CAMBRIDGESHIRE TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Haddenham Sports and Social Club on Tuesday 8th June 2010 commencing at 8.00pm

Present

Keith Richardson (KR) (President),

Martyn Livermore (ML) (Chairman), (Press Officer)

Brian Freer (BF) (Treasurer), (National Council Representative), (Umpire Secretary)

Kevin Gray (KG) (General Secretary)

Affiliated League Representatives Present

Other Attendees Present

Apologies

Robert Pownell (RP) (Ely Rep)

Andrew Maguire (AM) (Ely Rep), and,

John Blythe (JB) (Wisbech).

Minutes of Last Meeting

These were agreed and signed as a true record.

Matters Arising

None Reported.

Annual Report of the Executive Committee

Chairman’s Report (ML)

• The meeting starting with a minute silence in respect to both Steve Stafford and Pat O’Bryne who passed away this year. Both contributed to Table Tennis in the region and will be sorely missed.

• There were 4 committee meetings this year that were well attended.

• The Closed Championships was held at the Neale Wade Sports Centre in March on Saturday 20th March 2010.

• County President, Keith Richardson won the Men’s Champion for the 19th time. Other notable victories included Helen Arnold from Impington becoming the Ladies Champion for the first time, and 3 victories for junior Daniel Fielding.

• St Neots Table Tennis club has now reopened after refurbishment.

Match Secretaries Reports

Seniors (MG)

1st Team played Division 1 North after last year’s promotion. Matches played near Newcastle, and resulted in the weakened team, finishing bottom of the league.

2nd Team played Division 2 and finishing bottom of the league.

Both sides were had selection issues due to various clashes with Vets and Grand Prix events.

Veterans (RF)

Cambs 1 Div 3B: Finished 1st of Div 3B (of 8) Played 7 Won 7 Pts 14

Cambs were represented by K.Gray (5 matches), D.Tiplady, (7 matches), S.Pryke (5 matches), Y.Hooks, (6 matches), and D.Gutteridge (1 match).

Cambs 2 Div 3B: Finished 6th in Div 3B (of 8) Played 7 Won 2 Drew 1 Lost 4 Pts 5

Cambs were represented by L.Wei (7 matches), D.Rowell (7 matches), R.Phyo (5 matches), S.Trevanion (2 matches), and A.Mills (7 matches).

Cambs 3 Div 4A: Finished 7th in Div 3B (of 8) Played 7 Won 1 Lost 6 Pts 2

Cambs were represented by A.Merritt (5 matches), T.Lane (7 matches), R.Fensome (5 matches), J.Blyth (2 matches), D.Gutteridge (6 matches), and V.Parks (1 match)

Over 60’s (RF) Div 1A: Finished 5th (of 9) Played 8 Won 3 Draw 1 Lost 4 Pts 7

Cambs were represented by R.Hatton, C.Kershaw, R.Fensome, and, V.Parks (all played 8 matches)

Juniors (No report)

Due to no report and no communication with LR, RF read out the findings from the last committee report, which indicated that the junior side finished 8th in their division (out of 8), and incurred approx £100 worth of fines due to lack of players.

Junior ranking was then discussed. ML and KR expressed that a system was in place, and that all league reps were aware of the methods (competitions etc) and it was their responsibility to both feed this information to their members and also bring to the attention of the committee, the names of any upcoming juniors of county standard.

Treasurer’s Report (BF)

The Income and Expenditure Account shows that a loss of £1172 over the year. This is mainly due to an outlay of £1391 for 64 County shirts (£1391), and increased expenses of the county teams. This is a concern, but the county still has 20 shirts as capital, and team expenses should be reduced next season.

Competition revue increased by £161 this year, with this increment attributed to the raffle and teashop.

Umpire’s Secretary (BF)

Obtaining qualified umpiring status was discussed, with BF encouraging Leagues to find more members keen to undertake the award. Note: There is no costs for these awards.

Junior umpire awards are also available, and papers for both are available directly from BF, who will send information to all league secretaries.

Press Officer (ML)

During the season reports of County matches and the County Tournament had been sent to several papers including the March Advertiser, Cambridge News, Ely Standard, St Ives Town Crier, Hunts Post, Newmarket Journal, Haverhill Echo. Local reports had also appeared in the Wisbech area.

Future county reports etc should be sent to the press officer ASAP.

Propositions for Alterations To Rules: None.

Motions: None.

Election Of Officers

Election Of The Representative To National Council.

Brian Freer and Val Parkes were re-elected as National Councillor and Deputy respectively.

Election Of Auditor

Trevor Smith was re-elected.

Determination Of Affiliation Fee

With the year’s high financial deficit (see Treasurer report), BF proposed an increase in the affiliation fee from £12.50 to £13.50 per team to rebuild funds.

Initial discussion suggested that this figure should be increased, however, after BF reminded everybody that the ETTA player membership fee is to be introduced in Sept 10 (£5.64 for each adult player), higher suggestions were withdrawn. The £1 increase was put to the vote, and carried by all the 5 league reps present, and therefore will be implemented for the upcoming season for all affiliated leagues.

Any Other Business

ETTA Player Membership

An important change will be enforced in September 2010, with the introduction of ETTA player membership. All players will have to be members. Membership can be done via leagues / clubs or even on an individual basis. Forms are not currently available, but information should be soon made available via the ETTA.

Law Changes to be Introduced For The 2010-2011 Season

• Expedite

Expedite shall NOT be introduced in a game if at least 18 points have been scored.

• Double Hitting

A player shall score a point if an opponent deliberately strikes the ball twice successively.

Impending Rule Changes. (Voting at upcoming ETTA National AGM on behalf of CTTA)

• BF to vote in favour for all racket coverings to be of a brand and grade currently authorized by the ITTF.

• BF to vote in favour for rule change banning racket changes during an individual match, unless the racket is accidentally damaged so badly that it cannot be used.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 21^st September 2010 at Haddenham Sports and Social Club, with a further meeting on Tuesday 23^rd November at the same venue.

The meeting closed at 9.44 p.m.