Since coming out of COVID, community sports clubs have encountered a number of challenges.  This month Alison and Carl with the presidents of Montmorency Junior Football Club and Research Lower Plenty Baseball Club as Part 1 of our discussions on Community Sports Clubs.  Some of the topics covered are:

- What are the biggest challenges facing community sports?
- How did COVID and lockdown impact sports and are there still impacts?
- Volunteers, the life-blood of all community sports clubs.
- Education and support for ensuring respect for all participants and officials.
- Pathways for participants to progress to higher levels.
- Community support and sponsorship
- Government and council support.
- Medical safety and insurance.

If you would like to know more about these clubs, you can check them out more on https://mjfnc.org.au/ and https://researchbaseball.com.au/