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Virtually all amateur sports clubs are always on the lookout for new coaches to assist in providing training to players at all levels. Do you have what it takes to be a successful coach? Here are some of the characteristics that help make a coach successful.

The 5th of June every year marks World Environment Day (WED) , it’s aim is to raise awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Clubforce takes a look at ways in which our system can help your sports club cut down it’s paper trail.

Upcoming fundraising gigs and entertainment events run by clubs on Clubforce. Check them out and buy tickets here.

This month Clubforce is highlighting another club using the Clubforce club management system to manage club membership, raise funds and communicate with members. The idea behind the Club Spotlight is to shine a light on the efforts of club volunteers, to draw attention to well-run amateur sports clubs and to share ideas and best practices…

On Saturday, the 11th of May Darkness into Light will take place over 168 different venues across Ireland. The annual walking event fundraiser originally began in 2009 at Phoenix Park where 400 people took part. Since then the event has been an amazing success with 2018’s participation figures reaching 200,000 people and taking place over…

What are the typical costs for family membership of a sports club in Ireland and how does that compare with alternatives? Clubforce takes a look, comparing membership of different sports in Dublin and outside the capital.

Simply repeating these steps week after week as part of your club lotto routine will give your club an increasing base of regular lotto players – give it a go! 

Walterstown GFC in Co. Meath grew their membership by 17% in 2018 and have created successful revenue streams through a wide range of fundraising efforts – learn about how they did it here

Volunteers are a vital part of successful sports clubs but very often go unrecognised for their efforts. It can be a thankless and often endless endeavour and more and more sports clubs are reporting that volunteers are hard to come by.

As a general trend, the data showed that female participation in team sports peaks a year or so later than male participation and that the decline in female participation (versus male) accelerates from the age of 21.