Clubmark Benefits Benefits for Greater Manchester Clubs of Clubmark Accreditation
As a single, national standard, Clubmark gives sports clubs of all types structure and direction. Clubs awarded Clubmark have seen many tangible benefits. Clubmark helps clubs to achieve their own aims and ambitions and to support the complementary objectives and targets of partners in local authorities, schools/school sport partnerships and other community agencies.
As such the Greater Manchester Sports Network is working to provide tangible benefits in addition to the benefits of Clubmark accreditation.
The benefits of gaining Clubmark accreditation include:
Increased membership: Being able to demonstrate that you have addressed issues such as equity and child protection gives confidence to parents when choosing a club for their children.
Retaining members: Clubmark helps to stimulate real thought about how clubs cater for all their members. The culture it promotes boosts the morale of both players and volunteers
Funding: Many funding bodies now state that applicants must be Clubmark accredited or at least working towards.
Developing your coaches and volunteers: As part of the accreditation scheme, you’ll be given help and advice in developing the skills of everyone involved in your club.
Raising your club’s profile: Once accredited, your club will be listed on the national database and in other sporting directories that will help you attract new members and to grow.
Marketing and promotion: All Clubmark clubs can utilise the Clubmark logo and take advantage of other brand resources as well as information to help generate more publicity.
Links with schools: Increasingly, schools are looking for guarantees of quality and the presence of child friendly systems and procedures. Clubmark clubs are normally the first to be invited to work with local schools.
Developing your club: The foundation for any club is its youth structure. So, by encouraging and attracting young members, you are building a strong future for your club.
To find out what additional benefits your club can gain locally click on the appropriate link below.
