An action plan provides you with a framework for focusing the development of your club and tracking its progress. You can use it to set your activity priorities for the coming year, to identify the resources you require, to decide who is responsible for ensuring your targets are met, and to assess the impact this will have on your club.
Action plan – short, medium and long term goals
The sporting landscape has changed considerably and we are now experiencing a lot of competition from other less traditional sports.
It is therefore important to start running our clubs like a mini business; ensuring facilities are kept in good condition, reviewing our membership packages, retaining and attracting members with a sound tennis programme etc.
After working through the Clubmark process, the management committee will have identified areas of opportunity to enhance the tennis offering. An action plan allows the management committee to set goals, short, medium and long term, providing a generic sheet of actions that the whole team contribute towards.
Several Clubmark accredited clubs use the action plan as a key agenda item for management committee meetings, as it keeps the meeting focussed.
Sinking fund guidance and policy
Part of running a business involves looking after the assets. Every well run facility must ensure that an appropriate level of finance is allocated to maintaining the facilities; quality facilities retain members and attract new ones.
Sinking fund guidance and policy template
Business plan – project specific (not essential)
If your club or facility is well established and you have relatively simple, low cost actions/goals highlighted in your action plan, a full blown business plan is not essential.
However, if you are looking to develop the facility or embark on a large, complex and potential costly project that requires external funding application etc, it would be beneficial to produce a project specific business plan.
Developing a Business Plan Guidance