Sydney Womens Hockey League
Minutes of the General Meeting: 25 February 2013, 7:00pm
Eve Redfern Room, State Sports Centre
1. Present
SWHL Committee in attendance: Robin Gorton (Chairperson), Tracy Bradford (Secretary), Zac Smith (ML4-6 Registrar), Janet Tancred (Masters Registrar), Sue Briggs (Fixtures), Lisa Roach (Umpires Convenor).
Clubs represented: Bankstown Sports, Baulkham Hills, Briars, Canterbury, Canterbury Masters, ED Masters, Esquires, Glebe, GNS, Guildford, Harbourside, Macarthur, Moorebank-Liverpool, North Shore Masters, Parramatta Masters, Revesby Workers HC, Ryde-Eastwood Masters, Ryde-Hunters Hill, St George, Strikers, Sutherland, Sydney Uni, UNSW, UTS, Wentworthville, Western Districts, Wests Rugby
Please see attendance sheet for further information.
2. Apologies
Apologies were received from Rebecca Teece (Treasurer), Gill Burns (Publicity), Paul Economides (Web), Jane Spalding (Strikers), John Langley (Campbelltown Masters)
Moved: Sue Briggs Seconded: Helen Topolski that the apologies be accepted. CARRIED.
3. Minutes of the previous meeting
Minutes from the meeting held on 27 August 2012 were not available.
4. Business arising from the previous minutes
Discussions with Hockey NSW, as reported at previous meeting, have not progressed; status quo for the 2013 season.
5. Treasurer’s Report
Fee schedule not available; will be distributed shortly
Honour boards being put up in Waratah Room, noting Umpire of the Year and Loretta Dorman Medal winners.
6. Chairperson’s Report
No report.
7. Correspondence
Postponed to next meeting
COMMITTEE REPORTS
8. Fixtures Report
Report distributed
Check draw for changes of game times at non-SOPHC venues, and check umpiring allocations
Juniors – 13s and 15s competitions will be run in May and June
Catering contract has changed; new caterers have been in contact with SWHL and Sue Briggs has met with them to discuss our needs, etc
9. Registrars’ Reports
Masters:
· Please delete Janet’s hotmail email address and use the gmail address for all correspondence
· Registrations are due before first game
ML4-6:
· Zac’s fax number is 4620 9440 – this will be added to the match card template
ML1-3:
No report
10. Umpires Report
Umpires’ briefing will take place after this meeting
All new rules will be implemented this season
Teams to be sure they identify their captain on the field (as per the rules) so umpires know who to talk to if required
Direct any questions re interpretation to the Umpires Management Committee – Lisa Roach, Marilyn Brown, Geoff Hope
11. Website Report
Gradings for 2013 are on the website
12. Publicity Report
No report
Moved: Janet Tancred Seconded: Sonya Jenkins that the Committee reports be accepted. CARRIED.
13. General Business
Moved: Carolyn Davies Seconded: Lisa Roach that: “The Conditions of Play for 2013 will be as per 2012” CARRIED
Rebadged version will be uploaded to the website
Registration template to be sent out and uploaded to website
Clubs should provide / use a single point of contact (i.e. Delegate) when dealing with SWHL and direct all correspondence / queries to the Secretary
Macarthur has had a uniform change
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14. Next meeting
The next SWHL meeting will be held on Monday 29 April commencing at 7:30pm.
15. Meeting close
The SWHL meeting was closed at 7:40pm.