Consitution

The club shall be called ‘Kingston Kestrels Sledge Hockey Club’ here after to be referred to as the club.
The team shall be called ‘Kingston Kestrels’.
The club (Kingston Kestrels Sledge Hockey Club) shall be affiliated with the BSHA (British Sledge Hockey Association) www.bsha.co.uk.
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OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the club shall be to foster and promote an interest in the physical, social and therapeutic benefits of sledge hockey (commonly known as ‘Ice Hockey for Disabled’).
The club will aim to provide an opportunity for disabled and none disabled to take part in sledge hockey whether for recreational or competition.

MEMBERSHIP:

Membership of the club shall be open to anyone after completing a membership application form
Membership shall be free for the club.
Each club member shall be registered with the BSHA, this carries a annual fee off:-

1. Adults above the age of 16 £20.00
2. Juniors Under 16 years of age £15.00

The above fee is not fixed and could change for year to year at the discretion of the BSHA committee.
This fee is split in to two parts:-

1. £5 for the BSHA this is to help the association develop sledge hockey accro9ss the country
2. £10.00 (juniors) - £15 (Adults) is to be paid to the IHPA (Ice Hockey Players Association). This is to cover member’s public liability insurance for participating in sledge hockey.

EQUAL OPPERTUNITIES:

The clubs is open to any person:-

Disabled
None disabled
All cultures
All sexualities
Religion and believes
The club will not tolerate any form of racism or sexism, it will endeavor to ensure that an equal opps program is running at all times

THE COMMITTEE:

All officers shall be selected at the AGM.
The AGM is held each year, in the month of June.
Each member shall be notified of the AGM, with nominations of the following posts:-

1. Chairperson
2. Treasurer
3. Manager
4. Sectary
5. Players representative

All officers shall be elected for a period of one year.
Officers can be re-elected for the same posts at the following AGM.

THE DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE:

To control the affairs of the club on behalf of its members.
To keep an accurate account of the finances.
The committee is responsible for appointing the following:-

1. Appointing the coach
2. Appointing any escorts for traveling purposes

CHAIRPERSON:

To chair any meetings, ensuring that all members and committee members have a say in the clubs future.

TREASURER:

To keep up to date records of clubs finance
To keep all cheque books and club statements
To ensure that all requests for monies belonging to the club is being spent for the benefit of the club.
To collect subs for each player attending practise sessions.
To ensure all monies raised for the club is banked at the clubs bank
To ensure that the clubs bank account if the best for the club.
To provide an accurate accounts of the clubs finance at the AGM or on reasonable request.

MANAGER:

To manager the club
Fundraising ideas and opportunities
To liaison with other club managers to arrange games
To liaison with other clubs in different countries to arrange games
To ensure all steps have been taken when traveling away:-

1. Flights or other travelling arrangements
2. Accommodation
3. Tournament information (example number of club players taking part)
4. Team shirts playing in.

SECATARY:

Take minutes at meetings including AGM
Ensure minutes are available for each and every member
Post out any letters concerning club activities

PLAYERS REP:

To bring any members concerns re the club or other issues to the committee
Voice the members views at meetings

ALTERATIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION:

Any alterations to the constitution can only take part at the next AGM:

1. Any alterations will only be passed is two-thirds of the members agree
2. If proposed alterations are voted in, they will be implement in no less then 21 (twenty one) days.

DISSOLUTION:

If the club goes in to dissolution, the following shall happen to equipment and any funds within the clubs bank account:-

1. Equipment belonging to the club will be donated to the BSHA or another sledge hockey club
2. Donate any funds in the clubs bank account to the BSHA/Other sledge hockey clubs or a nominated charity
3. Close the clubs bank account