Post by Brad on Jan 11, 2012 0:17:20 GMT 1
Routine Committee Meeting
Bonnie Earl, 9th Jan 2012
In attendance:
Chairman/Treasurer: Raymond Mackenzie
Secretary: Brad Wight
Committee Member: Ian McLennan
Committee Member: Debby Greig
Apologies:
Match Secretary: Garey Steele
1) Finals Day Venue.
Several venues were discussed as possible hosts of the 2012 finals day. Flanagans requested at the start of last season that they are considered for this year. The committee have agreed to meet Geordie McPhee in a fortnight's time to establish whether it is suitable for a large crowd. Flanagans will happily provide two tables, open the upstairs bar and provide food.
Ian McLennan suggested the Seaforth Club would be a more than suitable back up venue. The Secretary spoke to several Seaforth Club Committee members and the steward and all are happy to host the finals day if required. There is ample space in the function room for two tables and lots of spectators, the kitchen will provide a buffet and the Committee are able to arrange an occasional licence for non-members for the day.
2) Singles and Doubles Format.
All in attendance were happy to keep the singles and doubles format the same as last season. using a maximum number of venues to ensure a larger number of frames can be played in the earlier rounds. The Secretary will arrange it so the few pubs who missed out on hosting games last year will definitely get their turn this year. The semi finals will once again be at the Bonnie Earl and the Tennant Arms as they are the only venues who currently have two tables.
The entry fee for singles and doubles will remain at £4 per person/pair this season but will go up to £5 in 2013 to cover the rising costs of trophies.
3) Outgoing Expenditure.
The league will pay £50 SEPF affiliation fees this month and also purchase a Division 4 Winners Shield as the old one has been missing for several seasons. The City Club will hold the trophy until the end of the season.
The League will also pay for all future engraving of trophies and will endeavour to engrave trophies for the last three years where there are missing gaps.
4) Teams who miss the first leg of a Div Cup match.
A proposal which stemmed from a complaint was passed.
As of next season, teams who fail to show up for the first leg of a two legged cup game (without reasonable prior notice) will be expelled from the tournament. The opposing team awarded a walkover win in both legs.
Reminder: If you need to postpone or rearrange a game, you must contact the Secretary and preferably the opposing Captain although the Secretary can do this. Games can only be postponed if there is a possibility of playing on a free Wednesday, although the game doesn't necessarily have to be played on a Wednesday if both Captains agree an alternative.
The Secretary will make sure each Captain has a list of pub phone numbers next season.
5) Player of the Season
The Player of the Season (POTS) will go ahead in the format agreed for Division One only. This is due to the vast majority of teams failing to keep or return their scorecards in the other three divisions.
At the end of the season each team outside the top flight shall provide the Secretary with the name of one player who is going to represent them at a Divisional playoff for the trophy. If records have been kept, the player put forward should be the one with the highest percentage of singles wins this season, as opposed to the player who everyone thinks should have been the best!
Names to be submitted to the Secretary by Saturday 7th April. A date will be set for the playoff so that the winner in each division can collect their trophy on finals day.
A few ideas were suggested for improving the system.
The matter will be discussed further at the AGM, however a couple of ideas included giving each team captain a notebook which should be handed in at Christmas and the end of the season. Each Captain would record the teams (home and away) and tick who won each frame. Another was that both captains keep a copy of the scorecard.
Again, it was stressed that the best example is being set by the teams who are emailing in photographs of the scorecard from their phones. All teams are strongly encouraged to email in scorecards to elgin.pool@gmail.com
6) SEPF Region 4 Committee.
Following the resignation of Adam Macleod, new committee members are being sought for the Region 4 Committee.
A Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer need to be found to work alongside Garey Steele (U21 Rep) and Adam Wood (Junior Rep). Brad Wight is standing in as Chairman until a new committee is formed. A few people have put their names in the hat but all applicants are welcome. It was also agreed that it is very important to include Keith & District players in the new committee. A meeting will be held over the weekend of the first tour event to fill the places if still required.
7) Any Other Business.
Ian McLennan requested that the Secretary post cup fixtures and dates on the front page of the League Republic site. This will be done in future.
Ian also suggested an idea which has rapidly evolved in the last 24 hours since the meeting.
On Saturday 28th May, the "Moray Champions League" will be played between the winning teams from all local pool leagues.
So far, the Elgin, Keith and Forres Leagues have confirmed they will be willing to send their Championship winning teams, Buckie Men and Ladies leagues are highly interested and I'm awaiting an answer from the Lossiemouth League.
The venue is yet to be decided, although anywhere with four tables or more within the county is welcome to apply, the format will be a round robin league with the final contested between the top two teams. £5 entry per player, trophies and bottles for the winning team.
Brad Wight
Secretary
EDPL
Bonnie Earl, 9th Jan 2012
In attendance:
Chairman/Treasurer: Raymond Mackenzie
Secretary: Brad Wight
Committee Member: Ian McLennan
Committee Member: Debby Greig
Apologies:
Match Secretary: Garey Steele
1) Finals Day Venue.
Several venues were discussed as possible hosts of the 2012 finals day. Flanagans requested at the start of last season that they are considered for this year. The committee have agreed to meet Geordie McPhee in a fortnight's time to establish whether it is suitable for a large crowd. Flanagans will happily provide two tables, open the upstairs bar and provide food.
Ian McLennan suggested the Seaforth Club would be a more than suitable back up venue. The Secretary spoke to several Seaforth Club Committee members and the steward and all are happy to host the finals day if required. There is ample space in the function room for two tables and lots of spectators, the kitchen will provide a buffet and the Committee are able to arrange an occasional licence for non-members for the day.
2) Singles and Doubles Format.
All in attendance were happy to keep the singles and doubles format the same as last season. using a maximum number of venues to ensure a larger number of frames can be played in the earlier rounds. The Secretary will arrange it so the few pubs who missed out on hosting games last year will definitely get their turn this year. The semi finals will once again be at the Bonnie Earl and the Tennant Arms as they are the only venues who currently have two tables.
The entry fee for singles and doubles will remain at £4 per person/pair this season but will go up to £5 in 2013 to cover the rising costs of trophies.
3) Outgoing Expenditure.
The league will pay £50 SEPF affiliation fees this month and also purchase a Division 4 Winners Shield as the old one has been missing for several seasons. The City Club will hold the trophy until the end of the season.
The League will also pay for all future engraving of trophies and will endeavour to engrave trophies for the last three years where there are missing gaps.
4) Teams who miss the first leg of a Div Cup match.
A proposal which stemmed from a complaint was passed.
As of next season, teams who fail to show up for the first leg of a two legged cup game (without reasonable prior notice) will be expelled from the tournament. The opposing team awarded a walkover win in both legs.
Reminder: If you need to postpone or rearrange a game, you must contact the Secretary and preferably the opposing Captain although the Secretary can do this. Games can only be postponed if there is a possibility of playing on a free Wednesday, although the game doesn't necessarily have to be played on a Wednesday if both Captains agree an alternative.
The Secretary will make sure each Captain has a list of pub phone numbers next season.
5) Player of the Season
The Player of the Season (POTS) will go ahead in the format agreed for Division One only. This is due to the vast majority of teams failing to keep or return their scorecards in the other three divisions.
At the end of the season each team outside the top flight shall provide the Secretary with the name of one player who is going to represent them at a Divisional playoff for the trophy. If records have been kept, the player put forward should be the one with the highest percentage of singles wins this season, as opposed to the player who everyone thinks should have been the best!
Names to be submitted to the Secretary by Saturday 7th April. A date will be set for the playoff so that the winner in each division can collect their trophy on finals day.
A few ideas were suggested for improving the system.
The matter will be discussed further at the AGM, however a couple of ideas included giving each team captain a notebook which should be handed in at Christmas and the end of the season. Each Captain would record the teams (home and away) and tick who won each frame. Another was that both captains keep a copy of the scorecard.
Again, it was stressed that the best example is being set by the teams who are emailing in photographs of the scorecard from their phones. All teams are strongly encouraged to email in scorecards to elgin.pool@gmail.com
6) SEPF Region 4 Committee.
Following the resignation of Adam Macleod, new committee members are being sought for the Region 4 Committee.
A Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer need to be found to work alongside Garey Steele (U21 Rep) and Adam Wood (Junior Rep). Brad Wight is standing in as Chairman until a new committee is formed. A few people have put their names in the hat but all applicants are welcome. It was also agreed that it is very important to include Keith & District players in the new committee. A meeting will be held over the weekend of the first tour event to fill the places if still required.
7) Any Other Business.
Ian McLennan requested that the Secretary post cup fixtures and dates on the front page of the League Republic site. This will be done in future.
Ian also suggested an idea which has rapidly evolved in the last 24 hours since the meeting.
On Saturday 28th May, the "Moray Champions League" will be played between the winning teams from all local pool leagues.
So far, the Elgin, Keith and Forres Leagues have confirmed they will be willing to send their Championship winning teams, Buckie Men and Ladies leagues are highly interested and I'm awaiting an answer from the Lossiemouth League.
The venue is yet to be decided, although anywhere with four tables or more within the county is welcome to apply, the format will be a round robin league with the final contested between the top two teams. £5 entry per player, trophies and bottles for the winning team.
Brad Wight
Secretary
EDPL