President Richard Dykes
Secretary Amy Dykes
Treasurer Robyn Tully
Member Patrick Tully
Member Setu Naseri
Member Joe Faalogo
Member Barry Hollis
While it is great to see 4 new people on the committee it is disappointing to
note that they are all from the seniors, in fact the only person from the
juniors to attend was Darcy.
This year we are needing some input from the juniors for coordination and
representation on the committee. Without this our numbers will drop as people
become frustrated with the lack of direction.
As I mentioned in my report Amy Robyn and I can not continue this year as we did
last as it is too exhausting.
Can I suggest a group of you get together to form a junior committee which gives
you flexibility but still achieves the goals needed. This committee can then
report to the clubs elected committee and ensure the Juniors do not get left out
of the big picture.
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Things that need to be done.
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Recruitment of players
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Field set up
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Field pack up
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Update results and info to Web site convener
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Attend meetings
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Ensure equipment is up to date
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Nominate Match Day Manager- applies to U13's and over
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Note and action parents grievances
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Plan some mid year functions for club bonding
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Gather lists for trophies at the end of the season and organise Junior
presentation
These things are all easier with a group of people. Last season the Seniors
started their own committee which meets 1 night a month after training for a
drink and plans the next month, it does not take long and they involved about 6
key people.
This is essential for the survival of the club so please get on board, we can
have some fun too.
AGM Address
Good evening everyone and welcome
This year we as a club need to focus on building our committee numbers so we
survive. Much focus was placed on player numbers and coaching last year and the
core of the club has diminished to minimal numbers which has placed too much
pressure on individuals.
The only way to remedy this is to increase numbers in the committee and support
team. This is my goal for this season but I obviously need people to come
forward to achieve this.
Amy and I will not be standing for re-election next year and I hope this year
can be a smooth changing of the guard and development of a strong committee. Amy
will have completed 5 years as club Secretary and myself 3 years as President.
This does not mean we will not assist in one role or another at the club in 2011
but my work commitments and our private life will not permit the current
commitment needed to do this great club justice.
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Our clubs location lends itself to fund raising options outside rugby but for
this we need organisers who may not necessarily work for nothing but without the
personnel these opportunities go begging.
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This year we have built a store shed which will alleviate the issues of space
throughout the club. The next item I would like to see done is a referb of the
bar and coldroom area to remove the pinch point and increase functionality. We
have the funds but this will not eventuate without someone to captain it.
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The club is in need of maintenance to prevent it from aging beyond appeal;
again we need someone to take on this role.
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We run many functions at the club which raise over $1000 at a time, they need
coordinating and organising. Currently this is done between Robyn, Amy and
myself, this can not continue, we need a functions coordinator.
All this said the club has enjoyed unprecedented success this year both on the
field and financially. We have shown the Rugby community that we are a club on
the march and I feel we have lifted the culture of Rugby on the coast, however
we need to now build on that success and repeat it to prove it was not a one
off. Having a strong committed committee is now extremely important to achieve
this.
I would like to see the numbers in our Juniors increase and aim to have no gaps
greater than 1 year at the club. This becomes critical at under 15’s and starts
to affect the senior teams in later years. It takes lots of persistence and
planning to do this, many people will make this work.
I would like to maintain our success with Seniors which should attract Juniors
to the club. I would like the Seniors and Juniors to mingle more this year which
is why we need to make Thursday night trainings work.
This year we are running the Seniors with new design Jerseys with an aim to have
the same for all Junior teams 2011. This decision is purely financial as the
existing Junior jerseys are currently in good repair. All Juniors will be issued
this year with a club shirt which we developed last season.
This club has so much untouched potential and it is a crime if we don’t grab it
and run with it. I would like to know my replacement by July so we can start a
transition ready for 2011.
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