2. Business Details
Community Sports Management Network (CSMN)
Non-Profit Organisation, Community Sports Provider
“We aim to manage, serve, and promote sport in the London area, at all levels of skill. To assist
schools and young people in their various forms of participation, and to encourage and facilitate the
involvement of as many people as possible in sporting activities. Working towards an active nation.”
Directors:
• Samuel Glean (Director, Finance & Chairman)
• Carl Reid (Director, School Program Development)
• Marcus Baynham-Brown (Director, Club Program Development)
3. About Us
We are a non-profit organisation that provides facilities
for, and promotes participation in sports. Largely centred
around basketball & fitness, we also cover sports like;
fencing, tennis, table tennis, dance (all forms), and
gymnastics. Our services are open for the whole
community, and are provided from an amateur basis.
CSMN has successfully run various eight week basketball
programmes on behalf of; Sport England, London Sport,
London Youth, Pro-Active Central London, Us girls and
Southwark Council. We have also devised and
executed school & college programmes throughout
Southwark and Lewisham using our qualified Staff.
CSMN’s aim is to get more women & youth involved in
sport, and thanks to the backing of the aforementioned
parties we have made great strides towards success.
4. Southwark Storm
5 years ago we started a CSMN basketball club (registered with England
Basketball) under which we have a Basketball team called 'Southwark
Storm'. A Women’s team that currently has 20+ registered players, 18-
40yrs old competing in the London Metropolitan Basketball League.
In recent years we have also started a youth session which is growing
rapidly due to the wealth of schools in the local area. With numbers
increasing and staying consistent, they will soon require competitive play
also.
Southwark Storm Women’s Basketball Team averages 18 participants per
session, most of whom participate competitively, but some just come to
take part and enjoy our vigorous yet fun training regime.
Southwark Storm currently operates 2 sessions; one for women and the
other for youth, 2hrs per week, per session.
We’ve made great progression on the participants & playing side of
things, improving our women’s team league finishing position year on
year, last season finishing in 3rd place. We have also increased registered
participants from 14 to 20, and weekly attendance average from 12 to
18. But as a non-profit organisation we rely on donations, sponsorship &
funding to maintain our services, so any support or contributions are
always very welcome.
5. Aims & Objectives
We aim to:
Help towards an active nation.
Give people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities the opportunity
to take part in sport.
Attract inactive participants.
Improve physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, learning and
development, community cohesion and economic development.
Raise health & fitness awareness in the local community.
Work with local schools to give youth a safe, well kept and
controlled place to improve, seek encouragement and trust.
Help maintain and rejuvenate local amenities and resources.
Improve the reputation and support growth of the community.
Work with local government and businesses.
6. Service Description
Community Sports Management Network (CSMN) will run sports
programs in schools, delivering access to training and
development of a high standard.
CSMN will operate community sports clubs open to all
participants.
CSMN will employ qualified coaches from the local community who
will carry out structured sessions, taking into account the learning
outcomes of Sport England.
CSMN has already enlisted the help of local graduates and trained
professionals to help coach and support in such activities as
football, basketball and fitness classes.
CSMN will focus on; sports development, social inclusion,
healthier, more active communities, coach education, and
community growth.
7. Major Costs
Venue Hire (monthly)
Membership & Insurance (yearly)
Two Coaches (monthly)
Game Day Fees (adhoc)
Team Kit (yearly)
Equipment (quarterly)
8. CSMN aim to:
Increase the standard of grass root sport offerings throughout
London, starting with Basketball.
Build a team of qualified CRB checked coaches.
Work within local Schools and with Sports Coordinators to create
teams, school leagues and tournaments.
Work with community schemes and government to improve
regional & national sport.
Provide exit routes from youth to adult, amateur to professional.
Help increase the number of women in sport.
Develop a network of clubs & coaches throughout London.
Sports Development
9. Strengths
Encourages fitness and healthy living
Provides the youth and community with training & development.
Gets the community using local amenities
Brings a collaborative approach to sports by setting a standard
across a network of users.
Affective sports governance can be implemented due to alignment
across schools and clubs.
Affective safeguarding & qualification governance due to network
of coaches. Network of coaches will ensure cover is available if
necessary.
10. Opportunities
Could create cross-school alignment, and tournaments, which
would see youth participants benefit from greater competition,
motivation, and sense of pride.
Working as a sports network we could help reduce costs to
schools.
By organising sports schedules across our schools and clubs we
could support the targeted growth of a particular sport.
CSMN could organise training courses for participants to become
coaches.
Manage school and club leagues across London.
11. Service Summary
Our services include;
After School Coaching Packages
School Holiday Camp Projects
Youth or Adult Tournament Organisation
Taster sessions
Corporate Training Sessions
Volunteer Experience Programs
Private Tutor Sessions
