Manawatu Sports Joining Forces
Manawatu Sports Joining Forces
This article http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/show-news.asp?ID=333 presents
a nice novel way for football/ rugby and other codes to join forces
and share costs and strengths.
This model is similar to tha emplyed my many German /European
sports clubc. VfB Stuttgart (who won the Bundesliga this year) are
a sports club, although their football team brings in most of the
earnings. I think if this is successfull here in NZ, more local
clubs will go this way.
This is really interesting and innovative sports management.
The great thing is that you can get cross over appeal in terms of
fans and also sponsorship and avoid repeating structures for three
organisations unnecessarily. It will be interesting to see
how it works going forward.
Greytown has been doing this sort of thing for a couple of years
now and sparc is using it as a bit of a role model. Not just
mainstream sports but karate, bowls etc are a part of it.
Basically all of the clubs have remained separate, but the sport& leisure society as it is known, helps out with all the admin and funding applications. This leaves the clubs to get on with all the coaching etc.
Works really well especially now less people have time to be secretaries etc
Basically all of the clubs have remained separate, but the sport& leisure society as it is known, helps out with all the admin and funding applications. This leaves the clubs to get on with all the coaching etc.
Works really well especially now less people have time to be secretaries etc
In ChCh this model is also already in existence with Rangers AFC
having linked up with Linwood Rugby under the umbrella of Linfield
Sports. Not sure how well it is working, have heard there is some
disgruntlement from the football club but as I am not directly
involved I can't really say. Maybe there are some other members who
would know more about this. Seems to work well in some situations
but I doubt whether it is a universal solution.
Ronaldoknow2007-06-09 22:16:57