CAPS is an accreditation scheme which helps netball clubs function in the most efficient way, ensuring the clubs offer a quality environment for all members. CAPs is currently only available for Clubs with members who are U18. It is designed to ensure Clubs have qualified & CRB cleared coaches/umpires and are committed to development and good, safe practice.It is directly linked to Sport England’s Clubmark, which provides a national standard for good practice in the development of players, coaches, officials and volunteers, also helping to clarify roles and responsibilities within the club at all three levels Bronze, Silver and Gold.

 

The Club Action Planning Scheme (CAPS) is a programme designed to captivate you and your netball club. It aims to support you to deliver a quality netball development programme and operate in line with best practice.

 

CAPS is a fantastic club development tool which enables you to develop a wide range of areas within your club. Working towards CAPS helps you to:

• Increase your membership numbers and retain them in the club

• Ensure you have the right amount of duty of care, adopting good practice for your young members

• Addresses important aspects of the club management

• Develop coaches, umpires and volunteers

• Develop links with local schools in your community

• Raise the profile of your club

• Finally, it asks you to plan how you want to improve your club and help delegate those actions

 

CAPS has three levels of accreditation: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Bronze CAPS is the first level, incorporating the Clubmark criteria covering the areas of safeguarding and protecting children and young people, quality coaching and officiating, competition, talent development, sports equity and good management. Bronze must be achieved before Silver or Gold.

Silver and Gold CAPS are about demonstrating further quality across the areas of coaching, officiating, and developing volunteers. If you achieve Silver or Gold, you are demonstrating that you have met the minimum operating standards required for Clubmark but have also demonstrated a further commitment to ensuring a club environment which provides a higher quality of coaching, officiating, leadership and volunteering opportunities for the young people at your club.