ALL,

PLEASE FIND THE SCORES TO DATE AND THE SCHEULE TO THE END OF OCTOBER.

AFTER A LONG WEEKEND MANNING THE CLOCK AND GAME SHEETS AT BISLEY I SENT OUT THE FIXTURES LAST NIGHT WITHOUT CHECKING THEM.

THIS IS THE CHECKED VERSION AND IS NOW THE MASTER SCHEDULE, IT WILL APPEAR ON THE WEB SITE TOMORROW NIGHT SINCE I HAVE STOPPED THE INCORRECT VERSION BEING DISPLAYED ON THE SITE. ALSO APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE TO ALL THE CLUBS THAT WE SPELT WRONG.

WOULD ALL CLUBS PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS TO ALL TEAM MANAGERS AND PLAYERS WITHIN YOUR CLUB COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ASAP.

THE LEAGUE HAS HAD SOME INTERESTING RESULTS SO FAR, AND A GOOD LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO THE GAMES.

THE GAME SHEETS ARE NOW COMPUTERISED, YOU WILL ALL HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE A PRINT OF YOUR GAME SHEET AFTER THE GAME, IF YOU DON'T WANT ONE PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE CAN SAVE ON THE INK. ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH TEAM MUST GO TO THE BOX AFTER THE GAME TO SIGN THE PRINTED RECORDED COPY OF THE GAME SHEET FOR THE FILE.

ALL TEAM MANAGERS MUST REPORT TO THE BOX AT LEAST HALF AN HOUR BEFORE YOUR GAME TO CONFIRM YOUR TEAM SHEET. ONCE ESTABLISHED, ANY ONE NOT ON THE LIST WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A REGISTRATION FORM PRIOR TO PLAYING WITH MONEY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GBHIS OFFICIALS WORKING ON THE DAY.

PLEASE ENSURE THIS HAPPENS, RUNNING THE BOX, THE OFFICIAL DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO CHASE UP THE TEAMS.

THE DAY SCHEDULE WILL BE ON THE WHITE BOARD BEHIND THE BOX  TO FIND OUT WHICH BENCH YOU ARE PLAYING, AGAIN THE OFFICIAL SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON THE GAME.

NOTE: ONLY REGISTERED OFFICIALS MAY BE ON THE BENCH, NO PARTNERS, WIVES, CHILDREN, FRIENDS ETC.. THIS IS PURELY FOR INSURANCE REASONS AND MUST BE ADHERED TO.

REMINDER THAT GAME FEES ARE £50.00 PER TEAM: IT IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT THAT EACH TEAM PROVIDE HELPERS FOR THE BOXES, THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED SINCE HELPERS ARE NOT ALWAYS FORTHCOMING. WE MAY NEED TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE IF THIS IS NOT WORKING, WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO PAY A SMALL FEE TO OFFICIALS BUT ONE OFFICIAL GLUED TO THE BOX FOR TWELVE HOURS IS NOT PRACTICAL, HEALTHY OR EFFICIENT.

THE COMMITTEE IS NEW, AND WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS, THE TASKS ARE VERY TIME CONSUMING BUT WE ARE ALL KEEN TO CHANGE THINGS IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. SOME THINGS ARE ALREADY  CHANGING, MAYBE FOR THE BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE CHANGES, YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME, BUT CONSTRUCTIVE, PURE CRITISISM WITH NO OTHER IDEAS IS NOT WELCOME AND PLEASE KEEP THESE TO YOURSELF.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, AND ON BEHALF OF THE GBHIS COMMITTEE, OFFICIALS  AND OUR HELPERS WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU PLAY HOCKEY VERY SOON.

YOU HAVE ALL BEEN ADVISED THAT EVERY TEAM MAY BE EXPECTED TO PLAY THIS COMING WEEKEND, IF IT IS YOUR TEAM IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL SURPRISE.

THANKS

GEOFF GOODING