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HISTORY OF STS – A BRIEF SUMMARY

• Set up to select Scottish team for the Commonwealth Games

• Expanded to represent views of 4 member associations:

• SCTA – Scottish Clay Target Association

• SPA – Scottish Pistol Association

• SRA – Scottish Rifle Association

• SSRA – Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association

• Grassroots activity limited due to minimal investment – has led to image of STS being

for elite sport

By Allan Alstead – STS Chair

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HISTORY OF STS – LANDMARK 4 YEARS

• April 2011 – STS agree to appoint an Independent Chair

• April 2012 – Steering Group established to deliver National Shooting Centre

• October 2012 –Workshop with all 4 disciplines results in ‘Unification Vision Paper’

• June 2013 – KPMG audit outcome of ‘Satisfactory with Comments’ (‘Satisfactory’ = highest outcome)

• January 2014 – National Development Manager appointed

• June 2014 – Awarded £9,535 from ‘Class of 2014’ Project for coach development

• July 2014 – Worked in partnership with Glasgow 2014 to support delivery at Barry Buddon

• December 2014 – Awarded ~£14,000 to develop membership systems with Azolve


THE NATIONAL SHOOTING CENTRE

• Pursued for years but now STS is making progress

• Project led by Scottish Government, supported by sportscotland

• STS has been working with member associations to provide expert input

• Bidding process:

• Open to all

• Provides flexibility for two possible outcomes

• Now closed and bids currently being assessed

• Commitment from Scottish Government to deliver by end of 2016

• Final site(s) to be independently managed


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PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFIED SCOTTISH BODY FOR SHOOTING•Membership fee to be £30-£40

• Club membership being considered

• Discounts being considered for:

• Juniors

• Schools

• University Clubs

• Existing Life Members (free)

By Oliver Barsby – STS National Development Manager

PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFIED SCOTTISH BODY FOR SHOOTING• This body is NOT about elite shooting:

• Grassroots, development and performance for participants, coaches and volunteers

• Unlock development funding both at national and club level

• This body is NOT just about Commonwealth & Olympic Disciplines:

• Support F Class etc.

• Flexibility in structure to grow with the sport and accept new disciplines

• Speaking as ONE for the sport


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PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFIED SCOTTISH BODY FOR SHOOTING• How will each discipline be managed and protected within the larger body?

• Association Management Groups (AMGs) – lead on sports specific development

• Events/Competitions – profits to be retained by AMGs

• Finances – AMGs get additional £11k for Clay Target, £450 for Smallbore, £700 for Fullbore and £4.5k for Pistol

• Development Squads (up to High Performance)

• Protected in the Articles - ‘Sport Specific Matter’ & ‘Primary Disciplines’

• What about child protection, anti-doping, sponsorship, insurance?

• Sports Development Group – lead on generic/cross discipline development

• Business Development Group – lead on sponsorship, legal matters, insurance etc.


PROPOSAL FOR A UNIFIED SCOTTISH BODY FOR SHOOTING• Professional support from fulltime staff to reduce burden on volunteers:

• Initially – Administration, Bookkeeping & Lead Officer

• 2017 onwards – potential for more development staff to work with disciplines

• Much greater capacity to focus on development

• Streamlined membership systems for membership and payment with Azolve

• Significant investment from sportscotland to develop unified membership system

• Strong partnership opportunities with sponsors and other shooting agencies

• E.g. NSRA for competition entry, CPSA for inclusion with system


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HOW WILL THIS BE PRESENTED?

• Proposal – outlining the new body (detailed and summary versions to be prepared)

• Articles, voting rights, aims and objectives

• Structure, descriptions of committees and roles

• Membership fee and benefits to members

• Transfer Plan – Describing the transition (unique for each body)

• Assets to be transferred – finances etc. to be ring-fenced

• Function of Associations going forward

• Timescales of transfer


TIMESCALES FOR PROPOSAL

Consultation/Discussion with members February - March 2015

Preparation of Summary Proposal March - June 2015

Preparation of Detailed Proposal March- June 2015

Preparation of Transfer Plans March - June 2015

Decision Timescales for Associations August - November 2015 (2016 Membership Year)

November 2015 - March 2016 (2017 Membership Year)

Implementation of New Governance May - October 2015

Membership Systems February - December 2015


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CLOSING SUMMARY

• Each discipline will still be governed by the experts – you

• Represent and support all disciplines – not just CWG & Olympic

• Greater investment/funding potential at national and local levels for grassroots

• Staff support – reduced admin for volunteers

• Greater capacity for developing all disciplines

• Stronger unified voice


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