Paphos Darts League

PAPHOS DARTS LEAGUE

COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT CHARLIE’S BAR 20.00 23RD.APRIL 2007

PRESENT:- TONY NEWBON – CHAIRMAN. TERRY McGOVERN – VICE-CHAIRMAN CHARLES TURRELL – TREASURER. AMANDA SANDERSON – PLAYERS REP. JOHN WOODCOCK – PLAYERS REP. VIC HEMMING – SECRETARY.

APOLOGY ;- JIMMY EVRIPIDOU.

AGENDA:- 1) ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FOR MEETING HELD 12TH.MARCH 2007

2) FEDERATION

3) SPONSOR.

4) FINALS NIGHT.

5) TEAMS APPLIED TO JOIN LEAGUE.

6) START/DURATION OF SEASON.

7) CUP COMPETITIONS.

8) REGISTRATION DATE AND FEE.

9) RULES.

10) FINANCE.

11) DATE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

12) AOB.

1) ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES 12TH.MARCH 2007.

AMANDA STEVENSON PROPOSED ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES AND THIS WAS SECONDED BY TERRY McGOVERN.

THIS WAS CARRIED 5-0. 2) FEDERATION.

TO GAUGE THE OPINIONS OF THE LEAGUE MEMBERS IT WAS DECIDED TO ISSUE A BALLOT FORM WHERE THE MEMBERS OF EACH CLUB MAY INDICATE THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF JOINING THE FEDERATION FOR RETURN BY 24TH.MAY TO COCKATOOS FOR THE ATTENTION OF VIC HEMMING SO THAT THEY CAN BE EXAMINED AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING BEING HELD 28TH.MAY.

3) SPONSOR.

WAITING THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE TO JOIN THE FEDERATION BUT THERE WILL BE A SPONSOR FOR THE LEAGUE WHATEVER THE DECISION. IF IT IS DECIDED THAT SOME TEAMS JOIN THE FEDERAION THEN THEY WILL BE SPONSORED BY KEO THROUGH THE CYPRUS DARTS FEDERATION AND THE OTHER TEAMS WILL BE FOUND A SPONSOR. SHOULD THE DECISION BE THAT NO TEAMS WILL JOIN THE FEDERATION THEN A SPONSOR WILL BE FOUND.

JOHN WOODCOCK PROPOSED THAT ONLY TEAMS FROM LAST SEASON WOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE BUT THIS WAS DEFEATED 2-4.

4) FINALS NIGHT.

THE CHAIRMAN EXPRESSED HIS THANKS TO THE WORK DONE BY TERRY McGOVERN AND VIC HEMMING IN THE RUNNING OF THE COMPETITIONS AND ORGANIZING THE FINALS NIGHT.

THE COMMITTEE WISHED TO EXPRESS THEIR THANKS TO THE STAFF AT THE AMBASSADOR FOR MAKING THE EVENING A VERY PLEASANT ONE.

THE GENERAL FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO ATTENDED WAS THAT IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT AND WAS A FITTING CLIMAX TO THE SEASON.

5) TEAMS APPLIED TO JOIN.

THE TEAMS THAT HAVE APPLIED TO JOIN ARE :-

FROG AND TOAD – 2 TEAMS. CORAL BAY DARTS CLUB – 2 POS 3 TEAMS. QUEEN VIC. LATIN CLUB. ALEXANDERS. OLLIE’S. CHARLIE’S BAR. LANTERN – 1 POS 2 TEAMS. RUGBY ARMS. COCKATOOS – 2 POS 3 TEAMS. ACES BAR. FISHING SHACK. SIXTIES BAR. CJ’S EMMA’S BAR.

TONY NEWBON AND CHARLES TURRELL WILL VISIT THESE VENUES TO VIEW LIGHTING,BOARD POSITION ETC. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

6) START/DURATION OF SEASON.

START DATE OF THE SEASON WILL BE 23RD.OCTOBER AND THE DURATION DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS ACCEPTED INTO THE LEAGUE.

7) CUP COMPETITIONS.

IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE A LEAGUE CUP COMPETITION WHICH WOULD BE SLOTTED IN DURING THE SEASON.TEAMS WOULD PLAY HOME AND AWAY WITH THE NUMBER OF LEGS DECIDING THE WINNER.TEAMS NOT PLAYING IN THE CUP WILL BE DRAWN AGAINST ANOTHER TO PLAY FRIENDLIES. THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS WILL RUN THE SAME FORMAT AS LAST YEAR.

8) REGISTRATION DATE AND FEE.

REGISTRATION FEE WAS SET AT £2 PER PLAYER AND A REGISTRATION FORM WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH TEAM BEFORE 1ST.AUGUST AND MUST BE RETURNED WITH FEE’s BEFORE 1ST.SEPTEMBER TO ALLOW FIXTURE LISTS TO BE FINALIZED. FAILURE TO RETURN COMPLETED SHEET WITH REGISTRATION FEE BY 1ST.SEPTEMBER WILL EXCLUDE THAT TEAM FROM ENTERING THIS SEASONS LEAGUE. FUNDS RAISED FROM REGISTRATION FEE WILL FUND FREE STANDING DART BOARDS AND ALTERATIONS FOR THE STAGE AT THE AMBASSADOR FOR FUTURE FINALS NIGHTS,AND OTHER EXPENSES. TEAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM AGREEING THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE LEAGUE RULES. 9) RULES.

A RECOMMENDED LIST OF RULES WAS PUT FORWARD AND THESE CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE www.pafosdartsleague.com OR PUT PAPHOS DARTS LEAGUE IN THE SEARCH BOX.

RULE 1.3 THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE VOTE ON THE FEDERATION AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE.

RULE 1.4 THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE VOTE ON THE FEDERATION.

RULE 1.7 THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS ENTERING THE LEAGUE.

RULE 3.3 IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK TO CHANGE THIS RULE SO THAT TRANSFERS MAY ONLY TAKE PLACE UP TO THE END OF THE FIRST ROUND OF LEAGUE MATCHES.

THIS WAS CARRIED 6-0.

RULE 6.4 IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES TURRELL TO CHANGE THIS RULE SO THAT EACH LEG WILL BE NEAREST THE BULL,HOME TEAM FIRST,FOR ALL MATCHES.

RULE 6.7 IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT THIS RULE BE CHANGED TO :-

IF A TEAM HAS ONLY 7 PLAYERS IT CAN PLAY ONE OF THE FOURS WITH 3 PLAYERS AND WILL HAVE NINE DARTS TO THEIR OPPONENTS 12. THEY WILL FORFEIT ONE PAIRS GAME AND ONE SINGLE.

IF A TEAM HAS ONLY 6 PLAYERS IT CAN PLAY EITHER ONE FOUR WITH FOUR PLAYERS AND ANOTHER WITH TWO OR CAN PLAY THREE IN EACH FOURS.IN THE CASE OF TWO AGAINST FOUR IT WOULD BE 6 DARTS TO THE OPPONENTS 12. THEY WILL FORFEIT ONE PAIRS GAME AND TWO SINGLES.

RULE 6.8 IT WAS PROPOSED BY VIC HEMMING AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT THE POINTS AWARDED WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF LEGS WON.

THIS WAS CARRIED 4-2. RULE 7.1 IT WAS PROPOSED THAT IF THE TEAMS ARE TIED ON LEGS FOR THE LEAGUE CUP THEN THERE WOULD BE ONE GAME 1001 EIGHT PER SIDE TO DECIDE THE WINNER.

RULE 8.6 IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES TURRELL THAT THIS RULE BE CHANGED TO NOT ALLOW FOR SUBSTITUTIONS TO BE MADE AFTER A TEAM HAS DECLARED ITS PLAYERS FOR THE KNOCK OUT STAGE.

IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT AN ADDITIONAL RULE BE ADDED:-

RULE 8.6.1 ANY PLAYER QUALIFYING FOR THE FINALS WILL NEED TO BUY A FINALS TICKET AS THIS IS TO COVER THE COST OF FOOD.

RULE 8.10 ADD:- IN THE KNOCK OUT STAGE.

IT WAS PROPOSED BY AMANDA SANDERSON AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE ADDED TO RULE 8.10 AND 8.10.1:-

A PLAYER MAY REGISTER BY PHONE IF DELAYED BUT WILL FORFEIT THE GAME SHOULD THEY NOT BE PRESENT WHEN THEIR GAME IS SCHEDULED TO START .

IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES TURRELL THAT AN ADDITIONAL RULE BE ADDED:-

RULE 8.10.1 IF A PLAYER FAILS TO REGISTER ON FINALS NIGHT THEN NO SUBSTITUTION WILL BE ALLOWED AND THE PLAYER OR PLAYERS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM ENTERING ANY COMPETITION FOR TWO YEARS.

IT WAS PROPOSED BY VIC HEMMING AND SECONDED BY TERRY McGOVERN THAT AN ADDITIONAL RULE BE ADDED:- RULE 8.15 FINALS NIGHT TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED AT LEAST 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND ALL MONEY COLLECTED OR RETURN TICKETS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE TREASURER AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE FINALS NIGHT.

IT WAS PROPOSED BY TONY NEWBON AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT TICKETS WERE TO BE ISSUED ON A NON REFUNDABLE BASIS.

IT WAS PROPOSED BY VIC HEMMING AND SECONDED BY JOHN WOODCOCK THAT THE FOLLOWING RULE BE ADDED:-

RULE 9.10.1 THE CAPTAIN AND ONE OTHER TEAM MEMBER ONLY WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON COMMITTEE FORMATION.

10. FINANCE.

CHARLES TURRELL REPORTED THAT THE LEAGUE HAD A FUND OF AROUND £128 AND WOULD GIVE A FULL DETAILED ACCOUNT FOR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING.

11. DATE FOR EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

IT WAS DECIDED TO DELAY GIVING A DATE UNTIL THE RESULT OF THE BALLOT IS KNOWN.

12. AOB.

MEETING CLOSED 22.21.

THIS IS A REASONABLY ACCURATE RECORD OF THE MEETING.