Ulster GAA Strategic Vision and Action Plan - Croke Park

Taking Ulster GAA to 2015 Taking Ulster GAA to 2015ActionTimingOutcome SoughtCommittee/OfficerResponsibilitySeniorStaffLeadActionTimingOutcome SoughtCommittee/OfficerResponsibilitySeniorStaffLead• Direct monthly communicationwith Club Secretaries andother relevant officers• Increased “non-games”coverage• Annual Public Affairs Booklet• Increased links with the media• A meaningful link with theUlster GAA Writers Association.Support GAA administratorsat County and Club levelsthrough:• A monthly Ulster GAACounty Secretaries Networkfor full-time CountySecretaries and ProvincialStaff Managers chaired bythe Provincial Director• Providing practical;meaningful; and bestpractice training forvolunteer officers atall levels• Facilitating the effectivesuccession of key officers atall levels• Using moderncommunications methods toreduce isolation and bolsterthe Ulster GAA family.Support the GamesDevelopment Managersand Games DevelopmentAdministrators by establishingan Ulster GAA GamesDevelopment Networkfor County and Provincialcoaching staff.Achieve the Investing inVolunteers Charter Markas part of the Departmentof Social Developmentvolunteering programme.2012201220122012• County Secretaries Networkin place in 2009.• A fit-for-purpose GAAacross Ulster.• Free, two-way flow ofinformation from County,Provincial and centralGAA levels.• Monthly meetings of allgames development staffin Ulster.• Achievement of the VolunteerCharter Mark by 2012.• Comhairle Uladh delivering,and seen to be delivering, tobest volunteer practice.Coiste BainistíCoiste Forbarthaagus OilunaCoiste ForbarthaProvincialDirectorDirector ofCoachingand GamesCommunityDevelopmentand PublicAffairsManagerEstablish and increase co-operationwith the Ulster GAA integrationpartners by establishing the UlsterGAA Confederation of Councilsto further develop strong linksbetween Ulster GAA and:• Ulster Ladies Gaelic Football Council• Ulster Camogie Council• Ulster Handball Council• Ulster Rounders CouncilThe confederation will be led byUlster GAA who will act as theumbrella governing body for allGaelic Sports in the province ofUlster and take responsibility foragreed Confederation issues.Start the process of developing asecond phase of five yearstrategies for County Committees.Continue to develop twinningarrangements with GAA in Britainand Canada.Sustain the DENI Sport in SchoolProgramme and commission anindependent evaluation of theimpact of the programme.Put in place and lobby intensivelyfor arrangements which secure:• “free-to-air” broadcasting of inter-County gaelic games Championshipmatches on platforms which arefreely available across Ulster• Continued broadcasting coverageof gaelic games during and afterthe switch-over to digital platforms• Proper; fair and equitablecoverage of gaelic games by allbroadcasters, particularly thosewith a public service remit.20122015201520152015• Clear partnershipunderstanding agreedprotocols in place betweenthe governing bodies.• Increased women’smembership of Ulster GAAcommittees/groups.• One overarching governingbody for Gaelic Gamesin Ulster.• Continued strategic focus tothe development of the GAAat county level in Ulster.• Continued roll out of “AnBhratach in Airdesa Bhreatain”.• 32 primary schools coachescontinuing to deliverfundamentals & physical literacyprogrammes in primary schools.• Independent evaluation of theeffectiveness of the Sport andSchools Programme.• Ongoing; accessible andavailable broadcastingcoverage of gaelic games,reflecting their undisputedstatus as Ulster’sleading sports.Coiste IomlánúLeas-UachtaránCoisteForbarthaCoiste BainistíCoisteForbartha agusOilunaCoiste BainistíUachtaránOCPCommunityDevelopmentand PublicAffairsManagerCommunityDev. and PublicAffairs ManagerProvincialDirectorDirector ofCoachingand GamesProvincialDirector34 Comhairle Uladh CLG Lifelong promotion of Gaelic Games, Culture, Community and FamilyUlster GAA Strategic Vision and Action Plan 2009-2015 35