DENMARK BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION
“DSR is a great asset they do their very best
to support us. We find a lot of value in that
relationship.”
(David Wolter)
The Denmark Basketball Association (DBA) has a
long history within the local community and in the
2012/2013 season, had more than 300 registered
players from four different shires. The club strives
to promote the positive contribution team sports
make to individual and community wellbeing. The
executive committee actively seek opportunities
to ensure the long-term sustainability of their
competition, facing challenges such maintaining
participation rates, keeping fees affordable and
sourcing volunteers.
THE OPPORTUNITIES
Through DSR, the DBA was made aware of three
programs under the Sport 4 All program, aimed
at increasing participation rates in sport and
recreation and the viability of local clubs. They
registered for KidSport in 2012 and then became
involved with the Club Talk and Community
Volunteer Program.
IMPLEMENTING KIDSPORT
DBA saw the potential for KidSport to remove
financial barriers and make sport more accessible
for the region’s young people.
“The real value of KidSport is in the long-term
benefits: more opportunities for kids and their
families to connect with their communities.
Happier, well-adjusted kids.”
While not without a few challenges, including
working across four shires and getting parents
to fill in forms in a timely manner, DBA’s David
Wolter says it has been well worth participating
in KidSport. He says the program has contributed
to higher player retention but the most significant
outcomes will be the long-term benefits of sport
participation.
IMPLEMENTING CLUBTALK
DBA recognised a need for an online presence to
communicate with its members across four shires
but they didn’t have the in-house expertise or the
resources to create a website.
A DSR ClubTalk workshop demonstrated how to
develop and manage a site through its ClubsOnline
platform and provided the association with the
skills and confidence to create its website. The site
has become a key communication tool for fixtures,
important dates, registration forms and meeting
minutes.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Like other sport and recreation groups, sourcing
a reliable pool of volunteers is a struggle for
DBA and it welcomed the Community Volunteer
Program as a positive step.
DBA received a Community Volunteer Program
grant and is currently developing its volunteer
management plan. So far, the grant has funded 12
volunteer coaching and umpiring courses, filling a
skills gap by removing the cost to individuals.
“It was beautifully set up – a really good course.
It’s a basic website but it meets our needs and
has made it much easier to communicate with our
players.”
“DSR has recognised the problem and the
intention of the program is to make volunteering
more attractive and sustainable It hasn’t solved
the problem but it is making a contribution, both
through funding opportunities and helping us
develop a volunteer management plan.”
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