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West Yorkshire County AGM 2 June 2015

Join us for the West Yorkshire County AGM to hear officers' reports, discuss netball development and performance updates, and receive the county accounts. We will also discuss amendments to the constitution and elect officers.

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West Yorkshire County AGM 2 June 2015

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  1. West Yorkshire County AGM 2June 2015

  2. Agenda Welcome & Apologies for absence County AGM • Minutes of AGM (3 June 2014) • Matters arising • Officers reports • County Plan 0verview • Netball Development Officer (NDO) Report • Performance • Schools • Umpiring • Coaching • Junior League • Marketing Profile • To receive county accounts to 31 August 2014 • Amendments to the constitution • Election of officers • AOB

  3. England Netball Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals Vision Your Game, Your Way mission To establish England Netball as a top performing, financially sustainable National Governing Body that promotes ‘Netball for Life’ and develops more world class athletes strategicgoal 1 Grow participation in the game by an average of 10,000 participants per annum strategicgoal 3 Establish England as the number 1 team in the world by winning the World Netball Championships strategicgoal 4 Lead an effective and progressive infrastructure enabling all involved in the netball experience to collaborate as one team aligned behind one dream strategicgoal 2 Deliver a 1st Class Member and Participant experience County Plan

  4. Strategic Plan 1 Participation Back to Netball High 5 Junior clubs Senior clubs Pay and Play Strategic plan 2 First class member and participant experience Increase in qualified umpires – B/C Increase in qualified coaches – level 1/2/3 Increase in High 5 and Junior clubs, adult clubs and competition Strategic Goals – in relation to WY Strategic Goal Strategic Plan 3 England as Number 1 team in the world (winning World Championship) • Quality academies (satellite, county and regional academy (RA) and regional performance academy (RPA)) • Targets for progression from county to RA, RA to RPA and to National Strategic plan 4 Effective and progressive infrastructure so all involved = one team • Communication • Volunteers • All working together

  5. NDO • Challenges 2014-15 • Recruitment of volunteers • Funding • Supporting all programmes to deliver WY County plan • Increasing netball provision • 2014-15 Successes • 9 new level 2 coaches • Increased participation • 10 new Back to Netball sessions • With over 210 participants • Festival in March with 12 teams • 4 new Junior Clubs • Todmorden, Shelley, Rothwell & East Leeds • Training for High 5 • 60 Primary school teachers • Delivered ‘Netball Now’ sessions in Huddersfield

  6. Performance England Netball Pathway All delivered by: - Coaches - Admin - Screening - Support - Umpiring - Selecting - Summer training days - Parent evenings - Play days And more!! BIG THANKS TO ALL VOLUNTEERS Over 50% of athletes from WY 2 days screening selected 114 from 240 athletes 30 weeks + play days 21 weeks + play days

  7. Success gallery England U19 tour to Botswana & England U21 long squad for tour to Australia this summer - Brie Grierson - Lydia Walker Selected to England U17 for Netball Europe event - Imogen Allison - Rosie Harris Success in making the National Academy - Imogen Allison - Rosie Harris - Claudia Heath - Lexy Shipley Selected for National Potential Group - Hannah Gorman

  8. Performance • Challenges 2015/16 • Implement second county academy approved by England Netball • Volunteers to support development Please contact Jenny Skelton if you can offer any time to support. There are many areas where support will be much appreciated

  9. Schools • National Schools • 4 winners from regional rounds from WY • U14 GSAL • U16 GSAL • U16 Bradford Grammar • U19 Greenhead College • 54 teams at National finals • U16 Runners Up GSAL • U19 Winners Greenhead College Greenhead College – U19 Winners (retaining title)

  10. Umpiring - requirements • Plus annual events: • High 5 Tournaments 3/4 per year; • Leeds School Games; • National Schools; • Junior and Senior Regional games; • Tri Regional Tournaments; • District Play Days approx 4 per year; and • Regional Performance Academy Match Plays.

  11. Umpiring – current numbers COURSES 2 ‘B’ award courses 27 delegates 3 ‘C’ award courses 45 delegates BUT conversion is low ‘C’ Award Course being held at Bradford College Sunday 28 June places still available!!

  12. Umpiring - challenges • Assessors • Currently 6 EN qualified Umpire Assessors • EN currently launching new Assessor Award • Develop a network of Umpiring Mentors/Trainee Assessors to support and encourage candidates working towards a full umpiring qualification. • An Umpiring sub group has been established to look at taking this forward. • More volunteers welcome • Survey to all teams in WY Senior and Junior leagues to seek feedback/ideas to support a Mentoring Network

  13. Coaching • Challenges for 2015/16 • Set up coaching mentoring group • Input from surveys – what do clubs / team need?

  14. Junior League Congratulations to all Winners Results on website • 64 teams in 4 age groups • U16s - 22 teams • U14s - 23 teams • U12s - 12 teams • High 5 - 9 teams Huge thanks to ALL who make the League successful. • Congratulations to the 4 teams who went forward to the Regional League (and to Nationals) • Leeds Athletic 1 (U16) • Huddersfield Giants 1 (U16) • Leeds Athletic 1 (U14) • Wakefield Wildcats 1 (U14) Special thanks To Jacki Womersley

  15. Junior League – Challenges 14/15 • Overcome some the challenges from this year • - Consistent offending – no Scorecard • Decision re fines v penalty points for “admin errors” –needs a discussion at AGM to get a majority vote! • Shortage of umpires. Plus need an Umpiring Secretary! • Teams cancelling / not turning up • Team Managers supporting when required – e.g. umpiring

  16. Junior League – Plans for 15/16 • Supporting clubs to develop young leaders/ youth umpires • Supporting clubs to develop the Team Manager role • Better promotion of the Junior League via website • Encouraging new clubs to join the league and supporting the development of new clubs. • Continuing to support the development of H5 and increasing numbers in the H5 league. • Contribution to the development a network of Umpiring Mentors/Trainee Assessors to support and encourage candidates working towards a full umpiring qualification

  17. Communication & Marketing • Digital • Website - maintain content, advertise courses and news • Website - pop up message on home page • Ask the expert • Twitter – started to use @wynetball • AGM • Reduce paper and use website to load papers • Charity Day for West Yorkshire League – Breast Cancer UK • Advertise and promote the day

  18. Communication & Marketing • Challenges 2015/16 • Website – more use of site to promote the game at all levels • Twitter – more regular tweets on @wynetball • Consider format of Charity Day to engage more people • Look at ways to communicate with all members – not just first and second contacts • Surveys – what do you need?

  19. Goalden Globes • When they take place • Do you know how to nominate someone? • Last year we had great success • What do you get? • Recognition • A evening’s entertainment (including dinner!) • A trophy

  20. Accounts to 31 August 2014 Receipts and Payments 12 months to 31.08.2014 Receipts: £32,869.90 Payments £28,907.89 Surplus £3,962.01 Balance Sheet as at 31.08.2014 Opening Balance 53,699.27 Bank Balance 74,532.82 Add surplus 3,962.01 Less Unpd Chqs 4,871.54 Less Liabilities 12,000.00 Accumulated Funds 57,661.28 Available funds 57,661.28

  21. Amendments to Constitution Proposed amendments: Eid) Amend: Finance and Profile to Marketing and Profile

  22. Election of officers County Management Group Participation, competition and development covered by NDO Additional members appointed by board e.g. Regional Rep & Jets Chair

  23. Yorkshire Jets • BIG thank you to WY for all the support • Successful season • 3rd in league • Unprecedented profile • Sky Sports player of the Season • England call ups • National Performance League (U19s) also great season • 3rd in league • Runners Up in final tournament • WY performance pathway providing players • Volunteers for key roles required to promote and support further success – See Mariana

  24. What do we need from you? • Your feedback is important • What do you as an individual and your club need? • Do you want to shape how WY looks in the future? We need: • Active participation required • Umpires • Coaches • Mentors • Volunteers to attend small focus groups • People to offer their ideas and support to make a great county even better 

  25. West Yorkshire League AGM 2June 2015

  26. Agenda League AGM • Minutes of AGM (3 June 2014) • Matters arising • Officers reports • To receive League accounts to 31 August 2014 • Amendments to the League Rules • Election of Committee Members • AOB Date of AGM 2016 - to be agreed Date of pre season meeting - to be agreed

  27. Officers’ reports League Secretary • One of the largest, most respected leagues in North of England • Congratulations to ALL – players, managers, umpires and spectators • Well done to Morrisons 1 – promotion without losing a fixture • Not too many rearrangements or additional costs incurred so surplus cash for the year hence • No entry to 2015/16 league for teams for participated in 2014/15 season • Thanks to Esme Stephenson and Hannah Pattison for service as Results Secretaries.

  28. Officers’ reports • Charity Day – Breast Cancer UK • Advertise and promote the day • Raised over £1,700 plus £500 matched donation from Morrisons =>£2,200+

  29. Officers’ reports

  30. Accounts to 31 August 2014 - League Receipts and Payments 12 months to 31.08.2014 Receipts* £34,034.11 Payments £28,449.81 Surplus £5,584.30 *Receipts include £1,105.11 collected for BHF – paid out in 14/15 year

  31. Proposed Rule Amendments • c) If the League finds it necessary to cancel or alter the venue for one or more of the matches at an approved venue, it will ensure that any remaining teams at the original venue are able to obtain an umpire. If a match is cancelled due to circumstances beyond the League’s eg: a leaking roof, the rearranged date will be mutually acceptable to both teams. However, should neither team agree, the committee will stipulate a date, time and venue on which the match MUST take place. • Remove eg: a leaking roof

  32. Proposed Rule Amendments • a) All clubs/teams entering WYCNA League must register with the Results Secretary of the relevant division all their players by name and which team they represent ie 1st, 2nd 3rd etc, no later than 2 weeks before the 1st league match. • Reword • a) All teams entering the WYCNA League must fully complete the league registration form and forward to the relevant Results Secretary before any player can take the court. The registration form must be updated and resent should there be any changes. • b) All clubs/teams registering a new player, must inform the Results Secretary of the relevant division in writing, indicating which team they represent before they play their 1st league match. • Remove b) as it will now be covered by the new a)

  33. Proposed Rule Amendments Insert apostrophe (to correct the grammar) 4d) If a player participates in 12 quarters with a higher positioned team, she becomes automatically registered with a higher positioned team of her club’schoice for the remainder of the season. Thereafter, the player may not play for any other team within their club. 4g) Any player affiliated to WYCNA may play only for one club within the West Yorkshire League. Reword: Any player affiliated to WYCNA may only be registered to one team within the West Yorkshire League at any time. 4h) Should a player wish to change clubs during the course of the season, the new club must inform the Results Secretary of the relevant division in writing. Only following confirmation from the relevant Results Secretary, will a player be eligible to play with their new club and they must play no further games for their original ‘named’ club for the rest of that season. Reword: Should a player wish to change clubs during the course of the season, it is the player’s responsibility to send one email to the secretaries of the clubs involved, copying the generic WY committee email (wycnacommittee@outlook.com). Only one change is allowed per season.

  34. Proposed Rule Amendments 5. a) Each At the end of the game, both results cards should be completed, agreed and signed by the captains and umpires. Reword: At the end of the game, both results cards should be completed, agreed and signed by the captains and umpires. 6. Both teams should inform the Results Secretary, using the results cards provided, of the result of the match by the following Friday. If the results card and/or cheque is not received within this time, no points and no “goals for” will be awarded for the game to which the offence relates. Reword: Both teams should inform the relevant Results Secretary, using the results cards provided, the result of the match by the following Friday. Note:- If the results card and/or cheque is not received within this time, no points and no goals for” will be awarded for the game to which the offence relates.

  35. Proposed Rule Amendments • a) Any team claiming points for a void/cancelled match must still submit a results card and cheque to the Results Secretary, stating the reason for their claim. • Reword: Any team claiming points for a void/cancelled match must still submit a results card and cheque to the relevant Results Secretary, stating the reason for their claim. • 10. For all teams responsible for a void/cancelled match, a 5 point deduction will be applied per offence and the non-offending team will be awarded 3 points and 20 “goals for”. • Change the penalty to 3 points

  36. Proposed Rule Amendments • c) All teams in the Super League and Premier Division must have at least one named ‘A’ or ‘B’ award umpire 1st affiliated per team. • d) All teams in Divisions 1 - 4 must have at least one named ‘C’ award umpire 1st affiliated per team. • Reword • 11. c) All teams in the Super League and Premier Division must name at least one ‘A’ or ‘B’ award umpire. • d) All teams in Divisions 1 - 4 must name at least one ‘C’ award umpire. • For clarification – this means that an umpire can be named for any team (one only), regardless of the team that they are registered/affiliated with. • Once any amendments have been made, renumbering will automatically take place to ensure correct “running” order.

  37. Election of officers - League Thanks to Esme Stephenson and Hannah Pattison who are standing down as Results Secretaries

  38. Date of meetings League Pre season meeting 2015 Tuesday 18 / 25 August ?? AGM 2016 Tuesday 7 June 2016

  39. West Yorkshire League AGM 2June 2015

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