NZAFF Member Survey As part of defining the way forward for the Sport of American Football the Board of NZAFF believes its critical to get the opinions of our Members so invite you to complete the form below. Any member of NZAFF can complete the form. The form will be open until the 24th November with all findings reviewed at the December Board Meeting. OK Question Title * 1. Please enter your Contact details Your Name Your Club Your Region Email Address OK Question Title * 2. Please let us know your role Player Coach Administrator (Team Manager, Committee Member etc) Supporter (partner, parent, friend) Official Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. We want to understand what you see as the biggest challenges holding back the growth of American Football in New Zealand. Please rank the following challenges from most important to least important. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Attracting players 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Retaining players 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lack of junior/ school pathways to get kids into the game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Organised flag football at scale to bring more people into the sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Quality coaches & coach development 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Quality officials & officials develop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Awareness of the sport and getting a higher profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lack of quality national representative teams travelling to international events 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Competition from other sports taking our player pool 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lack of funding and revenue streams for the sport (at club, region & federation levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lack of national leadership bringing clubs and regions together as one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lack of administrative manpower(volunteers) to assist clubs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Other (see Next question) OK Question Title * 4. Do you have any other comments around Challenges? OK Question Title * 5. What do you think should be the priorities around growing the Sport of American Football for the next 3 to 5 years? Please rank from most important to least important: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Deliver more Flag Football programs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Deliver more Youth Programs (Primary school & Intermediate) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Support Regions with grassroots competition development 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Develop a clear vision for the Sport and bring Regions/ Clubs together as aunified group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Support delivery of new Contact formats such as 7 Man 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grow Women’s American Football 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Development for Coaches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Development for Officials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Increased Awareness/ Profile for the Sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 More National representative teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Encourage more regions and Clubs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Develop funding and revenue streams for the Sport (at Club, Region &Federation levels) OK Question Title * 6. Do you have any other comments around Priorities? OK Question Title * 7. As a NZAFF Club/ Association/ Member, what do you see is your most critical role to play in growing the Sport in New Zealand, and how can NZAFF help you achieve this? OK Question Title * 8. What Values do you think should best represent American Football in NZ, and should be reflected in what we do and how we do it, together in this sport? Please pick five that you want as identifiable values: Community Health Teamwork Respect Excellence Integrity Fun Enjoyment Passion Enthusiasm Drive Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 9. What do you want from this Sport? Tell us why you play or are involved, and what you get from participating in the sport. OK Question Title * 10. How do you want this sport to appear the community? If you were encouraging someone to play or get involved with the sport what would be the best story that you would tell; OR the best reasons why they should play; OR what would you like to be able to say to them? OK DONE