Should report directly to the Committee via a Report prior to each Committee Meeting

+ be invited to attend on any specific issue that requires Committee approval

I guess there should be a hyper link to state what support there is for team events, i.e.

1. Winter YCBA league including home matches
2. Summer league

Louise to update/amend/change what has been agreed: This is what Jacqui Farrar sent me:

“Team members pay the normal table money for home matches and the club subsidises the tea provided for the visiting team at the rate of £8 per head.

[b] Away matches

The club subsidises the travel costs of two drivers per team to the extent of 45p per mile petrol allowance, based on the mileage there and back from ilkley to the away venue.

{ Note :  I think there is/ was a special informal arrangement for Geoff ?  No one asked me anything about it and I don't know if Geoff claimed anything last season? }  Should we say that consideration will be given to treat separately a team member who travels from a home a long distance away from ilkley ? { Subjective, but what to do ? }. YES THERE IS but should it be documented?!

2.  Summer and Winter online YCBA leagues

The club pays the entry fees of any team of four wishing to enter the above. 

 I think the entry fee has been £16 per team and we have had only 1/2/3 teams entering at any one time.

Page 8 of current Handbook   I’ve made LOADS of changes to this – to be discussed with whoever takes over from Bernard

1. Responsible for:
2.  Entering Olicana for external team events, notably the Yorkshire Winter League which involves teams of eight players.  Other team competitions are available for teams of four.
3. Selecting teams and assigning players into teams in consultation with previous year’s Team Captains

1. Eligibility and Principles for selection
2. All fully paid members of the Club are eligible
3. Members may put themselves forward either as a preferred partnership or as an individual
4. Any member who is unwilling to play with one or more other members must make this clear upfront otherwise this may result in them becoming ineligible for selection
5. Members must be willing to play in any team at any level 
6. All candidates must be willing to abide by YCBA requirements
7. No one who puts their name forward necessarily has a right to be selected
8. A member who is put in a team higher or lower than they feel is appropriate (d) or if not selected (f) has the right to appeal to the Chair who will, in conjunction with the Club Team Captain, make the final decision

1. Process for selection Olicana Bridge Club Handbook Page 8/9 of 18 
2. The Club Team Captain will email all members who played in the previous year’s team event to ascertain their interest and willingness to participate again with the scheduled dates as soon as they are published with a deadline for responses asking them to indicate any dates when they are unavailable

1. The Club Team Captain will post a sign up sheet in the Club inviting all paid up members to express their interest in participating in the team event either as an individual or with a partner stating the dates of the matches as soon as they are published with a deadline for responses asking them to indicate any dates when they are unavailable with a contact email and/or telephone number

1. If a Member does not wish to provide a contact email and/or telephone number on the sign up sheet (b) above, then this information to be emailed to the Club Team Captain 

1. The Club Team Captain will then select a Team Captain for each projected team from among those who have put their name forward

1. The Club Captain and the Team Captains (d) will work together to assign candidates to teams.  If there is a disagreement, the majority view will be taken or if no majority, the Club Team Captain shall decide

1. Selection and assignment to teams shall be based primarily on partnership assessed skill level (previous year’s results to be taken into account) wherever practically possible

1. Once assigned, the Club Team Captain reserves the right to move players at any time to another team if deemed appropriate to do so and to change Team Captains if not available for any match

1. A member who has volunteered but not been selected will be put on a list of available substitutes and should be invited to play in preference to approaching other members

1. Only if there are insufficient candidates to fill the team places can the Club Team Captain approach club members who have not volunteered in accordance with this procedure

1. In cases of a dispute, Team Captains can ask for their selections to be ratified by the Club Chair who may seek advice from other members

1. The decision on teams and selection, once agreed in accordance with this process, is final

1. The Club Team Captain will post a notice on the Noticeboard in advance of each match a list of who is in which team (Olicana Team A, B, C etc)

1. The results of each match to be posted on the Web site and on the Club Noticeboard

1. The Club Team Captain to provide a list of all who played in a team match to the Treasurer within days of the match (whether face-to-face or online)

1. The Club Team Captain to provide the Treasurer with a list of match schedules at least ten days prior to the start of any season

1. Make recommendations to the Committee to improve the standard of play in the Club
2. Support the Club TD on Club Team Competitions and Rules for them 
3. Invite members to participate in National or Regional events organising a fair way of selecting the teams and making the entries to represent the Club and send invoices for entrance fees to the Treasurer
4. Support the Teaching and Development of players who play or wish to play in teams