Every successful organisation has a clear and highly effective structure. One
of the reasons for Town's resurgence over the last three seasons is the process
for managing adult rugby that was introduced in 1998. Now is the time to move
on and re-consider those arrangements, but this time in the context of the management
of the whole Club.
Tamworth Rugby is also a business, which needs good managers so that players,
at all levels, can enjoy their sport and not be overly concerned by administration:
there are also several good managers in the Club who want to contribute to greater
success for Tamworth Rugby in the future. They can make any new proposition
work. It is proposed that, from September 2001, the management structure of
the Club consists of an Executive Committee, which sets the strategic direction
of the Club and oversees the work of three standing committees - Facilities,
Finance and Rugby. The Executive Committee will delegate financial and management
responsibility to these committees and will receive a written report from each
of them at is meetings held every six weeks.
Each committee will have a specific brief and be responsible for ensuring
that its responsibilities are properly discharged: it will have a delegated
budget, agreed at the beginning of the year. It will decide on its own cycle
of meetings that fit in with the six-week round of Executive Committee meetings:
two members of each standing committee will sit on the Executive and be responsible
for reporting on progress from their area of activity:
The House Committee would be responsible for all matters
to do with the Clubhouse: its use, décor and associated events.
The Finance Committee would be responsible for financial
oversight, advising the Executive Committee on spending plans and the value
for money being achieved.
The Rugby Committee would be responsible for all matters
to do with playing rugby, from buying kit and equipment to training and selection.
It would ensure that the rugby playing side of the Club was one entity and did
not operate as separate Senior and Youth sections.
These outline plans have great merit. Along with the proposals to pay subscriptions
by Standing Order they will give the Club a financial and operational framework
for the future: they will allow players to concentrate on playing and administrators
on administrating. They will also bring all members of the Club together, determined
to make Tamworth Rugby stronger and more successful in the future.
Rob Hawkins
