Organising Your Sporting Event
Organising a sporting event? We have some of the best advice and guidance to help guide you through a successful event plan.
If you're organising an event this year, use our sporting event organisation guide to make sure you have all the boxes ticked

Preparing to Plan
The key to a well organised event is a thorough planning process. Typically, a sporting event will only last a couple of days, yet the planning that goes into the event will last for months, if not years. Make sure you prepare to plan.

Work out your Budget
Budgeting for your event can be a scary task for even the most experienced event planner with thoughts of income and expenditure leading to many a sleepless night. What can you do to make sure your budgeting is tight.

Building a Community
The most successful sporting events have a strong community of likeminded people built around them. This community are loyal to the event and are active in promoting it. Find out out how you can build an engaged community.

Selecting your Venue
Choosing the right venue for your sporting event is a huge decision which will influence the overall success. An inappropriate venue can cause many problems, such as overcrowding, insufficient access or limited visibility.

Create a Buzz
Events happen on an almost daily basis meaning the choice for attendee endless. With all the noise and excitement it’s important that your event stands out so that your event is the one that people flock too.

Safety & Risk Assessment
You must have plans in place to respond effectively to health and safety incidents and other emergencies that might occur at your event. Find out how you can create a water tight safety and risk assessment.

Armed with Equipment
Think about what equipment you will need at your event, do you need to hire anything and if you do make sure you do so in plenty of time. Check with entertainers/speakers what they expect you to provide.

Roles & Responsibilities
Your event is beginning to take shape nicely but what about your team? Who is responsible for what and how is everything being managed. Make sure all responsibilities are agreed so nothing is left to chance.

Ideas & Inspiration
Some of the best ideas and inspiration to get you through your event management plannng process from start to finish. These top tips will really get the creativity flowing to ensure a top notch event.

Your Event Checklist
Event organisation takes a lot of work, with many individual tasks cluttering your mind at once. Organising an event? See our complete checklist to help with the running of your sporting event.
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