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Best Practise Template

Best Practice: [Title of Practice]

1) Summary

  • One-liner: What is this practice and why does it matter?

  • Best for: e.g., new clubs / medium clubs / clubs with juniors / regions

  • Outcome you can expect: e.g., +20% tryout conversion, stronger volunteer pipeline

2) Context

  • Club / organisation setup: size, teams, volunteer structure, region

  • Target group: beginners / juniors / experienced players / parents / volunteers

  • When to use it: timing in the season, triggers (e.g., high dropout, low recruitment)

  • Prerequisites: tools, roles, minimum resources

3) Problem / Goal

  • Problem statement: what was not working?

  • Goal: what did you want to achieve? (measurable if possible)

  • Success criteria (KPIs):

    • KPI 1:

    • KPI 2:

    • KPI 3:

4) The Approach (What we did)

Describe the practice in actionable steps.

  1. Step 1:

  2. Step 2:

  3. Step 3:

5) Resources Needed

  • People/time: hours per week, number of volunteers

  • Budget: CHF … (or “none”)

  • Tools: Bookstack pages, forms, WhatsApp, Team management tool, etc.

  • Materials: cones, discs, flyers, signage, etc.

6) Timeline / Cadence

  • Setup time: e.g., 2–3 hours

  • Run time: e.g., weekly for 6 weeks

  • Seasonal timing: e.g., pre-season / spring recruitment / before indoor season

7) Templates & Assets (Copy-Paste)

  • Email / message templates

  • Checklist

  • Document templates

  • Social media posts

  • Forms / surveys

8) Results

  • Before → After: numbers if available

  • Qualitative outcomes: what improved?

  • Evidence: survey results, retention numbers, attendance, feedback quotes (short)

9) Pitfalls & How to Avoid Them

  • Pitfall 1: Fix:

  • Pitfall 2: Fix:

  • Pitfall 3: Fix:

10) Variations

  • Small clubs: how to scale down

  • Large clubs: how to scale up

  • Juniors / schools: adaptations

  • Low-budget version:

11) Implementation Checklist

Use this as a “ready to run” checklist.

  1. Roles defined

  2. KPIs defined

  3. Assets prepared (messages, signup, schedule)

  4. Volunteers briefed

  5. Run the practice

  6. Collect feedback

  7. Review KPIs