Committee meeting - Weds 2nd May 2007

1 - Committee for the 2007/08 season The committee felt that everything had worked very smoothly this season and all were happy to continue in their current roles. Sean, who was due to step down at the end of our current campaign, is happy to stay on as Secretary for one more season. Jez will continue as Chairman, with Gaz and Dicko continuing their joint role as team managers. The website is to remain Will's responsibility, with help from others providing match reports. Martin however is unable to continue in his role as Treasurer due to increasing family commitments. It was noted that Rich Maiden had expressed an interest in taking over this post. Jez will discuss this further with Rich and also speak with the bank to find out who the named signatories are, as these will need to be changed. The creation of a new position within the club was also discussed, where a designated person would be responsible for delegation of balls, training bibs and kit-washing duties. This would be to help ease the burden on Gaz and Dicko. Names proposed were Ben Gibson and Luke Bowyer. The committee will discuss this further with the squad. 2 - Playing Squad Nobody has expressed a desire to leave the club at present, however it was noted that towards the end of the season the squad was rather thin on the ground. It was agreed that we would speak to everyone about bringing potential new players along to training over the summer and then review the playing squad nearer to the start of the season. 3 - End of season presentation evening Date: A provisional date of Friday 22nd June was agreed by the committee. The reason for this being to give us time organise the trophies and venue. Also, many people were busy on the weekends during May and the beginning of June due to other commitments and Will's wedding! Venue: To be held in Winchester. People had expressed a wish not to return to the Ghurkha Chef and were concerned about returning to the King Alfred pub because of issues regarding noise and disruption. It was therefore agreed that we would seek a new venue. This would have to have a separate seating area for approximately 20 people so that there would be no issues of disturbing fellow diners. Each of the committee members will look into possible venues that may be suitable and report back. Trophies: Last year's bill for trophies came to £120, and a similar budget was agreed on. Martin and Gaz are happy to organise these again after doing such a good job last year. Trophies will include: squad trophies, Player Of The Season, Goal Of The Season, Golden Boot, Most Improved Player and Funniest Moment award. Other awards will be the Manager's Award, which Gaz and Dicko will organise, and the Captain's Award which Andy will arrange. Dress code: It was agreed that it should remain a shirt and tie evening. Budget: We will aim to keep the cost below £20 per player. Voting forms: Will still has the old voting forms and will adjust these accordingly. The committee will start putting forward ideas for nominations for Goal Of The Season and the Funniest Moment award. A deadline of two weeks was agreed for these nominations so Will has time to sort out the voting forms ready for distribution to players. The Player Of The Season and Most Improved Player awards will be open to anyone who has played five or more games for the club this season. 4 - Club Finances The club are still awaiting an invoice from River Park Leisure Centre for the hire of the astroturf. At present the club only has one serious debtor (a matter which the club are dealing with). It is not envisaged that the club will have any major outgoings over the summer in terms of kit or equipment. 5 - Training Jez raised the issue of training over the summer. It was agreed that it is beneficial to continue with as it keeps everyone together over the summer as well as allowing new players to get involved. Given that it has been a tough season for the team playing in a higher division, it was acknowledged that there was a need for some structured training to help develop the team and individuals rather than just turning up for a kick-about. Dicko agreed to take control of this given that he has done it before. It was decided that this would commence with the first session in July and would consist of spending half an hour working on weaknesses such as shooting, heading and defending before going into a game. back