Member Feedback Sought

The Charity Board recently shared our 3 year Strategic Objectives and asked for you feedback. Now we would also like to share our suggested structure for the Sports Council for your comments. We want to have a 2 week feedback period (ending 10th September), the Charity Board will review what the membership say and produce a final version in mid September, in advacne of the elections.

This is your chance to shape our priorities—please tell us what you think about our strategic objectives. Are these taking the Association in the right direction?  Are there other objectives you feel we should be focussing on?

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Your voice is essential as we build the future together! So please do not hesitate to contact us: secretary@ukpsa.org or D0PA@ukpsa.org

This is your chance to shape our Sports Council —please tell us what you think about the roles. Are these taking the Association in the right direction?  Are there other roles we need to keep the sport operating?

We would prefer feedback via the Forum,  UKPSA Members Forum

Your voice is essential as we build the future together! So please do not hesitate to contact us: secretary@ukpsa.org or D0PA@ukpsa.org

A bit more detail on the suggested Sports Council Roles and Responsibilities

All roles need to work collaboratively and in partnership with each other to deliver the strategic objectives, especially the geographical expansion of the sport, creating a more inclusive sport and increasing the participation in IPSC shooting across all disciplines.

Teams are the networks of volunteer contributors, who can provide the on the ground or technical activity.  They are shown on bold under the Associate Director who has primary responsibility for developing that network.  Individuals may be part of multiple networks. 

Associate Director – Training

• Initial athlete training and competition licence

• Athlete development

• Training and coaching pathway

• Trainer/ Instructor assessor/ Coach/ Club Representative development

• Continued competency

Team: Trainers/ Assessors, Club Representatives, Elite Athletes

Associate Director – Communications & Diversity

• Junior/Ladies/Disability/Minority access and development

• Liaison with DoPA and events team

• Committee secretarial support

• Communications

• Lead Ban 
  

Team: Club Representatives, Junior/ Ladies/Disability/Ethnicity network, Disabled shooters network,

Associate Director – Competitions

• Actively manage and coordinate UKPSA match calendar

• Coordinate CoF review process

• Support IPSC L4/5 Match Bids

• Postal League coordination

• Championship recording/results

• Develop more competitions

• Out of Region competitor approval
  

Team: Match Directors, IT, Club Representatives

Associate Director – Club

• Support clubs to introduce IPSC shooting

• Work with clubs to host of L2 and L3 IPSC competitions

• Create local club networks and collaborations

• Support local matches and inter-club competition

• Develop regional IPSC Hubs

• Develop a UKPSA Ambassador Network (to support Club Representatives)
  

Team: Club Representatives, Local Ambassadors, Match Directors, Trainers 

Associate Director – Disciplines

• Support clubs to introduce new disciplines

• Extend number of L2 and L3 IPSC competitions in each discipline

• Encourage the filling a geographical gap for disciplines

• Develop discipline IPSC Hubs

• Work with NROI of rules and RO development

• Create a network of Discipline experts to support club captains
  

Team: Discipline Experts, Elite Athletes

Associate Director – GB Performance

• Co-ordinating NSD’s

• Development programme and pipeline for prospective new elite athletes

• Ensuring consistency of selection and development across IPSC disciplines

• Coordinating shared elite athlete training (e.g. mental/ fitness preparation)

• Building relationships with 3^rd parties (like airlines/suppliers/sponsors)

• Develop a UKPSA Discipline Expert network (to support IPSA Club Captains)
  

Team: National Squad Directors (1 per discipline for a world shoot cycle), Elite Athletes,

Associate Director NROI President 

• Match official training and provision

• IPSC and UKPSA Competition Rules

• Match support and issue management

• IROA communication and liaison
  

Team: NROI Secretary/Committee, Match officials including Match Directors