The action plan helps you to measure progress and set priorities for the coming year. Your local Tennis Development Manager will be able to support you constructing an action plan, as well as provide ideas and guidance in terms of achieving your goals.
The 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.
Activity priorities can range from working more closely with local schools and increasing junior membership to attracting new people to the game. Within the club action plan you should demonstrate that your club is committed to ensuring that it is accessible to the local community, of course taking into account your local circumstances.
Looking to your local neighbourhood can lead to:
As part of your action planning you should:
Then you can begin to plan where you want to be:
And how you are going to get there:
More information about your community
www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/
www.upmystreet.com
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables/schools_07.shtml
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables/primary_07.shtml
It is good practice to develop an annually updated business plan for your club, to assist with planning and expenditure. This is not an essential requirement for securing Tennis Clubmark and you won’t be penalised for failing to submitting a business plan. However, it is strongly recommended that you work towards one, as this could help you to secure funding for capital projects.
Download and print a copy of the Tennis Planning Clubmark criteria.
View a case study of how Horam TC planned the development of all year round access at their club