1. South Berkshire HC Inaugural AGM. 3rd September 2016

2. Agenda Welcome Membership Kit Playing Arrangements/Operating Plan
Constitution/Management Committee
Finances
Election of Officers
AOB

3. membership Full details have been circulated
Membership costs in line with last season
Discounts for families, students & g/k with kit
Discount for club volunteers
Free subscription for new members
£5 covers socks and playing shirt
Fixed to achieve a break even budget
Due by 1st October

4. Kit Merge Wokingham and Bracknell colours
Find something that would be available
Junior kit organised
Silent auction for numbers

5. Playing arrangements Aims:
Provide competitive standard of hockey across the Club.
Quality and effective coaching
Fun & enjoyment
Recruitment –↑adult membership by 20% over 5 yrs / ↑ junior membership by 20% over 3 years
We all have a part to play!
Effective communication – Pitchero
Commitment to junior development
↑ number of internal coaches & umpires
Encourage older members – vets teams

6. Playing arrangements What does our Club look like?
6 Men’s teams + Supervets
4 Ladies teams + Vets
Dedicated development teams (M6, L3)
Juniors U8 – U16 (girls & boys)
Training: Birch Hill (Tues/Wed), Cantley (Wed)
Matches: Birch Hill & Cantley
Coaches: M1&2 – Steve Simpson, M3&4 – vacant, M5&6 – Neil Badley.
L1&2 – Luce Streak & Zoe Yates, L3&4 – Kelly Leversuch-Roberts & Jenny Jones.
Juniors – Headed by Jaypee Wenzell – Training Cantley.

7. Playing arrangements Captains – Who are they?
Initial selection – pre-season training, open day.
Ongoing selection – Selection policy/selection criteria to be published by
Selection meeting – every 3 weeks
Teams on match day – 14 players. No subs until 11 players in each team.
Team objectives: M1 & M5 – Promotion; Top 6 finish, positive goal difference and more wins than losses. Specifics TBC once Captains appointed.

8. Constitution Need to approve the new constitution
Sets out aims and objectives of the club
Membership categories
Separate management & playing committees
Discipline

9. Finance report Budget prepared for 2016/17
Overall Deficit budgeted of £3.8k
investment in Juniors
investment in paid coaches for Adults
paid Administrator
Reserves of £48k
Longer term need to look for other income streams such as sponsorship and increase in membership
Look at reducing costs by only having one Clubhouse next season

10. Election of officers Chair – Ian Wilson Vice Chair- David Badger
Treasurer- David Murray
Secretary- Nigel King
Welfare Officer- vacant
Plating Section Captain- Mary King

11. AOB
Any questions?