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Minutes of the Annual
General Meeting of the members of Horsforth
Stallions 5-a-side Football Club Held at The
Queens Public House, Horsforth On Wednesday, 12
July 2000 at 9:30 p.m.
Present
: Martin Islip (chairperson), Peter Smith (treasurer),
Gordon Bell (secretary),
Adrian Burch, Andrew Missen, Chris Plank, Geoff
Moore, Mark Cohen, Neil Chapman,
Neil Lathey, Steve Bates, Steve Nicholson
Apologies
- An
apology had been received from Jay Patel.
Treasurer’s
report
- The
Treasurer presented his report, cash flow
statement, register report and itemised
category report.
- Steve
Nicholson is to audit the accounts.
Discussion
on use of surplus funds
- The
Treasurer informed the meeting that the
estimated end of season surplus is £110.
It was agreed that the surplus be used
for the following.
- A
new football should be purchased with an
allowance of £20.
- A
“Player of the Season” trophy (to
be presented each year) and medal (to be
kept by the player of the season) be
purchased to the value of £20.
- Two
rounds of drinks should be provided.
- The
remaining surplus to be carried into next
season.
Discussion
on new playing rules to adopt
- After
much heated debate the following playing
rules were decided upon.
- All
free kicks will be direct.
- Goalkeepers
must roll the ball back into play
underarm where they have the ball under
control and they are not allowed to kick
or throw over arm. If an infringement
occurs a direct free kick will be given
to the opposing team two metres from the
edge of the penalty area.
- A
player receiving the ball from his own
goal keepers underarm throwmay not return
it to the goal keeper, and if he should
do so this will result in a direct free
kick two metres from the edge of the
penalty area.
- At
a free kick situation all opposing
players shall be at least twometres from
the ball until it is in play.
- All
free kicks, except penalties, given
against the goalkeeper or on the edge of
the penalty area shall be taken from a
distance of not less than two metres
outside the goal area at the nearest
point to where the offence occurred.
- A
goalkeeper leaving the goal area will be
penalised by the award of a penalty kick.
- An
attacker who enters the goal area will be
penalised by the award of a free kick at
the point of entry.
- Any
part of a defender’s body entering
the penalty area will be penalised by the
award of a penalty kick. (Discretion must
be used here to distinguish between
accidental and intentional entry and exit
and only deliberate actions should be
penalised. Accidental entry and exit,
where a defender does not gain an
advantage or which has no effect on the
play, should be ignored).
- The
ball must not be played above head height
at any time during a game. Infringement
of this rule by any player will result in
a free kick being awarded to the opposing
team from the point that the ball was
played. “Above head height” is
defined as clearing the head of the
smallest player on the pitch.
- It
was also agreed by a vote of 7 for and 5
against that for each game a referee
would be selected from one of the 10
players. This will be trialled for a
period of 3 months. Players are not
obliged to act as referee and can elect
not to.
- The
proposal to allow substitutes was not
supported.
- No
changes were proposed to the selection
rules.
Election
of officers for season 2000 / 2001
- Chairperson
- Martin Islip to continue for a further
season.
- Treasurer
- Peter Smith to continue for a further
season.
- Secretary
- Adrian Burch.
- The
meeting wished to minute thanks to the
outgoing secretary for 3 years of
organising the premises and players.
Player
of the season award
- The
player of the season was confirmed as
Dave Sidebottom with 5 POD awards.
Runners-up were Jay Patel and John
Hutchinson with 4 POD awards each.
Any
other business
- The
Player of the Day selection was discussed
and it was decided to keep the same
process for next season.
- The
meeting appreciated Geoff Moore’s
kind offer to acquire 10 shirts free of
charge to replace the bibs for next
season.
- It
was agreed that as recompense for
organising the players each week, the
secretary will not be required to pay a
weekly subscription fee next season. The
meeting decided to pass the remaining
surplus to the outgoing secretary as
recompense for time, effort and costs
over the last season. The secretary
graciously accepted and used the surplus
to pay for a further round of drinks.
- Neil
Lathey offered, and it was agreed, to
arrange a one-match trial of the Skylark
Leisure facility near Elland Road on a
Wednesday evening at the end of August
before the start of the 2000 / 2001
season.
- The
meeting requested Geoff Moore to continue
as social secretary for the club. Geoff
agreed.
- The
meeting closed at 11:00 p.m.
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