Squash New Zealand

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Squash New Zealand
2006
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Mid Year Conference 2006

• Welcome
• Welcome
• Mid Year Conference
• 2006 World Junior Mens Champs
• Agenda
• Welcome
• SquashGym Palmerston North (Jason)
• Educational Resource (Donna)
• Benchmarking 2006 (Peter)
• Lunch
• Strategic Workshop (Jim/Peter)
• Coffee
• Glass Court (Neven)
• Arena Manawatu Semis/Dinner

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Mid Year Conference 2006

• House Keeping
• Amenities, Transport, meals etc
• Introductions
• Several new/returned faces
• Invitation extended (SPARC etc)
• As Conference Background
• Normally earlier coincide with WJMs
• Presidents/SDOs
• Split sessions
• Workshop/discussion oriented
• Wary less development sessions
• Timing tight to balance Conference/event

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Mid Year Conference 2006

• SquashGym
• Squash Palmerston North always at the forefront
  and progressive
• Latest achievement
• Culmination of
• Several years of dreaming, planning and hard
  work
• Outstanding community support
• Key individuals
• Ability to move immovable problems
• Will be an asset to members, city and squash
• Identify other future/potential sites
• Jason Burton-Brownto tell the story

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Mid Year Conference 2006

• Educational Resource
• In conjunction with WJM Event
• A squash specific resource has been developed
  targeted at school use
• Timeliness of resource given pressure on
  obesity levels of school aged children
• Perfect match with existing microcourt resource
• Ability to take squash into the school and into
  the classroom (curriculum)
• Donna Wilsonto tell more

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Benchmarking 2006

• Why and What
• The Benchmarking tool - 4 years old
• Trends showing in most areas
• Leading edge informationno other sport has this
  depth of knowledge/trend analysis
• What use is it how should it be used
• Prompt thinking
• Overviewhow are you/we going
• Planningassist knowledge of key aspects of the
  business
• Budgetswhere are we investingwhat impact is it
  having
• Comparativereal time peer comparison
• Identifying best practice what is working
  well and where
• Prompt discussion, contact and cross Regional
  cooperation

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Benchmarking 2006



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Benchmarking 2006
Note 7 Regions have Junior growthonly 4 have
loss

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Benchmarking 2006
Ratio - Total income

• 7 income drops 4 lifts from 2004 to 2005
• 2 significant shifts Eastern (down) and Otago
  (up) - highlighted
• Common reason for lifts and/or drops in income
• Grants???

Good newsall Districts have increased income
from 2002 to now Otagos spike due to Trust lift
in 2005 Southland most consistent income
growth Is there something to be learned/shared???
Income Growth 2002/2005
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Benchmarking 2006
Net Surplus
5 of 11 had net deficits Difficult to get this
right every time Need to take care it is not an
issue year on year Policybudget 5 to 10
turnover fund retention

• Highlighted last yearlimited investment
• Significant turn around
• Has this made a difference???
• From a SNZ perspective
• Seeing increase in calibre and volume of young
  players
• Greater organisation, delivery and coordination
  of HP programme

Coaching expenses as a of total income
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Benchmarking 2006
Grants / funding as a percentage of total income

• Smoking legislation impact seen but not as
  evident in some
• 4 lifts 7 drops (as a )
• Myths of fundingas I go around
• They say we can only apply once
• It was turned down

Sponsorship as a percentage of total income
5 active in sponsorship??? Difficult marketand
getting harder But (SNZ in same boat) need to
drive where possible
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Benchmarking 2006
Average number of members per club
8 overall drop in member numbers reported
major concern Accuracy of numbers??? Top 4 large
loss Regionsindicated Some are growing
why??? SNZ Investment in growth
(grants) Anecdotal commentary is
different Certainly junior numbers on court
doesnt reflect thiswhy???
11.7
22.7
22.2
19.7
Graph compares to population Tells us that we are
not getting (in most cases) our share Doesnt
reflect actual growth 7 of 11 Districts have
significant Junior growth 4 Districts
droppinggreatest concern
Junior Numbers
Levies / SEM as a percentage of total income
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Benchmarking 2006
Tournaments per District

• Almost a North Island South Island split
• Broad observation
• Too many in some North Island Districts
• Not enough in South Island
• Not shown but how/who runs events differs from
  Island to Island
• Does this need addressing???
• Will it make any difference???

Tournaments per Clubs
Similar trend shown here North Island average 2
tournaments per club South Island 1 tournament
per club
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Benchmarking 2006

• Workshop
• Very small sample of information produced
• 10 graphs of 40
• Are Districts happy to work through their own
  report/outcomes
• Should there be a more coordinated approach
• Designated group to review
• Identify best practice
• Assist where concerns identified
• If yes
• Who, when etc
• Lunch Break
• Back at 2pm

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Strategic thinking

• Strategic To be or Not to Be
• What is Strategicand do we want to be
• Specifying objectives
• Developing plans and policy
• Allocating resource and implementing plan
• Difference between Strategic and Operational
• Operational day to day
• Working within confines of budget
• 3 Most common challenges seen
• Succession planning
• Left to AGMlast person standing
• Pressuredprisoner vs volunteer (skill?)
• Jobs for the Board
• No 2nd tier
• Elected to do a job or fix things
• Agenda

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Strategic Thinking

• The Squash NZ approach
• Blue Sky session
• Internal, wider group and external input
• 2020 Vision exercise (AGM)
• Strategic Plan drafted/tested the broad
  overview of core values and dreams
• Board Mind Mapping session expand all ideas
  in detail
• Format those into Strategic themes
• Prioritise identify the critical items only
  (must do versus nice to do)
• Action (Operational) plan build the critical
  actions into a plan (what, when and who)
• Assess/review capability and resource to deliver
• Place in a time line (check list)
• Track action at Board meeting
• Review progress (Action sheet)
• 1st agenda item

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Strategic Thinking

• Tools
• What is available
• SPARC Governance kit
• Boardworks (SNZ)
• Action Sheet
• Agenda format
• Planning templates (Strategic/Ops)
• Resource to assist
• Pitfalls
• What can go wrong
• What to look for
• Mentoring
• The Ferkins experience
• What is neededwhat can we do to assist

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Mid Year Conference 2006

• Glass Court
• One of the very visible attractions we will see
  tonight ASB glass court
• Squash NZ is intending/hopeful to ensure this
  asset remains in NZ
• Ownership is not with Squash NZ at this time
• Funding support is being sought
• The timing of funding success or otherwise is a
  key element to how we proceed
• Group formed to plan, coordinate, market and
  operate the court now and long term
• Neven Barbour, Dave Bassett, Jim OGrady, Rob
  Walker, Grant Utteridge and Grant Smith

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Mid Year Conference

• Glad Rags On
• Time to freshen up
• Transport leaving for Arena
• Where
• When
• Semi Finals 6pm onwards
• 6.30pm Continuous light dinner at Arena