Member-Suggested Solutions for Critical Improvements
Insights from the recent member survey highlight key areas for improvement, including volunteer recruitment, club accountability, more races and commissaires, fun family events, and better advertising and organization. Suggestions include dedicated volunteer coordinator positions, stronger club commitments, increased involvement of bike shops/clubs, and enhanced promotional efforts.
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Member Suggested Solutions to Key Priorities Requiring Improvement Received from the recent member survey
Volunteer recruitment and appreciation You organize a race, you don't pay for your licence. You build trails, same. Dedicated volunteer coordinator position. Paid? find ways to reward those who volunteer, i.e. reduced MCA fees, BBQ's and drinks, posts on the website
Clubs should be held accountable for not running or canceling races / stronger clubs Make organizers COMMIT with a deposit, so they actually hold their race. Hold people accountable Talk to the clubs ... Find out what's going on at the club level Get more clubs to put on races, or have more cup races The best clubs in Tri or XC skiing are NOT shop based, they are community or racer based. Bring the club leaders together, make sure everyone is heard and respected. Process for club coach development encouragement collaborative race organization across clubs.
More (road) races and commissaires Work more closely with bike shops/clubs. Make sure they feel like they have a voice. Make it clearer/easier to hold more 'events More courses and outlines of fees and payment of commissaires Have the MCA responsible for providing the race officials and organizers (paid positions). Try to have more shops involved and more communities Simplify the job by using chip timing, computers for registration and results Road racing is huge down south, what can we learn from them. MN for ex.
More fun family races, let families race together More organized events along the lines of 'Bring a Friend' events. Fun being the emphasis. Find a way to do either both in one day/one location, or two days/one location. More advantageous to run an event. key word is event. the most successful stuff this year had nothing to do with high performance racing. Stop trying to complicate and just go with what has worked Family type events. Different riding levels with a guide for each from the area to help people have fun.
Better advertising, promotion and organization of races Have MCA representatives visit schools to promote the MCA and cycling Expanded poster campaign and consistency, possibly thru other sports Highly organized and advertised making the events profitable(for organizers) and memorable instead of forgettable quality not quantity. Advertisement in bike shops, more shop involvement, ads in paper. Get the info from race organizers sooner Support Organizers, not create barriers for them hire Social Media person, or volunteers to video races More advertising and more spectator friendly events
Keep the price of racing down You organize a race, you don't pay for your licence. You build trails, same. Reduce license and race fees. We could also pound the pavement for more funding from different areas Recruit more corporate sponsorship
Secure race venues in Parks and on private land, more venues Solve the permit or political issues that got in the way. Have a committee that would do the majority of the back ground work for a race and work with a club so that more clubs would be willing to participate. Facilitate joint trail work days or inter-club rides in venues around the province
Better communication across the organization Work more closely with bike shops/clubs. Make sure they feel like they have a voice. Personal Visit to Clubs to establish good relations Annual Surveys Advertise strategic goals clearly on website. A board position and committee dedicated to communication More active use of Facebook (looks like this is beginning to take place), updated website website is hard to navigate, some content is buried or outdated
Attract new members, and help them learn to race School programs for bike safety and introduction to competitive cycling. Increase presence at grassroots, education in schools Get into the schools; work with the PE teachers. Downplay the racing of the KOM program and encourage more social events/bike repair clinics/arrange rides to local sites like the Forks so kids know that bikes can be part of their everyday. partner with other like-minded sports for cross training family packages , mca covers insurance at a few events BMX. Make cycling cool.
MCA need to work together as a team Mandate that only one discipline can be scheduled on any given date. Allow committees to run their program, use their experience... Communication and Respect Develop a schedule with the input of all clubs Avoid event conflicts develop a balanced schedule, build towards 'classic' events encouragement to collaborate avenue the most.
More active advocacy Project a clear image of cyclists not being weird nut-bars who hate cars, but rather normal everyday working people, many of whom also drive cars. Have an MCA rep that liaises with city and provincial gov. demonstrations at schools, possibly create relationship with MPI
