Club Resources
Association and Club Development Resources
The following documents are to provide support and guidance to Association and Club administrators to better deliver softball at community level.
Participation and Development Officers
Each State and Territory in Australia have expert participation staff available to assist you with any concerns you have so for further support contact the relevant staff member/volunteer.
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State/Territory |
Name |
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Phone |
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A.C.T |
Charlotte Jeffery |
0467347523 |
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Northern Territory |
Saransh Karnawat |
(08) 8927 3333 |
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N.S.W |
Donna McGrath |
(02) 9677 4000 |
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Queensland |
Nicole Watts |
(07) 3391 2447 |
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South Australia |
Catherine Westren |
0432 484 522 |
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Tasmania |
Ev Seabourne |
0408 546 208 |
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Victoria – North West |
Tim Hatzi |
0479 104 403 |
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Victoria – South East & Regional |
Danielle Rigg |
0439 034 869 |
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W.A |
Rick Wolters |
(08) 6181 3900 |
Administration & Governance
Administration and governance can be challenging for clubs and associations looking to improve the management of club. Addressing policy, guidelines and governance can be a daunting task without resources and framework in which to build your club. The following links are to national organisations that can assist your club and association with administration and governance. Each state will also have state specific organisations. Links to these organisations can be found on your state governing body website
Game Plan by the Australian Sports Commission
Endorsed by Softball Australia, Game Plan is a free online platform that allows sporting clubs of all sizes to get insights into their current capability in key areas of club administration, then supports ongoing club development with a suite of tools.
National Integrity Framework – Protecting sport together
This site provides information on integrity and the policies in place. It includes education on areas like drugs, match-fixing and other issues and has a section on education that is helpful for administrators.
Softball Australia Forms, Policies, Guidelines and more
This page on the Softball Australia website provides access to policies and guidelines specific to softball in Australia including the Member Protection Policy and Championships regulations and information.
Sport Integrity: Sport Integrity Australia
Courses include Child Safeguarding, Member Protection Information Officer training, Anti-Doping and more.
Australian Sport Learning Centre
Courses include Community Coaching, Community Officiating, Sports Governance, Accessibility and more.
Participation
In designing programs and attracting new members, clubs should aim to provide a participant focused product. Programs that engage and retain are a result of planning and tailoring to the specific requirements of the participants.
Softball Australia – Foundation Coaching
Funding
Grants and funding enable your club to tackle projects, renovations or events that may not have been possible with external help. Not-for-profit clubs and associations can use the below resources for guidance and sources of funding.
Participation Grants and Funding for Sport and Recreation | Clearinghouse for Sport
Grants and Funding | Sport Australia
Events and Fundraising Ideas for Clubs (Thanks to Sports Community)
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
RevSport Membership and Events Platform
Softball Australia and all Member States and Territories delivered a key project in 2021 to transition States and Territories (except NSW) to a new membership management system – Revolutionise Sport.
The project included new websites at all levels, a new membership model and a new, improved system for managing our members and collecting membership fees online and upfront. This system is the cornerstone of an improved overall member management system that will save many hours of unnecessary work by volunteers at grass roots level.
Click HERE for club administrator resources and support
For direct support from Softball Australia email revsport@softball.org.au
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