Annual Report 2016

This year must go down as one of the most successful in the Club’s history. There has been considerable success both on and off the field.

This past year the Board has been in year 2 of a 3 year approach. Year 1 was about understanding how the Club operated. Year 2 was about stabilising the Club and Year 3 will be about transforming. All with a view to make Forrest Hill Milford United the best football club in New Zealand.

The Board set goals at the start of the year to maintain the gains made in the previous year. That meant holding our position in the Men’s NRFL Premier League. That meant holding on to our players in our Women’s NRFL Premier team after the Coach left for another Club. That meant accepting that this season would be a development season for our Women’s Premier Team. That meant maintaining our Junior playing numbers and our Senior playing numbers. The Board also wanted to enhance both its governance and administration. At a minimum it also wanted to maintain its financial position despite having increased costs associated with a Men’s NRFL Premier team and a Women’s NRFL Premier team.

Any sporting organisation like ours still has a heavy reliance on the contribution of volunteers. Best practice for sporting clubs has evolved to Board governance with paid administration. However, there is still a role for volunteers and without them the Club would not function. Our volunteers are made up of Board members, coaches, team managers, grade convenors, physios. Across our Club this accounts for well over 100 people. On the behalf of the Club I’d like to acknowledge your contribution and thank you for your generous donation of time and effort.
 

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