WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL
PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY:
SURVEY OF PITCH SPORTS CLUBS
(HOCKEY)
Q1
Many thanks for your help in completing this questionnaire. First, please provide us with a
few details about your club:
Club Name:
Sport: Hockey
Your name:
Position:
Tel:
E-mail:
A
Q2a
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CLUB
Please list and provide details on ALL teams being fielded by your club this season below
(e.g. 1st XI, 1st XV, 1st and 2nd XI or Reserves, Junior sides, Ladies etc)
Team (and
age group)
Q2b
League
Venue where
home games
are played
Day and
Time of
Home Games
(AM / PM)
Venue for
Training
Day and
Time of
Training (AM
/ PM)
Please indicate the total number of hours that your club currently accesses facilities;
For matches:
For training:
Q3a
Are you fielding more, less or the same number of teams than last season?
More
Less
Same
Q3b
If NOT the same, please explain why and highlight the changes that have taken place:
Q4
We would like to understand the area from which your members are drawn. Please state
approximately, what percentage of your members live:
Less
than
1mile
from
your
main
venue
Between
1 and 3
miles
from
your
main
venue
Between
3 and 5
miles
from
your
main
venue
More
than 5
miles
from
your
main
venue
Q5
Are people with disabilities involved in your club?
Yes
No
Are there any issues arising from this (e.g. difficulty in accessing/using facilities?):
Q6
Is your club accredited with a quality standard such as 'clubmark' or ‘Charter Mark’? If yes,
please give details:
B
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HOME GROUND
Q7
Please provide full details of the facilities available at each site that teams in your club use.
eg 2 floodlit sand based pitch with changing rooms and floodlights
Facility Name
Q8a
Pitches Available
Facilities on Site (including
toilets, changing,
floodlights, referees room,
stand or dugout)
Are the facilities that you use owned, leased or rented by the club?
Owned
Leased
Rented
Q8b Who maintains these facilities?
Club
Q9
Council
Parish
/ Town
School
Other
If facilities used are not your preferred venue, please state where you would prefer to play
and why?
Q10a Please rate the following aspects of your MAIN pitch and other facilities
Issue
Good
Average
Poor
N/A
Quality of Pitch
Quality of Equipment
Quality of Changing
Overall Pitch Quality
Other Facilities
Car Parking
Q10b Please describe any specific problems you have with your designated pitch / pitches:
Q11
Do any of the above (Q10) or any other factors (such as lack of floodlights, size of pitch(es))
make it difficult for your club to accommodate all its home matches or expand its activities?
Yes
No
If YES, please give full details:
Q12a Have you ever experienced any difficulties in:
a)
obtaining facilities for home matches?
b)
obtaining facilities for training purposes?
Yes
No
Yes
No
If YES, please give details:
Q12b If the club requires additional time at your training / match venue, please indicate below how
many additional hours are required?
Q13a Are you satisfied with the overall provision of pitches for your sport in Warwick?
Yes
No
Q13b If no, please indicate which of the following you believe to be the main issue:
Pitch
Quality
Amount
of pitches
of the
right size
Access to
pitches
Quality of
Changing
Rooms
Other
Q13c Please explain the reason for your answer:
C
OTHER INFORMATION
Q14a Does your Club wish to run more teams in the next two years?
Yes
No
Q14b If YES, please state the type of team(s) (e.g. youth, adult, over 35, Ladies, etc):
Q14c Please indicate where you anticipate these new teams playing:
Q14d If you wish to run more teams but are unable to, please tick below which of the following are
the MAIN factor/reasons preventing this from happening
Facility Based Reasons
Other Reasons
Cost of hiring/using facilities
Cost of travelling to compete and train
Falling membership/shortage of
members
Shortage of all weather pitches for
matches
Shortage of all weather pitches for
training
Shortage of / or poor quality changing
facilities
Restrictions on development from any
planning or other legislation (e.g. DDA)
Shortage of coaches or volunteers
Lack of internal financing (subs /
fundraising)
Lack of external funding (grants, loans)
Shortage of suitable indoor training
facilities
Q15
Are there any improvements that you would like to see, or are there any issues or concerns
that have not been adequately covered by previous questions that you would like to raise?
Please also indicate below if you have any facility related plans for the next five years and
outline if funding has been identified.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
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