August 20 2014

COM Agenda: August 20, 2014
Meeting commenced at 6:30pm
Present –Parveen Batish, Kelly Cigognini, Steven Lunardon, Jenny Mouat,
and Michael Burke
Apologies – Petah Gibbs, Ian Leckie
Agenda1. Business arising from previous COM meeting in July, 2014
a) 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday September 21, 2014.
Action 1: Customer Service Manager to continue to assist President in
formation of this subcommittee. (Action completed- progress reported in
President’s tabled report)
Action 2- President to contact former secretary, David Flack, regarding
memorabilia for anniversary celebration and to contact local media for
publicity about the day, and to contact local media for publicity about the day.
(David Flack contacted and memorabilia has been passed back to club.
Interim CEO to contact local media).
Action 3- Operational staff to produce posters for display at the stadium and to
contact domestic clubs for memorabilia, award recipients and details of
domestic club histories. (Action for September meeting- operational staff
to contact secretaries of domestic clubs)
b) Melbourne United contract negotiation and to discuss Association
Partnership (Interim CEO).
Action: CEO in negotiation of contract with Melbourne United CEO (Interim
CEO expects action completed by September meeting)
c) Special agenda item (SGM) prior to AGM.
Action - Champ. Rep. and CEO to prepare a draft of change of rules for
association – and prepare a draft for presidents – circulate proposed
constitution changes with a voting form, circulated by CEO. (Action in
progress)
d) BV constitutional change
Constitutional change was brought up at Basketball Victoria meeting, with a
vote to be done at the November BV meeting.
Action: Interim CEO to organise presentation by BV to COM. (Action
deferred until September meeting)
e) Vote on Relationship of SEABL to BA.
Action: SBA president to attend and report back to COM. (Action CompletedReport presented to COM. COM agreed to recommendation for SEABL
competition to join BA)
Clarification- Reading of the SEABL meeting minutes suggested that various
organisation models of the SEABL/BA relationship are being investigated by a
subcommittee. (Explanation- Subcommittee investigating models for
licensing agreements)
f) Action- Finance Committee and COM to revise May 2013 Business Plan in
light of current figures. (Action deferred until separate COM meeting on
September 28 at 11.00am in club social room)
g) Action- Head of Basketball Operations to present to COM on the directions
of the Senior Representative Program in the future. (To be addressed in
CEO Report)
h) Action- Head of Basketball Operations to review of Sabres ‘On the Road’
Program (Interim CEO) (Action for the basketball operations group- Bill
Runchey presented report on 2014 trips)
1b. Correspondence In (As at August 14):
Nil
1c. Correspondence Out (as at August 14)
Nil
2. Reports
a) President’s report- Report Presented- Agenda for 40 year
celebration included.
b) CEO’s and Treasurer’s Report- Report attached- business arising.
1) New website will be up by start of next domestic season. Suzi Brown
has offered to help in set up.
2) COM approved enforcement of By-Law 3.9 from next season
onwards. The insufficiencies in the current database makes it
impossible for this season.
3) New structure of Senior Representative Program presented with an
approximate budget. COM accepts the new structure and approves
operational staff to investigate further.
Action- All players to be placed on individual contracts that
include service/sponsorship arrangement.
4) Suggested start-up date for new CEO to be 19 January, 2015.
Stadium to be closed from 19 December to 14 January.
5) New representative uniforms presented. Hope to introduce to whole
program as part of this year’s registration process. Some discussion on
response to those who purchased last year’s uniforms.
Action- Discussion to be continued in September meeting.
3. General Business
1) Decision on recipient of Judy Barlow award made by COM.
Meeting closed at 9.30pm
Next meeting- Wednesday September 17 at 6:30pm
CEO Report as tabled- 18th August
Domestic
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FSP changeover progressing well
New website up and running
Senior registration opened last week, and Junior this week
All Domestic Clubs charging 3.9% to end user, with exception of
Eagles who have absorbed the cost
All Clubs offering their members the opportunity of no fee if paid to
Locker Room, with the exception of Mentone Mustangs
Finals plan for September finalised – posters to remind everyone that
their membership card does not cover finals
The following by-law not being enforced – need guidance:
o 3.9 A senior player cannot play in a higher grade then a
lower grade on the same night i.e play A grade and then
play C grade on the same night.
Basketball Operations
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Junior Representative presentation on September 7 at Jefferson Ford
Coaches being finalised
VJBL voting on no Zone for U14, and changes to number of teams in
VJL, proposal attached
Commercial Operations
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Proposal for new Sabres uniform to be discussed at meeting
Golf day planned for November
Financials
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Current forecast to be presented at meeting
Other
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Water damage to the floor caused by leaks – work has been carried
out. Will continue to monitor
Proposal to carpet the entrance area next to Locker Room to protect
the floor
Waiting for Council to fix the leeks that caused the damage
Sabres on the Road Report- 2014
Forty One (41) Under 16’s to Ulverstone, Tasmania. Wednesday, April 9 th to
Sunday, April13th
Total Cost to players on the trip: $570
Total Cost To Helpers: $380
Total Cost To Coaches: $300
Budget Breakdown:
Bus to Melbourne Airport = $400
Return Flight to Launceston = $300
Bus to Ulverstone = $660
Accommodation in Ulverstone = $4,200
Food = $3,000
Tasmazia Experience= $880
Coaches – Sinisa Markovic, Bill Runchey, Arran Batish, Peter Ligeti, Ian
Leckie, Joel Anderson, Grant Waddell.
Helpers – Tammy Hicks, Rickey Bryant, Sean Lynch, Jo Windhager, Jacquie
Leckie, Sharon Southwell, Lana Hong.
SEABL Players – Nathan Crosswell, Rayshawn Goins, Mike Moore, Micaela
Cocks, Bridget Deery
Curriculum – Once again we delivered a curriculum based on offensive
concepts, this year we built around a 3 out and 2 in alignment. Concepts that
were taught were: Pass & Cut, Pass & Screen, Pass & Be Screened, Dribble
Hand-offs, Inside Play and Receivers Spots on Dribble Penetration.
Teaching Methods Used:
5 on 0 Motion
5 on 0 Receivers Principles
2 on 2 with coach on perimeter
3 on 3 with spacing and moving
5 on 2 with D on posts only
5 on 3 with D on Perimeter players only
Sessions were less intense and less frequent than in 2013, with a better
balance of rest and relaxation for the players in between sessions.
Benefits of the Trip:
 A great basketball learning experience for both players and coaches
 Interaction with SEABL players by Sabres Juniors and Junior Coaches
 Social interaction between the players was excellent once again this
year. A Trivia Night run by Grant Waddell was participated in
enthusiastically on the Wednesday night.
 Recovery sessions at the beach in Ulverstone were conducted,
highlighting the benefits of such sessions for elite athletes.
 Life Skills: i.e., organisational skills, showing respect for volunteers,
time management.
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Gives players an appreciation of their life at home.
Gives players an opportunity to interact and bond with players from
other Sabres teams and also with players from other Clubs.
Allowed players to be inspired to play in front of a crowd of 1,000
people on the road in future, representing Sabres at the SEABL level.
Under 12’s to Ballarat
Sunday, June 15th
7 boys and 20 Girls, 11 adults
Cost to Players: $40
Budget breakdown
Bus: $1,000
SEABL entry: $10 adults
Referees costs:
Included transport by Bus to Ballarat, SEABL entry fees and lunch provided by
Ballarat.
Under 14’s to Canberra
Tuesday, July 8th to Saturday, July 12th.
18 Boys and 20 Girls
Cost to Players: $600
Cost to Coaches & Helpers: $250
Budget Breakdown:
Bus to Canberra: $5,500
Accommodation & Food: $19,520
Questacon Experience: $851
AIS HALL Hire and game costs at Tuggeranong: $816.50
AIS Tour: $399
SEABL Entry fees: $170 (1/2 cost)
Helpers: Vanessa Duncan, Melinda McCormick, Robyn Deboers, Vicki
Barlow, Suzi Brown, Kelly Cigognini, Tracy Eadie, Bean & Mucki Williamson,
Coaches: Bill Runchey, Sinisa Markovic, Andrew Stavropoulos, Steve Brown,
Phil Thomas, Lisa Nicholson, Jacquie Leckie and Sandra Hilford.
SEABL Players: Rayshawn Goins, Junior Hairston & Micaela Cocks.
Curriculum: The Curriculum was based on the acquisition and refinement of
Perimeter Skills and Post Skills, Including Catch & Go, Sweep & Go, Strongside Drive, X-Over, etc. all leading up to 1 on 1 skills, both inside and outside
the key. On the Thursday morning we conducted a shooting school with our
Sabres Junior players and Canberra Junior players once again involved.
Benefits:
 A great basketball learning experience for both players and coaches
 Interaction with SEABL players by Sabres Juniors and Junior Coaches
 Social interaction between the players was excellent once again this
year. A Trivia Night was conducted by Phil Thomas on Thursday night.
Wednesday we hired the Theatrette for the movie “Hoosiers”.
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Life Skills: i.e., organisational skills, showing respect for volunteers,
time management.
Gives players an appreciation of their life at home.
Gives players an opportunity to interact and bond with players from
other Sabres teams and also with players from other Clubs.
Gave the players a perspective of life as an AIS Athlete.
Bonding between players from different teams, no player bunked with a
player from their own team.
Again, highlighted the aspirational pathway we provide for our Juniors
to play at an extremely high level as Seniors in front of 750-1,000
people on the road.

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