Club Matters

Introduction to Club Matters

What is Club Matters?

What is the Club Matters vision?

Club Matters aims to:

• Provide an excellent experience for volunteers and participants within a club environment

• Identify and address issues faced by clubs• Create a sustainable and dynamic community

sports club network

What are the benefits of Club Matters?

Convenient

Practical tips and guidance

Help attract and retain members

Understand your club

and members

Build a sustainable

club

Improve and

develop your skills

Free of charge

What’s available from Club Matters?

Online support including online toolkits, quick reference guides and e-learning modules.

Club Matters workshops are free, short training sessions delivered across the country by experts in a range of specific areas.

Club Matters mentoring offers flexible and personal support through online, group and one to one sessions.

Club Improvement Plan helps clubs of all sizes and at all stages of their development to establish where they are performing well and where they can develop.

Club Views allows clubs to ask members what they think about the club with pre-written or bespoke questions.

Clubmark is the universally acknowledged cross sport accreditation scheme for community sports clubs.

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Resources

Clubmark

Club Matters online resources

Online resources are:• Simple to understand• Easy to navigate• A signpost to further

information

Online resources include:• Webpages• Toolkits• Reference guides• Templates• E-learns

Club Matters workshops

Workshop topics include:

• Developing a business plan

• Developing a marketing strategy

• Options for Club organisational structures

• Understanding tax requirements for your club people

• Understanding your club’s finances

Workshop features:

• Expert facilitators• Face-to-face sessions• Build on the online content• Groups of at least 8 clubs• Include case studies• Exercises and discussion• Free of charge

Club Matters mentoring

Do you want to speak to someone to sound out your ideas or find out how others would approach a particular issue?

We provide mentors; sports loving, business minded individuals who can help you work through your club challenge, no matter how big or small.

• Flexible mentor relationship• Personal support• Frequency and level of support agreed between mentor and

club depending on your clubs needs

Apply now on the Club Matters website!

The Club Improvement Plan

Find out how your club can improve in …

• Answer short statements around how your club is currently running• Get a rating and feedback on your response to each of the areas• Tell the tool the level you would like to achieve and by when• Receive a tailored development plan, directing you to the resources

to help you achieve your goals• Share with your club and assign tasks to different members• Monitor and review club progress • Improve your club in 20 minutes

Club Views

Find out what your members and volunteers think about your club

• Choose from a pre-populated question bank or tailor your own questions

• Opportunity to invite members and volunteers to complete the survey

• Monitor and track feedback• Help to deal with feedback

Clubmark

Clubmark is the universally acknowledged cross sport accreditation scheme for community sports clubs

Use Club Matters to…• Find out how to become a Clubmark accredited club• Access the Clubmark resources• Check the Clubmark criteria• Promote your Clubmark club

Keep in touch with Club Matters

We want to hear your experiences of Club Matters. Get in touch with your success stories and case studies…

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