1. Matters arising from last meeting 7/9/11
- none

2 Constitution Rules update Charter Standard
- Progress towards the FA Club Standard has been good and a document setting this out was reviewed.
- A new constitution has been drafted. It was proposed that the constitution was adopted in practice until it can be ratified at an AGM.

3 Finance
- this year it is likely we will over spend by 1500 owing principally to outstanding subs and an overspend on equipment and kit
- from end of this season we’ll aim to recycle kit down the age groups
- cost for club and team levels of sponsorship. Need to establish these. No-one took an action.

4 C.W. C.R.B. update
- Good progress has been made although ten CRBs still need to be completed.
- Ideas on communicating and developing welfare are to be proposed shortly.
- Lots of volunteers to help with the younger age groups, which is very good news.

5 Club Development Win 2012
- Forthcoming events to be publicised shortly.
- JT to produce a paper setting out how we’ve developed and propose to develop as a club.

6 Social/ Fundraising
- quiz night: Bobbie has flyers and ticket application forms. These will also be published on the web site shortly
- parents’ email addresses to be sent by Chick to Damian so that we can begin automating some comms
- the Saints have donated as part of our relationship various high value items. Let’s  auction these to club members only on the web site. (DS)

7 Rovers U18
- lesson is to ensure there is a there’s a team off the pitch supporting the team on the pitch

8 A.O.B.
- recent experience of the under 9s in the non-competitive development league for the younger age group has been very positive, with a very high standard of football being played.

Matters arising from last meeting 7/9/11
- none

Finance
- subscriptions have come in fairly smoothly this year, although there are several half payments outstanding
- expenses have been processed well although four managers have not yet claimed for any referee fees
- this year it is likely we will over spend by 1500
- irrespective of the above the club is solvent
- fines are nicely down on last year’s levels. Keep it up!

C.W. C.R.B. update
- in October 34 CRBs were outstanding. Now there are ten outstanding
- awareness of child welfare: information to be published on the web site in due course
- CRB is not optional

Social/ Fundrasing
- sizzling Saturdays: another to be run this coming Saturday
- quiz night: Bobbie has flyers and ticket application forms. These will also be published on the web site shortly
- parents’ email addresses to be sent by Chick to Damian so that we can begin automating some comms

Saints coaching
- very positive feedback from several managers
- some of the Saints coaches have rotated, which is not ideal for the younger age groups
- every other week is working well
- the club has some goalkeeping training sessions up its sleeve. More goalkeeping coaching earlier in next season would be good
- all comments and suggestions about Saints coaching to be sent to John D.

Respect update
- membership of the club is dependant on our all having signed up to the campaign
- managers are encouraged to remind players that they are signing up to the Respect campaign ahead of next season
- the policy of zero tolerance of breaches of the Respect code will be continued

Groundman’s report
- keep on filling in the holes when they reappear
- please be careful not to damage or unplug the line-marker in the shed
- options for six-a-side pitch to be explored
- parish council have signed a lease on the cage for another three years. Condition has been well maintained this season with help of parents

A.O.B.
- Pitch bookings: bookings spreadsheet to be published asap on the web site.

We have a number of volunteers lined up to cook, brew and serve rolls/coffee this weekend. Our aim is to serve those teams training but if we have enough helpers, we’d like to service the 10.40 u12 Leopards, 11am u15 TWYFL and 11.55 u14 Leopards games.

Please publicize this among your teams and parents (tea/coffee £1, bacon rolls/hot dogs £1.50), and better still, rustle up some willing helpers, even if only for an hour or so.

Thanks,

Jim

With the season truly underway, it’s time to enjoy a bacon roll, a coffee and a chinwag at the Pavilion after training a week on Saturday (ie, 15th). These sessions are meant to be fun, to allow everyone in the club to get to know each and also to raise funds.

Please publicize this among your players and parents and (as important) ask if there are any parents keen to help brew, cook or serve next weekend. Who knows, should enough volunteers step forward, we may be able to run these more frequently than the monthly sessions planned. And good luck this weekend.

Jim

Hi all. Please see the following note from Chick …

The system for claiming expenses appears to be working well but sometimes not all details are completed.  Concern has also been raised on entering Bank details on the webpage.  To this extent I have modified the expense form to include the bank details and I have protected the worksheet so that it works like a form by using the ‘tab’ key.

I would also like to clarify that expenses can be submitted as and when they arise but at the latest they should be submitted by 31 December 2011 and 31 March 2012.

Kind Regards, Chick

P.S. The expense claims form can be found in the managers’ resources section of the web site at http://littletonjuniorfc.org.uk/managers

Hi.

Sorry for the delay in publishing our coaching plan for 2011-12, which you can now find at http://littletonjuniorfc.org.uk/managers/coaching-plan-2011-12

Cheers -

D.