Match/ event reports

Many clubs like to post match reports (written as narratives, stories or news items) alongside or instead of match or event statistics. These reports allow them to highlight individual or outstanding performances, report on dramatic occurrences and/or even provide some humour. They are written because the volunteers who write the reports believe that members, supporters and sponsors like to read about how the club is performing and members like to see their own performances recognised.The reports are typically posted on the club website and/or on social media (mostly Facebook). A small proportion of clubs send the reports out by email.

Some of the issues faced by volunteers when preparing match reports are:

• it is very time consuming.
• some volunteers feel that they lack the skills to write interesting and engaging content.
• it is not known whether or not people are reading the reports.