Need Memo

Subject- Not for Profit Organisation

Brian Welliver had mixed feelings as he drove to the board meeting with his wife, Linda. He was about to submit his resignation from the position of head coach of the swim club, OHNo. He was sad about not being with the children, who ranged from age six to 18 , but he was somewhat happy about no longer having to deal with certain parents. As he drove, his mind wandered over the past three years and, most especially, the events of the past three months. THREE YEARS AGO OHNo was first created in conjunction with some parents who wished to be more involved in competitive swimming. OHNo was the initials of the three suburbs that this club was meant to service. This collection of suburbs made up a school district with several elementary and middle schools and two high schools. Welliver was self-employed, but also served part time as the head swim coach for one of those high schools. He saw a shortage of quality swimmers who tried out for his high school team, not for lack of enthusiasm, but because the students had little preparation. Other sports, such as basketball and baseball, did not have such a problem because of a very rich system of community-based programs, starting with very young children. For swimming, not much existed to prepare the participants for the level of physical conditioning and comnetition that thev whild face Brian Welliver had mixed feelings as he drove to the board meeting with his wife, Linda. He was about to submit his resignation from the position of head coach of the swim club, OHNo. He was sad about not being with the children, who ranged from age six to 18 , but he was somewhat happy about no longer having to deal with certain parents. As he drove, his mind wandered over the past three years and, most especially, the events of the past three months. THREE YEARS AGO OHNo was first created in conjunction with some parents who wished to be more involved in competitive swimming. OHNo was the initials of the three suburbs that this club was meant to service. This collection of suburbs made up a school district with several elementary and middle schools and two high schools. Welliver was self-employed, but also served part time as the head swim coach for one of those high schools. He saw a shortage of quality swimmers who tried out for his high school team, not for lack of enthusiasm, but because the students had little preparation. Other sports, such as basketball and baseball, did not have such a problem because of a very rich system of community-based programs, starting with very young children. For swimming, not much existed to prepare the participants for the level of physical conditioning and comnetition that thev whild face