Minute of the meeting of the Club & Member Development Committee held on 17th December 2013 at Dunblane New Golf Club.
Present
Lorna Rennie (Kinross), Kay Gibb (Board), Laura Mutch (Aberdeen CDO), Jim Brydie (Fife), Euan Lawrence (Ayr), Jim Morrison (Lanarkshire CDO), Graham Young (Murrayfield), Bill Scott (Stranraer), Ormond Smith (Inverness), David Horne (Braehead CDO), Marion Fraser (LSC), Albert Middler (Aberdeen), David Henderson (Vice President), Graham Sloan (Dumfries CDO), David Jones (Dundee CDO), Marion Murdoch (Lockerbie CDO), Les Morgan (Moray), Joe Barry (ASC), Claire Milne (Perth & Kinross CDO), Logan Gray (Stirling CDO), Alan Muirhead (ASC Convenor), Brad Askew (RCCC), Judith McCleary (RCCC), Sheila Swan (RCCC), Graeme Giles (Stirling)
Apologies
Liz Cullen (Borders CDO), Cameron Clark (Waterfront)
Welcome
Alan Muirhead introduced himself and welcomed everyone to Dunblane. Alan explained the changes in the way that the committee now functions; by involving a representative from each Curling Rink Development Group, Development Groups will be better informed on RCCC development programmes and there will be more opportunity to share ideas.
Skill Awards & Performance Pathway
Judith McCleary explained the background to the RCCC Skill Awards Programme; 6 progressive awards that members can participate in. RCCC encourages junior clubs to deliver Skill Awards within their sessions and the number of participants has increased massively in recent years.
Work has been undertaken by RCCC Development Staff over the summer months to rebrand the Skill Awards and update the resources & assessments in line with feedback.
Brad Askew provided a presentation on the Performance Pathway and merging of the Skill Awards with the Talent Programme. There will be a focus in season 2014-15 on coach mentoring and Brad plans to attend junior club sessions around the country.
Logan Gray asked if there will be Skill Awards for adults new to the sport. It was communicated that all RCCC members are eligible to participate.
Les Morgan asked for a copy of the presentation and it was agreed that this would be circulated to everyone who had been invited to attend.
Membership 2011-13
Judith McCleary presented findings on RCCC membership totals from 2011-13; general trends have shown a decrease of 3% in ordinary membership from Dec 2011 to Dec 2012 and a 3% decrease in ordinary membership from Dec 2012 to Nov 2013. During this period, RCCC junior membership increased 2% between Dec 2011 and Dec 2012 yet a 5% decline in Nov 2013 based on Dec 2012 figures.
Judith asked people to add DOBs to the database to assist RCCC to gain a better understanding of the demographics of the membership.
Judith shared a breakdown of the membership for each ice rink.
Try Curling
Sheila Swan presented on Try Curling with a request for each ice rink to ensure that forms are completed fully. RCCC is monitoring the Try Curling programme with capacity, uptake and feedback for each participating facility.
The new Try Curling promotional material was shown and all those in attendance were asked to check to ensure their sessions were listed and correct.
Try Curling participant packs, ice rink packs & coach packs were distributed to all the Dev Groups in attendance.
Meeting closed
Judith & Alan thanked everyone for attending and confirmed that presentation notes would be circulated along with a date for the next meeting.