Guernsey Hockey Membership survey on fixtures February 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Guernsey Hockey Membership survey on fixtures February 2017

Summary and key messages Most people want to play about 20 games in the season which • leaves a few weekends free. • Responses did not support the need for weekends off at half term but the availability of pay-as–you-play players might make it difficult to run full league programmes • There is a concern about too many long gaps with no hockey for club players • Div 2 matches can go ahead when there are EH matches. The survey was sent out to • Ladies tend to support rearranging fixtures when there is an EH all members through game. It is less clear cut with div 1 men. Comments suggest FixturesLive. some feel strongly that matches should go ahead whereas 116 responses equate to • others want rearrangements about 70% of members • Social games arranged for ‘random’ teams are not popular but paying annual subs there is support for friendlies between exisIng clubs which Following pages analyse the • could be arranged when there is no league or cup programme responses and include a brief • There is support for the new format of the men’s cup providing summary of comments some of the pracIcal difficulIes experienced this year can be Following further feedback • addressed at the members forum on 20 • 66% support a mixed cup compeIIon arranged around exisIng March the board will teams propose the format of • A significant number of members want a break from hockey in fixtures and compeIIons for summer but there is sufficient interest to consider introducing next season social hockey events or a hockey focused fesIval Member survey February 2017

Response rate and profile of respondents Survey distributed to • Breakdown of respondents 630 contacts through FixturesLive total 116 116 responses • Good representaIon • 4 from all league teams Men's 1 35 36 Analysis of results splits • Men's 2 out men’s div, men’s Ladies div 2 and ladies where Other responses differ 41 Response on number of games suggests that most respondents pay for full season rather than pay per match. If so this is a massive (70%) response rate out of members who pay annual subs. Member survey February 2017

How many games do members want? Full quesIon ‘ If the season starts in mid September and runs to the end of March there are 25 weekends (excluding the two at Christmas and New Year and one for inter insulars). How many hockey matches would you like to play in the season ’ Consistent responses from • each sector of membership • About 50% want to play about How many games in a season? 20 games with a third opIng for more. 100% • Average number came out at 20.4 games. 80% • This suggests there is room for <12 about four ‘free weekends’ for 60% About 14 rearranged matches or other About 17 40% events about 20 • A number of comments about 20% costs and value for money. >22 • Comments also about the 0% number of gaps between All Div 1 only Div 2 only matches this season Ladies Member survey February 2017

Do we schedule matches at half term or before Christmas? This quesIon sought to idenIfy weekends when too many members would be unavailable and a full league programme unviable. Consistent responses from • each sector of membership Which weekends should About 50% want matches • there be no league matches? every weekend 70 This is a quesIon which might • 60 get a different response from 50 ‘pay per play’ members who we need for a full league 40 programme. 30 Comments acknowledged that • 20 other players do find some of 10 these dates difficult - Other comments said fixtures • 21/22 Oct 28/29 Oct 16/17 17/18 24/25 Play Dec Feb Feb every should go ahead even if teams weekend field weaker players. Member survey February 2017

Do we schedule matches when there are EH matches for the first team? This quesIon sought to address the conflict between the prioriIes of the representaIve teams and the club members who are not in the island teams. Div 2 matches are unaffected • by this issue and should go Should there be league fixtures when ahead there are EH compeAAons? • Ladies wanted matches 80% scheduled but with flexibility 70% to rearrange them 60% • Less clear cut with Div 1 men. 50% Comments suggest some feel All responses 40% strongly that matches should Div 1 only 30% go ahead whereas others want Div 2 only rearrangements 20% 10% Ladies • A number of strong comments 0% about not pufng too much Go ahead Rearrange Rearrange No league focus on the elite and using every - leave - play on a matches the opportunity to give weekend spare Sunday scheduled weekends experience to juniors and div 2 players Member survey February 2017

AlternaIves to league and cup games on spare weekends This asked about weekends when there are no league or cup games scheduled (half term or EH matches) Games when there are no league/cup fixtures Not much interest in social • 60% compeIIons between teams drawn from across the club 50% Preference is generally for • compeIIve matches 40% Some support for mixed All responses • 30% Div 1 only games Div 2 only Answer may be to schedule • 20% Ladies friendlies between clubs 10% when there are EH matches or no full league fixture 0% because at half term Social Social Friendly Only want compeIIons compeIIons matches with league and mixed teams same sex my team cup matches Member survey February 2017

Format of cup compeIIons Following the experiment for the men’s cup this year this quesIon asked about different formats for the cup. One or two cups for men? Unanimous support to retain a • separate ladies cup 100% • Div 1 men in favour of keeping 80% the format of one men’s cup. 60% - no way Less clear cut for div 2 men but 40% - maybe slightly more opposiIon to 20% new format. Comments - definitely 0% highlight need for some Div 1 - two Div 1 - one Div 2 - two Div 2 - one refinement if one cup format is cups cup cups cup retained • 60% in favour of or interested Should there be a mixed cup based on clubs? in a mixed cup based on combining exisIng men’s and - definitely Ladies ladies’ teams - maybe Div 2 only • Lijle support for cups based - no way Div 1 only on a ‘drak’ system All 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Member survey February 2017

Hockey outside the main season This quesIon asked if members would be interested in opportuniIes to play hockey outside the main season There is strong support (49 • people) for a summer weekend fesIval (possibly Hockey outside main season Easter) 37 would be interested in • 50% midweek hockey in the 45% 40% summer 35% 50 would like pre season 30% All responses • 25% training (either serious or fun) Div 1 only 20% 15% Other suggesIons included • Div 2 only 10% indoor hockey and a new mid Ladies 5% week mixed league 0% Mid week Weekend Fun pre Serious pre A significant number of people • evening fesIval season season said they didn’t want to play in hockey training training the summer Member survey February 2017