Sporting Club Social Media Examples

Sporting club Activity Target Purpose Greater Live streamed workout sessions Players Maintain player fitness levels Volleyball Academy via Facebook

Port Adelaide District Hockey Promote “don’t become Players, members, Creating a COVID-19 safe Club complacent and undo all the hard the community. environment at the club. work” in their “Magpie update”.

Bowls Australia #StayAtHomeChallenge includes Open to all clubs to Maintain skills and keep them members setting up obstacles at participate. engaged with the club. home where they would film themselves practicing bowling and post on their social media. Facebook page

Wakehurst Football Club Created a clear document for a Community Creating a COVID-19 safe (soccer NSW) COVID safety plan in PDF format. members, players, environment at the club. staff.

Includes a document with visuals Spectators and Clubs Creating a COVID-19 safe of ground plans across the league within the environment at the football for game day. Very clear for each association. grounds ground. (Manly Warringah Football Association).

Bankstown Sports Hockey Have clear communication on Players, members, Information is clear. Club their Facebook page. spectators.

COVID-19 signage around the Players, members, Promoting a Covid-19 safe pitch. spectators. environment

Sign in procedure where an ID Committee Don’t share pens etc. and all card is given and used through QR members and information can be kept in one scanning to sign in. Useful as it is players place. contactless.

Athletics Facebook page which provides Members Maintaining individual’s health members with tips on maintaining health.

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Lower Plenty Football Club Virtual $5k reverse raffle done Members, players Fundraiser and engagement through Facebook live. and community from the community.

Sarina Demons Junior AFL Have a written strategy for Community Creating a COVID-19 safe Club (QLD) COVID-19 restrictions that can be members, players, environment at the club. found on their Facebook page. coaches It has a clear layout with visual of oval training layout and includes the names of trained COVID volunteers.

Trafalgar Football Netball Weekly number draw posted on All members and Fundraiser and engagement club their Facebook page where players from the community winner gets $500. $$ entry fee

Hockey NSW Clear resources and infographics Community hockey Educate clubs and associations. for clubs and associations to use. clubs.

Provided coaches information Hockey coaches. Educate coaches. sessions via zoom.

Eastern Sirens Synchronized 30-day splits challenge over Players Maintain players flexibility and Swimming Club Facebook – post a video of you keep them engaged with the doing the splits: Facebook page club

City West Falcons Netball Shoutout players/members on Members and Provides individuals with a Club their Facebook page when it’s players sense of belonging in the club. their birthday Club engagement TikTok Tuesdays – players make a Members and video at home which is posted players every Tuesday

Melbourne United Entered a team to participate in Community Improve fitness/health through Club: Switching things up the Life Changer foundation walking or running, fundraising KM’S4KIDS challenge and engagement

Online coaching seminar Coaches or Support coaches during the members. second phase of lockdown.

Basketball Victoria Design your Jersey Competition Public/younger Isolation project, gives local audience basketball clubs an opportunity to engage with their players/members

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Eltham Wildcats Basketball Ready 2 – 8 live training General public, Get the community re engaged Club sessions a week, interviews, players and with basketball after lockdown. coaching education and weekly members games nights. Facebook Page

Nelson Bay Hockey Club For junior training, coaches record Players Promoting a COVID-19 safe arrival time for participants. Each environment at training. child is given a labelled drink bottle and stick.

Orienteering Victoria Using Maplink and DIY map library Members Maintain skills and keeps to complete activities. participants connected to the sport. Baseball Victoria and Created a YouTube channel to re- Players Maintain Skills, keep players Calisthenics Victoria watch highlights and also learn entertained and connected and new training techniques at home maintain engagement of the sport. Bicycles for Humanity Pedal for Purpose virtual Community cyclists Promotes exercises and an challenge – done via Strava. aim engagement with the sport and to ride 11,000km as a community community. throughout the month of August.

Hockey Victoria #KeepHockeyAlive – challenges Grass roots clubs, Maintain skills and engagement grass roots clubs to create a video and players with the sport. Promotes of their players at home showing inclusion. their skills. Posted on their Facebook Page

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