About us
Here at Manchester Bees Dodgeball Club, we pride ourselves on having a large, passionate and knowledgable base of committee members helping the club run each day.
Find out below more about our executive committee and what each sub committee does!
If you’re interested in getting involved on our committee, or just want to come and say hi, please feel free to contact us via one of the email addresses below:
Executive Committee
Our Executive Committee are the driving force behind making our club as open and accessible to as many people as possible. Each is responsible for one of the varied aspects of our club and vital to the success of it.
They meet 4 times a year, to discuss, plan, and action various functions across the club.
Managing Director
Aden Woodall
Our MD leads a team of great committee members to make the club as welcoming as possible and get lots of new people involved in the sport of Dodgeball.
Finance
Zac Baker-Amaral & Matthew Kee
Our Finance team looks after all of the financial aspects of the club: arranging payments from members, paying our hall rental, end of year finances etc.
Membership Officer
Alice Warburton
Our Membership Officer is the first point of contact for anyone looking to join our club, along with looking after our members throughout the season.
Safeguarding Officer
Aden Woodall
The welfare of all attendees and members is of vital importance to our club. Our safeguarding officer makes sure any concerns are dealt with confidentially and in line with our policies.
Head Coach
Aden Woodall
Our Head Coach organises full sessions each week, and acts as a focal point for coaches, acting as a role model for team selection and coaching practice.
Club Manager
Adam Badley
Our Club Manager ensures that teams are entered into competitions and organises tournament logistics, check player’s availability for tournaments and report these to individuals involved in team selection, and record players of the day and team positions after each competition.
Marketing & Recruitment Lead
Lauren Conaty
The Marketing Lead creates the Marketing Action Plan, communicates the Bees’ activities using social media, and organises the creation of visual media content to advertise the club e.g. promotional videos.
Sub Committees
Our Sub Committee members help us run each aspect of the club and help keep us running – be it looking after our equipment, posting on our socials, or organising our events – each of the members below are integral to allowing everyone to enjoy the sport. Each sub committee reports into someone from the exec committee, indicated by a , who are ultimately responsible for their corresponding area of the club.
If you see a below that means we’re looking for someone to help out in that roll – if you’re interested, let us know!
Across All Teams
Managing Director
Aden Woodall
Membership Officer
Alice Warburton
Safeguarding Lead
Aden Woodall
Coaching Team
Head Coach
Aden Woodall
Adult Coaches
(Various)
Academy Coaches
(Various)
Finance Force
Treasurer
Zac Baker-Amaral
Finance Manager
Matt Kee
Website Manager
Zac Baker
Management Team
Club Manager
Adam Badley
Operations Manager
Darrell Turner
Social Secretary
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Marketing & Recruitment Team
Marketing Lead
Lauren Conaty
Marketing Officer
Darrell Turner
Marketing Officer
Star Ngulube
Marketing Officer
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Volunteer benefits
We thank and reward all the wonderful volunteers of the club for their hard work and dedication in a number of ways:
- Exec committee members can sometimes spend upwards of 4 hours a week attending to the various needs and requirements of the club to help keep us running and operating in a smooth and efficient manner. As such, they are credited for free enjoyment of the club (sessions and tournaments etc.).
- Committee officers (marketing and recruitment, operations manager) do brilliant work for the club, and are credited with free tournaments or free social sessions.
- Named team coaches receive a free session when coaching, and are exempt from team selection criteria.
- Academy coaches receive credit to their club tab for their time and efforts with our juniors.
- Volunteers at events also get free sessions as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work and time.
- Discounted or free training and professional development is also offered, depending on the needs of the role.
If you’re interested in seeing some of these benefits for yourself, come get involved by trying out for one of the above missing committee gaps, or volunteer at our various academy/community events!