I’m on the committee of our cricket club and we find it difficult to get everyone involved. It always feels as though it’s the same two or three people doing the work to make sure the club functions. We’d like to get some advice or ideas on how other clubs structure their committees and share the workload?

I’d say this is a common issue across all cricket and sporting clubs especially as grassroots cricket relies so heavily on volunteers.

There is one cricket club I’m aware of who has set up what I believe to be a terrific model

They simply changed the name of the management of the club from Committee to Board.

As a board of management each member has duties and responsibilities and report to the chair and or president.
If people choose to be on the board everyone is fully aware of their roles and compelled to fulfill, do what’s required and not let anyone down.

From what I see on how the club operates, the structure works tremendously well.

This is an age-old question. Many ideas have come and gone.
The best way I've personally found is to create an ownership model - ie. it's their club, they are the gatekeepers of this era.
Seems to work in some ways.

Good luck
Mappers

At the outset I declare that I have a vested interest because I do some part time work for the business but you might like to have a look at having a chat to CLUBMAP ( www.clubmap.com.au) who assist clubs with this problem on a regular basis.

It's not just a problem with cricket clubs - most amateur community club/group are the same. People that bring along enthusiasm and fresh ideas generally get worn down by 'the way we've always done it'. Others see what happens if you stick your hand up, so their energy goes into criticizing rather than helping.

In pipe bands the struggle is real. Each year we are on the wrong side of natural attrition - numbers are dwindling and in 30 years time there will be hardly anyone left. In their lifetime , on their watch and right under their noses, the current committee of PB's are watching this happen but keep doing the same expecting things to change.

You are spot on David .It is not just cricket clubs but community clubs in general that are facing this dilemma.

I have mentioned CLUBMAP previously - we are hosting a free webinar on Monday 15th May , just for cricket clubs and there will certainly be some discussion involved around this very issue.

As I have mentioned previously I declare a vested interest as I do some part time work for CLUBMAP.


https://clubmap.com.au/learn/webinars/550671cb-5574-4bf2-8dbe-b3f5871ceb50

I’m the head coach of a cricket club in South Africa. Be are focused on development and grassroots cricket (under 7 - under 13)

We have a club constitution, which is the clubs rules and regulations, as well as the laws for the committee. We have a committee of 6 volunteers. Head coach, club captain, club secretary, club chair, treasurer and social media. Each member is responsible for something in the club. If one of them don’t the work…then the only people that suffer are the players.

I feel that if you give each member a weekly responsibility..whether it’s social media posting or confirmation of fixtures and grounds, the club runs quite smoothly.

Thanks everyone for your ideas and structures and will take them back to our club committee. I love the collaboration

Structure is the key, having a volunteer coordinator and sharing the load !

Peter
I have indicated previously that I have a vested interest because I do some part time work for them but there is a free webinar being hosted by CLUBMAP on this exact subject on the 19th June>

https://clubmap.com.au/learn/webinars/e740ec4c-a148-4633-8645-eaa4ba8d5b54

Peter
Here is an endorsement if you are interested of the work that CLUBMAP does.
Cheers
Ken

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Narrabri DCA run a great system with their juniors where they have 3 year cycles on their committee. Brings new parents and volunteers in and spreads the workload across new volunteers who are looking to engage with the association

Hi Peter

The structure of the club committee/board is the key -getting the structure right is vital and ensuring everyone on the committee/board has a dedicated role and doesn't just sit on the committee/board without a role.
It also helps to have a visual structure of the Club Committee /Board so everyone involved or who may wish to be involved can see what areas need to be filled.
It is also worth noting that there are many clubs now that have people doing roles for them who are not on the committee /board - you don't have to be on the committee to be able to help and some people are more than willing to do this with " jobs " like social media, writing grant applications, maintaining the club's database etc .
Happy to assist withany further information if required.
Cheers
Ken