YCF Coaches Association

Constitution

1. Aim
To promote the development of cricket coaches throughout the county.

2. Objectives
2.1 Membership of the ECB Coaches Association
2.2 Responsible to YCF for Coaches Association organisation
2.3 Participation in and implementation of ECB and YCF development plans
2.4 Represent the Coaches Associations in the formulation of Board policy
2.5 Responsibility for the organisation of Coach Education , coaching activity and the development of cricket

3. Membership
3.1 Branches of ECB Coaches Association in Yorkshire, Currently:
– Aire-Wharfe & Leeds
– Barnsley & Doncaster
– Bradford
– Calderdale
– Cleveland
– East Yorkshire
– Heavy Woollen,
– Huddersfield
– Nidderdale & Wensleydale
– Pontefract
– Scarborough
– Sheffield
– Upper Airedale
– Wetherby
– York
3.2 All bona-fide members of ECB Coaches Association and members of the YCF Coaches Association

4. Committee Membership
4.1.1 Chairman appointed by YCF
4.1.2 Vice Chairman appointed annually
4.1.3 One representative from each Branch in Yorkshire of ECB Coaches Association
4.1.4 One representative from Women’s Cricket
4.1.5 Secretary appointed annually by the Coaches Association
4.1.6 Treasurer appointed annually by the Coaches Association – NB: YCF Coaching Sub-Committee also includes one Club Development Manager, one from YCCC, YCF Course Co-ordinator who may attend as observers on matters concerning the Coaches Association
4.2 Each member shall have one vote with the Chairman having a casting vote
4.3 Ex-officio or co-opted non-voting members may be invited to attend by the decision of the Board

5. Roles
5.1 To link YCF and the Coaches Branches
5.2 To elect a representative to the Board of YCF ( at the first meeting in any calendar year)
5.3 To organise an annual meeting of the Coaches Association
5.4 To meet quarterly with the YCF Coaching Sub-Committee to co-ordinate Coach Education policy
5.6 Act as a forum to enable branches to provide feedback
5.7 To co-ordinate all branch activity
5.8 To communicate regularly with branches

6. Meetings
6.1 The quorum of Committee meetings shall be five branch representatives plus two officers
6.2 An Annual Meeting shall be held in November at the Regional Coaches Conference but with each branch having one vote [interim reports and accounts will be tabled]

7. Finance
7. 1 There shall be a separate ring-fenced account in the YCF accounts
7.2 Signatories shall be as per the YCF
7.3 Annual accounts shall be published within the ring fenced YCF account
7.4 50% of monies received from ECB shall be paid to the branches on a pro-rata member basis. This apportionment may be varied by the Board

8. Constitution
This constitution shall be agreed by the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation and may only be altered by it.