The ABSC 2015 Annual
Survey Results
February 2015
Compiled by Di Dale, ABSC Secretary, for the ABSC Executive and
for publication to all members of billiards and snooker affiliates
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The survey attracted 125 total responses with 77
‘complete’ responses
Date Survey Created: Friday, December 05, 2014
Date Survey Launched: Saturday, January 17, 2015
Date Survey Closed: February 20, 2015
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Q1: Are you male or female?
Answered: 125
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Skipped: 0
Q2: What is your age?
Q3: In what post code is your
home located?
Answered: 58
Q4: Describe your participation
in billiards and snooker.
Skipped: 67
Answered: 125
Chart Title
2%
12%
NSW/ACT
3%
VICTORIA
4%
QUEENSLAND
17%
62%
SA
WA
TASMANIA
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Skipped: 0
Q5: Please rate the ABSC's current responsibilities in terms of HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO YOU.
Range of responses = 3.81 – 4.64
Conclusion: All the ABSC’s
responsibilities are considered
relatively important by member’s –
little variation in importance. More
details of each item are on the next
page.
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Answered: 101
Skipped: 24
Q5: Please rate the ABSC's current responsibilities in terms of HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO YOU.
Highest
Lowest
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Answered: 101
Skipped: 24
Q6: Please rate the ABSC's current responsibilities in terms of HOW WELL THEY ARE PERFORMED.
Range of responses = 2.01 – 3.94
Conclusion: There is a variation in
the views of members regarding the
ABSC’s performance. The next page
shows the Highest Performing items
and the Lowest Performing items.
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Answered: 101
Skipped: 24
Q6: Please rate the ABSC's current responsibilities in terms of HOW WELL THEY ARE PERFORMED.
Highest
Lowest
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Answered: 101
Skipped: 24
The GAP SCORE between IMPORTANCE and PERFORMANCE
GAP SCORES - IMPORTANCE VS. PERFORMANCE
The higher the gap, the higher the priority for action
IMPORTANCE
PERFORMANCE
4.65
2.01
Promote billiards and snooker through the media
4.64
2.57
Coordinate and promote a Junior Development Program
4.42
2.75
Undertake disciplinary action when required
Negotiate multi-year relationships with Clubs, Venues and Sponsors to
support major events
Promote multiple Australian Billiards and Snooker Championships (Open,
Age-related, Women)
Provide an accredited coaching system
Raise funds for prize money and expenses through fees, the 200 club and
sponsorships
Gain accreditation from ASADA and the Aust. Sports Commission as the
national sporting body for billiards and snooker in Australia
Provide a drug testing program to promote integrity in our sport
Oversee the Aust. Billiards & Snooker Referees (ABSR) and support the
provision of qualified referees to all major events
Publish results and news on the ABSC website
Set the By Laws and Championship Conditions
Subsidise players to represent Australia in international events
Provide tournament draws and seedings
Publish a national rankings list
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GAP
2.64
2.07
1.67
4.66
3.12
1.54
4.69
4.27
3.21
2.88
1.48
1.39
4.36
3.12
1.24
4.21
3.81
3.13
2.77
1.08
1.04
4.33
4.67
4.29
4.15
4.52
4.45
3.36
3.72
3.4
3.31
3.94
3.95
0.97
0.95
0.89
0.84
0.58
0.5
Q7: As a PLAYER, overall, are you satisfied, dissatisfied, or neither
satisfied nor dissatisfied with our business?
Answered: 90
Skipped: 35
50% of Players are
“satisfied”.
19% of Players are
“dissatisfied”.
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Q8: As a PLAYER, what would you like to see the ABSC ...... ?
Answered: 58
Skipped: 67
“Start to” common themes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Promote the game more in
the media
Strengthen Junior
development
Run events that encourage
the average player
Provide coaching support
Communicate more with
members
Raise more prize money
Encourage more women
players
Train more referees
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“Continue to” common
themes:
“Stop doing” common
themes:
1.
2.
1.
3.
4.
5.
Continue to run lots of events
Continue to publish as much
as you can, provide live score
feeds and use Facebook
Continue to financially support
Aust. Representatives to world
events
Continue to seek player
feedback
Continue the national ranking
system
2.
3.
Stop communicating badly
and infrequently – use
multimedia to keep us
informed
Stop using bad venues, timing
events that clash, charging
high entry fees
Stop inconsistent refereeing
and disciplining of players
Q9: As a REFEREE, overall, are you satisfied, dissatisfied, or neither
satisfied nor dissatisfied with the ABSC's work?
Answered: 32
Skipped: 93
50% of Referees
are “satisfied”.
22% of Referees
are “dissatisfied”.
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50% of Players are
“satisfied”.
Q10: As a REFEREE, what would you like to see the ABSC ...... ?
Answered: 7
Skipped: 51
“Start to” common themes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Educate referees better
Give more formal feedback to
referees to support their
development
Encourage referees to go
interstate to broaden their
experience
Acknowledge and recognise
referees better
Promote the sport
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“Continue to” common
themes:
“Stop doing” common
themes:
1.
1.
2.
3.
Sending IBSF Reps for U18,
U21, Mens, Womens,
Masters
Supporting coaching clinics
Promoting the sport
2.
3.
Stop promoting bad
referees
Stop the lack of
communication
Stop tolerating
inconsistencies with the
Foul & Miss rule
Q11: As neither a Player nor a Referee, overall, are you satisfied,
dissatisfied, or neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the ABSC's work?
Answered: 36
Skipped: 89
58% of non-playing, nonrefereeing members are
“satisfied”.
14% of non-playing, nonrefereeing members are
“satisfied”.
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Q12: As neither a PLAYER nor a REFEREE, what would you like to see the
ABSC ......
Answered: 7
Skipped: 51
“Start to” common themes:
1.
2.
3.
“Continue to” common themes:
Promoting snooker & billiards in 1.
the media more
Promoting Junior development 2.
and running coaching clinics
3.
Encouraging new players into
the game
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Sending IBSF Reps for U18, U21,
Mens, Womens, Masters
Supporting coaching clinics
Promoting the sport
“Stop doing” common themes:
1.
2.
Stop promoting ourselves (the
ABSC)
Stop sending so many Delegates
to IBSF events
Q13: What are your Top 3 suggestions or ideas for improvement for the
ABSC to action?
Answered: 51
Skipped: 7
1. Media/Promotion – 43 suggestions
Post video of national
events on YouTube
More social media
interaction
Live stream more
matches
Pursue discussions with
local/regional sports
production companies
with a view to
establishing a packaged
event
Promote the sport
more in advertisements
Find a patron
from whom the
sport can benefit
Engage professional
PR person
Televise major
competitions
A premier league on TV
with state-of-origin
challengers
Promote the sport on
the ABC or SBS or
Foxtel
Keep website updated
2. Calendar of events – 35 suggestions
Provide more doubles
and choose your partner
Lower entry fees – Top
16 pay X; next 16 pay Y
Lower the number of
seeded players in
staggered draws
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Encourage clubs to
upgrade ancient
conditions
Make all national
ranking tournament
matches min. best of 7
Increase the number of
events between
February and May
Have some national
events in Qld
Introduce more
handicap tournaments
Publish tournament entry
and draw earlier to allow
players to save money on
travel and accommodation
Run an IBSF World
in Aust.
Hold one tournament a
year randomising the
draw after each round
Restructure entry
fees for nonranked players
Hold more team events to build camaraderie
Q13: What are your Top 3 suggestions or ideas for improvement for the
ABSC to action?
Answered: 51
Skipped: 7
Promote a Junior
program and enforce
accordingly
Offer local junior
training events at
various clubs, advertise
and promote it
Promote the game in
schools
3. Junior Development – 19 suggestions
Find and encourage the
kids – there is nothing
attracting them to the
game
Run junior tournaments
in conjunction with
senior tournaments e.g.
‘cue zone’
Discount coaching
for juniors
Have Junior programs
in all States
Involve Neil
Robertson in a
patron/ambassad
or capacity
Establish a junior
snooker academy in
one state with
coaches allocated to
school holidays or
after-school programs
Start a school snooker
program aligned with
RSL clubs
Encourage new players
– provide a platform so
they can progress
4. Referees– 13 suggestions
Better support and
payment for referees
Referees create a
separate body with
own constitution
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Supply referees for all
matches
Foster respect and
appreciation for
referees
Hold more regular
referee examinations
and provide more
formal feedback on
performance
Stop officials selfpromoting
Assist new/younger referees
to officiate at events outside
their own state to grow their
experience
Financially assist
referees to get to and
from tournaments
Gain sponsorship
for our referees
through the IBSF
Get rid of Foul &
Miss
Next Steps by the ABSC
1. Publish these survey results to all members on
websites and facebook
2. Maintain the two way dialogue via social
media
3. Discuss the results at an April Executive
meeting
4. Determine the short-term priority actions and
communicate these
5. Communicate what is not a priority in the
foreseeable future and why
6. Plan how to measure progress and how to
gain more member assistance to achieve more
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