BAILE BUADÁIN NAOMH ÉANNA

Strategic Review

Open Forum

Thursday, 1 March 2007

Agenda

Introduction

Overview

Workgroup Presentations

Timeframe and Communication

Open Forum

Building on Success

Recognise our Success.

Build for the Future.

Everyone has Part to Play.

Positive and Respectful Attitude.

Overview

Background

Club History

Review of all Aspects of Club

Approach to Review

Club Vision

To be the Best Club in Ireland

Steering Group

Terry O’Neill (Chairman) Colin Moran John O’Toole

John Archbold Fiona Ní Chorcoráin John O’Neill

Annette Breen Pádraig Ó’Duibhir Cathal Ryan

Paul Haran Donagh O’Farrell Noel Sheridan (Club General Manager)

John Kirwan Joanne O’Sullivan Paddy Walsh (Club Chairman)

Ciarán Magurie

The Strategic Review Themes

Facilities

ClubVision

Club Membership

Governance

CulturalFinance

Games Development

Workgroups

Games Development

Facilities

Governance & Finance

Cultúr and Social

Membership Surveys / Demographics

Governance & Finance Workgroup

Goals

Best Club Structures

Formulate Club Policies

Sound Long-term Financial Position

Protection of Club Assets

Governance & Finance Workgroup

Responsibilities

Review of Club Governance and Finance with reference to:

• Club Structures

• Membership

• Future Club administrators succession plan

• Long-term financial planning

Actions

Recommendations on optimum Club structure Develop long-term strategic Financial Budget Formulate Club Policies

The Team (so far)

John Kirwan (Chairman)

Donagh O’Farrell (Vice Chairman)

Vincent Carney

Ger Flaherty

Jim Humphries

John O’Neill

Gerry O’Sullivan

Games Development Workgroup

Goals

Participation, Performance and Enjoyment for Players

Success in Competitions

Model of best practice in Coaching and Games Development

Strong sense of Club Identity

Games Development Workgroup

Responsibilities

Review Coaching & Games Development in Ballyboden St Endas with reference to

• Club development goals and plans

• Standards and developments in CLG and sport in general

• Circumstances & Trends in modern society

Actions

Identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats. Formulate proposals to establish Ballyboden St Endas as a model of best

practice in Coaching and Games development Develop Work Plans & Guidelines to implement proposals

Games Development – Workgroups

Players

Maximise the number of active playing members

Manage Player Development from Nursery to Adult

Provide Structures & Supports to enable players to derive full enjoyment from participation in our games and to achieve full potential, in terms of playing performance and success.

Support the integration, participation, contribution, status and protection of players within the Club.

Games Development Workgroup

Coaching

Establishment of a Coaching Academy in the Club which would

establish and maintain the highest standards of skills development and team coaching throughout all sections of the Club

increase the number of skilled, qualified and active coaches in the Club and optimise their deployment and effectiveness through all sections of the Club

underpin the standard and standing of coaches in the Club through the provision of structured training and continuing development programmes

Games Development Workgroup

Club Identity & Integration

Facilitate those involved with teams to become more active members and active participants in the social life of the Club

Provide a sporting outlet for non-playing members

Develop closer co-operation and social interaction between all sections of the Club

Build Club identity and Club culture among all members, all sections, all teams and all players.

The Team Coaching: Brian O’Regan

Darragh Spain Eugene Duffy / Derek Ward Fiona Ni Chorcorain

Players: Cormac Smyth Micheal Glynn Joanne O’Sullivan Robbie Murphy

Club Identity & Integration: Eamonn TreacyPat ConwayNiomh MadiganJohn McCormack

General: Vivian Ruddy, Kevin Maguire, Sean Crowley

Facilitators Ciaran Maguire, Philip Ryan

Facilities Workgroup

Goals

The aim of the facilities Workgroup is to formulate a plan of action to ensure that Ballyboden St Enda’s GAA Camogie and Ladies Football Club will obtain the optimum benefit from our existing facilities, and to provide for additional facilities deemed necessary for the future development goals and plans of the Club.

Responsibilities

Review existing facilities provided for the club’s players and other members. Examine how these compare with other clubs, both within the GAA and other

codes. Examine our current facilities with specific regard to their location. Review current projects in light of the existing and future needs of the club. Examine how, in the context of the use of our facilities, we can improve our

involvement with the local communities. Review future needs

Facilities Workgroup

Actions

Existing Facilities:

In looking at existing facilities, we propose to examine:

• Pitch development, ongoing maintenance, training facilities, toilet and dressing room facilities.

• Clubhouse facilities, to include the bar, function rooms, meeting rooms and office and secretarial needs.

• See how our current structure compares with other clubs.

• Analyse the costs in providing the club with these facilities.

• Examine current projects in the light of our existing and future needs.

Facilities Workgroup

Actions

Location

• We propose to examine existing facilities with specific regard to their location.

• Have we spread our base too wide? Do we have too many locations?

• Should we centralise our location? Is it essential for the future development goals and plans of the club?

• Is a move to Sancta Maria from Firhouse Road a viable option?

• What are the pluses and minuses of such a move? Cost?

• We propose to report on the feasibility of relocation.

Facilities Workgroup

Actions (cont’d)

Future Needs

• We must all plan for the future. But this can only be done with a careful analysis of our membership base, our finances, our ability to fundraise and a strategy or plan of action.

• To enable the membership to agree a plan of action, we feel it is necessary to report in as detailed a fashion as possible, on our existing facilities, current capital projects, the prospect of relocation and or future requirements.

• We propose to provide such report.

The Team (so far)

John O’Toole (Chairman) Fergus Reid

John Archbold (Vice Chairman) Colin Moran

David Curtin Marian Moriarty

Joe Clery Eoin Dunne

Liam Deane

Liam Hyland

Cultural and Social Workgroup

Goals

Develop a sense of community within the club through the organisation of a range of cultural and social activities – a one family sporting, community, cultural and social club

Promote Irish culture in its broadest sense

Assess current provision and seek views of members

Collaborate with other groups to achieve the above

Cultural and Social Workgroup

Actions

Recommendations on Cultural and Social framework for Club

The Team

Pádraig Ó’Duibhir (Cathaóirleach)

Mary Clery

Mary Joe Glynn

Gerry Maher

Ceara Ní Coitir

Seán Flynn (TBC)

Eamonn McKenna

Tomás Ó Riordáin

Membership Surveys / Demographic Workgroup

Three main tasks

The collection of relevant information from a survey of the club membership to support the other subgroups in carrying out their tasks.

Review the population in the Ballyboden catchment area to establish the potential for new members and new players.

Survey local schools to find out the potential number of new juvenile players.

1 Survey membership to get information on, for example:

• profile of membership;• opinions about Club structures; • what membership should provide; • extent of participation/willingness to participate; • satisfaction with games / facilities; • where are the gaps/how can Club work better; • perception of Club as place to socialise?• how often one visits the Club?

Surveying members

Post/email/website?

Also…

2. Establish number of teams and project numbers playing in 5 years time;

3. Survey schools to establish current participation in GAA, new juvenile players;

4. Look at population in the catchment area – project future membership.

..about planning now to build a successful Club for the future..

The Team

Annette Breen (Chairperson)

Liam Carter

Sorcha Farrelly

Jane Hogan

Helen McGrath

Kevin Murray

Cormac O’Farrell

Communication & Timeline

Project Management

Communication with Members Critical

Consultation Night with Members (October)

Report to Executive (Calendar Year-End)

Implementation

Questions