VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 1 Contents Football 2020+ Summary 03 Future of Football 2020+ 04 The Football Eco System 05 Executive Summary 06 Implementation Plan 08 Future of Football 2020+ Opportunities Paper 10 Reform 1 - Governance 15 FQ Independent Governance Review 22 New Governance Recommendations 29 Reform 2 - Administration 65 Reform 3 - Competitions 82 Reform 4 - Affordability 90 VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 2 Football 2020+ 1 Governance Summary The ambitious Future of Football 2020+ journey undertaken by Football Queensland aims to shape a bright future for football in Queensland by unlocking the immense opportunity and potential of Administration the game. As the largest club-based participation sport in Queensland with over 186,000 participants, it is vital that football addresses the 2 challenges and opportunities facing the game to ensure its ongoing success and viability. Football stakeholders across Queensland were invited to engage in a six-month state-wide consultation process based on the Future of Football 2020+ Consultation Paper released in May 2020, focusing on four key areas of the game; governance, administration, competitions and affordability. Competitions In order to unite football in the state and establish a strong foundation for the future of the game, each of these areas and their 3 impact on the football ecosystem must be considered. The feedback gathered throughout the extensive engagement effort was detailed in the Opportunities Paper, with further input from stakeholders culminating in the Recommendations Paper which outlines a series of recommendations to be implemented across the four key areas of the game. Affordability VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 4 3 Future of Football 2020+ “Sports that fail to recognise or accept the changing landscape risk losing relevance and ground to others that are willing and able to adapt.” - Play Sport Australia First Consultation May June July August Methodology Present Club Summit Club Summit Club Summit Information gathering Consultation Paper & methodology development Sep Oct Nov Mar Ongoing 2021 We Are Here Opportunities First Implementation Plan Report Report Recommendations Action Plans and Paper Delivery Timeline Second Consultation VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 4 The Football Eco System Everything is connected The Journey Starts Here! Governance Government & Great governance models lead to stable, Administration Commercial effective and efficient administration A well governed and efficiently Participation helps drive value, interest administered game leads to new and partnership opportunities with competitive structures & programs Government and corporate sector, placing FOOTBALL IN becoming available to meet community downward pressure on costs and driving expectations and deliver pathways for investment back into the game QUEENSLAND aspirational clubs and players UNITED Competitions & Participation Programs Affordable, quality programs and Great administration and efficiently run competitions will grow participation and organisations place downward pressure keep people in the game and enjoying it on costs and allows reinvestment into the for longer Affordability right areas of the game VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 5 Executive ORDER OF FOCUS Summary Governance Administration What changes do we need? How we LEAD the game How we RUN the game Embedded ‘governance’ and ’administration’ recommendations impacts… Competitions & Programs How we PLAY the game Affordability How we FUND the game VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 6 Football in Australia Football Australia is the governing body of football in Australia and is a member of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. Each State governing body has a commitment to comply with the Football Australia constitution, applicable statutes, by-laws and regulations, and are responsible for the game within their The LAC’s functions are highly localised and mainly involve: maintenance of lo- Currently the various LAC’s that exist in Queensland are NOT recognised cal shared fields and facilities, operation of bar or canteen, facilitate MiniRoos constitutionally by Football Australia, FQ, the 10 administrative Zones within on game day, Summer Football and other heavily localised competition management VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 7 Football Queensland Reform Process Implementation Plan DEC: DHWS THE DECISION Recommendations MAKING 2019 2020 Paper Submitted PROCESS 2021 2022 NOV JUL 25 JUL – SEP NOV JAN FEB -MAR APR FEB FQ 2020-2022 FQ AGM and State-wide DHWS Board workshop Socialise Possible Conclude Strategic Plan Zone Workshop Community Opportunities to work through recommendations constitutional Governance reforms Launched Consultation Paper recommendations with Zones changes at FQ delivered Submitted & deliver and begin AGM recommendations implementation Governance report of adopted principles Immersion Review Design Implement NOV JUN – AUG SEP 15 NOV – DEC JAN – FEB MAR – SEP JAN – MAR FQ 2020-2022 Football 2020+ Future of Streamline Regional service Ongoing review Shared services Strategic Plan Consultation Football 2020+ administration, delivery bolstered and investigation delivered across Launched Roadshow Reform – improve service by increased into creation QLD for Finance, Opportunities delivery regional of improved Competitions, Administration Paper resources and efficiencies and Referees and shared services service delivery Discipline state-wide Immersion Review Design Implement NOV JUN – AUG AUG OCT – NOV FEB – MAR MAR – SEP SEP – DEC JAN – MAR FQ 2020-2022 Football 2020+ NPL EOI & Implement NPL Implement Implementation Commencement of Strategic Plan Consultation Consultations Assessment for Women’s and Performance Gap of a Conference a fully connected Launched Roadshow NPL Women’s FQPL2 Expansion initiatives, comp based football pyramid in and FQPL2 expansion competition Queensland Competitions Expansion Immersion Review Design Implement NOV JUN – AUG NOV – DEC FEB – SEP JAN – MAR FQ 2020-2022 Football 2020+ Support budget Drive affordability outcomes Delivery of a Strategic Plan Consultation delivery in zones delivered as a consequence more efficient and Launched Roadshow to realise cost of changes to the cost-effective model savings across structure, governance and due to Governance player rego administration of the game and Administrative Affordability improvements Immersion Review Design Implement VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 8 THE DECISION Immersion Review Design Implement MAKING PROCESS HOW WE ANALYSE IT Data Driven Business Quantitative Expert Opinion Independent Analytics Case Research (if required) Review (if required) WHO WILL FACILITATE THIS? FQ Executive under the direction of the CEO to deliver: Evidence based position WILL MAKING THIS DECISION? Improves the football Reduce the cost of delivering Enable the realisation of Improve football Prepare QLD for the 2023 products and experience and administering the game Strategic Plan KPI’s outcomes for the good of FIFA WWC in Australia being delivered the game HOW WILL IT BE ACHIEVED? ONGOING EVALUATION PROCESS ONGOING EVALUATION FQ Executive working with the support of FQ Region General Managers and working group. CEO will deliver and be responsible for the implementation of the reform HOW WILL WE COMMUNICATE? As required club Regular direct Weekly FQ Board update Fortnightly Monthly FQ staff meetings update communication with to provide updates and key consultation sessions & communications to and narrative facilitated FQ Zones messaging comms on key matters key stakeholders on through CEO 5 at 5 advancements VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 9 Future of Football 2020+ Opportunities Paper. VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 10 Consultation Plan Summary Following the release of the Future of Football 2020+ Consultation Paper in May 2020, the first stage of consultation kicked off in June, with all members of the Queensland football community invited to provide their feedback to help shape the future of the game. Football Queensland consulted with 12 12 Stakeholder Groups stakeholder groups in the first stage of the six-month Future of Football 2020+ consultation process through a range of platforms including Club Summits, surveys and webinars, among others. In September and October, Football Queensland embarked on the second stage of the Future of Football 2020+ Participants Volunteers FQ Zones Clubs Futsal Women & Girls consultation process before compiling the findings to produce a First Report and Recommendations Paper. An independent review of the governance of the game in Queensland was also undertaken by sport governance experts DHW Simpson Advisory as part of the Future of Football Coaches Referees Government Schools Church Leagues Sponsors 2020+ consultation process. VERSION 2 | 30 MARCH 2021 11 Surveys Engagement Surveys of the wider football community were then distributed throughout June, July and August seeking feedback on the game’s governance, administration, competitions and affordability and providing an opportunity for stakeholders including commercial partners, church leagues and schools to contribute. Summary Two surveys were also produced and distributed specifically for clubs and participants from FQ’s competitions, forming part of the review into National Premier Leagues (NPL) competitions and the Future of Football 2020+ process; an NPL Men’s, Junior Boys and FQPL survey and an NPL Women’s and Junior Girls survey. 186,000 participants, 317 clubs and thousands of members of the Queensland football