ABC RFC

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ABC RFC

• Development Plan 2008-2011

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Brief History Introduction

• Club founded in 1955
• Achievements
• Junior Cups
• Junior Leagues
• AIL Play offs
• Currently in Div ? AIB League
• Under age cups/leagues

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Goals

• Maintain the game at local level
• More players, coaches referees
• Retain players from under age leagues U16, U18
  ETC
• Acquire more volunteers
• Links with schools 3rd level institutions
• Sound growing financial base
• Create a network of excellent facilities.

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S.W.O.T Analysis

• Strengths
• Strong tradition
• Strong under age section
• Growing membership
• Facilities
• Opportunities
• Growing population
• Build on underage section
• Club loyalty
• Success
• Alignment with local schools

• Weaknesses
• Retention of players volunteers.
• Lack of new people
• Facilities need upgrading
• Funding
• Threats
• Competition
• Lifestyle for U16, U18
• Burnout-committee

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Location Playing Facilities

• Current
• The St. Patricks Park
• Main playing pitch training pitch
• Pitch in need of upgrade
• Flood lights
• Dressing rooms
• Equipment scrum machines etc.

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Playing Facilities

• Future- to be ready 2011.
• Acquire some extra land
• Convert training pitch to full size pitch
• Develop a training area
• Gym use outside facility

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Playing Facilities- Action Plan

• On going discussions for extra land.
• Plans will be drawn up as soon as land issue is
  resolved
• Continue to use pitch
• Prepare application for IRFU/AIB funding
• Prepare possible Lotto application.
• Costings

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Football- 2007/8

• Junior 1
• Junior 2
• U20- about 10 players
• U18
• U16
• U14
• U12
• Mini

• ? Coaches
• ? Referees
• Playing membership
• Adminstration

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Football- 2008/9

• AIL Div
• Junior 1
• U20- about 10 players
• U18
• U16
• U14
• U12
• Mini

• ? Coaches
• ? Referees
• Playing membership
• Adminstration

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Football- 2010/11

• AIL Div
• Junior 1
• U20- Full Team
• U18
• U16
• U14
• U12
• Mini

• ? Coaches
• ? Referees
• Playing membership
• Adminstration

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Committee Structure
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Commercial Programme

• Membership
• Sponsorship
• Pitch advertising
• Club house
• Fund raising
• Other

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Marketing PR

• Recruitment
• Media
• Local newspapers
• National
• Local radio
• Web site
• Notice Boards Signage
• Text messaging
• Email

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Community Social

• Schools partnerships
• National
• Secondary
• Community facilities-GAA, Soccer, Athletics etc
• Social- intercultural, disadvantaged etc.
• LSP

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Membership volunteers

• Membership targets 2008, 2009, 2010.
• Coaches number planned for 2008,2009,2010,
• Administration
• Legal Constitution, Health Safety
• Child protection
• PR
• Communications- email, text web site etc.
• Health safety- Ethics, Child welfare etc

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