BA Athletics Club Survey 2019

BAAC Survey 2019 - Introduction

This survey is for the British Airways Athletics Club (BAAC) and is targeted at its members and friends - defined as those people who have found themselves on the weekly digest mailing list.

We have had many new joiners since our last survey. We want to discover more about you and how to adjust what the club does to better suit your wants. There is an underlying premise that we want to attract more regular attendance of club events.

Please answer the questions for yourself, or on behalf of people like yourself. There are TEN questions, most with multiple parts, so you probably need to allow ten minutes or more to fill it in. You should be able to save your response part way through. If you anticipate that that will be necessary please try this after the first question. Do not assume that the survey is anonymous, although any published results will be.

The results of the survey will be printed in the digest and, if appropriate, we will hold a members' forum at the AGM to discuss the results and plan actions accordingly.

To start the survey click on the "OK" or "Next" button below, or simply scroll down…

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* 1. Do you consider yourself to be: (tick all those that apply)

A member of the BA Athletics Club (typically paying £9 membership per year)

A member of another running club

Affiliated with UKA through the BAAC

Affiliated with UKA through another club

A member of BA Clubs (typically paying annual membership of around £35 retired or £70 working)

A BA Clubs member of the Bedfont Club (aka Bedfont and Feltham Football and Social Club) WITH a membership card

A private member of the Bedfont Club (paying £20 in the first year, £10 per year thereafter)

Current BA staff

Former BA staff

Non-BA

Add any comments below:

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* 2. Do you live

Within about five miles of Heathrow (e.g. Hayes, Southall, Hounslow, Feltham, Staines, Langley)

Five to ten miles from Heathrow (e.g. Uxbridge, Ealing, Brentford, Kingston, Sunbury, Chertsey, Windsor, Slough)

Ten to fifty miles from Heathrow

Over fifty miles from Heathrow

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* 3. We would like more regular attendance of our Wednesday evening runs from the Bedfont Club. What prevents you coming more often to our Wednesday night club evenings (tick all that apply)

I already frequently attend the club nights

I live nowhere near Heathrow so attendance is out of the question

Inconvenient time/distance to come on a Wednesday evening

There are too many other events on in the week so a club evening is a lower priority

Most Wednesdays I just can't be bothered

There is too much pollution and traffic on the running routes around the Heathrow area

Child care / family duties

You are not a member

Other reasons (please specify):

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* 4. What activities would attract you to a Wednesday evening? [tick all that apply]

An earlier start (currently we start at 6pm)

A later start at 7pm

A later start at 8pm

A different evening such as Thursday

Formal training exercises and runs

Having more people to run with

Having a variety of lengths of different courses

Having better changing rooms and shower facilities

Regular provision of food at the Bedfont Club

Other ideas (please specify):

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* 5. Some specific events…

	No	Not sure	Yes
AGM - are you likely to attend the mile races at the AGM on 31st July?	AGM - are you likely to attend the mile races at the AGM on 31st July? No	AGM - are you likely to attend the mile races at the AGM on 31st July? Not sure	AGM - are you likely to attend the mile races at the AGM on 31st July? Yes
AGM - would you like food to be provided for you at the AGM on 31st July?	AGM - would you like food to be provided for you at the AGM on 31st July? No	AGM - would you like food to be provided for you at the AGM on 31st July? Not sure	AGM - would you like food to be provided for you at the AGM on 31st July? Yes
Are you coming to the 38th World Airline Road Race (WARR) hosted in Amsterdam by KLM in early September?	Are you coming to the 38th World Airline Road Race (WARR) hosted in Amsterdam by KLM in early September? No	Are you coming to the 38th World Airline Road Race (WARR) hosted in Amsterdam by KLM in early September? Not sure	Are you coming to the 38th World Airline Road Race (WARR) hosted in Amsterdam by KLM in early September? Yes
Would you like to join in more with our Track & Field matches and Monday training nights?	Would you like to join in more with our Track & Field matches and Monday training nights? No	Would you like to join in more with our Track & Field matches and Monday training nights? Not sure	Would you like to join in more with our Track & Field matches and Monday training nights? Yes
Are you keen to join in with a club recommended external event "Run-of-the-Month"	Are you keen to join in with a club recommended external event "Run-of-the-Month" No	Are you keen to join in with a club recommended external event "Run-of-the-Month" Not sure	Are you keen to join in with a club recommended external event "Run-of-the-Month" Yes
Are you keen to join in with a monthly inhouse event at The Bedfont Club?	Are you keen to join in with a monthly inhouse event at The Bedfont Club? No	Are you keen to join in with a monthly inhouse event at The Bedfont Club? Not sure	Are you keen to join in with a monthly inhouse event at The Bedfont Club? Yes

Clarification if required:

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* 6. Something BIG in the pipeline - there is a plan to organise a 100k relay event at BA Waterside for BA and non-BA runners, currently targeted for the work day Thursday September 26th. This would be for individuals and teams and participants would be encouraged to get sponsorship for a charity of their choice.

Sounds interesting and I might be able to get a group of colleagues involved

Sounds interesting - tell me more

Keep me informed and I'll see if I can be free nearer the time

I probably wouldn't be able to make any of this

Question, comments or ideas:

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* 7. Are you interested in helping the club committee with our activities?

Yes - I would be happy to take on a formal role

Yes - but only informally

I'll enjoy the occasional marshalling job but don't want to take anything else on

No - I don't have enough free time

Clarification or suggestions:

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* 8. What should we do more of, or publicise more? "Too much" means we already communicate too much on this topic.

	Too much	About right	Too little
Marathons and Ultra runs	Marathons and Ultra runs Too much	Marathons and Ultra runs About right	Marathons and Ultra runs Too little
Triathlons / Biathlons	Triathlons / Biathlons Too much	Triathlons / Biathlons About right	Triathlons / Biathlons Too little
10k to Half Marathon distance races	10k to Half Marathon distance races Too much	10k to Half Marathon distance races About right	10k to Half Marathon distance races Too little
Local runs and races such as 5ks and 5 mile runs	Local runs and races such as 5ks and 5 mile runs Too much	Local runs and races such as 5ks and 5 mile runs About right	Local runs and races such as 5ks and 5 mile runs Too little
Orienteering	Orienteering Too much	Orienteering About right	Orienteering Too little
Track & Field	Track & Field Too much	Track & Field About right	Track & Field Too little
parkruns	parkruns Too much	parkruns About right	parkruns Too little
Team relay events	Team relay events Too much	Team relay events About right	Team relay events Too little
Training ideas and advice	Training ideas and advice Too much	Training ideas and advice About right	Training ideas and advice Too little
International events	International events Too much	International events About right	International events Too little
Marshalling activities	Marshalling activities Too much	Marshalling activities About right	Marshalling activities Too little
Odd ball races such as tough MUDder, race the train, colour runs	Odd ball races such as tough MUDder, race the train, colour runs Too much	Odd ball races such as tough MUDder, race the train, colour runs About right	Odd ball races such as tough MUDder, race the train, colour runs Too little

Other event suggestions or clarifications

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* 9. Our communication strategy is currently the widely distributed weekly digest, the static website, the public Facebook page and a private Facebook group. What could we do to improve our communications to you or people like you? Tick all that apply.

More information about the channels that we currently use

Smaller, so more digestible, weekly digests

More use of Facebook - e.g. more club events as Facebook events

Use other public social media more (please say which ones in the other note below)

A more dynamic / up-to-date website

More promotion through BA Yammer

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What could we do to attract new members? Tick all that apply:

Be more inclusive - religions, genders, races and abilities (please say below if you think that there is a particular issue or have ideas of how we can be more inclusive)

Promotion through local parkruns

More promotion through BA channels e.g. Yammer

Host introductory events such as a couch to 5k scheme

Host more races and events

Other ideas or comments: