2016 Race Organiser Feedback Survey

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your business or events company?

Club organiser (less than 200 members in club)

Club Organiser (more than 200 members)

Small Commercial Organiser

Medium sized Commercial Organiser

Large Commercial Organiser

Charity

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What size are the events that you organise? Please answer with the largest number of race starts?

Up to 100 participants

Up to 250 participants

Up to 500 participants

Up to 1000 participants

Up to 1500 participants

up to 2000 participants

2000 participants +

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* 3. How many years have you sanctioned events with Triathlon Ireland?

1 year or less

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

More than 5 years

Unsure

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* 4. How would you rate the following parts of Event Sanctioning?

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Adequate	Poor
Event Registration	Event Registration Excellent	Event Registration Very Good	Event Registration Good	Event Registration Adequate	Event Registration Poor
Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information	Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information Excellent	Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information Very Good	Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information Good	Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information Adequate	Event Management Template, submitting of documents & information Poor
Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff	Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff Excellent	Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff Very Good	Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff Good	Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff Adequate	Support/ guidance received from Triathlon Ireland Events Staff Poor
Post event submission of information	Post event submission of information Excellent	Post event submission of information Very Good	Post event submission of information Good	Post event submission of information Adequate	Post event submission of information Poor
Promotion of sanctioned events	Promotion of sanctioned events Excellent	Promotion of sanctioned events Very Good	Promotion of sanctioned events Good	Promotion of sanctioned events Adequate	Promotion of sanctioned events Poor

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* 5. With reference to your reasons for sanctioning, how important are the following factors?

	Essential	Highly important	Important	Not important	Unsure
Ability to Use Club Insurance	Ability to Use Club Insurance Essential	Ability to Use Club Insurance Highly important	Ability to Use Club Insurance Important	Ability to Use Club Insurance Not important	Ability to Use Club Insurance Unsure
Support from Triathlon Ireland staff	Support from Triathlon Ireland staff Essential	Support from Triathlon Ireland staff Highly important	Support from Triathlon Ireland staff Important	Support from Triathlon Ireland staff Not important	Support from Triathlon Ireland staff Unsure
Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships	Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships Essential	Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships Highly important	Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships Important	Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships Not important	Ability to bid to host Series/ Championships Unsure
Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders	Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders Essential	Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders Highly important	Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders Important	Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders Not important	Permit requirements for partners or stakeholders Unsure
Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event	Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event Essential	Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event Highly important	Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event Important	Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event Not important	Access to Technical Officials/ Motorcycle Officials at your event Unsure
Advertisement of your event	Advertisement of your event Essential	Advertisement of your event Highly important	Advertisement of your event Important	Advertisement of your event Not important	Advertisement of your event Unsure
Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support	Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support Essential	Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support Highly important	Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support Important	Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support Not important	Access to resources/ guidance/ crisis management support Unsure
Support for the National Governing Body	Support for the National Governing Body Essential	Support for the National Governing Body Highly important	Support for the National Governing Body Important	Support for the National Governing Body Not important	Support for the National Governing Body Unsure

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are there any factors that may result in you no longer sanctioning your events with Triathlon Ireland ?

Increase in cost for registration

Increase in cost for One Day Membership

Decrease in support offered

Loss in revenue

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What factors do you feel do or could limit growth in events in Ireland?

Too many events of equal standing

Too many low cost events

Poor feedback from a Triathlon event

Access to venues

Ability to promote to new markets

Increased costs of delivery (and therefore entry fees)

Challenges with accessing volunteers

Increase in required Health & Safety documentation to be provided

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What would you like to see Triathlon Ireland do to grow your events?

Advertise events listing in more places

Promote individual events

Help with access to talking to new markets

Help with access to funding streams

Help with the recruitment of Volunteers

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Is there anything you would like to see added to the offer available to Event Organisers who sanction their events with Triathlon Ireland?

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* 10. How do you recruit volunteers?

Local Clubs

Join in or Other volunteer platform

Local County Sport Partnership

Schools/ Universities

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How many volunteers do you have per event on average?

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* 12. Do you feel you have?

More than enough volunteers to assist your events

Just enough volunteers to assist your events

Less than enough volunteers to assist your events

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* 13. Do you feel volunteers have the skills required to perform their role

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

Unsure

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* 14. How do you reward volunteers?

Free race entry

Small payment

Freebies/ Goody Bags

Incentive through link to college/ university

Volunteer party/ awards

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Is there anything you would like to see Triathlon Ireland do to grow officiating either nationally or in your area?

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* 16. Are you planning to bid to host a National Championship or Series status?

Yes

I am unsure how to bid for these events

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* 17. Is there any guidance documentation you would like to see Triathlon Ireland develop for the benefit of Event Organisers?

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* 18. Are there any courses you would like to see developed to benefit Event Organisers? e.g. marketing, open water safety considerations, cycling considerations

2016 Race Organiser Feedback

Event Organiser Survey

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your business or events company?

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* 2. What size are the events that you organise? Please answer with the largest number of race starts?

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* 3. How many years have you sanctioned events with Triathlon Ireland?

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* 4. How would you rate the following parts of Event Sanctioning?

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* 5. With reference to your reasons for sanctioning, how important are the following factors?

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* 6. Are there any factors that may result in you no longer sanctioning your events with Triathlon Ireland ?

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* 7. What factors do you feel do or could limit growth in events in Ireland?

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* 8. What would you like to see Triathlon Ireland do to grow your events?

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* 9. Is there anything you would like to see added to the offer available to Event Organisers who sanction their events with Triathlon Ireland?

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* 10. How do you recruit volunteers?

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* 11. How many volunteers do you have per event on average?

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* 12. Do you feel you have?

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* 13. Do you feel volunteers have the skills required to perform their role

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* 14. How do you reward volunteers?

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* 15. Is there anything you would like to see Triathlon Ireland do to grow officiating either nationally or in your area?

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* 16. Are you planning to bid to host a National Championship or Series status?

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* 17. Is there any guidance documentation you would like to see Triathlon Ireland develop for the benefit of Event Organisers?

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* 18. Are there any courses you would like to see developed to benefit Event Organisers? e.g. marketing, open water safety considerations, cycling considerations

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* 19. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for improvement to Event Organiser support?