Community Sports Clubs

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A Partnership for Club and Volunteer
Development1 YEAR ON
Sandra Frame, Glasgow City Council Fiona Toal,
Sports Council for Glasgow
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Content

• Context
• Restructure
• Update
• Challenges
• Developing Sport In Glasgow
• ClubMark
• Future Priorities
• Workshop

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GCC Strategy

• Policy Objective 6
• To strengthen the voluntary sports clubs and
  their links with school sport and other
  participation programmes, so that young people
  can sustain involvement and realise their
  potential in sport.

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SCG Strategy

• An effective voice for clubs
• Represent views of clubs
• Help resolve club issues
• Services to Clubs
• Provision of services to meet club needs
• Promote and encourage leadership
• Partnerships
• Develop effective working practice with partners
• Enhance profile and status of the SCG

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Restructure
Exec Business Strategy Development Sport
21 Disclosure
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Update

• Improved Communication Working
• Regular Meeting (strategic project based)
• Defined Roles
• Appointment F/T Administrator
• Club Database Information Service
• Volunteer Recognition
• Active Glasgow ClubMark
• Community Clubs
• Area Club Forums
• Disclosure
• Active Glasgow SCG Websites
• Development Planning
• Area Approach

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Challenges

• Strategic
• Communication (Exec)
• Area Planning Process
• Operational
• Consultation ClubMark
• Staff Changes
• Club Incentives
• Officer Time in Clubs

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Developing Sport In Glasgow
SPORT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AREA PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT GROUPS (8) (COMMUNITY PRIORITIES,
BVR, SCG SPORT 21)
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Project Development
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Delivery
Project Management Group
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Future

• Continue Partnership Development
• Glasgow ClubMark
• Training Deliverers
• Launch
• Roll Out
• Monitoring Evaluation
• Club Volunteer Training Programme
• Child Protection Disclosure
• Area Development Plans
• Sport21 Forums

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Breakout Groups

• Questions
• GROUP 1
• How are you currently recruiting volunteers?
• GROUP 2
• How are you Disclosure checking volunteers?
• GROUP 3
• How are you deploying and retaining volunteers?

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Breakout Group ResponsesRecruitment of Volunteers

• Existing club membership
• Parent contact and communication
• Parent / Teacher school associations
• FE / HE establishments student placements
• Coach education i.e. CSLA / JSLA
• Mentoring
• Volunteer Centres
• Specific volunteer development officer face to
  face interaction
• Professional bodies
• Area Forums

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Breakout Group ResponsesDisclosure Checks

• Partnership working between Local Authority and
  Local Sport Council
• Information Seminars and Workshops
• National Governing Bodies
• CRBS
• Problematic barrier to volunteering

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Breakout Group ResponsesDeployment and Retention

• Job Descriptions defined roles and
  responsibilities
• Volunteer skills match with job
• Recognition by peers
• Welcoming clubs
• Shared tasks amongst volunteers
• Volunteer Training and Development