Welcome to the Universities
Conference
2016
What makes a great club
Kirsty Goldie-Brammer
Clubs & Facilities Manager, England Hockey
Where are you now?
• 2 mins –
Individual rate your club?
Unsatisfactory
Poor
OK
Good
Great
What is success?
• 5 mins
• Who
• University wants (strategy?) = £ for the club
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Student Experience – numbers of people involved?
BUCS Points
University role in community
Academic performance (team sport people do better)
Profile
• Partners want
• Community clubs
• Facility that you use
• Players want
• All levels, all standards
Success
• Performance (BUCS Points)
• Profile of club (including behaviour & accessibility)
• Finance
• Student experience = Numbers involved (link to intra
mural/social hockey)
• Personal development = coaches, umpires, role holders
• Local community impact
Community Club Vs
University Club
What our players in
community world said ....
• Hockey should be fun!
• Variety of types of hockey to be played
• Want a good facilities to play at
• No everyone wants to train
• Need to get sponsors
• Competition at the right
level for me
What makes a great club
• Having great leadership – that is you!
• Appropriate and sustainable facilities
• Inspired and effective people
• Different ways to play
• Being friendly, welcoming and social
• Being local with strong community connections
• Stretching and developing those that want it
20 minutes
Do you agree
with the 7
strands
What have you
thought about
within your club?
Which strands
do you excel at?
Which strands
are areas are
you need to
work at?
Share what is
good and not so
good in your
world
Continuing Post University
• How can we help graduates continue to play?
• 76 clubs in London, most London Boroughs
• Summer and Winter opportunities
• From National Premier to single team clubs
• Corporate, mixed, small sided and 11 aside
• Most clubs offer reduced or free membership to new
graduates
• Continue the social side and make new friends
• www.englandhockey.co.uk/playhockey
What difference are you
going to make........
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.
Albert Einstein
Make your pledge!