MEETING CALLED TO ORDER, 24th October at 20:11, BY CLUB PRESIDENT CATHERINE WILSON
Absent with apologies:
Men’s Captain – Jonny Eastwood
Press and Publicity- Alva von Pistohlkors
Wellbeing Officer – Bryony Connor
Club Representatives – Pablo Garcia Thomas
Present:
Club President – Catherine Wilson
Team President- Giles Hepworth
Treasurer – Hannah Hepworth
Secretary – Katy Watson
Ladies’ Captain – Isla Crooks
Mixed Captain – Oliver Hall
Social Secretary – Kishan Mistry and Steph Cohen
Fundraising Officer – Mason Duke
Merchandise Officer- Jason Park
Press and Publicity Officers- Louis Pitsch
Sponsorship Officer – Alex Edwards
Club Representatives – Issy Eastwood
Shoutouts to:
- Marathon volunteers
- Club reps
- Louis and his whiteboard
- Kish and Steph- amazing turn outs on socials
- Members- 141 SO FAR (Better than this time last year and plus 8 alumni)
UYBC college and Bucs page
- We decide one big post per week with all the results
- We all like the page
College Fixture Coordinator
- Position is still open
- We need to advertise this position on social media
- Alex asks if there’s any requirements?
- Catherine says, no they can be beginners
- We need someone within the week
BUCS wednesday
- Been promoting this week
- Mens A and ladies A are being filmed by YSTV
- Louis and Mason will be commentating
- (Keep predrinks respectable and tidy while we watch)
- YUSU have made a post so we are hoping for a good turn out
- In general we’ve had a good support from club members at other matches
- Giles says that Zac said we’re getting a booth
KEEN
- Katy explains our KEEN Session 4th November 12:50-14:00
- Bryony and Isla have both offered to help
Chris Oldnall volunteering
- Wednesday week 9 (21st) we need volunteers for badminton coaching
- Although we still don’t know times
- Ladies A Away game at the same time
- Interested in helping: Giles, Louis and Mason
- Catherine will get back to the committee with more information
LYDIA
- We haven’t promoted the app too much yet
- Alex says it would be too overwhelming for the freshers
- Facebook page and newsletter need to promote it
- As well as a designated DBar date: Week 8
Socials
- Steph and Kish:
- Trying to sort a non drinking movie night
- Mason to sort a fundraising quiz for week 9
- Joint social with Pole- probably a toga social
- Christmas meal and holiday booked
- Kish and Steph just sorting the photographer for the Christmas meal – YUSU photography an option
- And then will promote
- 60 people maximum
- £23.75 per person
- Badminton holiday £65 Helmsley
- Only 40 spaces
- 15th March
- Catherine to do the pass the parcel
- Jonny doing a murder mystery
EOTT
25th November 0900-1400
- Possibly a fun lottery tournament next term
- Discrepancy over who can play in the lottery
- No men’s A B and Ladies A in the EOTT
- There are some people that might still not be allowed- but up to Giles and Mason
- Team tournament- maybe during team courts or might take Sunday club 9-14:00
- Spoons for prizes
- Raffle would be at the quiz social not EOTT
- We need to pick a charity
- Committee services will be needed for the raffle
- And the Social quiz will be Wednesday week 9
Non-team training
- Catherine and Giles talking about non team training
- We have tried to get court time but we can’t get anything
- RI is too expensive- we all agree that we don’t think it would work
- Jason mentions that team training needs to be sorted too- attendance is low
- Giles would run it with some A team players
- Max 20 people charge £3 for 2 hours
- Still waiting for a date if we can find some court time
- Katy asks what can we do about how many people come to the Monday Club as it is very busy.
- We’re all not sure, ideally need more courts.
- Maybe invite Zac to see how busy we are?
Team
- Ladies struggling
- Mens A and B doing good
- Mens C are getting sorted
- Team training attendance is poor
- How are we going to improve?
- Giles doesn’t know
- That it’s a weekend makes it difficult
- Sessions feel a bit chaotic
- Thursday is a booked day at the RI but we are pushing for a later time so it doesn’t clash with club.
- We are getting into the swing of things
- Kish- team captains need to pressure their team
- Captains aren’t showing commitment
- Giles isn’t getting match reports
- Alex suggests that RI attendance should be selective?
- Giles says we don’t have the depth of people
- 24/40 team members have RI membership
- RI get annoyed with us when we don’t have enough to fill the courts we book
- So reason for poor attendance is a combination of things
- Increased training time is fine if people love badminton but not everyone is like that
- A poll every time we run a session- that is encouraging and helps keeps us organised
- And captains need to talk to the teams
- We’re not overcrowded at team
- But if we made it for select groups but then open it up as well
AOB
- Alex: pegboard too full
- We need to remove those not there
- So put guests in a pot
- We need to get the whiteboard to remind people to tell peg board that they’re leaving
- Jason complains the lock on the store cupboard awkward but you’ve just got to ‘pull it’ while doing the numbers
- Lydia- more than 5 people and we’ll get some money back on committee tops
- Jason needs to sort and design team kit
- He doesn’t know what our freedom is for design etc
- Club merch will be advertised in week 7 for a deadline week 10
- Order sent during Christmas for 3 week turn around
- Kish wants a head up on the social group to keep nice posts