Trust, transparency in operation? A genuine commitment
Nov 26, 2012
by Christian Renford
At a recent AIS conference sports were encouraged to forget about the domestic rivalry and develop an ''international outlook'' to ensure cross-code and sport barriers don't hold Australia back on the world stage.
I fully support this position and line of thinking. I have always felt there are aspects of other Olympic and non-Olympic sports that make them successful that we should look at, and learn from.
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What would we do with more money in rowing?
Sep 13, 2012
by Christian Renford
As the new season is upon us and we are reflecting on the successes from London, the expected media attention again focuses on the suggestion that more government funding will be re-distributed to “grassroots” sport in the wake of the Olympics? So how do we want to define grassroots in rowing ....?
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The cost of not supporting coach education
May 11, 2012
by Christian Renford
For many years we have missed the mark when it comes to educating and passing on valuable knowledge to our coaches. For the past 18 months we have dabbled in committing more time and resources to education – primarily coach education, however is this really enough??
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Membership Growth. Why?
Mar 5, 2012
by Christian Renford
In the past, membership of Rowing NSW has been primarily linked to one right to compete in regattas. But what about the people who don’t want to compete. Is there a place for non-competitive members and supporters to contribute to our sport and how actively should we seek them out to join?
Major sporting codes in Australia have embraced tribal marketing and membership growth strategies, but is this relevant or even achievable for rowing?
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Are we looking at the right statistics?
Jan 19, 2012
by Christian Renford
In rowing, both on and off the water, we are often comfortable using language such as 'balancing objective and subjective criteria'. Should we be?
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Recruitment or Retention?
Nov 24, 2011
by Christian Renford
We all want more members? People participating in, and supporting school and club rowing? An easy statement to make, but how does a sport like rowing with finite resources achieve this?
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The Inaugural Blog: Effective Communication
Nov 1, 2011
by Christian Renford
Over the past 12 months Rowing NSW has made a conscious effort to improve our communication with members and supporters. To this end, the introduction of this "CEO Blog" is an extension of this strategy to engage with and seek feedback from you - members of the NSW rowing community.
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