Highlights from the

79^th Annual General Meeting 2005/06 Season

The 79^th Annual General Meeting of the Southend & District Table Tennis League was held at the Rawreth TTC venue, on 28 June 2006.

The items below are some points raised under A.O.B. which Club Secretary’s and Team Captains should be aware of for the forthcoming season.

• Play Off competition for the end of season. The proposal for an end of season play-off competition was discussed. A number of suggestions for the competition were taken from the floor and it was agreed that the Executive would look into the proposal, formulate the competition, then write to the Club Secretary’s / Team Captains for their input, before inputting the competition to the end season.

• Ladies Vets event at the Closed Tournament. Due to the increasing entry to the Closed Tournament, the committee has had to look at ways to stream-line the schedule of events in order to complete the tournament within reasonable timescales. The Ladies events have to be played on one day, which in its self causes timescale problems due to the number of events including the restricted event that they are in. The Ladies themselves have stated that this can be exhausting. The suggestion of removing the Ladies Vets event and merging the Ladies and Men’s Vets event to become the Vet’s Singles event was discussed. It was agreed that for the forthcoming Closed Tournament we would trial the Vets Singles event and restore the Ladies Vets event for the 2008 Closed Tournament should it be deemed necessary.

• Birthday Dates for qualification to Junior/Vets events. It was suggested that SDTTL change the birthday date for qualification for O’60’s and O’70’s events be changed from 1^st January to 1^st September. The AGM rejected this proposal voting to stay with the current rule in line with the ETTA rules.

• Doubles Format for the Winter Season. Keeping with tradition, it was suggested that a game of doubles be added to the Winter Season format. This was again rejected by the AGM.

• Rosebowl Handicaps. Members have expressed that the current handicapping system, used for the Rosebowl Knockout competition based around the 21 point format, makes the games in some cases, far too long. Dave Morgan of Customs, has written to KAF with a proposal to change the system, which has been tried and tested in a game against Thorpe Bay. Dale Gutterage of RESSC, also presented a system that he had played in the North West Kent & Bromley League. The AGM agreed that changes had to be made and where happy for the Executive Committee to look into this for the next season.

• Last Date for Registering a Player. It was agreed that the rule relation to the last date for registering and player to the SDTTL should be highlighted in the handbook and on the result sheet.

• Sponsorship for Paul Reed. Paul Reed, currently with a moustache, has agreed to shave it off and be sponsored for it with all profits going to the Heart Foundation and Leukaemia Research. Paul asked for permission for the “Great Shave Off” to be done at the Presentation Evening on the 15^th July. This was agreed.