WSF Town Hall Sessions 17 November & 19
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WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION VIRTUAL TOWN HALL SESSIONS AGENDA Tuesday 17 November 2020 14:00 GMT Thursday 19 November 2020 07:00 GMT 0 WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION LIMITED TOWN HALL SESSIONS TUESDAY 17 November 2020 14:00 GMT Or THURSDAY 19 November 2020 07:00 GMT AGENDA PRESIDENT’S WELCOME and INTRODUCTION 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION To suspend Article 18 of the WSF Memorandum & Articles of Association for the 2020 WSF Annual General Meeting, and hold the AGM in a virtual format. This in accordance with the Membership Poll that resulted in 123 votes for a Virtual Meeting and 6 votes against. All proceedings at this Virtual Annual General Meeting to be as if the meeting were being held face-to-face and in accordance with Articles 18 to 48 of the World Squash Memorandum & Articles of Association. Lumi, the qualified and independent company appointed, shall manage and verify attendance and register and count votes. 2. AGM Agenda Item 8 - MOTIONS TO AMEND THE RULES OF SQUASH Motions: Executive Board at the request of the Rules Commission a) Update sub-clause 14.4 from Rule 14: Illness, Injury & Bleeding as follows 14.4 Blood Injury A Blood Injury is defined as being when bleeding occurs, and the blood flow is sufficient that blood can be transferred from a player to their opponent or the court. A scrape, graze or nick with no blood flow does not constitute a Blood Injury and play must continue. Visible blood through a bandage, dressing or covering is not considered a Blood Injury. Once a Blood Injury occurs, the injured player must leave the court and it is the referee’s responsibility to ensure that the injured player returns to the court in the shortest time possible, according to the following rules; 14.4.1 Self-inflicted: where the Blood Injury is caused by a player's own action or condition, such as a fall, lunge, dive, crowding, nosebleed or similar, the player is permitted 5 minutes to stem the flow of blood and cover the bleeding. The referee is in charge of starting the timer, which will start from when the injured player’s treatment begins. If the injured player is not ready to resume play after 5 minutes has elapsed, the player must concede the game and take the game interval, if available, for further recovery. If the same Blood Injury reoccurs, no further recovery time is permitted, and the injured player must concede the game and take the next game interval, if available, for further recovery. If the injured player cannot resume play within the permitted time allowed, the referee will award the match to the injured player's opponent. 14.4.2 Contributed: where the Blood Injury is caused by both players’ actions, the injured player has reasonable time to stem the flow of blood and cover the bleeding. Reasonable time is determined by the referee, who can be assisted by the on-site medical personnel, if available. 1 If the same Blood Injury reoccurs, through no fault of either player or by both players’ actions, the injured player shall have further reasonable time to address the Blood Injury. If the same Blood Injury reoccurs, due to an action solely by the injured player, the player shall have no further time to address the Blood Injury and must concede the game and take the game interval, if available, for further recovery. If the injured player cannot resume play within the reasonable time or extended periods allowed, the referee will award the match to the injured player's opponent. 14.4.3 Opponent inflicted: where the Blood Injury is caused solely by the opponent; 14.4.3.1 Where the Blood Injury is solely caused by the opponent’s accidental action, the injured player has reasonable time to stem the flow of blood and cover the bleeding. Reasonable time is determined by the referee, who can be assisted by the on-site medical personnel, if available. If the injured player cannot resume play in the reasonable time allowed, the referee will award the match to the injured player. If the same Blood Injury reoccurs, through no fault of either player or by both players’ actions, the injured player shall have further reasonable time to address the Blood Injury. If the blood flow cannot be stopped in a reasonable time the referee will award the match to the injured player. If the same Blood Injury reoccurs, due to an action solely by the injured player, the player shall have no further time to address the Blood Injury and must concede the game and take the game interval, if available, for further recovery. If the injured player cannot then resume play within the reasonable time or extended periods allowed, the referee will award the match to the injured player's opponent. 14.4.3.2 Where the Blood Injury is caused by the opponent’s deliberate dangerous play, Rule 15: Conduct must be applied, and the referee will award the match to the injured player. 14.4.4 Where there is a stoppage in play, the court must be cleaned, and bloodstained clothing replaced. Explanation/Rationale The current version of the Bleeding Rule has proven to be extremely onerous on the players and on all concerned with managing and promoting the game. With even the smallest amount of bleeding there are lengthy delays in play which prevent the game from being continuous and interfere with live coverage of events. The new proposed provisions are intended to provide a more reasonable handling of such blood injuries and to be fairer to the players affected and all concerned with managing and promoting Squash. 3. AGM Agenda Item 9-MOTIONS TO AMEND THE SQUASH 57 STANDARD RULES a) To formally adopt the updated Squash 57 Standard Rules as set out in Annexure C with effect from 1 January 2021. Motion: Executive Board at the request of the Squash 57 Commission Annexure C 2 4. AGM Agenda Item 10 - MOTIONS TO AMEND THE WORLD SQUASH CODE OF ETHICS Annexure D a) To formally adopt the updated World Squash Code of Ethics as set out in Annexure D with effect from 1 January 2021. Motion: Executive Board at the request of the Ethics Commission 5. AGM Agenda Item 11 -MOTIONS TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF WSF LIMITED a) If Motion 10.a) – to adopt the updated WSF Code of Ethics - is successful, update the Articles of Association as follows: Motion: Executive Board at the request of the Ethics Commission 99.5.2 “To analyse and/or investigate complaints raised in relation to the non-respect of such ethical principles, including breaches of the WSF Code of Ethics and, if necessary, propose sanctions to the WSF Executive Board.” NEW 99.5.3 “To provide opinions on ethical matters when requested by the WSF President, Executive Board or any WSF Commission.” 99.7 “Members of the Ethics Commission shall not take any measure nor exercise any influence in relation to a matter where any conflict of interest or any other conflict exists or is perceived to exist, nor will they be counted towards a quorum for such matters.” 100.1 The Ethics & Compliance Officer shall not have held a position within the WSF (elected or Commission) for any period during the thirty-six (36) months prior to his/her appointment. The Ethics & Compliance Officer should not be a WSF staff member and must be independent from any conflict of interest activity.” b) Amend Article 11 as follows: Motion: Squash Canada “The WSF shall hold a General Meeting in every calendar year as its Annual General Meeting, at such time and place as may be determined by the Executive Board and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Provided that every General Meeting except the first shall be held not more than fifteen (15) months after the holding of the last preceding meeting, and that - so long as the WSF holds its first Annual General Meeting within eighteen (18) months after its incorporation - it need not hold it in the year of its incorporation or in the following year. A meeting of Members may be held by means of telephone, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting and that permits all Full Members the ability to vote in a fully automated and secure method. The WSF shall make such secure communication facility available to all Full Members entitled to vote. Any Full Member entitled to vote at a meeting of Members may participate in the meeting by means of telephone, or an electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting, provided the WSF makes available such communication facilities. A Member participating in this form of meeting shall be deemed to be present at the meeting.” Explanation/Rationale Given the continued potential of governments, regulators, public health bodies restrictions on travel, the risks to health and safety surrounding Covid-19 and beyond, many members will not always have the right and/or ability to attend meetings of the Members. The ability to offer a hybrid of virtual attendance allows all Members their rights to attend meetings and their right to vote at those meetings. 3 c) If Motion 11.b) is successful, Amend Articles 18, 23, 25 and 28 as follows Motion: Squash Canada 18 “No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting, except the adjournment of the meeting, unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business.