UNITING THE HOCKEY FAMILY

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UNITING THE HOCKEY FAMILY

• JANUARY 2005

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AGENDA

• Why are you here??? Why are we here???
• England Hockey progress report
• Strategy Uniting the Hockey Family
• Your role in Uniting the Hockey family
• Questions
• Where from here

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I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE..
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E H progress

• New company-May 03
• Governance Board, RCC, committees/working
  groups transparency
• Financial controls and systems prudence! S
  Newton loan repayment
• Staff 29 staff, a third new
• New income gt 2m in 18 mths. into sport (75 to
  club development)

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E H progress

• Strategy developed communicated
• Communications improved website (technology
  partnership), EH news
• Competitions review EHL
• Hosted international events tri nations
  European U16s
• Planning WCHL reintegration
• LTAD draft model
• Improved membership focus and services coaching,
  clubs

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Objectives for hockey

• More young people in the sport
• Facilitate our thriving club infrastructure
• International success at the highest level
• Enhanced marketing and communications
• A broader income base
• Effective and efficient NGB operations

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More young people

• School Sports Partnerships (300)-teacher
  training, club/school links
• Universities colleges - BUSA plan
• Clubs- 300 clubs accredited Clubs 1st
• LTAD-player pathway
• 45 County based development officers, employed by
  County Sports Partnerships

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Developing our Clubs

• Tiered support system for clubs
• Improve quality and quantity of coaches
  umpires
• Strategy for recruiting, retaining and rewarding
  volunteers
• Strategy to ensure the replacement of existing
  and development of new facilities
• New products and services

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International success

• An effective, small, high quality core staff team
  
• Integrate grass roots to elite for coaching
  techniques, player development competition
  structure
• Premier league club partnership
• International success off the pitch as well as
  on-officials
• Medals for England at CWG WC and 85 of GB
  players for Olympics being English

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1 National Office
NATIONAL HOCKEY
5 Regional
Offices Regional H.A.s
REGIONAL HOCKEY
45 County Sports
Partnerships County H.A.s
COUNTY HOCKEY
1100 Hockey Clubs
(300 accredited)
CLUB HOCKEY
300 School
Sports Partnerships
SCHOOL HOCKEY
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Communications Profile

• Data management
• Developing the website further - Fixtures Live
• Electronic updates, bulletins and newsletters
• Increased TV exposure
• Hosting high profile events including
  international matches
• Improved media relations
• PR stories

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Broaden income base

• Develop commercial partnerships-national squads,
  EHL, website
• Seek other sources of income health, education
  etc
• Merchandising including on line
• Keeping affiliation fee increases to a minimum!

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Governance and operations

• Minimum number of committees and maximise use of
  working groups
• Up to date policies and procedures for the sport
• Effective business procedures/controls for
  running the NGB
• Recruit and retaining the best possible staff

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Summary

• Much progress on revitalising EH. Much more to do
• Uniting the Hockey Family a 5 year journey
• Sport England funding to secure-crucial
• WCHL reintegration vital
• Help us build unite this great sport of ours!

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What can you do to help Uniting the Hockey
Family

• One positive thing you have heard tonight
• Discuss what you can do to Unite the Hockey
  Family. Agree 3 things (as a group) you could
  commit to doing e.g. if a club rep, start
  working towards Clubs 1st
• Discuss/agree 3 things that you need from England
  Hockey or elsewhere to help you do this

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Feedback
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Questions?
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What next?

• 7 road shows to complete
• We will prioritise the list of how we can help
  you and keep you informed (all to complete
  attendance list with e-mail contact)
• Be a hockey Ambassador and start to unite the
  hockey family