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Ladies July committee meeting

Ladies July committee meeting

SCHC Comms23 Jul 2019 - 20:21
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Coaching & membership updates

Summary of the discussions from the July committee meeting

Committee members
Cath James, Sam Phipps, Becky Florida-Hopson, Karen Slater, Becky Batsford-Webb, Sandra Westbrook, Jess Batsford-Webb, Eli Thomas, Sue Attridge, Elaine Burns, Jo Carpay

Membership
• Big thanks to Sandra and Sam for all the hard work in assigning memberships on Pitchero, over 50 members are already signed up. Please note the deadline of 31st July to ensure kit discounts.
• We will be working with the men’s section on sponsored advert on Facebook & Instagram to target new players
• We are still short on GKs. An advert will be put on WWHL’s website and Facebook page + local schools will be contacted. If anyone knows anyone who might be interested in trying out goalkeeping or is interested in themselves, please approach anyone on the committee and/or come along and have a go at Club Day on 7th September.
• Clarity over membership categories: (1) the unemployed category is for members who are ‘registered unemployed’; (2) players who have been on maternity leave will pay the concession rate for a further 2 months after returning to work
• Following Club Day, captains will meet to sort initial squads. With increased numbers of teams in the WWHL, league matches start on Saturday 14th September for several Sutton teams.

Treasurer
• Many thanks to Matt Jones, SCHC men’s section treasurer, for securing substantial sponsorship funding.
• Both the ladies and men’s sections are adopting a paid mileage policy whereby if players drive 3+ players/officials to games over 25 miles ‘crow flies’ distance, mileage payments will be made. Details will be documented on new match sheets.
• The club is entering a Fantasy Hockey competition ….details to follow.

Kit & equipment
• Two new GK kits are being purchased over the summer
• The new kit order has been finalised and is due to arrive at the end of August. Leisurewear website has been agreed and will be up and running over the next month.
• Players who won kit vouchers will be given codes to use on the website.

Coaching
• Many thanks to Mandy Davies for all her hard work as 1st XI coach over the past two seasons. Sarah Cross-Fellows (Dudders) has been appointed as 1st XI coach from September 2019 and Lisa Prince as 2nd XI coach. Other coaches are being finalised and will be confirmed before the start of the season.
• The player feedback survey showed an overwhelming desire for training sessions to maintain a high intensity and coaching will address this.
• GK coaching will alternate weekly between elite sessions with Dudders and club goalkeeper sessions with Becky Batsford-Webb.
• Vesey have had planning permission agreed for accepting pitch bookings on weekday evenings. The Men’s 1/2s are planning an extra training session on Mondays and the Ladies are going to trial a monthly ‘Skills Clinic’ on a Thursday evening with a focus on an individual skill each time.
• Whole club Thursday indoor sessions at Sutton Girls will run across Sept & Oct, 7-9pm, then the ladies premier league indoor squad will train from November till January.

Fixtures
• All league fixtures are now available. The 1st XI will play home matches at Wyndley, 12.30pm pb, the 2nd XI will have the 10am start at Vesey with 3rd – 7th XIs playing most home fixtures at Vesey.
• Inter-club tournament on Sun 1st September at Vesey, with a social at the club after.
• Club Day on Sat 7th Sept, 11-1.30 at Vesey, with the ladies 1s playing Leamington in a friendly at 2.
• Captains/vice-captains of WWHL teams must contact opposition to re-confirm fixtures & umpires two weeks prior to matches.

Umpires
• Jo Carpay is the new umpire co-ordinator for the ladies section.
• Jo is working with the men’s section to encourage more people to start umpiring and using friendlies and training games to ease people in. If anyone is interested, please let Jo know.

Socials
• Eli Thomas, Jon Best, Laura Groves & Chris King are the new social committee.
• Social calendar for the coming season is currently being drafted.
• The social team will be coordinating the Inter-club tournament and ‘Paella social’ at the clubhouse afterwards on Sunday 1st September.

Comms
• Players are encouraged to download and use the Pitchero app.
• Ladies’ section is aiming to have a higher social media presence this season. Please send/upload pictures, match reports etc to the website and social media.

AOB
• Community Games: Thanks to everyone who volunteered: Hannah & Liz Greening, Naomi Fisher, Eli Thomas & Becky FH, Sandra Westbrook, Elli-Mae Beeton, Hannah Westbrook, Chloe Cherry & Jen Swaile.
• 6s have now been promoted into WWHL Division 3.
• Training at Wyndley starts on Tues 10th Sept. Elite pre-season pitch sessions at Vesey from 20th August.
• Cup entries: The junior girls will be entered into the U16 Tier 2 competition.
• Pre-season fitness document for 1s/2s attached. All members can use and adapt to their fitness levels.

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