Herts_SQUASH

_{County Committee Meetings}

HERTS COUNTY SRA MINUTES

COMMITTEE MEETING

at Cannons at 7.30 p.m.

on Monday 13^th September 2004

            Present:          Jason Foster               Sally Ann Webster

                                    Isobel Smith                Dean Clayton

                                    Dominic Webster        Lesley Garner

Nicky Wase

1)         Apologies       DerekThorpe                                                                                                          

2)         Ladies League

Nicky reported that there were eight teams, four in each division. They have decided to trial a handicap system after Christmas whereby team players will all have their own handicaps so that everyone should get a good game.

Nicky will need to let Derek fixtures and also results as they come in so they can be posted on the website.

3)         Chairman

4)         4)         Herts Closed

Isobel tabled the prices for tin stickers and glass back stickers for the sponsors.  Isobel to e-mail Derek to ask how much the sponsor wishes to spend on them.                                                                                                                                           

T-shirts have been ordered and will be delivered to Cannons.

Sally Ann will order the trophies.

Isobel and Lesley will do the draw tonight and hopefully they will go out at the end of the week.

Prize money will remain the same as last year.

Presentations will be carried out by James Ockwell on behalf of sponsor or possibly or Jason.

5)         Men’s Leagues

Summer league over, missing a few results. 
Winter league – there are 48 teams over five divisions.   Problems regarding teams not wishing to be promoted or not wishing to be demoted.  Particular problem in Division 1.

After some discussion it was felt that a rule change needed to be implemented and this would be proposed at the next AGM, basically saying that teams cannot decline promotion.

Sally Ann said that the league should be finished by the end of the week.

Sally Ann has instigated a League Cup, after a suggestion from Gary Spindler at R3.  In the first week of November and December and then February March, teams will be randomly drawn against each other and will have to arrange to play during that week.  Divisions 1 and 2 will be together and then 3, 4 and 5 together.   Teams will split the cost of the match.   The finals will be held on one night, maybe do league presentations on the same night.

Sally Ann handed Dean £990 for league fees with £450 still outstanding.   Most teams are now affiliated.

The main setup of the online leagues has been completed, just waiting for teams to be confirmed before finalising.  The fixtures will be put on a word document and posted on the website.

6)         Treasurer

Dean confirmed that there is currently £11,000 in the bank which includes ladies league money and money from the sponsors of the Herts Closed.

Dean also confirmed that he might be moving sooner than he had expected i.e. October and that a replacement treasurer will need to be found.  No takers as yet.  Dean said he would be willing to continue for a while until someone was found.  Thanks to Dean for his years of devoted service to HSRA.

This will also mean finding a referees coordinator. Jason agreed to take over as Council Representative for Hertfordshire

7)         Secretary

Dominic had received fixtures for the county matches.  He will forward the juniors fixtures to Ray Waller. There will be a new National Coaching Scheme to try and encourage younger players to start coaching.  Stage 1 – mini squash, Stage 2 – Club Level, Stage 3 – County Level and Stage 4 – National level.

 Meeting finished at 9.00 p.m.

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