The Network wishes to help clubs and provide you with support
Together, England Athletics can develop a framework and a ‘menu’ of resources to help clubs succeed?
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Planning a way forward
Need to set out a framework to structure the needs of athletics and road running clubs
Needs to involve all elements of a club
Be flexible to respond to needs of individual clubs
Able to map out future development and requirements: ONGOING SUPPORT.
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Why Plan? What’s in it for the club?
Identifies and prioritises aims and aspirationsRecognises where the club has come from and where it is now: progress, heritage, decline? Involves club members in decision makingSupports funding applicationsHelps clubs cope with changeUse club’s resources more effectivelyCheck on club’s progress
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Whole Club Planning Framework
Purpose: To help individual clubs agree on the direction they are heading and create a plan to get there.
In brief: It will create a ‘road map’ for the whole club, and it will help the club to see where it wants to go and how to get there.
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Discussion 1
Please divide into small groups and examine the main areas (concerns?) that
affect the sustainable running of your club?
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The Framework
Key planning areasSome will be more relevant or have a higher priority than others: for each club to decideEach area is not exhaustive, there may be others you wish to includeThe framework should create a planning structure to support, the effective running of the club
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Discussion 2: Development Areas
Divide into Discussion Groups to look at key areas
Identify strengths and weaknesses across your clubs
Please add what has led to any given strength or weakness
In case of any weaknesses, please add what help is required and how might it be provided
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Feedback
People
Activities
Welfare
Partners
Management
Additional points?
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WCP: Proposed ‘5 Stage Start’
Look at resources on the England Athletics Website
Contact your Network Co-ordinator: John F.
Hold an initial planning meeting
Involve or seek input from wide cross section of the club
Create small working group to pull together ideas and produce draft WCP for approval
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WCP Resources
Introductory planning notes (Website)
WCP Template
Action Plan Templates
Cath Pendlebury, Network Co-ordinator
Nick Robinson, CCSO
Other Network Clubs
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Other Local Support:County Sports Partnerships
Definition of a CSPA County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to working together to increase participation in sport and physical activity.
SASSOT’s Mission“Working together to champion participation, enjoyment and success through sport, physical education and physical activity.”
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What Does a CSP do?
Who are SASSOT’s Partners?• Core Funding Partners• Initiative Funding Partners• Other Key Partners
Support for National Governing Bodies (and their clubs, coaches and
volunteers) underpins all that we do
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What Does This Mean For Clubs?
‘One-Stop Shop’ for InformationWeb Site and E-newsletterAccreditation Support / PublicitySports Club Accreditation FundingFunding Advice and Support‘ACCESS Across Staffordshire’ Funding (Equity)Sport Makers and SportivateEducation and Training ProgrammeCoach Database – www.sassotcoaching.org.uk
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How Do I Find Out More?
Jane Kracke, Sports ManagerSport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-
TrentTel: 01785 619187
Email: [email protected]
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Summary and next steps
Key development areas identified by clubs
Address club’s key development issues
Shape future England Athletics and Networks support to help clubs
Develop sound Whole Club Plans
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Your Athletics Network How it will help you
John Finney
Network Chairman
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Important point to remember
The Network wants to help you to progress and succeed
If you need help please ask!
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Concluding discussion & questions
Any subsequent questions please contact
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