1. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Hythe SC Focus Group Meeting Monday 5 th Oct 2015 Chris Vine MD - C & SV Consultants Ltd 1

2. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd ESR/County/Club relationship - Common 2 ESR County Club coach Mgr.

3. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd ESR/County/Club relationship - Ideal 3 ESR County Hub Club Sat.Club coach Mgr.

4. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Kent Regions + Key Clubs 4 West Black Lion LC The Mote Bexley Lt & Squash Tun Wells Squash Club Tun Wells Sports Ctre Bromley Cricket Club Poult Wood Maidstone SC Park Langley Dulwich East Christchurch Uni Canterbury Thanet Baypoint Hythe SC Dover LC

5. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Infrastructure - Methodology/Process 5 Coach Development Club Develop. Plans CCM assigned to club Baseline data capture Club/coach meetings Coach Mentoring Coach Workshops Coach Recruitment Clubs Coaches

6. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Methodology/Process - Outcomes Action plans CCMs installed Q1/Q2 data Better club/coach relationship Schools programmes More robust infrastructure Coaches trained & incentivised Increased CCM & coach involvement Clubs Selected Hub & Spokes

7. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Club Management Analysis 7 Vision Document Club Development Plan makes this happen Metrics (aka-reality check!) a good plan means good results! SWOT analysis (aka-honesty check!) both Club and Coach come clean! Action Checklist mustn’t forget anythin g! Sales & Marketing Plan Schools Agreement

8. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Schools – Primary/Secondary clusters Mini-squash leagues Schools Games Schools Squash Leagues Local Junior Club activity Junior Club Regional leagues - NEJL Local - regional Academy - NESA Half-term & holiday festivals NESA County Squad Training Inter-county competitions County closed tournaments Regional Coaching Programme County Open tournaments National Squads British Open & Closed tournaments International Europe/International competitions Skill LevelCompetition Level © 2012 C & SV Associates Ltd.

9. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Schools – Primary/Secondary clusters 3,900 per year Primaries: 900 -Secondaries: 3000 Local Junior Club activity 235 per year Junior Club programmes x 5 Local - regional Academy - NESA 240 kids (from 9 clubs incl. Suffolk) 22 teams 4 age groups 4 dates/year County Squad Training 38 (66% from NE Essex) Regional Coaching Programme 58 ranked juniors (from NE Essex & Suffolk in NEJL) National Squads International Skill LevelNumbers © 2012 C & SV Associates Ltd. GU11 – nos.1 & 10 GU13 – no. 2 & 10 GU15 – no.1 & 3 BU17 – no.3 (dec) BU19 – no.1 GU19 – no.1 2006 0 National Rankings: 10 From NE Essex: 8 Did not exist 0 NEJL: 4 teams Junior Clubs: 40 kids

10. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Where are we (Hythe SC) now? 75% over 35 – ageing demographic – mostly male (squash) Low numbers (20) in junior Program vs adults (87) Regular attendance at junior sessions however Adult Coaching programme? How many women players/girls? Schools Outreach and follow ups? Development Plan (refurbishment?) New members procedure – accessibility Committee skill sets? – shortage of man power 10

11. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Where would we like to be? In One year? In 5 years? In 10 years? In groups of 5 – top three? 11

12. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd How are we going to get there? Pool Skill sets Create Vision C’tee restructure? Link with local partners (Schools/Colleges/CSP/KSRA/ESR) 12

13. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Who will do what? - volunteers Sales & Marketing – Social media Campaign New member procedure – CONNECT.. Website Yearly Calendar – new events for new people? Coaching programme Development Junior Programme Development Schools/Colleges Outreach Introductory Racketball/Squash Women and Girls Strategy – “This girl can”!! CSV Workshops 13

14. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Funding ESR Funding – SE Counties Forum (Sussex/Kent/Middlesex/Essex/Surrey) Sportivate – element of mentoring and coach qualification funding Primary Sport Premium – for sport advocation/future County funding generation – Development levy on ESR membership (£5..) Active Sussex Funding streams (coach bursary, This Girl Can Sport England small grants and capital projects – they will assist with bid writing) Events/Exhibitions Local Council Sports Development? 14

15. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Timescale & Process Sub group meetings asap – who will lead? Next Focus group – Early Nov (IDEAS…) Invite local partners to meetings Invite CSP to your club (with Richard Antcliff) Contact local schools teachers/governors/parents Talk to local Council – funding Attend Workshops – club/coach Plan for Success – infrastructure review 15

16. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Club & Coach Workshops Business Development – organisation, innovation and quantification Sales and Marketing – revenue streams, social media, (Club marketing plans) – Successful Open days Funding streams and financial management Sports Programme Direction and animation – practical specific methodology to follow Tournament and event organisation – sponsorship Schools Squash/Mini Squash programme development Coach recruitment education and placement 16

17. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Common Trends Coaches and clubs respond when they feel closely supported by CCM Coaches that lack confidence are often unwilling to take on schools outreach work; solution = workshops Most clubs lacked any formal process of Club Development or planning We clearly need more full-time coaches in all the counties CSV working with It is a marathon not a sprint– some clubs unaware of the benefits of club development Members clubs lack professional management and rely on voluntary assistance which is often sporadic, inconsistent, and lacks cohesion Clubs and coaches perform better when they feel a valued part of “the big picture” Must be a continuous process with realistic succession planning (regular county level one and two courses) – mixed in with ESR and C&SV workshops/training Constant contact and good communication with the coaches is vital for encouragement, raising standards & future numeric development (ie. Mentoring) NGB/CSP/Other initiatives and personal (coach) CPD 17

18. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Baseline Data capture 18

19. © 2013 C & SV Consultants & Associates Ltd Any questions? Thank you! csvconsultantsltd@gmail.com (m) 07768 067044 19