Management Team's Roles Explained

Those of you who attended the EGM back in May may recall that a number of changes were made to the structure of the club’s management, in order to improve the running of both on- and off-field matters.  The aims were to provide whoever runs the team selection and tactics with better back-up, to avoid isolating the Captain; and to reduce the ‘workload’ of the General Manager.

In the months that followed, two things happened accordingly: the club voted for a Captain and Vice-Captains; and I delegated a number of my tasks as General Manager to a couple of other members.

With all those changes now in place, there is now a group of EIGHT club members running the club. The rest of the club’s members should be aware that all 8 of the management team stand together, united on all aspects of how the club is run. As stated in the club’s ethos: we respect those who give up their time to manage the club. Decisions made by those people can be questioned if someone disagrees with a decision. But this should be done in person and never between the hours of 7-10pm on Thursdays. And in the end the fact that they give up their time to run the club for us makes their decisions final.

To ensure that everyone knows exactly who is doing what, here is a guide to the roles and details of which members currently occupy each position (NB these will be amended as and when any changes to personnel or job descriptions occur):

TEAM CAPTAIN

Name: Greg Rainey

Role: Ultimately responsible for team selection and tactics.  Liaises with the Vice-Captains re: all aspects of on-pitch affairs.  Oversees the communication with members each week in order to determine who is attending on match night.  Ensures that all members abide by the club’s ethos and code of conduct.  Updates the squad list on the NEXT EVENT section of the club’s blog.  Keeps track of the rota of players missing matches due to excess numbers.

TEAM VICE-CAPTAINS

Names: Lee Clifford, Tremayne Macdonald

Role: Supports, assists and liaises with the Team Captain in every aspect of his role, in particular in encouraging all players to ‘play for the team’.

GENERAL MANAGER & TREASURER

Name: Stuart Dade

Role: Supports, assists and liaises with all the other members of the management team.  Plays a leading part in communicating club matters to the membership.  Looks after the club’s income and outgoings and presents an annual finance report at the AGM.  Ensures that a referee officiates each match. ‘Edits’ the club’s blog.  Liaises with all members re: any new kit requirements and place orders accordingly with the club’s kit supplier.  Maintains the club’s records of results and statistics.

CLUB SECRETARY

Name: Andrew Dade

Role: To take minutes at all club meetings and distribute those minutes to all members within two weeks of a meeting.  To organise any club votes (except for awards votes).  To maintain a comprehensive database of contact info for members and associate members, past and present.

OPPOSITION LIAISON

Name: Simon Mesner

Role: To ensure there is opposition for every match night, ideally ensuring that the club doesn’t play the same team too frequently. To arrange cup ties where necessary.  To update the FORTHCOMING EVENTS section of the club’s blog accordingly. To liaise with opposition teams to ensure they have all relevant info.

PITCH BOOKINGS

Name: Phill Arnold

Role: To liaise with our venues to ensure that we have a pitch for each match night.  To be a point of contact for the venues in the event of the venues cancelling a booking for any reason.  To liaise with the General Manager and Social Secretary re: which nights we don’t need a pitch booked.

SOCIAL SECRETARY

Name: Simon Mesner

Role: To organise at least four social events in a calendar year, usually including a Summer Social and the end-of-year awards dinner.  To oversee the voting for the annual awards and liaise with the Club Secretary and General Manager re: any trophies, awards, engraving etc that is required.

CLUB CAPTAIN

Name: Andrew Dade

Role: To be the club’s figurehead at all appropriate times.

NB: the management team are also listed in a section on the right-hand side of the blog.

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