2012 Minutes for planning session - Squash BC

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High Performance: Greg BunyanHP Men’s League organized for adults by Jeff Boag and Winston Cabell at Hollyburn, Arbutus,Sports Central, and Jericho (6 teams and 5 weeks). CW Games is the junior high performance.Post Secondary: Greg BunyanThe Post-Secondary University Championships were supposed to be held in Kelowna but didn’treceive enough entries. Alex Currie is going to organize them again for next season at UVIC.Brody Vejprava from Kelowna, Ashley Clackson from Victoria, and Morgan Latremouille fromDelta were sent to Canadian University Championships in Calgary.18
Competitions/Coaching/Officiating Report: Tim BaleVP TECHNICAL REPORT, MAY 2012We have found that the three committees are more ad hoc rather than standing committees. Kevinis very knowledgeable and experienced in all three areas and they run very smoothly. We arebeginning to implement the Long Term Player Development (LTPD) plan and it is important thatthe VP Technical and members of the committees are fully engaged in this process. Ben Uliana,the chair of the Coaching committee, was involved with the first LTPD meeting in Victoria. We havesome excellent volunteers on all three committees and are well positioned as we move forward.Officiating:We have had about half a dozen officiating mini clinics so far this year. The Vancouver SquashLeague put on and paid for two clinics free to their league members. They were very well attendedwith 32 in one and 37 in another. The Okanagan had several as well. It continues to be achallenge to get officials, who have taken clinics to obtain full certification. We are looking toSquash Canada to reduce their stringent requirements of six successful assessments forcertification at the entry level.Coaching:A coaching course was held in Victoria with 6 attendees. There was another one held on the Dec9 th weekend in Vancouver. We wish Melanie Jans well as she moves to Florida with her family. Weshall miss her grace and skill on court as well as her considerable coaching talents. We also hopethat Shauna Flath’s health will improve as she starts her six month sabbatical from Jericho. Shewill be sorely missed.Competitions:Tournament season ran well. We have encouraged clubs to increase the number of agecategories, to have the loser referee the next match and try different formats. Bentall used a teamtype format for their Halloween Open. The players enjoyed this and the organizers found it easy torun. Quick Draws continues to innovate and helps with the court scheduling as well as therankings. The top thirty men players are no longer including in house matches in the Quick Drawsystem. After some initial comments, this seems to be working well and seen to be fairer for all.The total number of matches registered on Quick Draws was 15,022, which was about the sameas last year, as was the number of tournament participants.FinanceThe financial situation of BC Squash, while satisfactory, could be improved in my opinion. Surpluscash is drained during the summer months as we wait for government money to come in andmembership revenue does not start being collected until early October. We should be budgetingfor a modest surplus each year to increase our financial strength. The custodial function ofprotecting our assets could be improved by opening a separate savings account and byimplementing all auditor recommendations. The risk to the association is low because of soundfinancial policies being in place. Financial reporting could be improved by maintaining a single setof books with a more advanced accounts structure.Tim Bale19
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