Guidance for developing skills for your Club

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Guidance for developing skills for your Club
Margaret Nolan runningsports Partnership
Development Manager
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Activity in pairs

• 5 minutes to complete the Club and Volunteer
  Development quiz in your packs.

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Sports Clubs

• Clubs are at the heart of community sport
• 106,400 affiliated clubs in England
• 8 million members
• Average membership of 75
• 40,000 clubs own their own facilities (38)
• Target of 5000 Clubmark accredited clubs by 2008.

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Volunteers

• Sports volunteers are the largest single
  volunteer segment
• More than 5.8 million people volunteer in sport
  mainly club-based (15 of the adult population)
• They donate 1.2 billion hours
• They are worth an estimated 14 billion
• Current focus is on young volunteers through
  Step into Sport.

Figures from Sport England research by the
University of Sheffield
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Coaches

• Coaches play a key role in sports development
• There are 1.2 million sports coaches in the UK
• 38 of sports coaches have a coaching
  qualification
• 19 of sports coaches receive payment for
  coaching
• 5 of sports coaches are employed on a full-time
  basis.

Drawing on Mori research Sports Coaching in the
UK sports coach UK, 2004
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Workforce Development

• NGBs and CSPs are developing and implementing
  workforce development plans.
• Workforce development encompasses volunteers,
  coaches and professional staff.

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Benefits of Workforce Development

• Formalises training opportunities
• Develops peoples skills
• Improves performance and quality
• Improves customer service
• Adds value to the club/organisation
• Values people rewards, motivates
• Makes recruitment effective
• Encourages volunteers to get involved
• Reduces staff turnover retains people
  (volunteers)
• Creates a better-trained workforce
• Reduces financial losses
• Increases opportunities to access funding
• Structures planning.

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runningsports

• runningsports is a Sport England programme
• Funded by Sport England, managed by Coachwise
  Limited
• Create resources that support the development of
  modern clubs and active volunteers
• Ensure those resources are in formats that are
  convenient for club officials and volunteers.

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runningsports Focus

• Product Development
• Tutor Management and Support
• Marketing and Communications
• Workshop Support.

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Product Development

• Workshops Supporting Resources
• Quick Guides
• Top Tips
• Role Outlines
• E-learning
• Qualifications for volunteer coordinators
  volunteer managers.
• Full details in your conference pack.

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How does runningsports benefit sports clubs?

• Clubs gain
• Growth - Getting more people involved
• Efficiency - More efficient management and
  responsibilities spread more effectively
• Funding - Practical ideas for raising funds and
  sponsorship
• Savings - Saving on taxes through CASC
  registration
• Partnerships Working with other clubs and
  schools to increase membership and network of
  volunteers.

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How does runningsports benefit sports volunteers?

• Volunteers gain
• Tools and techniques that will help save
  valuable time
• Skills that will make volunteers more confident
  in their role
• Useful in other areas of personal and
  professional life
• The chance to learn from other volunteers
  experiences
• What works well and what doesnt!

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Activity

• 5 minutes to complete the Club Health Check

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Your Turn

• 3 stations around the room
• divide into 3 groups
• review the resources and discuss how they support
  your club volunteer development work (5 mins
  each station)
• note how you would use the resources to support
  your clubs.
• 15 minutes

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Next Step

• Use the role outlines to clarify what your
  volunteers are doing
• Use the TNA template to help identify the
  training needs of your volunteers
• Highlight the skills gaps and shortages
• Create a list of training needs for your club
• Discuss your requirements with your RFL
  development officer.

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What do workshop attendees think of runningsports?

• 98 of workshop attendees would recommend
  runningsports workshops to a fellow volunteer
• 95 of workshop attendees rate their tutors as
  good or very good
• Tutors are carefully selected
• Tutors also receive formal presentation and
  facilitation training
• Tutors have a background in sports development
  and volunteering
• This enables tutors to guide, support and inspire
  volunteers.

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Quick Win for Network Members

• Over 4000 Network Members (Volunteer
  Coordinators Volunteer Managers)
• Instant Information Booklet to encourage more
  Network Members
• Network Member Guide
• Free downloadable information from the
  runningsports website
• E-newsletter to keep VC and VM updated.

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Other Organisations/Programmes that can support
your club

• National Governing Bodies of Sport
• County Sports Partnerships
• Local Authorities
• Community Sports Networks/Sports and Physical
  Activity Alliances
• sports coach UK
• Youth Sports Trust
• Volunteering Organisations.

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Stay in touch

• You can register as a runningsports Network
  Member at www.runningsports.org to stay up to
  date and for exclusive access to resources.
• Let us know what you think
• Wed love to have your feedback on runningsports
• Please let us have your case studies and your
  best practice advice which we can then share
  with other volunteers
• We can be contacted at info_at_runningsports.org.

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Thank you!

• Volunteers, with their passion, drive,
  enthusiasm and commitment to their sports team,
  club or community organisation, are priceless.
• They are, without doubt, sports most valuable
  resource.

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• www.runningsports.org