2. The GAA Club Development Plan
Sharing Experience and Best Practice

3. We Will Address…. What is a GAA Club Development Plan Why bother?
Experience of the Clubs that have prepared Club Development Plans:
Donaghmore St Patricks
Bredagh
Kildress
Faughanvale
Lessons and Best Practice
Tools to support you to lead the Club Development Planning Process

4. What is a GAA Club Development Plan?
Process which asks your members four basic questions:
Where are we now?
Where do we want to be?
How will we get there?
How will we know?
Five Year View
Finishes with a written plan

5. Where Are We Now? Wider context: County Strategy/Provincial Strategy
Local authority provision
Population
Schools
Other attractions and provision
Club perspective:
Membership profile
Teams
Coaching numbers and capability
Cultural provision
Health and wellbeing
Finances and assets(land, club rooms and playing surfaces)
Policies and processes

6. Targets for each part of our GAA ethos and activities
Where Do We Want To Be?
Vision and mission
Aims
Targets for each part of our GAA ethos and activities

7. How Will We Get There? Coaching and participation activities
Promoting Gaelic culture and values
Investing in our assets
Developing the how:
Policies
Training
Processes
Action Plans

8. How Will We Know? Deciding what to measure Deciding how to measure it:
Numbers of people
Coaching awards
Team results
Finances
Appointing responsibility

9. Why Bother…?
Because we are only looking after the club…hand it on better that we got it whilst retaining core values
Its at the core of good governance
Shares the vision and buys all members into it
Shares the workload…and values all of the tasks/duties
Provides not only the destination but also the map
Because funders may ask for it

10. Experience of Donaghmore St Patricks….
Preparing to undertake a major club investment in indoor sports and cultural facilities
Expected to be asked for it….SNI
Takes time and needs a small and dedicated team to refine and drive the process
Consultation with our spectrum of volunteers:
Broad membership
Players
Committee
And with stakeholders:
Schools
Playgroup
Youth club
Community organisations
Ulster Council
County Board

11. Lessons….. There is no quick fix…it is a process
Good process to get new volunteers involved
Helps to integrate a varied range of activities and interests
Provides targets and ensures that things don’t drift
Don’t be afraid to let people have their say
Be realistic
You wont get it right first time…..it might be five years but it could/should be reviewed earlier if appropriate
Beg steal and borrow….its in our genes (its what today is about)

12. Resources Club Maith Templates on the Ulster Council Web site
Sample Plans
Templates Provided Today

16. Question and Answer
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