Club Development Standards

Here’s what you need to know before taking the self-evaluation:

• Organizations will be evaluated on questions in the categories listed to the right. There are between 5-7 questions per category. Organizations will only be evaluated on the playing divisions that they have or aspire to have.
• Questions have a range of answer options that represent the spectrum from an ad-hoc approach (0 or 1) to best practice (4). Individuals completing the self-evaluation should select the answer option that best represents the current situation of their organization from the drop-down menu below the question graphic.
• Respondents should make sure to review the questions and answer options in the section below before starting the self-evaluation to help make the self-evaluation as painless as possible. The self-evaluation should take less than an hour to complete.
• It is recommended that organizations complete the self-evaluation as a Board/Executive. In addition to having everyone’s knowledge, doing this exercise as a group will help everyone get on the same page for future planning.
• Some important information that organizations may wish to have handy when filling out the self-evaluation are:
  • knowledge of the organization’s governing documents, policies, and procedures;
  • the organization’s financial information over the past three years (i.e. a budget);
  • thorough knowledge of the club’s membership over the past three years (overall numbers, retention rates, past junior/minor participation, etc.);
  • the registration and certification statuses of coaches.
• Once the self-evaluation is completed respondents will receive a copy of their answers and an official scorecard showing their scores across the different categories. Provincial union staff can and will help organizations interpret scores, access resources, and create action plans.