Raising the Bar - Championing Quality on PEI·Sep 24The Experience Doesn’t Have to Look Like SoccerIf development happens through experience, we shouldn’t assume every valuable experience needs a soccer ball.
Steven Dillon·Aug 16Should League Entry or Qualification Be Based Purely on Sporting Performance?If you spend time on both the club and league side of this, you start to see how tied together they actually are. The standards a league…
Club Community Mark·Jun 29Sports Clubs grow through their members first.In 2011 I started to work in club development in New Zealand’s beautiful Wairarapa. In this community, with its deep history of community…
Club Community Mark·Jun 24Sports Belonging ProblemThe 2019 rugby season was definitely the hardest I’ve ever faced, not because of any challenge directed at me personally, but because of…
Steven Dillon·Jun 24Why Every Sport Club Development Plan Should Start with DataIf you mention “data” at an amateur sports club committee meeting, there’s a good chance a few people will immediately think of…
Steven Dillon·Dec 19, 202310 steps to creating a Sports Club Development Plan“The plan is nothing, but planning is everything.”
Steven Dillon·May 9, 202310 ways to ensure a successful start to a new Sporting / Technical Director roleIn a previous Football Management article, I listed ways in which you can establish yourself in the sports industry and become attractive…
Steven Dillon·May 1, 202310 ways to build an inclusive community sports clubLocal sports clubs should be the beating heart of their communities, but do they truly represent their surrounding suburbs?