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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 12th MAY 2008 POLICE CLUB
Apr 25, 2008, 5:48 am
AGM - 12th May 2008
The AGM was attended by 44 members at the Police Club, Len Galey was installed as the new President of the Society, Colin Kershaw was awarded the David Yorke Bowl for his contribution to the Society's successful Centenary Year and his work behind the scenes.
There were 10 Probationer referees who were awarded their badges from outgoing President Tony Rossall, who himself was awarded his 25 year service tie. In a change to the rules of the Society a new post of Entry Level Referee Co-ordinator was passed by the floor and Brian Harris has been installed as the link between the Society and the potential new referees via the Entry Level Referee Award Scheme.
One of our new faces Ryszard Chadwick also received the accolade of Lancashire's Junior Referee of the Year. Congratulations to Ryszard.
With the Experimental Law variations being adopted there will be extensive feedback to all members as to the impact and extent to which these variations will affect each and every one.
Mar 16, 2008, 4:45 pm
Presidents
Golf Day
Thursday 29th May 2008
2 pm
Leasowe Golf Club
The 8th Annual golf day will this year be held in sunny
Wirral at Leasowe Golf Club.
The cost will be £40 for 18 holes of golf and a three course meal. The
bar menu will be available for lunches to be purchased. Any member who wishes
to just join us for the evening meal at £13 will be most welcome.
The course entrance is found next to
Leasowe
Castle opposite
Reeds Lane the home of
New
Brighton
Rugby Club. It is hoped
that we can meet at 1300 for lunch with the first tee at 1400 and the evening
meal at 1930. For full details and application form please see downloads section.
Experimental Law Variations
Feb 29, 2008, 3:52 pm
Jan 8, 2008, 11:40 am
The system of notification of Sendings Off and the submission of forms would appear to need clarification. It is important that all referees understand the implication of late or incorrect submission of forms. Therefore the following policy needs to be adopted.
At all instances where a RED card is being issued it is paramount that the Players Name, number and time of dismissal is recorded.
Referees should not rely on the Team card or Programme unless they have clarified the names against numbers - there are instances where players inadvertently swap shirts or are late replacements in the side.
Two Yellow cards constitute a RED card and the same procedure needs to be complied with.
ALL RED CARD FORMS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE DISMISSAL.
The forms need to be submitted to the Honorary Secretary of the Society AND to the Disciplinary Officer of the dismissed players home Constituent Body; i.e Lancashire, Cheshire West or Cheshire East. In most cases these are the three main areas under our jurisdiction.
If you are unaware of the correct address or that the player belongs to a Club outside our geographical area please contact the Honorary Secretary who will be able to provide the correct address in most cases.
The e-mail address for the three Disciplinary Bodies for our area are in the Handbook. However, the Lancashire Secretaries e-mail address is incorrect and should read as follows:
Jan 2, 2008, 6:41 pm
Level 6 Fitness Assessments (Triangular J.A.M. Test)
Please
note that any referee aspiring to level 6 must pass the RFU fitness test.
Referees currently at level 6 must also pass
this test.
Referees who fail or do not
take the test can only be allocated games at level 7.
The dates and venues of the test will be
announced.
This is an extract from the minutes of the meeting 27th November
2007
5. Grading
5.1
It is suggested that not all L6 referees are fit enough to officiate in L6
matches. It was proposed that to be appointed to L6 matches, referees must
have passed the L6 fitness test. If the test
is not attempted or failed the L7 will be deemed appropriate. Proposer GD,
seconder PW. The proposition was passed 8 for, 1 against,1 abstention.
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