In 1996/97 the Association commissioned a Strategic Plan to identify its' future strategy. This process involved the use of private consultants who visited each club or group of club representatives. In groups of three or four and sometimes individually, the clubs were able to put forward their specific concerns and desired future direction of the Association. Thus a change process was initiated. From this beginning the resulting report presented the management committee with a truly representative assessment of the goals and aspirations of the majority of the members of the Association. The consultants indicated in their final report that "in fact 35 interviews were completed utilizing a questionnaire that respondents filled out. Following this their details were fleshed out in discussion. On completion of the research, date was collated identifying the key factors that emerged as core concerns and interests." These were expressed as statements of purpose:

• Enable people with Sunday family, religious and other commitments to engage in organised sport on other days.
• Allow people to enjoy socialising within a Christian atmosphere.
• Assist participants, players and parents to provide for their children, sporting experiences which will equip them to resist peer group and other negative influences.
• Extend Christian influence through sporting involvement and keep participation within the financial reach of all people.
• Enable sporting participants to achieve their optimum individual performance potential.
• Exert a Christian influence within sport at large.
• Foster the establishment of similar Christian sporting associations throughout the wider community.
• Develop and sustain a responsible, effective and ongoing process for managing the Association and its affairs.
• Achieve and maintain appropriate financial viability.
• Create a permanent headquarters for the Association.