Club Mark Gold

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:18 Steve Fawcett
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Chair Lisa Cartridge (3rd from right and Rob Laverick 4th From right recieve club mark Gold certificate at England V NewZealand 4 nations games 2009.

Sport England recognises and values the commitment made by sports clubs to develop high quality, welcoming environments for young participants. The development of clubs that encourage young people to take-up sport, improve their talents, possibly play a leadership role and give them the option to initiate and maintain life-long participation in sport is an essential part of supporting the sporting infrastructure in England.

Clubmark was introduced in 2002 by Sport England to:

  • Ensure that accrediting partners apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice and minimum operating standards are delivered through all club development and accreditation schemes.
  • To empower parent(s)/carer(s) when choosing a club for their children.
  • To ensure that Clubmark accredited clubs are recognised through a common approach to branding.
  • To provide a focus around which all organisations involved in sport can come together to support good practice in sports clubs working with children and young people.
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COMMUNITY BOARD STATEMENT
Community Board statement on the season structure

The Rugby League Community Board has unanimously accepted the findings of a formal consultation and report on a possible change to the community game season structure.

The Community Board has agreed that it indicated a clear desire to work towards a March-November season and structure for the bulk of the community game.

Richard Lewis, Community Board Chairman said: “This is a significant step forward for the sport.

“The Community Board has reviewed the findings of the formal consultation which indicated strong preference for a March-November season in particular from the players involved in the winter game.

“This is an exciting opportunity for Rugby League and we will now move forward to the next stage of a fully integrated playing structure within our sport.”

The consultation involved both a telephone survey of players currently playing in the winter months and an online survey across the whole community game. The surveys were conducted by Vision Twentyone, a leading independent research company using recognised industry standards.

The Community Board accepts that some leagues will continue to play during the winter months and also that there are a number of detailed issues to work through.

These issues will be addressed as part of an ongoing consultation process and there will be a series of formal presentations to leagues and associations on the proposed structures over the next few months.

The Community Board will reconvene on July 16 to approve a timetable and action plan on how a March-November competition structure and framework could be implemented by 2012 at the earliest.