Burton Joyce FC - August 2003    


BJFC – August Meeting {20/8/03}

Attendance: U7s, U8s, U9s, U10s(Bl), U10s(Gn), U11s, U12s, U13s, U14s

U15s, U16s, Girls section, Sen ‘A’ & Sen 1st XI. – Non attendance in Bold.

Apologies from Steve Charlesworth U9s.

  1. Minutes of previous meeting.

    2. Accepted as read.

  2. Matters arising.

    3. Jed Riley reported to the meeting he had spoken to Dave List regarding a ‘third’ Mini Soccer pitch being marked out but due to the up keep involved he was not prepared to oblige.

    A recent meeting was held with Dave List and Geoff Brindle regarding the maintenance on the pitches and site. The Junior Football Club have agreed to adopt a schedule of routine maintenance during the month of May in order to provide ample warning to Managers/Parents involved. A schedule covering typical jobs was presented by Jed Riley for consideration.

    It was stressed by Robin that at present we do an awful lot of work and sometimes are the first to be criticised when things go wrong. He also stressed that certain functions we were taking on board were strictly speaking maintenance of the site problems, this was agreed by all present, but it was also recognised by both Dave List and Geoff. A programme of repair/replacement of Goal Posts, and refurbishment of changing rooms was a typical example.

  3. Sports Ground Report.

    4. No report.

  4. Match Controller / Fixtures.

    5. Fixtures for September are currently being produced by Dave, and consequently were not issued. When finalised they will be pinned to the notice board for collection, apologies for this but as usual the fixtures are traditionally late for the opening of the season.

    A copy of the form was shown to the committee and will include all teams both Saturday and Sunday sections, the only team not covered will be Clive’s under 8s who will arrange fixtures with Dave List direct.

    Also included on the monthly fixture sheet will be the Tea Bar duties for the Saturday section only, the Sunday section will arrange their own as in the past. It is important to note that teams allocated for Tea Bar duties must make alternative arrangements themselves if they are unable to fulfil allocation. If a situation occurs when we have too many home games on a Saturday we will adopt a policy of trying to arrange early K/O on the younger age groups first and then reverse of fixture.

    At present no problems are envisaged for the 6th Sep (first Sat of new season).

    It was stressed that if a change to a fixture is required then notification to Jed no later than the Thursday night is to be established, this will then allow him to speak to Dave List on the Friday morning prior to the fixture. Pitch inspections if required will take place on a Saturday morning (0930Hrs) and Managers notified promptly with any decisions. Sunday section games will be reviewed on Sunday mornings by Dave List, enabling him to take the necessary action.

    Goal Post erection and storage remains an area of concern; the members were taken over to the storage port-a-cabin and shown the new idea for stowage. The strategy for match days was explained at length and copies were distributed. Copies are also on display at various locations including the port-a-cabin.

     

     

     

  5. Secretary’s report.

    6. Dave Wright will ensure the facility is open for match days but it is important that Managers notify either Jed or Dave of any early kick offs, locking up will be covered normally by Bar Staff or in the case of Sunday mornings Sunday Senior football or Dave Wright.

    Saturday morning opening will be covered jointly by Clive and Dave, but it would be advisable for Dave to go through the opening/closing procedure with Clive given an opportune moment.

    Members present were taken to changing room 5 to identify a quantity of balls, training bibs and kit etc. It was explained that the room would soon be required for the forthcoming season and all items left over the summer months would have to be stored elsewhere. The room will be cleared of all items not associated with normal football season activities.

    Mini Soccer goals would be stored in the First Aid Room.

  6. Treasurer’s report.

    7. Balance remains healthy. Application for Training funds to be applied for through the F.A.- money is available for ‘joint projects’. Barbara issued an information pack produced by our Charter Mark Committee for perusal and feedback; this covers such issues as Constitution and Code of Conduct etc. Steve Brown (also on the Charter Committee) gathered names for a possible JTM course, and will be looking at this in the near future. Funding by the Club will be made available for Managers and other individuals will be reviewed for full or part funding by the Committee.

  7. A.O.B.

Jed raised the possible problem of an ideal size for Mini Soccer pitches to cover our range of requirements (U7s to Girls). This might not prove to be a problem if Clive reviews his application to join the YEL U8s league. He will be speaking to the parents of his players expressing his dissatisfaction at the league expanding the teams to what he considers to be an unacceptable level, leaving him with no scope for training and development etc. Dave Wright will speak to the YEL Match Controller on this subject; the League has expanded from 8 to 11 teams without consultation.

 

 

 

Date of next meeting Wed 17th September 8pm.