Sport really is another name for community and it therefore follows that a well led sports club leads to a well led community. In other words, the sport club committee has the responsibility to 'make the choices that create the future for the community it serves'.
 
A recent article written by Fraser Dyer and published in E-Volunteerism discussed the issues being faced by small member-based churches in England with their volunteers. Much of the content is directly relevant to sports clubs as the same issues exist.

Our modified article builds on some of these ideas with suggestions for club leaders and those supporting clubs to work a little differently and be more capable of achieving the desired impacts in their sport and community.

Read our 'Clubs and volunteers in a changing and modern world' article here.

We acknowledge the support of E-Volunteerism in the publication of this article.
 
Building on the themes of above, the Sports Marketing Network December newsletter provides more specific suggestions and ideas for improving leadership in our community sports clubs. How to use digital technology to connect with young volunteers is one of those. Please take time to read all the ideas, try some out and share your success with us.