MIDLANDS EXPANSION PROGRAME (MEP 2016 TO 2020) - Midlands

MIDLANDS ATHLETICS BOARD STRATEGIC PLANNING 

TORWARDS THE YEAR 2020 

AND 

BEYOND

THE CURRENT SITUATION

1.0.     STRENGTH

1.1.     Appropriate Board Activities

1.2.     Abundance Volunteer Groups, in Coaches and Officials

1.3.     Abundance of  Talent

1.4.     National Association and Government Support

1.5.     Corporate Sponsorship

1.6.     Sound Provincial Programmes

1.7.     Working District Structures

2.0.     WEAKNESSES

2.1.     None existence of Zonal Structures

2.2.     None existence of full time employees with Mordern    Technology

2.3.     Lack of Marketing Strategies

2.4.     Lack of Incentives

2.5.     Lack of recognition

2.6.     Limited Personnel with administrative and organisational skills

2.7.     Lack of Educational system

2.8.     Lack of Athletics Culture

2.9.     Inadequante Funding for Development

2.10.    Lack of Equipment and Training Facilities

3.0.     OPPORTUNITIES

3.1.     Well structured National Association

3.2.     Well structured Provincial Boards

3.3.     Well structured District organs

3.3.     Well structured Clubs

3.4.     Readily available volunteer Groups

3.5.     Abundance of talented athletes

4.0.     THREATS

4.1.     Lack of scientific and Medical Support

4.2.     Lack of adequate International competition opportunities

4.3.     Lack of facilities and equipment

4.4.     Lack of athletics culture

4.5.     Lack of Financial support base

MIDLANDS EXPANSION PROGRAME (MEP) 2016

STRATEGIC PLANNING

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

(Major categories)       GOALS (What we want to accomplish

More Qualified Coaches   

- To train 240 coaches over three years thus 30 from each of the 

  Province 8   Districts

- Out of the 240 coaches 80 should be able to attain IAAF Level 2   (International Standard) CECS

- To offer refresher courses to all the coaches in the Province

- To encourage building of tracks in the schools

- Source More Equipment

- Have a Comprehensive Database for all the coaches

More Provincial Competitions    

- Increase Cadet/Youth/Junior and Female Competitions

- Assist in the hosting of District Competitions in each District

- Assist in the hosting of Club  Competitions a must for all our affiliates

More Qualified officials 

- To train 240 officials over three years thus 30 from each of the 

  Province’s 8 Districts

- Out of the 240 officials 80 should be able to attain IAAF Level 1 (International Standard) TOECS

- To offer refresher courses to all the officials in the Province

- Have a comprehensive Database for all the officials

Stronger Athletics Culture      

- To increase number of spectators at competitions

- To increase parent’s support on individual athletes

- To increase Athletics Education in Schools

- To establish education and job security for athletes

- Establish resource centers in every district

- Equip the resource centre with necessary equipment and a qualified coach

More Female Participation       

- Not less than 25% of Female Representation in any    

  Development Programmes

Financial Support        

- To obtain the necessary funds to carry out the planned Development Programme

- To have financial support from well wishers and sponsors etc

Elite Grass Roots Programme     

- To obtain a full cadet/Junior squard from each of the 8 Districts through the Schools programme

- To obtain a Junior Team streamlined from the 8 Districts

- To nature nurse the graduation from Junior to senior participation

Re-Engineering Process   

- To review and evaluate the strategic plan so as to assess progress.

- To make the necessary changes during the process so as to meet the desired target

Database 

- All the relevant Development information to be captured and stored into a database.

- All personal information pertaining to coaches, athletes and officials to be put into the database