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    Re: NZACA Archived Message

    Posted by Mark Roberts on 25/5/2012, 11:25 am, in reply to "Re: NZACA"

    I belong to the Pania Surfcasting Club and I'm currently Club Captain for the Hastings Harrier Club. At my age, I should not have that position, but no one else is offering to take it on. Most sports codes have problems attracting members to clubs, let alone anyone willing to fill an executive role.

    The original question is what should the NZACA do for clubs and individuals. Why should they do anything? What obligation do the clubs or the NZACA have to the general public? There's no obligation. Nowadays, most clubs are comprised of a few people who have a real passion for their sport. The rest of society seem happy to go shopping, drink coffee, do wine tours, watch television and avoid commitment like the plague.

    I seriously suggest that clubs forget trying to enthuse the apathetic and thereby build bigger memberships—it won't happen anyway. They should focus on the passionate members they have and the quality of their experience. In other words, be self-centred like everyone else .

    While on this line of thought, surfcasting clubs should forget about running fishing contests for the public. They attract a lot of punters who have no intention of joining a club. To hell with them . Such events stress the few members a club has. The Snapper Bonanza at Whakatane is a better concept. It's limited to club members, people who actually care about the sport of surfcasting. We should do more like that.

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