Category Archives: Meetings

Minutes of the 1 September 2016 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held on 1st September
At NHS Club with 23 members and guests.

Prior to the meeting there was a meeting with the latest intake from the forthcoming course hosted by Sam Bayley and James Unwin, and supported by other senior members. They were invited to stay for the main meeting.

The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting including the parents of the new young referees.

Apologies were received from Mssrs Milburn; Heward; King; Butler.

Minutes of last meeting were on line, no matters arising

Membership Subs are now overdue, and increase to £25 if not paid by the end of this month.

Polo Shirts: York RA have decided to get our own, and the committee were modelling them. They are on sale from Brandon or via the website at £15. Cash with order, if we have run out of stock. Thanks given to Dave King for his work in organising them.

Problem Corner: not wanting to frighten the young recruits dissent was left of the topics. Things covered included fees/expenses; AR co operation; unusual incidents were all discussed.

Due to a SENIOR MOMENT by the secretary who had a mix up with dates, our guest would not be with us. Sam and Jonny used resources on the RA website to host a presentation on simulation.

A o B Dinner to be held 22 April at Marriott.

Meeting closed at 9.15

Minutes of the 6 May 2016 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held at NHS Sports & Social Club
on 5 May 2016 with 17 members present

 

Apologies were received from B Bishop; A Godson;G Bradbury; A Mcevoy; M Butcher;

Chairman Sam Bayley gave thanks to the outgoing chairman, John Ledgeway and Vice chair, Paul Ballantyne. He then made a small presentation to John for his 10 years in the chair.

Outline of the Future: the Chairman then gave an outline as what he (us all) would like the future of York RA to be.

Problem Corner: the chairman gave an account of an incident that had occurred to him in an evening match, asking the floor for their views. This created an in depth discussion with various views and opinions raised. There was also a discussion on Mark Clattenburg’s handling of the Chelsea V Spurs match played earlier in the week.

Meeting Closed at 8.45

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, Thursday 5 May 2016

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Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

held on 5 May 2016
at York NHS Social Club with 15 members present.

In the absence of the Chairman the President opened the meeting.

Apologies were received from Mssrs; J Ledgeway; B Bishop; G Bradbury; A McEvoy; A Godson; M Butcher.

Minutes of the last AGM were accepted with no matters arising

Secretary’s Report was read with no matters arising.

Treasurers Report – due to time constraints this was not available. Dave King gave a verbal report saying we are in a good situation, and that accounts would be made available to members at the September meeting.

Election of Officers 2016/7

Officers
President: Ian Hotchkies
Chairman: Sam Bayley
Vice Chair: Jonny Ham
Secretary: Ian Hotchkies
Treasurer: John Ledgeway
Training Officer: David King
Membership Secretary: James Unwin
Supplies Officer: Brandon Bishop
Ex Officio (Immediate Past Chairman): John Ledgeway

Committee Members
Conor Ledgeway
Anthony Thornton
Paul Ballantyne
Joe Ballantyne
Elliot Shiers
Brian Smith
Dave Milburn

Additional Roles
County RA Reps: Ian Hotchkies & David King
Auditor: Ron Price
FA Reps: David King & Graham Bradbury

There being no permissible business, the meeting closed at 8.00

Minutes of 7 April 2016 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held at NHS Sports & Social Club

On 7th April 2016 with 11 members present

The Chairman welcomed the attendance made up of 10 committee and one ordinary member.

Apologies were received from B Bishop; A Godson; P Hartley; M Burke; A McEvoy; A Luff; A Dennison, J Ham.

Congratulations were given to those who have received promotions and CFA Final appointments.

Dinner: a report was given regarding a successful dinner, marred only by late withdrawals. Feedback is requested from all members.

Details were given regarding; Conference; R U Taking the P run; Subs for next season.

C Ledgeway gave a report of his trip to Wolverhampton.

Dave King gave a presentation highlighting what he believes to be the most important of the Law changes which will come in during the summer. These were discussed in depth.

Meeting Closed at 9.25

Meeting minutes on 3 March 2016

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Minutes of Meeting held at NHS Sports and Social Club
On 3rd March 2016 with 18 members present.

Apologies (8) from: Ian Hotchkies, Gerry Bee, Andy McEvoy, Brian Smith, David Milburn, Peter Hartley, Paul and Joe Ballantyne.

David King took the minutes due to the Secretary’s absence.

Minutes, no matters arising.

Details were given regarding; Lol Cussons evening (free), 4th March; Annual Legends evening (£17.50), 1 April and Dinner (£25), 2nd April – names to Ian Hotchkies.

Also BARA / Development Event in Leeds on Monday 21 March 2016, guest Mike Riley. BARA to be presented with their Gold Quest award.

Membership is at 58 no. down on previous years.

Schools Finals (Yr 7-11): Brandon Bishop asked for referees for games on 22/3 march at Wigginton KO 4pm.

Problem Corner – not discussed

Keith Scoffham talked about his career as a referee based in the NE. Originally from Chesterfield. Refereeing for some 50 years and still active on Northern Alliance.

Keith talked about “Us, T’others and Them” – discussing his experiences as a referee (secretaries, groundsmen and  footballers) and the need to manage games and use people skills.

All were reminded of the forthcoming events (Lol Cussons 4 March, Legends Evening 1 April and RA Dinner 2 April 2016).

Next committee meeting is 30 March and next meeting is 7 April 2016.

There being no more business meeting closed at 9.35.

Minutes of the 4 Feb 2016 Meeting

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Minutes of Meeting held at NHS Sports and Social Club
On 4th Feb 2016 with 18 members present.

A Minute’s Silence was observed for Albert Ridsdale ( 23 years service  1958-81)an ex member who passed away recently.

Paul Ballantyne took the chair due to the chairman arriving late. Welcoming Mark Burke (Barkston Ash) after his illness.

The Secretary welcomed Rob Rich a long standing member who had been away from the area for many years.

Minutes, no matters arising.

Details were given regarding; Lol Cussons evening, 4th March; Dinner, 2nd April; FA Cup ticket draw.

Assistants Fees, there was a discussion on this as the York League want to bring their Premier fees in line with West Riding and Humber Leagues to £20.00 fee with no mileage. The feeling was favourable. Swings and roundabouts summed the mood.

Problem Corner, discussion on disciplinary action prior to kick off.

Iain Dunn ex York City our guest for the evening then gave a chat on his career, highs, lows,people who helped his career and incidents from local playing fields to professional grounds back to the local pitch at Huntington. He chatted with plenty of interaction for approx 90 mins.

All were reminded of  the forthcoming events. There being no more business meeting closed at 9.45.

I Hotchkies

 

February Meeting – Iain Dunn

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Iain Dunn

Monthly Meeting – Thursday 4 February 2016

We are delighted to welcome Iain Dunn, ex-York City, Huddersfield and Chesterfield player, to our February meeting.

Iain was once voted Huddersfield’s “favourite cult hero” and is sure to be an entertaining speaker. He now manages Huntington Rovers.

Our monthly meetings are held at York Hospital Club, starting at 7:30pm on the first Thursday of the month.

Minutes from the 7 Jan 2016 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held on 7th January 2016
At NHS Sports and Social Club
With 23 members present.

The Chairman welcomed all and wished the best for the New Year.

Apologies were received from; B Smith

Minutes of last meeting; no matters arising

Details of Dinner on 2nd April were given, names required asap. Lol Cussons evening is 4th March, names also required.

Graham Bradbury, gave an update on Don Thorpe and Steve Holman’s state of health. Also on forthcoming concert at the Barbican on March 6th for flood victims. Andy McEvoy updated on Mark Burke’s health.

Membership stood at 57, way down on last year’s total.

There then followed the quiz hosted by Anthony Thornton, this was greeted in the usual way, but enjoyed by all.

This was followed by the buffet.

Proceedings closed around 9.15 with the diehards still gossiping around 10.00

Minutes from the 3 December 2015 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held on 3rd December 2015

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting including guests from the umpires association.

Apols were received from; A McEvoy; J Ham; G Bradbury; A Luff; J Ballantyne; E Shiers; J Suchecki.

Membership; stands at 56, well below last seasons 70

RA Voice over; an item from 1908 was mentioned regarding York RA being formed.

Problem Corner; the FA had issued guidelines about concussion. There was a discussion on this, also wet pitches and not to be swayed into playing if you think pitch is unfit.

Dinner ; April, will discuss in new year.

Jeff Evans; cricket umpire our evenings guest then gave at very colourful and interesting talk/summary of his career. Highlighting some incidents, characters, teams he has encountered in his 19 years as a first class umpire. He mentioned that they now have fitness test and also injury guidelines (as the concussion guidelines). We had to call Jeff to a close after an hour and three quarters of a very entertaining and absorbing evening.

A o B  none

Meeting closed at 9.55

Comment from the President: A disappointing attendance from our members, with fifteen members plus invited guests. We are trying our best to attract good speakers to our meetings, but it is difficult to justify with low turnouts. Members’ suggestions around the content and format of meetings, to encourage more to attend, would be appreciated.

Minutes from the 5 November 2015 Meeting

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Minutes of meeting held on 5 November 2015
At NHS Club with 20 members present.

 The chairman welcomed colleagues to the meeting. Good to see an increase from earlier meetings.

Apologies were received from I Hotchkies, M Butcher, J Sucheki, P and J Ballantyne.

Membership stood at 50,  and colleagues were reminded of the renewal of subscriptions, with the benefit of motor vehicle legal cover.

Problems  discussed Referee / AR instruction “I’ll back you 100%” (courtesy of “Benchmark”); should the referee say this? Instructions need to be clear and questioned as appropriate. Referee’s need to assess the quality of AR’s and be flexible accordingly.

Mention was made of Strensall (Barracks) pitch size/markings, which had been reported.

Guest Gary Kellett (Bradford) FL Match Observer presented a session on Match Observing at FL level. He was in his 8th season following a lengthy career. He contrasted the old assessing system with  manual note-taking and reports and discussed the current method – using IPad / technology to record and report Key Match Incidents on officials on the FL. The observer does not provide a mark but the system provides the official with a mark from the observations recorded.

There being no more business meeting closed at 9.40