Covid-19 – Mind Mapping

Challenge & Selection

The challenge was to look at what areas from an amateur sports club perspective needed to be put  in place for the return to play by the teams as a result of Covid-19. There are many stakeholders that  will have to follow the new guidance and will have views and opinions on what is needed based on  their practical experience from being involved in the club.  There are different facilities that are used  at the club and these will have to be assessed whether they can be used under the new Covid-19  restrictions. The stakeholders in the club would include the players, managers, trainers, club  committee, parents and supporters etc.

Application

To collate the potential ideas and information around the impact of Covid-19 on the club I selected  the mind mapping tool. There are potentially many branches off the central theme that may need to  be covered when you return to play under the new procedures. Many of the different sections in the  club will need to review the mind map to add their comments and views to determine what will  work from a practical perspective. The stakeholders would have the guidance from the sports  governance body as to what is currently expected as regards to Covid-19 requirements.

Each stakeholder group would be given a day to review the mind map to point out areas that impact  them as regards hygiene and contact with others in the club. For example, the parent or guardian  would bring their son or daughter to training or matches. The parents need to consider all the steps  that are involved when they go to and from training and games. For example, the parents and child  should wash their hands before coming and sanitise when they get to the club. The parent and child  should sanitise their hands after training and the parent should keep their distance from other  parents or spectators.

Based on the responses from the various stakeholder groups the areas that are uniform are put  together as these will be used when putting the club’s approach.

The mind mapping tool video is the fourth video in week three from the course material.

Insight & Approach

The mind mapping approach helps to bring together the various stakeholders in the club. What the  process shows is that each stakeholder group has different perspective as to what they do in the  club, how they use the facilities and who they interact with. You see examples coming through from  the stakeholders when they look at the various elements of the mind map. There would be areas  that an individual would never consider on your own and the knowledge in the group can open up a  large number of possible ideas that can be used. An example of these is where people would see  spectators or parents putting their hands on the pitch side railings which would now be required to  be cleaned.

Covid-19  Return  to play

Players

Supporters

Managers

Club Committee

Club Facilities

Parents/Guardians

Players to come in  training or match  gear and bring own  water bottle

Trainers

Pitches  Club Gym

Toilets  Club Hall  Meeting Rooms

Equipment and gear   (balls, cones, bibs etc.)

Sanitise Equipment

Must keep own record of social  contacts at training and games

Only area accessible  in  club and to be cleaned  after training and matches.

Log all the players and  personal that attend  matches/training  for  contact tracing

Ensure club

stakeholders follow  guidance Covid-19

Parent or guardian to  inform manager that  their child is fit to play.

Restricted from

attending  matches

Sanitise pitch  side railings

