Darren Lawrence has worked in sports development for over 20 years, having held positions at Sport England and The FA. He now runs his own consultancy and helps clients including Governing Bodies, Active Partnerships, sports clubs, charities and local authorities in a number of areas including research, strategy and people development and monitoring and evaluation. Mike Hanaway is a coach and Club Chairman at Foots Cray Lions JFC, and League Secretary at Kent Girls & Ladies League. Foots Cray Lions have nine girls teams and an adult ladies team, as well as a scheme to mentor young people as they qualify as coaches and referees. In this episode they discuss the importance of strategy, how to manage a strategy within your club, and how to get the right people on board to help you.
Darren Lawrence has worked in sports development for over 20 years, having held positions at Sport England and The FA. He now runs his own consultancy and helps clients including Governing Bodies, Active Partnerships, sports clubs, charities and local authorities in a number of areas including research, strategy and people development and monitoring and evaluation.
Mike Hanaway is a coach and Club Chairman at Foots Cray Lions JFC, and League Secretary at Kent Girls & Ladies League. Foots Cray Lions have nine girls teams and an adult ladies team, as well as a scheme to mentor young people as they qualify as coaches and referees.
Darren and Mike join Natalie Doyle to discuss the importance of strategy, how to manage a strategy, and how to get the right people on board to help you. They share their own experiences of strategy, planning and people and provide some great advice and useful tips.
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