La Trobe University Football Club - Case Study Example

La Trobe University Football [soccer] Club (LTUFC) grant application Name; Institution affiliation; Date; Executive summary La Trobe University Soccer Club was founded in the year 1968 and has been in active existence for 40 years ever since. The club started out as a group of about 11 men who gathered on weekends for the occasional kick and had since grown to have over 120 members from every corner of the globe. At the moment, the club boasts having six senior teams, five men's teams, and one female team. The club prides itself on the rich culture of social values that it upholds, and it has always maintained the initial concept as a place for members to come and enjoy themselves and play soccer. This practice is seen in not only the population of soccer members the club has been able to register for the past few years but also the general acceptance of multicultural values that each soccer member brings to the club. In the late 90's and early 2000's the club had a discernable shift in its approach to management and how to run the club. To be effective in its operations, The club came up with a very distinct approach to becoming a more professional body on and off the field. This has seen the club go from strength to strength. The clubs management continues to work hard to make the club as strong as possible. Each day new members are given the club membership and over time the club has been looking for sponsors and to help it achieve some of its goals. Table of Contents Executive summary 2 Table of Contents 3 PRELIMINARY 4 Note 4 Purposes 4 COMPULSORY FOOTBALL FEDERATIONCLAUSES 5 Member’s subscriptions 6 ADDITIONAL CLAUSES 6 Limited liability 6 Indemnity of office holders 7 Insurance 7 Organizational details 8 Public benefit of the program and its awareness 9 Club's mission, goals, and objectives 9 La Trobe University sponsorship 10 Objectives of the club 10 Approach 11 Project schedule 11 Budget 12 PRELIMINARY Name The name of the incorporated soccer club association is known as "La Trobe University Soccer Club association", and is normally abbreviated as "LUSC" or "LTUSC", and is sometimes referred to as "the Association." Note Section 23 of the sports and associations act states that the name of the association or club and its dully registered number must appear on all of its business documents. Purposes The main goals and aims of the La Trobe University Soccer Club associations include: (1) Facilitate the participation of the La Trobe University community in sports in general and especially soccer, helping community members improve soccer's general standards in particular and the whole country in general. (2) Promoting the playing of soccer in the community as well as its environs, in its various forms, including futsal. (3) Be an active member of the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) as well as observing the rules, laws and regulations of the FFA and the Football Federation of Victoria (FFV), both soccer bodies in Australia. 3. Financial year The La Trobe University Soccer Club Association financial year runs for 12 months and mostly runs from 30 September. The organizations finances and financial plans are handled by an able team that makes sure that all financial operations of the association go on smoothly. 4. Affiliation (1)While the La Trobe University Soccer Club Association is affiliated with the La Trobe University, the Association must abide by any reasonable decision that is made by the University Senate, which means that any opinion or decision passed by the university's Senate binds the association as well. (2) If at any point in time the agreement between LaTrobe University and the Association is terminated, the association must cease to use the name"La Trobe University" and also change it from its documents. COMPULSORY FOOTBALL FEDERATIONCLAUSES Junior members The members of the Association may include members under the age of 18 years(known as Junior Members) who, under the clubs Constitution, are not legally allowed to hold any office, vote or debate on matters regarding the organization. Only people who have attained the legal age of 18 years and above are allowed to vote, hold office or debate. The junior members are represented by their parents or legal guardians. Member’s subscriptions Membership fees, subscriptions or other amounts payable by Members of the Association shall be determined by the Officers from time to time. To avoid doubt, the Officers or Association must not ask for or impose any fee, subscription charges or any other charges to a new member. (a) which relates solely or principally to the right to attend, debate or vote in annual general meetings of the club; (b) Moreover, the Association's regular membership fee gives the member the right to attend, debate or vote in general meeting; or ADDITIONAL CLAUSES No claim against the Association No Member ceases being a member of the club has any claim against the Association or the Officers for damages or any other complain. Limited liability Having a limited liability means that the clubs members no obligation to contribute towards the clubs payment of the debts and liabilities it is owed by third parties, or the recurring costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Association. Indemnity of office holders Every person who is or has been an Officer or another office holder of the Association (as defined in the Act) is entitled to be indemnified out of the property of the Association against: (a) Every liability incurred in good faith by the person that serves in that capacity (except liability for legal costs incurred by the person in question); and (b) All legal costs incurred in defending or resisting (or otherwise in connection with) proceedings, whether civil or criminal or of an administrative or investigatory nature, in which the person becomes involved because of that capacity, unless: (c) The clubs Association is forbidden by statute to indemnify the person against the liability or legal costs they may have incurred; or (d) An indemnity by the clubs Association of the current or former club official against the liability or legal costs would, if given, be made void by statute according to the constitution. Insurance The clubs association may compensate or agree to compensate, whether directly or through a third party, a premium for a contract insuring an official of the club who is or has been an Officer or other office holder of the Association against liability that may have been incurred by the person in that capacity as an officer of the association, including a liability for legal costs, unless the: (a) The club's association is forbidden by the statute to pay or agree to pay the premium to any person; or (b) If the Contract is already paid, the clubs Association can deem it null and void. Organizational details The La Trobe University Soccer Club Association is seeking to develop an academy whereby younger soccer stars will be trained and educated with hope of making them international football stars. The project will be a partnership between La Trobe University Soccer Club Association and the La Trobe University. Applicants name and contact information Name of the University: La Trobe University Official responsible for overseeing the soccer academy: dean co-curriculum activities Name: La Trobe University Soccer Club association Address: Title phone: Fax: Public benefit of the program and its awareness La Trobe University Soccer Club's project seeks to put in place a new soccer academy in the area, to benefit students of La Trobe University as well as members of the surrounding community as well. The clubs program will seek to engage new students aged between 10-20 years, mostly those joining college. The main aim of the soccer academy will be to promote young talents through offering the youngsters new opportunities and avenues. The program will promote all the best practices for training in soccer according to the guidelines provided by the world body FIFA. The coaching staff participating in the academy program is certified by the Australian soccer bodies and also other international bodies. La Trobe University Soccer Club aims to promote the idea through university social interfaces and other sanctioned college club message boards. The club will also use the university's electronic and print media to publish its results in various tournaments and also publication of other successes (inc., 2006). Club's mission, goals, and objectives La Trobe University Soccer Club's mission is building a world class academy and introducing student footballers to professional training and practice. The club understands that it has a responsibility of serving the community and the best way to do this is to build a world class academy that is capable of transforming lives of youths in that area. The club will seek to make the game more fun and enjoyable, meaning that the students at the Academy can participate in the game either recreationally or competitively. La Trobe University Soccer Club seeks to offer this opportunity to as many youngsters as possible (Inc., 2006). The clubs main goal is to provide young soccer stars with an opportunity to advance their talents through professional training and practices, under supervision of world class coaches and football experts. The clubs members will also be offered opportunities to participate in local, national and international tournaments in Australia and abroad. Coaches of the academy will aim at cultivating a team spirit that will go along way in promoting and supporting young talents in the area. In order to achieve these objectives and goals, the club will depend on support from the La Trobe University and other sponsors since it cannot under take the project on its own. La Trobe University sponsorship La Trobe University Soccer Club seeks the sponsorship of La Trobe University through monetary support, staff and assets as well in order to realize its goal. Building the academy to completion will require a large amount of money hence that is why the club is seeking help from the University. The club will also be requiring to use the university's football grounds for training purposes as well as playing its home matches. The La Trobe University stands to benefit a lot from the program because most of the members of the Academy will be sought from the students in the university. Moreover, most of the staff members of the academy will be the university's co-curriculum staff members as well. Objectives of the club La Trobe University Soccer Club aims to build an academy that will house around 300 members at one moment. To ensure that the team is efficient and performs well in competitions, the club will hold practices three days a week except during exam periods and when the team is playing. Carrying out assessment tests and medical tests is also important because it ensures that new members who are recruitment meet the basic requirements and qualifications of the La Trobe University Soccer Club Academy. Another objective of the La Trobe University Soccer Club is to cultivate a culture of playing soccer during leisure ours so that students can be encouraged to join and leave other activities that destroy their lives. Approach The club will actively seek new student members and also those from outside the university in order to strengthen the academy to meet international standards. Membership will be done through many different avenues such as student newsletters, posting on the university's social media platforms, by email and other electronic engaging sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The club is committed to employing all resources deemed necessary to achieve the organizations goals and ambitions. The clubs management will monitor the progress of the program by tracking the membership of new students, announcing its results and successes through meetings and practice attendance. The progress of the project will also be measured by how the students perform in tournaments nationally and their failure could mean that the project is not delivering and hence can be shut down. New members will undergo a mentorship program where they will be taught basic soccer skills before they graduate to the next stage. Through participation and promotion of Youngers, the club will introduce and engage the youngsters on the latest soccer practices as a way of motivating them. Project schedule The La Trobe University Soccer Club Academy hopes top open its doors in 6 months after getting the requested funds from the La Trobe University, the main sponsor of the project. The report on team members, staff, and budget will be made public after an additional three months and the financial year will be running from 30 September each year. Practices will be held on Wednesdays and weekends in order to give students time to catch up with their studies. In order to prepare the team for international matches, the La Trobe University Soccer Club Academy hopes to organize inter-university football league, ensuring that there will be games each and every weekend. The plan is to make the team members to be able to play for 90 minutes without getting tired and having muscle stiffness. Budget The La Trobe University Soccer Club Academy will house around 300 members when completed, training for two days a week, that is Wednesday and Saturday then playing a game on Sunday. The expenses will be outlined as below; Item Cost (in dollars) Travelling Members allowances Staff allowances Medical Accommodation Equipment Miscellaneous Total 500 3000 1000 300 500 500 1000 6800 References inc., A. S. (2006). Developing grant applications. australia: Wiley. Inc., S. a. (2006). Developing grant applications . Australia: Sage. leaque, A. f. (2004). community partnerships for footbal clubs. Sydney: Wiley. Read More