Meeting minutes – 8 December 2022

Minutes of meeting held at NHS Club

Held on Dec 8th 2022

 

With 24 members and guest in attendance.

The chairman welcomed all, including two new members to the meeting who were introduced to the meeting. He mentioned that Mr Askey was the first manager to go before he had attended our meeting.

Apols were received from Mssrs : Messias; Bayley; Gordon; Simpson; Coote; King; Smith; Rich; McEvoy; Blakey; Kay; Hall; Gibson; Naylor.

Dinner:  Mr and Mrs Howard Webb had been approached and both had accepted. This is subject to future commitments by both.

Safeguarding; Barry Casterton York RA safeguarding officer gave an update re; Silent support weekend; Safeguarding and DBS registrations; Improvement in discipline reports.

Membership, John Ledgeway outlined benefits of the RA. Membership 36.

There then followed a discussion on the World Cup.

We then split into teams of four for the Annual Quiz hosted by Conor Ledgeway. This was enjoyed by all with 62 questions and all answers in the 50s, making it a close finish.

Thanks were given to Conor, the buffet then followed.

Next meeting 5th Jan.

Chairman wished all best wishes for the festive season and New Year.

Meeting closed at 9.25


Meeting minutes – 3 November 2022

Minutes of meeting held on 3rd Nov 22

At NHS Club with 26 members & guests in attendance.

 

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting, welcoming a new young member and two ladies -Charlotte & Sophie (NRCFA).

Apols were received from Mssrs Casterton; Askew; Messias; Elliott ?; Milburn; Kay; Smith; Coote; McEvoy; Gordon.

Dinner was fixed for 19th May 23, Marriott Hotel.

The Chairman had two tickets available for Rugby match next day, willing to accept offers for them.

Safeguarding; IH gave a report highlighting the need to make reports concise and accurate.

Conor Ledgeway related a problem arising pre-match regarding a player with a plaster cast on. Various views were given. All was settled pre match (player ending injured and had to leave the FoP.)

G Bradbury brought up the views on Pre match pitch inspections. This due to the problem arising of two EFL matches where the cross bar too high and pitch markings not correct.

Dean Kiely ex YCFC goalkeeper was hosting an evening at Carlton Hotel Pub, Acomb on 26th Nov.

The evening’s guest Billy Webb (Howards’ Dad) then gave a very entertaining evening reciting experiences between myself and my son. He stated he was a member of the RA for 56 years. He related incidents; good; bad; serious; comical. This developed into a very entertaining evening with a different view on refereeing. After three last incidents he finished and the chairman gave a vote of thanks.

Next meeting has been put back a week to Dec 8th, which will be a buffet and quiz.

The meeting closed at 9.55


Meeting minutes 6 October 2022

Minutes of meeting held on 6th Oct 22

 At NHS Club with 37 members and guests attending

This was our highest attendance since March 2013 when a certain Howard Webb was our guest.

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting. Asked new refs to introduce themselves.

Mins last meeting  were on line.

Apols  were received from Mssrs; Rhodes; Bayley; Blakey; Shields; Ballantyne; Cardill; Cottingham; McEvoy.

Life member Colin Fawcett was told that his 90th birthday had been reached.

Problem Corner; two incidents were discussed at length, with various views and outcomes muted. It was mentioned that when involved in incident’s and reporting, always use exact words etc. Help is available with CFA and the RA.

Safeguarding, Barry Casterton gave a report of the problems arising with  the players/managers. The same advice was given; use actual words etc in reporting.

December meeting has been changed to 8th (second Thursday)

Due to the non appearance of John Askew the York City AFC manager, Matt Messias stood in at late notice and gave a very informative talk on his footballing and leadership/motivation careers. This was a very informative talk, covering; Mental Health/ media, etc.

Next meeting; Billy Webb (Howard Webbs dad);

There being no more business a VoT was given and meeting closed at a late 9.50


Meeting minutes 1 Sept 2022

Meeting 1 September 2022 at York Hospital Sport Club

Apols were received fro 17 no. including Secretary I Hotchkies, C Ledgeway, A McEvoy, M Messias, T Turner, A Kay, E Heward, J Drummond, J Guerin, B Bishop, S Bayley, G Hartley, B Smith, S Wood, I Smellie

23 no present

[All present received a free drink courtesy of York RA……..great gesture]

Chairman (AK) opened the first meeting of the new season and welcomed all present, including members of Barkston Ash RA ( G Rhodes provide an update)

AK had written to all referees on the NRCFA Core Group and invited those from York and District to the meetings

David King gave a brief update of Law Changes (emphasising Laws 8, 10, 12, 14) and mentioned FA Non-heading in football trial for U12 in York

Barry Casterton provide an update on Safeguarding in the County; also new referees course starts in York at the end of Sept 22

John Ledgeway mentioned that subs were now due (£20 for full members, £10 for U18 and free to first year referees)

After the break AK introduced our guest, Marc Edwards, EFL Referee from Durham

He entitled his presentation “Highs and Lows and How to Progress”

Marc gave an account of his career to date – started in 2004 and is in his 4th year of an FL Referee, stating the highs and lows of his career – RESILIENCE being the key word

Marc inspired those in attendance and spoke on confidence, safe refereeing and controlling the controllables

BC presented Marc with a memento from York RA and he was given the usual York RA thankyou


At the next meeting  it is planned to receive Dave Babski, PGMOL AR Coach and ex-Premiership AR as our guest

Further meetings planned on:

6 Oct – Dave Babski, PGMOL Coach

3 Nov – Billy Webb (Father of Howard Webb)

1 Dec – Christmas Quiz and buffet

5 Jan 23 – Rebecca Welch, FIFA and EFL Referee


AGM meeting minutes -5 May 2022

Minutes of AGM held on 5th May 2022

at NHS Club with 17 members present.

 

5 Apols; were received from Mssrs; Bradbury; Casterton; Rhodes; Kay; Smellie.

 

Chairman opened the AGM remarking first AGM for three years, RA going through difficult times; He feels positive for the future; discussion on the old chestnut, how to get bums on seats.

 

Mins last AGM, on line. No matters arising.

 

Reports, Secretary’s and Treasurers reports given and discussed.

 

V o T to retiring committee. Thanks were given to Paul Ballantyne who was stepping down after 15 years.

 

Election of Officers; the rest of committee were re elected with M Gibson voted on the committee.

Pres/Sec  I Hotchkies; C/man A Kaye; Treas J Ledgeway; V Chair C Ledgeway; Communications D King; Committee M Gibson; Safeguarding; B Casterton.

 

There was no permissible business and meeting closed at 8.00

 

I Hotchkies, Secretary

Meeting minutes 7 April 2022

Minutes of meeting held at NHS Club,

On 7th April 22 with 19 members and guest attending

10 Apols; were received from Mssrs; Rich; Kay; Unwin; King; Gordon; McEvoy; Berry; Ballantyne; Rhodes; Cottingham.

The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting. He related an incident he had spotted when observing, which had went unnoticed.  This produced an in depth discussion raising various views. He had reported the incident to the FA who would handle the matter.

Safeguarding; Barry Casterton gave on update of the local transgressions.  There were 4 cases involving local refs (all young). These cover various scenarios/discipline/law/dissent.

Our guest Ian Dunn. Ex York City; Huddersfield player then gave a talk regarding his career from local youth to professional level. He started of playing in York Minor league progressing upwards, mentioning Colin Sanderson as a mentor in his younger days. He talked about managers/players/incidents over the years. He also joined in with discussions on refereeing.

J Ledgeway gave a vote of thanks.

The chairman reminded all of the dinner that is fast approaching (20 May). Menus available on line/ committee.

Meeting closed at a late 9.50

 

March meeting minutes

Minutes of meeting held on 3rd March 2022

At NHS Club with 17 members and guests attending.

 

 

The chairman welcomed all to a rather disappointing attendance – 17no.

He welcomed our guest Matt Messias to the meeting.

13 Apols were received from Mssrs; Milburn; Berry; Rich; Kay; Bishop; Smith & father; Thornton; White; Bayley; G Hartley; McEvoy; Drummond.

 

BC – Safeguarding; the level of fines and banns being handed out by the CFA is on the increase.   Racial abuse in the area is on the increase, and club officials are standing back and allowing it. This also applies to touchline behaviour to players. DBS certificates will be the aim for all clubs, also Mental health champions on all leagues.

 

Dinner; details were given out. A flyer had been printed out with menu selections/ prices/dates etc, to be returned to John / Ian .

 

Problem Corner; there was a detailed discussion on the VAR incident on the Man City v Everton match where Mike Riley apologized for wrong decision given.

Matt Messias, ex-York RA member/Premier/FIFA official then gave a presentation, starting with a few clips of his career at the top flight then through his career to New Zealand and back to York via Devon.

He now has his own business involving; teachers, refs, children, sports bodies dealing with Mental Health and Wellbeing….Impact Leadership.

Be aware of the warning signs of stress counter productive habits.  He ended with a Q&A session where asked about teams/players.

Ending with the advice; play to your strengths.

 

David King gave a vote of thanks.

 

There being no further business meeting closed at 9.25pm, ending a very productive and informative topic.


March meeting – Thursday 3 March

Thursday 3 March 2022

Guest is Matt Messias, ex-PGMOL and FIFA referee

Well known to York referees

Come and enjoy the evening with other colleagues

Starts at 1930 hrs at York Hospital Social Club, Haxby Road, York

February meeting minutes

Minutes of meeting held on 3rd Feb 22

At NHS Club

With 18 members and guests in attendance.

Apols were received from Mssrs; McEvoy; Smith; Milburn; Blakey; White; Paul; Kaye ; Unwin; Cottingham.

Chairman’s Opening Remarks; He welcomed all to the meeting , with apols regarding the cancellation of last meeting due to COVID.

He welcomed our guest Andy Leaning, also Chris Jones who acted as minder [Andy was a guest back in November 2007 when he was coach at Sheff Utd]

Details of York RA dinner; 20th May; Marriott; £25 per head; Menus will go online; Madley Bros are guests (hopefully).

Safeguarding; B Casterton;  Discipline running high but easing off. FA looking to increase penalties as have not been altered for many years. If struggling with reports or problems (mental health issues) contact CFA for advice. These issues affect from FA downwards. When you go home after tonight (not after 11pm time) give someone a ring and have a chat. Scarborough teams struggling with numbers.

Touchline Problems; Vlad Mollov gave a report on an incident from the touchline he encountered at a match at Knaresborough. He told how he handled it, discussions from the floor regarding various views as when/how/where to act; observers report. The floor felt Vlad did well. Our guest Andy said we did have to put up with a lot.

Andy Leaning our guest ex-York City (and a few more) goalkeeper then gave a very entertaining talk/ discussion on his career. Mentioning incidents/ players/ referees/ managers/ some local that he had encountered over the years. Some serious some comical. There was a Q&A session covering various subjects, past keepers/budgets/skills. Over all it was a very entertaining evening

John Ledgeway gave a vote of thanks and there being no more business

The next meeting will be 3 March with Sean Hudson FL assistant our guest

Meeting closed 9.30pm

Meeting Cancelled

Happy New Year….

…..Jan 2022 Meeting Cancelled!

 

Dear Friends.

Firstly, a Happy New Year to you and your families and I hope you have enjoyed a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas.

No doubt many of you will be waking up this cold winter’s morning, dragging yourself out of bed early to get back into the routine of work or school, maybe some of you, like me will just pull the covers over and take advantage of another hour in bed!

We all look forward to getting back into action upon the football field, whether it be as a Match Official, Observer, Mentor or simply a supporter of all things Refereeing, however the awful pandemic which has blighted our game somewhat over the past 2 years is still with us.

It is obvious that the vaccine is saving many people from suffering too much and is keeping us out of hospital, however, the virus is still spreading wickedly and causing many of us to isolate in order to preserve our health and protect others.

Our next meeting of the York RA is scheduled for this coming Thursday (6th January 2022).

Our guest speaker has been well publicised as the Countries most prominent female Referee and FIFA International Referee Rebecca Welch.

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control (COVID), Rebecca is unable to attend our meeting.

We have therefore held an ‘emergency’ Committee Meeting and decided that, in the Best Interests of you all, the meeting this Thursday will have to be cancelled.

Whilst we could perhaps continue with a meeting, we feel that at this time, with COVID still rife, we could not guarantee your safety and thus, the decision to cancel has been taken.

Rebecca has assured us that she will visit us ‘live’ in the future, when it is safe to do so and that is certainly something to look forward to.

Looking ahead, our plans are to continue with Monthly Members Meetings as we feel that the COVID situation will improve but we are mindful to take account of any possible future Government advice and restrictions.

So, looking ahead, our next meeting is scheduled to go ahead on Thursday 3rd February 2022 with the usual 7.30pm start at the York Hospital Club. Confirmation of this meeting and further details will be sent to you individually and will be posted upon the York RA Website (www.yorkreferee.co.uk) in due course, but we are looking at enticing a prominent Guest Speaker to entertain and educate us on the ‘art of lining,’ a topical subject as many appointments will soon be forthcoming in the role of ‘Assistant Referee.’

For now, can I wish you all much good health and success in the coming months and as always, should you have any concerns, queries or indeed ideas for future RA Meetings then I or any member of our Committee would only be too pleased to hear from you.

My Best Wishes

Alan

Alan Kaye

Chairman, York RA

07789 005327

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