Programs & Pathways Plan
Why a Programs & Pathways Plan?
Providing players and members with high-quality programs & pathways for participation should be a core aim for any successful sporting entity.
Whilst it is one of the most important areas of Club Development for Sporting Clubs, Many struggle to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of their programs and fail to capitalise on opportunities to develop their Club’s programs & pathways.
A Programs & Pathways Plan will help Clubs & Organisations to answer important questions about its future, including;
How can we provide superior programs & pathways for our players, officials and coaches?
What are the areas of opportunity that our Club can capitalise on?
How can we continue to grow Club participation in a sustainable and diverse way?
By using participation data from your Club, we tailor the plan to your unique circumstances, considering factors such as past and future trends in your sport, population and demographics data, and analysis of other Clubs.
What does a Programs & Pathways Plan Include?
The plan includes;
Club Builder’s Strategic Programs & Pathways Framework
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
A comprehensive program/competition structure for the Club
Identification of areas of opportunity for the Club based on sport, location, demographics, and other factors
Visualisations of multiple future growth scenarios for the Club’s teams and players, with specific analysis of growth by age-group, development phase, program, and gender
Upon completion, the comprehensive plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Strategic Relationships Plan
Why a Strategic Relationships Plan?
Developing and maintaining Strategic Relationships in key areas is essential to any successful sporting Club and the importance of Relationships with Club, sporting, facility and other stakeholders only grows greater as your Club develops.
Our Strategic Relationships Plan places specific emphasis on the forming of these relationships, helping you to understand who to communicate with and why.
What does a Strategic Relationships Plan Include?
We will provide you with a tailor-made Strategic Relationships Plan that includes:
Club Builder’s Strategic Relationships Framework
Identification of areas of opportunity and key stakeholders for your Club
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
An interactive and editable Strategic Relationship Database for continued use
Government and Council Stakeholder information from Club Builder’s extensive Database
Upon completion, the Strategic Relationships plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Communications & Engagement Plan
Why a Communication & Engagement Plan?
Communicating effectively & maintaining engagement amongst Club Members is crucial for any successful Club. The Club Builder Communication & Engagement Plan places specific emphasis on creating a club-wide communication strategy to establish and maintain engagement with your Club’s key stakeholder groups.
To create a successful communication strategy, we work with you to identify your audiences, communication channels and engagement moments. We believe that these three areas of focus provide the base for any cohesive communication & engagement strategy.
What does a Communication & Engagement Plan Include?
We will provide you with a tailor-made Communication & Engagement Plan that includes:
Club Builder’s Communication & Engagement Framework
Evaluation of current audiences, communication channels, and engagement moments and recommendations for future additions and considerations
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
An interactive and editable Communication & Engagement Database for continued use
A implementable Communication & Engagement workforce structure with roles and position descriptions
Government and Council Stakeholder information from Club Builder’s extensive Database
Upon completion, the comprehensive plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Female & Inclusive Participation Plan
Why a Female & Inclusive Participation Plan?
As time progresses, it because more imperative that sport is accessible to everyone. Any Club with ambitious growth goals must understand that diversifying participation to include Females and an inclusive member base is essential and one of the easiest ways to grow your Club.
The female & Inclusive Participation Plan is all about finding ways to diversify your Club by appealing a wider range of potential participants.
What does a Female & Inclusive Participation Plan Include?
Club Builder’s Strategic Female & Inclusive Participation Framework
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
Identification of areas of opportunity for the Club based on sport, location, demographics, and other factors
Visualisations of multiple future growth scenarios for the Club’s teams and players, with specific analysis of growth by age-group, development phase, program, and gender
Upon completion, the comprehensive plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Competitions & Programs Plan
Why a Competitions, Clubs & Programs Plan?
For Leagues & Associations, understanding how to structure your Competitions and Programs while supporting your members Clubs is essential for long-term success.
A Competitions, Clubs & Programs Plan will help you to evaluate your Association/League’s existing Structures, Programs, and Policies. This will allow you to better define your responsibilities and ensure that you are able to keep Member Clubs and Participants engaged and happy.
What does a Competition, Clubs & Programs Plan Include?
Club Builder’s Strategic Competition, Clubs & Programs Framework
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
A comprehensive program/competition structure for the Club
Identification of areas of opportunity for the Club based on sport, location, demographics, and other factors
Visualisations of multiple future growth scenarios for your Association/League, with specific analysis of growth by age-group, development phase, program, and gender
Upon completion, the comprehensive plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Workforce Management Plan
What does a Workforce Management Plan Include?
Whilst they are often underappreciated, Volunteers are the heart and soul of any sporting Club, and without them, most Clubs would struggle to even function. Despite their importance, many volunteers are overworked, and volunteer burnout is a significant issue for many Clubs.
The Workforce Management Plan is designed to help you spread the operations workload amongst your Club Members. We often get asked why we call it the “Workforce Plan” – this is because we believe that Clubs need to operate like a business and treat its volunteers and employees as such, and that too many Clubs are reluctant to do so. Without a structure that resembles a professional organisation, Clubs can’t expect volunteers and members to be held accountable and treat their responsibilities seriously.
There are two key steps in this process:
Establish and introduce a Workforce Structure with position descriptions, ensuring that Volunteers and employees at the Club clearly understand their roles and responsibilities
Spark the “cultural revolution”, creating an expectation that all Club Members make contributions around the Club to take the burden off the few the do too much
Working with you to successfully establish, introduce and maintain a Workforce Structure that is tailored to your Club within these principles is what the Workforce Management Plan is all about.
What does a Workforce Management Plan Include?
The plan includes;
Club Builder’s Strategic Programs & Pathways Framework
A concise Club Action Plan, detailing the next steps that the Club needs to take to implement the plan
A comprehensive, tailor-made Workforce structure with position descriptions for the Club
Upon completion, the comprehensive plan is the Club’s to keep and is presented to the Club’s committee at the Boardroom Briefing.
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Sponsorship Development Plan
Why a Sponsorship Development Plan?
Sponsorship arrangements are a key financial tool for most sporting Clubs. They provide Clubs with important funding and can have positive effects on a Club’s community relationships. While most Clubs do have sponsors, many fail to maximise their sponsor relationships to best benefit their Club. The Club Builder Sponsorship Development Plan will help your Club to increase the benefits of its sponsorship relationships in a variety of ways.
What does a Sponsorship Development Plan Include?
Analysis of existing sponsorship agreements
Strategies to increase sponsorship revenue and benefits
Strategies to increase the number of Club sponsors
Strategies for improving Club relationships with sponsors
Comprehensive Action Plan for Implementing the Plan
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Schools Engagement Plan
Why a School Engagement Plan?
School Programs are one of the most effective ways to engage local Junior players and strengthen your Club’s relationships with the community, and a School Engagement Plan can help your Club to Plan and execute a Schools Program to benefit your Club.
Schools Programs provide a win-win scenario for all involved:
The school receives an engagement program that is run for free by an external entity (fewer costs and less effort than a school-led program)
The Sporting Club attracts new players
The Children get to participate in a fun sporting program
What does a School Engagement Plan Include?
Club Builder’s School Engagement Program Framework, including the steps and action points for conducting the program
Identification of the schools and age groups that your Club should be targeting
A comprehensive budget and funding strategy
Workforce role descriptions for volunteers
Comprehensive Program strategy to attract program participants to your Club
Timeframe: 3-4 Weeks
Club Culture Plan
Why a Club Culture Plan?
All successful sporting Clubs are backed by a Strong Club Culture. Many believe that Club Culture is something that develops naturally, and many Clubs believe that they have a strong culture. In reality, many Clubs have strengths and weaknesses in different areas of Club Culture, and it is difficult for Clubs to ensure that they have emphasized and developed the different areas of their Club’s Culture sufficiently. We believe that a targeted effort in developing Culture can help tremendously in improving your Club.
What does a Club Culture Plan Include?
The different components and elements of Club Culture
The goals that all Club should strive for in their Club’s Culture
Strategies on how to embed a strong culture within your club
A Club Culture Master Plan tailored to your Club
A concise Action Plan on how to implement the Plan
Timeframe: 3 – 4 Weeks
Club Builder 2035 | Volunteer Engagement Program
Our Volunteer Engagement Program is specifically designed to assist clubs and associations transform from an organisation where “too few are doing too much” to one where there is a motivated and committed workforce that shares the load. The program seeks to affect a cultural change within the organisation where we move from an organisation where volunteering is seen as an obligation to one where participation in the management of the organisation is seen as “what we do”.
Volunteer Engagement Plan
We will assist you to write a Volunteer Engagement Plan that will define a model workforce structure for the organisation; identify the key roles and responsibilities within the structure; consider issues around attracting and retaining volunteers and staff; as well as address issues around succession.
Volunteer Engagement Plan will help to position your Club to permanently transform its volunteer engagement.
Implementation Support
Once we have finalised the organisation’s Volunteer Engagement Plan, we will assist you to implement the plan over the course of a twelve-month period.
Throughout the Implementation Support period, we will support, mentor, and generally assist you to:
a.Develop Position Descriptions for key roles;
b.Identify and recruit people to key roles;
c.Induct and educate key role recruits; and
d.Monitor and adjust the plan as required.
Committee Education Program
Course Details
Courses run twice per term (online) (Commencing weeks 2 & 5)
Courses cost:
$660 per club per course; or (Includes up to two participants from the club)
$2,750 per Club for any 5 courses
Sessions are for 1 hour each
Phone support for participants for 12 months
Course Structure
| Session | In Class | After Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start your Plan | Collect information to finish your Plan in Session 2 |
| 2 | Finish your Plan | Refine and finalise your Plan |
| 3 | Present your Plan | Present the Plan to your Club’s Committee / Board; and Implement your Plan at your Club |
| 4 | progress | Continue to implement the plan and develop your club |
| Sessions 1 – 3 occur in three consecutive weeks. Session 4 occurs approximately 4 weeks after session 3 to allow time to present your Plan to the club and start the implementation process | ||
