LONDON, July 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- A leading Greater
London hockey club emerged stronger than ever from the
trials and tribulations of the Covid crisis, thanks to its
determined coaching team and innovative use of the Spond sports
team management app.
Despite being one of the most successful hockey clubs in the UK,
with teams competing in seniors men's and women's leagues in the
Essex region, Crostyx Hockey had
suffered - like most grassroots sports team and organisations -
from a loss of membership and revenue during the Covid crisis, Now,
after using Spond to devise an innovative approach to track and
trace, the club is well on its way to renewed success and
prosperity, on and off the field.
"When England Hockey revealed the different stages of the 'Back
to Play' programme, they required every session to be tracked and
submitted to the England Hockey Portal with the contact details of
each attendee," said Ella Day,
Captain of the Ladies Section at Crostyx. "Using Spond, our Covid
officer could directly download the attendance for each session
from the app and upload it straight to the England Hockey Portal,
which made life much easier than having to manually input 150 names
manually.
"Due to the government guidelines at the time, it was also a
requirement to contact those who had been in close contact should
someone test positive for Covid-19. Using the data on Spond, our
Covid officer could see exactly who had attended the session and
was able to contact that group directly using the messaging in the
app, rather than spending ages contacting each person individually.
Spond not only solved what otherwise would have been an admin
nightmare, but also allowed us to return to full team training
sessions several weeks earlier than many rival clubs, which led to
enhanced revenue and improved performance on the pitch."
The solutions devised by the admins and coaches at Crostyx are
just two of the many ways that the Spond app and the Spond
Club platform have empowered sports teams and other
organisations to solve the problems and overcome the challenges
thrown at them over the last two years. With less volunteers,
reduced financial income and new approaches to training
necessitated by social distancing, Spond has helped to take the
stress out of sports team management, as well as helping to
overcome specific challenges such as those faced by Crostyx.
"It was awesome to hear about how Ella and her colleagues used
Spond to devise such innovative solutions to the challenges of
training in the post-Covid period," said Trine Falnes, Spond CEO. "This is just one more
example of how Spond is much more than a simple team management
app. Moving to Spond can be a transformative experience for clubs,
teams and groups who take the time to make the most of the features
on offer.
"In particular, Spond can replace a whole raft of traditional
resources, from spreadsheets to messaging apps and payment
processors, with one single user interface, allowing coaches to do
more in less time, which means they can spend more time doing what
they love."
Since the world began opening up, Spond has worked hard to add
new features and enhancements that make life simpler and less
stressful for coaches and volunteers, with a particular focus on
time-saving, fundraising and payment processing, all of which have
the potential to improve the short-term survival prospects of
sports team and organisations, while also contributing to their
long-term prosperity.
Ella added: "Spond really does allow our coaches and admins to
do more with less. For example, organising a matchday squad used to
be a complex process involving emails, SMS messages, Facebook
Messenger, WhatsApp and other channels. With Spond, you set it up
in the app and everyone can confirm their availability in a few
seconds, so there's less chasing and the coaches always know who is
available."
Spond estimates that coaches will save an average of 2.5 hours
per week using the app, which is growing rapidly in the UK, with
British clubs now accounting for almost one third of the Spond's
1.5 million monthly active users. In addition to the Spond app, the
Spond Club platform is ideal for any organisation with more than
one team, allowing admins to organise and communicate with players
and members across multiple squads, with no limit on the number of
registered users.
You can download Spond for free today. To find out more
about Spond or arrange a free demo, visit www.spond.com.
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