Outline of NGB's Club accreditation scheme

England Netball’s Club Action Planning Scheme (CAPS) is an accreditation scheme that offers guidelines to help clubs provide the right environment for their members. It is directly linked to Sport England’s Clubmark scheme and it’s all about good practice in the development of players, coaches and umpires at all levels.

CAPS takes accepted sports development ideas and makes them flexible enough to fit in with club’s current activities

In line with the Clubmark award, CAPS focuses on four key areas that impact Netball clubs:

• Duty of Care and Child Protection,
• Coaching and Competition,
• Club Management/ Administration,
• Sports Equity and Ethics.

CAPS offers Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of achievement, highlighting further development work whilst ensuring that all clubs have the chance to shine.

CAPS brings many benefits at local level, and is also the gateway to a strong regional and national network of support and communication:

There are 11 CAPS clubs in Kent, details of which can be found at www.kentnetball.co.uk