Survey 2022 – Belnorth Football Club

Belnorth Member Survey 2022

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our 2022 member survey. The Belnorth Committee will be meeting in August to consider strategic priorities for the club, and your input will help guide these discussions.

To thank you for participating by the 10th of August, respondents that provide their email and full name at the end of the survey will go into the draw for either a free junior winter registration in 2023 or a $200 credit toward senior winter registration.

Football

Why do you or your child choose football?

What can we do to improve you or your child's enjoyment of football?

Constitution

The committee is currently considering an update to the Belnorth constitution to allow a small remuneration or reward (eg free registration) to committee members to recognise the significant amount of time they devote to running the club.

Any proposed changes to the constitution will be provided to members for input and require to be ratified at a general meeting.

Would you support such an update?

Yes

Other

Constitution update update

Do you have any suggestions for other possible amendments to the Belnorth Constitution?

Financial Questions

Over the last 10-15 years, Belnorth has benefited from good financial management due to current and previous committees. This has resulted in significant financial reserves.

The committee is considering future plans for these reserves. What are your priorities ($5-30k)?

Upgrading equipment (please identify in free text box)

Increasing spending on technical budget

Providing financial incentives to qualified coaches

Rebranding project

Other

equip upgrade

Other 5-30K priorities

What are your priorities ($30k+)?

Term deposits

Large infrastructure projects (Belnorth Clubhouse, synthetic field)

Other investments (ie. property, shares etc.)

Other

Other 30K+ prior

U5-U7 Age Groups

Are you happy with how games are organised on Saturday mornings? If not, please tell us why.

U8-U9 Age Groups

Are you happy with how games are organised on Saturday mornings? If not, please tell us why.

Are you aware that grading occurs for the U10 age group? This ensures that players are placed in teams that are of the same skill level.

Yes

Do/did you feel prepared for your child to undertake grading? (Ie. do you feel you know why it occurs, what the process is, when it takes place etc.)

Yes

Unsure

Tell us why you are unsure

How didn't you feel prepared for grading?

U10-U11 Age Groups

If you child recently participated in grading for the first time, please provide feedback about this process.

Do you enjoy playing home and away or miss playing at Kaleen every week?

Prefer playing home/away

Only playing at Kaleen is better

Tell us why you prefer playing at Kaleen every week?

U12-18 Age Groups

What is your experience of your child playing in the U12-U18 competitions with Belnorth? The good, the bad and the ugly.

Seniors

What is your experience of playing in the senior competitions with Belnorth? The good, the bad and the ugly.

Do you have any ideas to attract new Senior players?

Would you like to play in a Belnorth Senior team?

Yes

Why not?

Girls and Womens Football

Are you satisfied with the programs provided to girls/women at Belnorth? Why/why not?

How could Belnorth improve the programs and support provided to our girls and women players?

Do you have any suggestions how we can improve retention of girls at the U12-18 age groups and also encourage a transition to senior football?

Player Pathways

Player pathways refer to the development path a player can take as a footballer. More information about player pathways for boys and girls can be found here.

Historically, Belnorth FC along with Belsouth FC and Belwest FC have been feeder clubs for Belconnen United FC. With the introduction of the National and the Capital Premier Leagues, Belnorth's have lost U10-U18 players to other clubs who field teams in those higher tier competitions.

Are you satisfied with your child’s playing pathways at Belnorth?

Should Belnorth have closer ties to Belconnen United FC, other NPL/CPL clubs, look to develop it’s own player pathways or keep the status quo?

Closer ties to BUFC

Closer ties to another NPL/CPL club

Ties to multiple NPL/CPL clubs

Develop own pathways with NPL/CPL teams

Keep the status quo

Don't know

Sister Clubs

Should Belnorth FC engage with other Belconnen teams? E.g. Belwest, Belsouth.

Yes

Unsure

If so, how?

Coaching

Are you interested in becoming a coach?

Yes

Why not?

How could Belnorth improve the programs and support provided to our coaches?

Are you satisfied with the support provided by the Belnorth committee and Technical Director to support you in your role, why or why not?

Refereeing

Would you or any of your family be interested in becoming a referee?

Yes

Why not?

Are you satisfied with the support provided to referees? Why or why not?

How could Belnorth improve the programs and support provided to referees?

Volunteers and Managers

If the club had Age Group Coordinators for each age group to assist Registrars, would you consider this role?

Yes

Why or why not?

Are you interested in becoming a manager?

Yes

Why not?

Do you have any feedback about the support you received as a manager?

Have you recently (past 2 years) volunteered to assist with club activities e.g. preparing or handing out equipment? (not as a manger or a coach)

Yes

If not, why?

Would you be more likely to volunteer to assist with social activities, eg. organising a trivia night?

Full Time

Do you have any additional comments?

Would you like to enter the draw for a free junior registration or a $200 credit for senior registrations for winter 2023?

Yes

Then please fill out your details below to go into the draw. Good luck!

Full Name

Belnorth Member Survey 2022

Belnorth Member Survey 2022

About You

Football

Identity and Branding

Constitution

Financial Questions

U5-U7 Age Groups

U8-U9 Age Groups

U10-U11 Age Groups

U12-18 Age Groups

Seniors

Girls and Womens Football

Player Pathways

Sister Clubs

Coaching

Refereeing

Volunteers and Managers

Community & Social

Full Time