MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE W.A.C.A. COACHING COMMITTEE HELD

AT HALLS HEAD COUNTRY CROQUET CLUB ON SUNDAY 8TH MAY, 2005.

 

Present:    Colin Chynoweth [Chairperson], Merle Barber [Secretary]. Sandra Stevenson, Martin Clarke.

 

GENERAL BUSINESS

Development Squad  -   In the future the Development Squad training will be held under the direction of Coach Merle Barber, with Sandra Stevenson assisting.    The training sessions will be held  at Halls Head Country Croquet Club, one Sunday each month,  which will enable regional members and city members to be trained together.  

 

Coaching Committee bylaws – It was agreed that the Coaching Committee should have a set of bylaws to work by, and Colin Chynoweth has been asked to prepare such a set to present to the members at the next Coaching Committee meeting.

 

Coaching Committee members – New members are needed, and the members of the committee were asked to consider suitable coaches for inclusion in this committee, and at the next meeting suggest names.

 

Budget – The Chairperson to prepare a budget and present it at the next committee meeting.

 

Planned activities  -  Members agreed that at the next meeting the Beginner Coaching manual will be discussed and reviewed.     At the following meeting the new Level 1 Coaching manual will be reviewed.

It was also agreed that accredited coaches should be invited to attend a “Clinic for Coaches” when the Beginner coaching procedures will be explained to them, and at another date a Clinic be held encompassing the new Level 1 coaching manual.         A programme for these  in-services to be prepared by the Chairperson and presented at the next meeting.   It is essential that these up-dating clinics be organised  so that accredited coaches can attend, and so maintain their level of accreditation.

                                                                                                                       

It has been found that conducting the Coaching Committee matters via email is not satisfactory to the members, so it  was decided at this meeting that in the future meetings will be held with a rolling agenda, and meetings will not exceed 45 minutes.

 

The meeting closed at 5 pm, and members were advised that the next meeting will take place at Head Quarters at approximately 3.30pm on 21.05.05.

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

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