A Guide To Developing Your Club
This section contains a number of documents in which give useful advice on setting up and running a sports club, and much more.
- Setting up a new sports club (Currently Being Developed)
- Running a club (Currently Being Developed)
- School club links (Currently Being Developed)
- Developing Your Club - This booklet has been developed by the ECB for cricket clubs, and contains information which many other clubs may also find useful.
If you want to know more information about some of the key sports volunteer roles, or some brief information and solutions on topics that have an impact on sports volunteers, then you need the runningsports Quick Guides.
Written in plain English by topic experts, each of the Quick Guides provide you with useful ideas, and tools that you can quickly put to work for your club or sports organisation.
Runningsports Quick Guides cover:
- Developing Your Sports Action Plan - What is development & why should I plan?
- Fundraising, Grants & Sponsorship - What financial information do I need to know?
- How to Communicate Effectively - How can I present my views, effectively, to my organisation?
- Managing Events - What do I need to know about organising an event?
- Organising Fixtures & Competitions - What information do I need to know?
- Taxation & Sport - What tax information do I need to know?
- The Role of The Chair - What would I need to know to become a chairperson?
- The Role of The Secretary - What would I need to know to become a secretary?
- The Role of The Treasurer - What would I need to know to become a treasurer?
- Volunteers - How can I recruit, retain, recognise & reward volunteers?
Club Development information and guidance is also available on a wide range of subjects on the Running Sport website. This link directs you to the Top Tips section of the site - quick and easy to access information on specific topics to save you time, effort and help you to get the most from your club's resources. This section includes excellent advice on areas such as:
- Finding New Volunteers - Recruitment
- Health and Safety for Volunteers
- Screening Volunteers - A Guide for Clubs
- Risk Assessment
- Young People as Volunteers
Role descriptions
The variety of volunteering roles is enormous. From volunteers helping with looking after the finances, creating publicity and attracting sponsorship, to those who help get players to fixtures, make lunches and teas or are just on hand to provide support at one-off events, clubs rely on volunteers in a huge range of roles.
It's a good idea to provide role outlines for volunteers in your club so that volunteers know exactly what their role and contribution will be. You may find the following outline templates useful.
Role Outline: Chairperson (31kb)
Role Outline: Coach (31kb)
Role Outline: Fixtures Secretary (31kb)
Role Outline: Fund-Raiser (31kb)
Role Outline: Officials (31kb)
Role Outline: PR Assistant (32kb)
Role Outline: Secretary (32kb)
Role Outline: Treasurer (32kb)
Role Outline: Volunteer Coordinator (33kb)
For detailed information or questions please contact our Club & Coach Development Officer Paul Kendall