1. Club Maith

2. Why Club Maith? Development Tool for clubs
An accreditation scheme – rewards good practice
Bench-marking opportunity
Self-assessment
Working procedures manual for clubs
An achievement in its own right
Offers protection for Club Officers and Club
Stronger clubs = Stronger GAA

3. Club Maith Licensed by Sport NI Endorsed by The Irish Sports Council
Ulster scheme a pilot for National roll-out
Implications regarding applying for funding

4. What is covered? Five Sections Governance Duty of Care
Community Enhancement
Culture & Heritage
Coaching & Games Development

5. Process
1. Club logs onto Club Maith website 2. Complete online Registration Form (six counties) or download and submit Initial Application Form (Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal) 3. Correspondence sent from Ulster GAA 4. Download and complete Club Maith Portfolio 5. Assessment of Portfolio by trained facilitators 6. Club Visit* by trained facilitators 7. Collaboration of marking score and conferment of award from Ulster GAA

6. *Club Visit Follows submission of Portfolio
On a date and time to suit Club and Facilitators
Two trained Facilitators
Lasts no more than 2 hours
An opportunity for clubs to showcase themselves, and to add value to their Portfolio
Typically speak to Committee, tour of Grounds, witness some youth coaching

7. Scoring Total = 98 criteria BRONZE – all 49 bronze criteria
SILVER – all 49 bronze + all 18 silver criteria
GOLD – all 49 bronze, all 18 silver + any 20 gold criteria
Nomination for Platinum – all 97 criteria
98th criteria “additional information”

8. Once Registered Each award lasts for three years
An annual “health check” required
an online, tick-box exercise
Awards can be removed if Club found to default on any area of Club Maith.

9. Task – 10 minutes Group 1 = 1 – 29 Group 2 = 30 – 52 Group 3 = 53 – 71

10. Task – 10 minutes GREEN = already being achieved in the Club
On the sheet divide the page into 3 columns: Green, Amber and Gold.
Using the number of each criterion in your section place each in the column to best describe its position in your Club
GREEN = already being achieved in the Club
AMBER = being done to a certain degree / the Club would need a slight bit of work
RED = is not being done / the Club would struggle greatly to achieve this

11. Task Feedback & Discussion
10 minutes for
How did your Club do?
Task Feedback & Discussion

12. Practical Tips
Appoint a small committee to help in pulling Portfolio together
Delegate areas of responsibility to those who already do the various jobs in the Club
Estimated 100 man-hours in completing Club Maith
Let the wider Club know you are going through Club Maith

13. Practical Tips
Aim for a realistic award...remember Club Maith should allow for further development
Use the Traffic Light exercise to begin the process
Any Bronze level criteria which are AMBER or RED should be your first priority
Set a date for completion and stick to it

14. Support Club Maith Website www.ulster.gaa.ie/club-maith
Club Maith Toolkit
Club Maith Portfolio
Ulster GAA
County Development Officers
Club Maith Facilitators

15. Questions / Comments
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