THC Website

9th March: I had a meeting last night with Steve and Jules regarding management of the club website: thattoheathcrusaders.org
Steve already has everything in place to allow proposed management of the website to take place.
The plan is for me to put together a design optimising the website as a focal point to get across the clubs overall message and for Jules to create pages for each of the clubs many teams to get their own details posted online, again, pushing the clubs website as the ultimate go-to for anything Thatto Heath Crusaders!
Steve has already created admin & editor profiles for me & Jules so we have access to start straight away!
For me to put together an initial design for you I need some things from your or the club to use in the design and layout!
I have put together an initial offsite example home page, based on the Saints website, to give you an idea of what I am thinking of: www.exchangewindows.co.uk/thattoheath
The top section will have the club logo plus a navigation menu linking all parts of the website.
Have I got the correct items in place or could you complete the list please?
e.g.HOME TEAMS MATCHES NEWS VENUE CORPORATE CONTACT
Next is the rotation feature, I have dropped in 4 slides for now but this is unlimited and I would suggest is a good first see feature to push key points for the club;
  • Big upcoming events such as festivals
  • Major fixtures such as finals etc
  • Key facilities such as 4G Barn hire
  • Corporate sponsorship for match days
Below that we could have details for:
O’Neills kit page
Videos section
Club partners & sponsors
Latest posts for teams created by Jules
Upcoming fixtures
Sitemap & Newsletter if appropriate
etc, etc.
Finally the footer section can have the basic club info such as addresses, contact details, links to online registrations, lottery results etc.
If you can have a think Mike and email me with content & ideas to cover the above then I can get started straight away and have something for you & the board to snag & discuss!

Team Pages:

23rd March: Work has begun to develop the Thatto Heath Crusaders website, thattoheathcrusaders.org, into a focal point of reference for everything related to Thatto Heath Crusaders, our facilities and each individual team.
TEAM PAGES: Sample Page Here
Each team within the club, from Cubs to Masters, will have a page created specifically for them.
One User Profile will be created, with a username & password, for each team giving them access to edit website content.
Each team will delegate and be responsible for who uses their User Profile, ideally 1 person, and only they will be provided with their UP access details.
The website will leave a track of any and all changes done by every User Profile so please be responsible because you will be accountable!
To create a team page we will need the following details from a team;
Username: team name (i.e. Under 9s)
Password: will be provided
Squad Picture: if available
Coaching Staff: names of each coach – telephone of at least 1 coach – email for team
Training Times & Locations:
Home Matches: possible venues
Team Sponsors: name, address, logo & website link
Contact Form: email address to link team contact form to
The above list is required as minimum for each time, if you have additional details or requirements please add them to your list with instructions and we will incorporate them into your team page or advise you on the best solution to your needs.
Please make your team name as the subject of every email you send and send your details to: TBC!!
i.e. Subject: “Under 15s team page”
The “LATEST TEAM & CLUB NEWS” rotation feature will be a news real of latest posts you send going forward about your team.
These posts can be for; match previews, match reports, image galleries, video features, -upcoming events & festivals, fundraising, team sponsor features etc.
Any posts you have can be sent to a designated club website editor who will create posts from your content and upload them to the relevant website locations!
Please feel free to offer any ideas you have that would improve the club website and any potential benefits we are missing out on!
N.B. All work related to the club website and its upkeep and content is done on a volunteer basis!
This leaves no spare time to be deciphering any confusing emails, they will be returned to sender to simplyfy!!