Football Section Strategic Plan

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As we head into the 4th quarter of a busy 2016 Football year after an exciting football 7’s weekend with our new sponsor VW, it would seem appropriate to reflect on how we are progressing as the football section within Kilmacud Crokes and in particular give an update on progress we have made and the next steps on our football strategic development plan journey.

A reminder that the Football Committee of Kilmacud Crokes is committed to fostering and developing Gaelic Football  in the Stillorgan and surrounding areas, providing playing opportunities that help develop our young people as players and people, individually and collectively. You will recall, the section held a number of workshops in the 4th quarter of last year where over 100 interested participants attended to give their opinions on what is working well and more importantly what we could collectively improve on for the strategic development of the section within the club.  Thank You again for contributing your inputs, ideas and support to this plan.

Since those sessions, a lot of good work has been completed to make progress on this journey. There are upwards of 150 volunteers involved in the coaching, management  and committee structures within the section supporting 24 teams/circa 550 players from Under 13 to Adult.  

  • We have built strong links and continue on the path of integration with the underage football section in Coiste.
  • We have held 3 major fund raising events in the Lexus Chase, Play The Whistle, Corporate Golf   which have raised much needed funds to run the section.
  • The Mini all Irelands were once again an outstanding success and even the weather played its part.
  • We have just held our inaugural VW sponsored football 7’s tournament, which by any yard stick, was a tremendous success again raising badly needed funds
  • The new football site as part of the overall club integrated web site redesign and revamp was launched and is actively being used. 
  • We host a monthly active manager’s forum where our Under 13 to Adult management teams meet on a regular basis to discuss progress and share learnings. 
  • Our coaching subcommittee has made progress on the development and delivery of resources, structures and templates to develop our mentors, coaches and teams. 
  • On the field, our teams are competitive at all levels challenging for league / championship honours.

To coin a phrase, a lot done, but more to do.  In the context of continuing the interventions defined in our section strategic plan, we have prioritized these under the headings of communications, fund-raising, coaching and administration.   Each set of actions will have a member of the football committee accountable for progress and we will use the section committee structures to provide oversight and governance to ensure we make progress. The action plan is available below  and will be circulated it to all football mentors / coaches.  We will also provide periodic quarterly updates on progress on the web site.

In closing, I would like to thank all those who are involved in the organization and playing of football in Kilmacud Crokes and look forward to your continued involvement in making our strategic development plan a reality.

Yours in Sport

Sean Fox  - Football Section Chairperson

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