Devon Hockey Association

Junior Development Group

Minutes of the JDG Meeting Held on Thursday, 20 November 2008

Present: Nicky Bruce (DHA President) [NB], Sharan Eve (DHA Administrator and Welfare Officer) [SE], Sue Norman [SN], Ben Blundy (West Area Coordinator) [BB], Andy Smith (East Area Coordinator) [AS], Barbara Reynolds (England Hockey Development Officer) [BR], Jackie Shute [JS], Rosie Parkin (School Girls Association) ]RP], Mary Kennedy (DHA Treasurer) [MK], Graham Skinner [GS]

Apologies: Anne Baker, Michelle Judge (DHA Secretary), Ali Marsh, Colin Wood, Rob Yarde

Item / Agenda Item / Action
1. / NB requested that all concerns, positive and negative, were referred to Sharan who would deal with issues appropriately. SE to wholly deal with all Single System to include finances in order for the reporting that is required to England Hockey to be from a central point.
SE to email coach time sheet to Area Coordinators for onward transmission to all coaches and assistants to complete their hours and dates of attendance at all JDCs in all areas. All coaches (JDC and JAC) to complete form and ensure that assistants complete form. Lead coaches will need to sign off assistant time sheets to confirm attendance and hours.
It was confirmed that each centre, JDC and JAC, will have one lead coach and 2 assistants per gendre per age group. The lead coach will appoint assistants as required.
AS asked when the coach information for the county would be provided. SE has priority work with the Single System currently so this task will be put back to hopefully be accomplished later in the season. AS offered to draft up a simple database of as much coach information as he could source. It was suggested that DHA provide a form for completion by coach candidates to obtain coach data in Devon.
A selection policy for JDCs will be identified for next season. JS suggested that the East area be split to accommodate numbers. / All
SE
All
2. / ALL AREA COORDINATORS TO FEED NAMES OF JAC POTENTIALS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS AND GENDRES to Sharan by email () as soon as possible.
GS reported that those U17 Boys who are not through to JAC would attend the East JDC on 7 December 2008 and join the U15 Boys East JDC.
Lead Coaches:
U17 Girls – Carla Dunnett assisted by RP and Robyn Walton
U15 Girls – Anne Baker assisted by Karen Hayes
U14 Girls – RP to speak with CD, otherwise SN, JS and Ali Marsh to share
Lead Coaches:
U17 Boys – Graham Skinner assisted by Ali Faulkner
U15 Boys – Ian Hailey assisted by students and John Aked
U14 Boys – Nicky Bruce assisted by Andy Smith
Concerns with U15 Girls JAC Training being held on half term dates. / ALL
RP
AB
3. / Under 14 Festival:
Girls to remain on 11 January 2009, and hopefully be held at Exeter School
Boys moved to 18 January 2009, and hopefully be held at Exeter School
JDC Lead coaches will select individuals for the festival and player participants will play in mixed teams on the date, ie no one team will represent a particular area.
Format/Programme was not discussed but this was previously discussed at the meeting of 27 October 2008 that the format would be ‘Play Off’. / RP
RP
NB

The meeting finished at 9.45 pm

The above are an accurate record of the DHA Junior Development Group meeting held on Thursday, 20 November 2008

Name: Nicky Bruce Position: DHA President

Signed: Date:

[Copies of written reports and circulated documents are stored with original copy of these minutes]

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