GAA REGISTRATION SYSTEM

© GAA 2 Presentation title in footer INTRODUCTION  New online registration system developed by Servasport and the I.T. committee in Croke Park.  It is a club membership management system that allows clubs to: -Register All Club Players -Register Full and Youth Members -Register Club Executive Committee -Generate Team Lists in Irish and English -Communicate by bulk text message and -Record payment of fees in the club

© GAA 3 Presentation title in footer COMPULSORY SYSTEM  System Compulsory and must be used to complete 2010 registrations  Only full members registered on system before April 1 st can vote at AGM later on in year  Clubs must register ALL players i.e. juvenile and adult  Players not registered are illegal to play

© GAA 4 Presentation title in footer PROGRESS TO DATE  System rolled out in 22 counties at moment  Over 900 clubs used system to register in 2009  Over 230,000 people registered this year  10 counties to come on board in next few months

© GAA 5 Presentation title in footer DATA REQUIRED  Full Members:Name and Address  Youth Members:Name, Address and Date of Birth  All Players:Name, Address and Date of Birth  Note: Players must be either registered Youth or Full Members

© GAA 6 Presentation title in footer ADVANTAGES  Will provide us with a database of players, members and officers  Will facilitate better communication with members  Will allow us to investigate the issuing of membership cards  Will be a great aid to administration in the club

© GAA 7 Presentation title in footer ACCESS, COST AND DATA PROTECTION  System is FREE to clubs  Only other cost to the club is for the purchase of text messages. Data Protection  Under no circumstances should a club pass the information held on the system to any third party  This includes any commercial company  Usernames and passwords should not be shared in the club

© GAA 8 Presentation title in footer NEXT STEPS  County Tutors trained to by Croke Park to train the club registrars  Club can provide membership data on a standard spreadsheet for uploading onto system.  Club registrar attends training evening – note: person will need broadband access at home/college/work  Club registrar given password and can then proceed to use the system to complete registrations

© GAA 9 Presentation title in footer Registering a member

© GAA 10 Presentation title in footer Club Membership Report

© GAA 11 Presentation title in footer Team Sheets

© GAA 12 Presentation title in footer County Board Level

© GAA 13 Presentation title in footer County Board Level

© GAA 14 Presentation title in footer CONCLUSION  Feedback from clubs and counties is positive  This system is a great aid to club and county administration  Registration just a ‘tick the box’ exercise  Only 3-4 hours work each year for average club to do registration Support for clubs  Manual provided  Phone support provided up to 10 p.m. each night 6 days a week

© GAA 15 Presentation title in footer QESTIONS??

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