COPA Rapid IFR Readiness Questionnaire (Club Facing)

COPA Rapid IFR Readiness Questionnaire (Club Facing)

Self-assessment for football clubs to evaluate IFR readiness. Please answer based on current club operations.
Section 1: Club and Respondent Details
Club name
League Competition
Respondent name
Respondent role
Email address
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Date completed

DayMonthYear
Date
Phone number
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Section 2: Starting Context
Which description feels closest to your club today?
Anything helpful COPA should know about the club’s current context, timing or practical pressures?
Section 3: Core Self-Assessment
Q1 | Overall coordination - Is it clear who coordinates the club’s IFR-related activity overall, and how key actions or deadlines are followed through?
Q1 optional note – Who currently coordinates this?
Q2 | Licence readiness - Is it clear who coordinates the club’s IFR-related activity overall, and how key actions or deadlines are followed through?
Q3 | Governance and oversight - Does the club have a practical way of bringing key governance, compliance or regulatory matters to the right people for review, challenge and follow-up?
Q4 | Financial planning and resilience - Does the club currently have enough visibility over its financial position, planning and emerging pressures for issues to be identified and escalated early?
Q4 optional note – Anything helpful to note about how this works today?
Q5 | ODSE and change handling - If there were a proposed ownership, board or senior leadership change, would the club be able to identify it early, assess whether IFR action may be needed, and coordinate the next steps in time?
Q6 | Fan, heritage and protected matters - Does the club have a clear way of handling supporter-facing, heritage or other protected matters where consultation,escalation or evidence may be needed?
Q7 | Evidence and regulatory response - If the IFR asked the club for information, clarification or supporting records, would the club be able to coordinate a timely and organised response?
Q8 | Sustainability of the current model - Is the club’s current approach reasonably sustainable, or is it heavily dependent on one or two individuals, manual workarounds or informal practice?
Q8 optional note – Where do you feel the pressure most today?
Section 4: Immediate Flag Questions
F1 – Is the club currently expecting any ownership, board or senior management changes that may require IFR-related action or follow-up?
F1 brief context (if Yes or Not sure)
F2 – Are there any current financial pressures, forecast concerns or wider financial stresses that make oversight harder or more urgent?
F2 brief context (if Yes or Not sure)
F3 – Is the club currently managing any significant IFR deadlines, follow-up activity, remediation work or heightened regulatory attention?
F3 brief context (if Yes or Not sure)
F4 – Are there any obvious resourcing, system or coordination gaps that make the current model difficult to rely on?
F4 brief context (if Yes or Not sure)
Section 5: Final Comments
Final comments – Is there anything else COPA should understand about the club’s current readiness position, practical pressures or likely next steps?
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COPA Rapid IFR Readiness Questionnaire (Club Facing)

Section 1: Club and Respondent Details

Section 2: Starting Context

Section 3: Core Self-Assessment

Section 4: Immediate Flag Questions

Section 5: Final Comments