The old 5 year plan comes to an end this year - Where do you want your to be in 5 years time?
As part of the Club’s ongoing development the membership needs to set out goals for the Club to ensure its continued success, ensure its sustainability and provide for improvements in how the Club achieves its mission and “Provide community based quality cricket facilities to players of all ages and abilities across the cricketing spectrum”.
To see how the Club has progressed and developed during the 5 year period of the original Club Development Plan back in the cold damp winter of 2004 we had:
Club Membership & Management
- Club Youth Membership - 150
- Club Total Membership - 540
- Recently registered as a CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club)
- Club Committee & Woodlands Lane sub-committee
Training & Development
- 11 Certified ECB1 Coaches and/or Coaching Assistants
- Weekly training sessions for youth teams with 15-20 matches per season
Senior Cricket
- Saturday 1st XI finished runners up to Caterham in Division 2 of the Fullers Surrey League
- Saturday 2nd XI finished seventh in Division 1 of the Fullers Surrey League
- Saturday 3rd XI finished seventh in the 3rd XI Competition of the Fullers Surrey League
- Saturday 4th XI just joined Division 2 of the Wey Valley League
- Sunday League XI finished Champions of Division 2 of the Three Counties Sunday League
- Sunday Social XI had won most of their 2004 fixtures
Youth Cricket
- Only 6 Teams Under 10 to Under 17
Facilities/Ground
- Windlesham Park – Korro’d in 2004
- Bisley Rec – Shared with Football Club & maintained by PCC
- Windlesham Park – Planning Application had just been rejected by SHBC
In the 2004/05 - 5 year plan the stated goals for the Club were as listed and achieved, or not, as the following list with achieved items in ”blue/grey” and outstanding items ”red”:
Club Membership & Management
- Increase Senior Playing Membership by 5 “new” players each year
- Increase the Club’s Total Membership by 5% year on year
- Achieve ClubMark & Focus Club Status
- Financial statements & controls to develop to meet Charity Commissioners Standards
- Management Structure of management committee & autonomous “specialist” sub-committees
- Sub-Committees – Woodlands Lane (Temp); Welfare; Youth; Cricket & Facilities
- Create Club Officer position of Welfare Officer,
- Create Committee positions for Cricket Manager & Advertising/PR Manager
- Develop & Publish job descriptions for all Club Management and volunteer roles
- Improve communication with club members via the internet
- Set up district development group for cricket
Training & Development
Senior Cricket
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd XI to play in the Championship
- 4th XI to move into the Fullers once the other teams had been promoted into the Championship
- Sun League to get promoted, win & retain the Three Counties League championship
- Sunday Cup Cricket – Play in Regional & Area stages of the Village cup
- Develop the Frank Binks Evening League to a “developed” area league
- Have a minimum of 30% of all senior sides made up of youth members
Sunday Cup Cricket – Play in Regional & Area stages of the Village cup
Yes – We Did That!
Youth Cricket
- Extend youth membership to provide greater access to cricket
- Put at least two age group teams into the 2 Counties league as well as West Surrey League
- Enter younger sides into Friendly League to extend season
- Win KO Cups in at least 3 age groups
- Defend Cup in at least 1 age group
- Extend playing season to 20+ matches for each age group
Facilities/Ground
- Direct “guaranteed“ access to indoor/winter training facilities
- Improve all weather surface, run-up & batting-ends to nets
- Procure & use Flix & Kwik Cricket equipment to optimise use of the outfields
- Develop and improve square(s) for out ground(s) for 3rd & 4th Team Use
- Centralise playing venues and reduce use of Local Authority & school grounds
- Reduce over use of Windlesham Park by Woodlands Lane development
- Floodlit all weather playing facility for VI & disabled cricket
- Floodlit training facility to reduce loss of training due to adverse weather
- Improve Windlesham Park pavilion for better access and mixed sex use
- Provision of fully accessible integrated pavilion facility for genuine community use
Club Aims that had been achieved but to external changes mean that they once again require more development:
- District Cricket Development Committee – founded then abandoned by Surrey
- VI & disabled cricket merger with Rascals had gone ahead but regional VI cricket with Surrey
- Set up as a proper community Club with Rascals
Things outstanding from the 2004/05 development plan that was not achieved and shall be included in the new plan include:
Club Membership & Management
- Financial statements & controls to develop to meet Charity Commissioners Standards
- Establish a committee for Facilities Management under the Bar/Facilities Manager
- Develop & Publish job descriptions for all Club Management and volunteer roles
Training & Development
- “Coaching for Coaches” and internal coach development system
- Women & Girls team(s) Starting at U13 and/or U11
- Provide a minimum of 5 hours or 2 evenings training per week to each age group
- Put 6 umpires through ECB (OA) course
- Put 2 scorers through the ECB (OA) training course
- Develop closer links with SHBC, Surrey Sport Partnership, Active Surrey & Schools
Senior Cricket
- Develop the Frank Binks Evening League to a “developed” area league
Youth Cricket
- Win & successfully defend a Cup competition
Facilities/Ground
- Finish Woodlands Lane for floodlit winter/adverse weather playing/training facility
- Finish Woodlands Lane for centralized playing fully inclusive venue
- Use Flix & Kwik Cricket equipment to optimise use of the outfields
- Improve Windlesham Park pavilion for better access and mixed sex use
Other things that have already been identified include:
- Extension of membership and full fixture list for Rascals
- Training/succession planning for club management and/or maintenance works
- Coaching & Coaches “Academy”
- 2 - Level 3 UKCC Club Coaches
- 6 - Level 2 UKCC Coaches
- 9 - Level 1 UKCC Coaches Assistants
- Saturday development/5th XI
- Win Surrey Cricket Trust Sunday League
- Promotion to at least Division 2 of the Surrey Championship for all teams
This is your chance to guide the ongoing development of one of the most progressive cricket clubs in the region and help direct the clubs future
Please get your observations/wish list back to a committee member as soon as possible, at least by July, so all comments can be compiled and included in the draft Development Plan for approval and adoption at the 2010 AGM – Yes it does take us that long to do the paperwork!
