The Sussex Gymnastics Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday 4th February 11am at the Alcampo Lounge, BN1 4JF.
Present
- Emily Knight
- Richard Keasley
- Lisa Jestico
- Beth Burchett
- Keith Walter
- Stella Jackson
- Sally-Anne Warner
- Dawn Hyland
- Nikki Huggins
- Heather Sampford
- Kim Mirceta
Apologies for Absence
- Mark Poore
- Charlotte Wynne-Pennels
- Emma Webber
- Sarah Dyson-Bottle
- Mike Gevaux
1. Minutes of the last meeting
The minutes from the last meeting were reviewed - no one had any questions regarding these.
2. Chair's Report
There was no chair’s report for this meeting.
3. Treasurer’s Report
Making lots of money from comps
Spending money on training and dev - coaches and gymnasts
In the position to do so
Importance of budget sheet - can work out profits loss etc
Instant pay? - takes money - how much will it take etc - stripe
Payment before participation
Stella to look - be able to pay on entrance
Make online entry form on Sussex gym etc or we won’t know who’s paid - see what we can come up with
Some people don’t have access to bank stuff etc
Still have to have BACS option
Is it worth it? - Stella to look
Acro and tumble to be joined together - Nikki to be on the ball with payment etc
Keith retiring at end of March - Stella taking over 1st April
HPF will be more this year as team gym do bi-annual
Could HPF amount go up? AGM proposal
4. Discipline Reports
General
Get welfare officer for Sussex Champs
Send out Stella’s email
More help for set up for ABSG on 14/6
Gym event entries
26th April - Young leaders/judging workshop - timings and venue tbc - certificate
Put an outline/budget sheet together first
Trampoline just done a judging course, fully funded
Active Sussex - welfare workshop etc - deliver to younger coaches
Still looking for a venue for 4 x 4 - pushed back - could split over two weekends
^ send out to clubs to see how many people in each level
Volunteering and shadowing at county events
Still need qualifications to judge at events - for regional you need to do the workshop before judging
Woking had sorted out things for comps - can join us next year and maybe a couple of other smaller Surrey clubs for lower levels - invitational for Sussex
Acrobatics
Tumble
Sussex Oct last year
1066 join for first time
Tumble at Hollington last weekend
Hollington and Be, just got new tumble coaches - need for judges
Happy for shadow judges before course
Encourage parents etc
Acro and tumble to join for Sussex comp this year - end of Sept/beginning of Oct
^ can put on Sussex web - list of comps?
Potential tumble/acro entries on gym event
Do we need more dates on comp calendar etc? - make it relevant
Hollington interested in general
Men's Artistic
Set of easier grades to be made - regional
More men’s participation
Women's Artistic
3 clubs at national finals - all SE medal
Grade books updated for excel pathway - Q and A section on BG
Ask Lisa questions
Other coaches can come to Sussex training for experience - 2 at Uck, 1 at 1066
5. Welfare Report
Coaches and parents to be aware of filming etc as well
Sign something on entry form or something?
Have sanctions in parent code of conduct etc - e.g three strikes - BG will back you more easily
^ same for gymnasts - signature to say they’ve been received etc
Policy for website - standard procedure - BG/Active Sussex have them
^ put links on Sussex web - follow policies
^ codes of conduct which become below policies
Welfare to suggest a document to put in place in the clubs, regarding recent events - Dawn to look at
6. Any other business
6.1 Courses
Foundation course in county - venue supplies gymnasts. End of June - 3 days - passed/not passed by end of course
2 courses per region per month
Add on modules - up skill modules - more specific - 16+
Training for in club assessors for l2
6.2 Affiliation
Affiliate by 1st April - EK make spreadsheet - Affiliation form
6.3 Purchases
Sussex T-shirts - purchase another set for other end of county - talk to Kris from TAG - runs T-shirt printing business - add to comp budget sheet - Lisa to send Nikki contact
Car magnets - Dawn to purchase - put on group chat
Sussex pens/pins - for judges
6.4 Next Meeting
AGM - Jack and Jill Inn, Hassocks - Wednesday 6th May - 8:30pm
The meeting ended at 12:44pm.
