SASSOT QualityMark

 

 

 

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on Trent have recently developed their own club accreditation award called SASSOT QualityMark, for high quality sports clubs with junior sections.

 

  

 

 

One of the main aims of Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent�s (SASSOT) Club Support Plan, is to increase the number of high quality accredited clubs throughout the sub-region and develop a more welcoming and accessible modern sports club network which will drive up participation, improve satisfaction and retention and allow those with talent to fully develop.

 

 

SASSOT recognises and values the commitment made by sports clubs to develop high quality, welcoming environments for young participants. The development of clubs that encourage young people to take-up sport, improve their talents, possibly play a leadership role and give them the option to initiate and maintain life-long participation in sport is an essential part of our work to support the sporting infrastructure throughout Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

 

 

SASSOT have recently developed a club accreditation award called QualityMark, this is for sports clubs throughout the county that are not eligible to apply for their National Governing Body (NGB) or County Sports Partnership Clubmark accreditation. 

SASSOT QualityMark

Arm Wrestling	Karate
Baton Twirling	Kickboxing
Australian Rules Football	Martial Arts
Billiards	Petanque
Camogie	Quoits
Darts	Skateboarding
Dodgeball	Skipping
Floorball	Snooker
Gaelic Football	Stoolball
Hurling	Ultimate (Frisbee)
Kabaddi	Unihoc

 

 

The SASSOT QualityMark criteria will be aligned with the Clubmark standards in order to ensure that the schemes complement each other and sports clubs that achieve this award will receive similar benefits as associated with Clubmark.

 

Clubmark is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards. It is endorsed by all the main sporting, youth and education agencies involved in delivery of sporting opportunity for young people as the accreditation scheme for clubs with quality assured junior sections.

 

Clubmark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections and is awarded to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:

• The Playing Programme
• Safeguarding and Protecting Children
• Sports Equity and Ethics
• Club Management

 

Clubs working towards accreditation can receive support and advice from SASSOT and other partners such as Local Authorities and School Sport Partnerships. Circumstances will vary between clubs and sports but the process of accreditation is the same. There is only one set of paperwork to complete and in general most clubs are well on the way to achieving accreditation without realising it.

 

The Benefits

SASSOT QualityMark gives sports clubs of all types structure and direction. Clubs awarded with the QualityMark will see many tangible benefits as Clubmark clubs do, such as: 

• Club development -The foundation for any club is its youth structure. By encouraging and attracting young members, it is building a strong future.
• Increased membership - Addressing issues like equity and child protection gives parents confidence when choosing a club for their children.
• Developing coaches and volunteers - As part of Clubmark, clubs receive help in developing the skills of those involved in their organisation.
• Raised profile - Once Clubmark accredited, clubs will be listed on a county database and in other directories, to help them attract new members and grow.

 

If you are interested in working towards the SASSOT QualityMark and the sports club;

• comes from one of the sports listed in the above table and,
• has a junior section

then please contact me for further information to begin the accreditation process.

 

Chris Turner

Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk