Author Archives: swannick

Anyone involved in running a recreational cricket club can join, contribute to and benefit from discussions with club peers, on everything and anything related to club leadership, management and development As part of the Clubmark 2023 Review, you can now see the recording of the first of the two Network events held in February onContinue reading “Latest update”

The website Members’ Portal was launched in March and now nearly 300 members have already registered. What you’ll find: Resources:  Discussions:  all current and past sorted by theme and in chronological order with links to the LinkedIn discussion Surveys:  all results of past surveys on topical aspects of club leadership and development Reviews: user ratingsContinue reading “Members’ Portal live”

The Network Forum – The habits of highly effective clubs; the 7Fs Framework – with Chris Gunn took place on 28 March. Chris is a successful fundraiser for Fulwood & Broughton Cricket Club.  But as an academic at the University of Central Lancashire he has also completed doctoral research into the critical success factors in thrivingContinue reading “The habits of highly effective clubs”

As Facilitator of the Network, I have written a few Club Scene articles for The Cricketer magazine over the past year.  I have now been asked to write an article about you. Well, it’s actually about the typical club leader.  You may be typical.  You may not.  Let’s see.  In short, I am looking toContinue reading “Club leaders survey”

I confess I was reticent when asked by the guys at The Cricketer online to help promote their LV Insurance Pride of Cricket awards scheme. You will know we have a media partnership and there’s a magazine/digital subscription discount offer for Network members registering on the FREE Members’ Portal  But nominations have been open sinceContinue reading “Can volunteer awards be useful?”

The ECB and its chief executive should know they’re in trouble when that hitherto bastion of the cricket establishment, Wisden Almanack, includes this excoriating attack in the 2022 edition published today.  In detailing the litany of woes from Ashes to Rafiq and beyond, this paragraph quoting editor Lawrence Booth is the final thrust: “The ethicsContinue reading “Enough is enough”

They say it’s the hope that kills you. So, so much for Melbourne.  But it can only get better, right?  So here’s to a happy New Year! Only one topic, today, as it’s an urgent one.  Over recent years, the question of which, if any, club admin software has been a recurring theme in ourContinue reading “Club admin software reviews”

Do you have: A clear vision for the Club A defined and agreed strategy A live action/development plan Allocated responsibilities for delivering the plan to those with the right competence/skill sets Can anyone genuinely respond 1,2 3 and 4 and claim that commitment to the vision is largely unquestioned, all who need to buy inContinue reading “Leadership or management? And what role can your coaches play?”