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AGM 2022
NORTHERN COUNTIES SCHOOLS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2022
held on Monday 13 June at the Bradley Park Golf Club Huddersfield at 7.00pm
1 Present were
Cheshire John Clark, Derek Pearson
Cumbria Paul Tickner
Cleveland Simon Carey, Chris Baty
Durham Keith Gilbertson, Alan Johnston, Allan Reed
Greater Manchester
Lancashire Michael Timberlake
Merseyside Stephen Metcalfe, Tony James, Will Rowlands.
Northumberland Owen Aiston
North Yorkshire John Wharton
South Yorkshire Steve Maddock
West Yorkshire Tom Walton, Barry Forrester
Secretary Peter Tracey
2 Apologies for absence
received from Messrs N Pont, K Davies, R.Davis, R.Downing, M.Broadhead, P Ogden, C Newman, G Wainwright, J Shippen, A Buckingham, M Duffy. D Balme (Treasurer)
3 The minutes of the AGM for 2021 were read and approved as a true record and there were no matters arising
4 Secretary Report for 21-22
The report had been circulated in good time for the meeting to all concerned. The secretary spoke to the various points made in the report, and the report was accepted after much discussion, and awareness raising.
5 Treasurer Report
i. The treasurer was unable to attend but his report on the season since last AGM was received, and is attached to these minutes
ii. Essentially there has been no activity on the accounts due to myriad problems encountered with Nat West Bank following the death of Dave Prothero, who had been the single signature. It has not been possible to access any accounts and until permission is cleared with the bank, (hopefully very soon now) our financial situation can only be estimated.
iii. An estimate of the accounts is attached below.
iv. One consequence of the accounts issues with Nat West is that cheques raised last season for affiliation and entry fees have not been accepted by the Bank and cheques will be out of date.
v. Further, as it is not clear just exactly what our financial situation really is, it is not yet possible to administer support to Counties for expenditure incurred in the competitions in 21-22
Action required
vi. All counties are asked to resubmit to the Treasurer their affiliation and entry fees for 21-22 if they have not already been taken by bank transfer.
vii. All counties wishing to submit a claim for financial support arising from the NCSFA competitions in 21-22 are asked to submit request details to the Treasurer before Monday July 11 so that an assessment can be made that is fair and equitable to all.
viii. It was agreed that the affiliation fees and competition entry fees per team will stay at the same level as in 21-22 namely Affiliation £125. Entry to a competition per team £20
ix. The Treasurer will invoice Counties for season 22-23 accordingly.
6 Election of Officers for the season 2022-23
i. Chairman Derek Pearson (Cheshire)
ii. Vice Chairman, Simon Carey (Cleveland)
iii. Hon Secretary Peter Tracey
iv. Hon Treasurer David Balme
v. Hon Auditor Chris Newman
vi. E.S.F.A. representatives Alan Johnston, Tony James
vii. CWO Alan Johnston
viii. Web site editor Neil Pont
7 Proposal 1
It was proposed and agreed as follows
Adoption of the ESFA SCORY requirements
Proposed by Peter Tracey seconded by Alan Johnston
NCSFA to adopt the SCORY rules set out by ESFA, and to adapt the General and Competition Rules accordingly. The decision is made in principle at first, and the exact changes to the wording of our Rules will be ratified at a virtual EGM, as soon as practicable.
8 Proposal 2
It was proposed and agreed as follows
Use of the National Lottery Bonus Ball to decide Final Venue.
Proposed by Peter Tracey seconded by Mike Timberlake
In order to determine the host county for the newly introduced Knock Out Cup competitions for Boys at under 16 and 18, the two semi final matches shall be numbered 1 and 2. As soon as both Finalists are known, (ie. immediately following the second semi final), the right to host the Final shall be determined by the National Lottery Bonus Ball drawn on the first Saturday evening following notification. If that bonus ball number is an odd number then the winner of semi final 1 will have the right to host. If it is even then winner 2 will have the right.Competition arrangements for
9 Competition arrangements for season 2022-23
a) A full discussion on Fixture compliance took place and it was agreed that the Fixture programme as prepared by the secretary should be followed with the understanding and agreement that the home match secretary should give as much notice as possible to the visiting team, bearing in mind the play-by dates , and also should offer three possible dates and times, one of which to be a Saturday, and that if an agreement between two sides could not be reached then the Saturday date offered would be the default.
b) Knock Out Cups for Boys u16 and u18
It was agreed to continue with these two cup competitions, on a time scale that sees Preliminary and First round matches to be completed by mid February (18). Semi Finals by Mid March(18) and Final before Easter.
At under 16 and under 18, in the preliminary/ first round, ties would be drawn on a Regional basis to minimise transport costs.
Following the preliminary and/or first round there will be an open draw
Regional pools as follows
u16 West . Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, West Yorkshire.
u16 East Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cumbria
u18 West. Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire,
u18 East Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, South Yorkshire,
Actual entries to these knock Out Cups will be received with the payment of the affiliation and entry fees detailed in the Treasurer Report. A draw will be made in early September.
The venue of the Finals to be decided by the Bonus ball as above.
c) The fixture programme will show the calendar/Fixtures and every county is urged to observe the Play On/Play By dates to avoid fixture pile-ups at the end of the Spring Term.
d) A roll call showed that intended entries for 22-23 were likely to be as follows
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e) The NCSFA Championship arrangements were agreed as follows
Under 14 Girls and Under 16 Girls
East Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, South Yorkshire
West GMc, Lancashire , Merseyside and Cheshire
Top two teams into Semi Finals
Playing Home and Away will allow 6 fixtures per county
f) ***FA Note re Girls Football***
Please see the letter below from the FA about their proposals to “Double the involvement in Girls Football”. The letter was received only on the day of the AGM , but a reading of it shows that there is likely to be a significant impact on representative Schools Football. So watch this space. The impact will be felt in the coming season.
Under 14 Boys.
Five teams to play Home and Away fixtures
Top two to meet in a Final, hosted by top team.
Cleveland, GMc, Lancashire, South Yorkshire and Merseyside involved.
Under 16 Boys
All 11 Counties will enter
Two Divisions East and West
West Cheshire, GMc, Lancashire , West Yorkshire, and Merseyside
East Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, North Yorks, South Yorks and Cumbria.
Top two in each division to meet in semi Finals then a Final
Under 18 Boys
There are likely to be seven entries
Competition into two groups with a winner of each group to go to a Final.
West, playing Home and away, four matches per team, Cheshire, Lancs and Merseyside
East , playing home and away, six matches per team, Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, South Yorkshire.
Then semi finals leading to a Final
Venues for Finals
Under 14 Girls Final will be hosted by winner of the East v West semi final
Under 16 Girls Final will be hosted by winner of the East v West semi final
Under 16 Boys Final will be hosted by winner of the West v East semi Final
Under 18 Boys Final will be hosted by winner of the West v East semi Final
10 Schools Football Forum
The ESFA had issued a paper outlining the arrangements for National inter County competitions
The main feature was that the entry fee per team per county at every level of ESFA comps would be £325, and that all ESFA Inter County comps would be a straight knock-out. Counties will need to consider the ESFA paper and make their own decisions and consider how the ESFA comps might affect involvement with NCSFA.
There was a significant discussion in the section on the structure of NCSFA fixtures, and about keeping to a Fixture calendar, with the idea of offering three dates, described above.
Further discussion concerned the Respect agenda, and the importance of ensuring its observance.
Our CWO Alan Johstone reminded the meeting that it was good practice always to advise details of CWO for each county on as regular opportunity as possible, especially in a match programme.
The meeting was reminded of the need to appoint referees who had undergone the necessary child protection/ safeguarding training.
The meeting and all counties were reminded of the procedure for reporting and recording red and yellow cards via the ESFA system
11 Introduction of Chairman for season 2022-23
Derek Pearson of Cheshire was introduced as our Chairman for the coming season
12 AOB There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.30pm
13 The next AGM will be arranged for the second Monday in June 2023, details to be advised later.
Peter Tracey
Hon Secretary
June 15th 2022
Estimated balance sheet
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NCSFA estimated financial situation at June 13 2022 |
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INCOME |
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EXPENDITURE |
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Total Funds at year end 2020 |
5235.90 |
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ESFA Grant 2021 |
2000.00 |
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AGM Venue and catering |
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260.00 |
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Affiliation fees at £125 for 2021-22 |
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to Medals and Trophies |
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403.00 |
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11 Counties at £125 |
1375.00 |
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to Secretary expenses re Cup Finals |
140.00 |
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Competition entry fees |
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to admin expenses |
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20.00 |
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Under 14 Girls 9 @ £20 |
180.00 |
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Under 16 Girls 9 @ £20 |
180.00 |
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available to support |
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6000.00 |
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Under 14 Boys 4@ £20 |
80.00 |
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Under 16 Boys 11@ £20 |
220.00 |
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Under 18 Boys 9 @ £20 |
180.00 |
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KO Cup 16 boys 9 @ £20 |
180.00 |
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KO Cup 18 boys 8 @ £20 |
160.00 |
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total expenditure |
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6823.00 |
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Balance carried forward |
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2967.00 |
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Total Income at 13 June |
9790.90 |
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9790.00 |
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FA Note
FA TO MORE THAN DOUBLE TALENT POOL FOR THE WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL GAME
We are pleased to unveil plans to grow our existing talent programme for the women’s game to sustain its future and provide a wider and more diverse talent pool for the game, with the number of players set to rise from the current 1,722, to 4,200 by the end of the 2023/24 season.
This work is being supported by The Premier League. The plans will see a wider national network of what will be called Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres for girls aged eight to 16, with funding provided by The Premier League.
Over a two-year transition period, these will replace the FA Girls’ Advanced Coaching Centres forming a wide base at the entry point of the pathway.
There are currently 29 Regional Talent Clubs and 10 Advanced Coaches Centres. The plans will see up to 70 Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres across the country, allowing more players to be identified supported, in addition to the professional game academies that will be launched in 2023/24.
Kay Cossington and, The FA’s Head of Women’s Technical, said: “We’ve undertaken a lengthy and comprehensive review of the current pathway structure, and this has provided a clear future direction, based around five key areas of improvement, which all our new Emerging Talent Centres will embody. “We’re also delighted to be working with the Premier League to support the delivery of the new Emerging Talent Centres.”
These five areas of improvement that have been identified are as follows: 1. Better accessibility 2. More inclusivity 3. Reducing the impact of early selection 4. More focused investment 5. Providing more appropriate challenges
Premier League Director of Football Neil Saunders said: "Premier League clubs are doing more than ever to support the growth of women's and girls' football and we are pleased to be working alongside The FA to provide funding for the new Emerging Talent Centres. "The centres will provide more opportunities for girls to access enhanced coaching and will develop pathways within the professional and grassroots game, benefitting young players and clubs alike."
Overall, the enhancements through these five key areas will fulfil one of the central aims of The FA’s overall strategy for women’s and girls’ football in England, Inspiring Positive Change, launched in 2020: This aim outlined a need to provide a well-signposted, inclusive and accessible club player pathway that supports the talented girls and young women who aspire to play in The FA Women’s National League, The FA Women’s Championship and the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
This aim was further underpinned by The FA’s Women’s Professional Game Strategy, launched in 2021, which stated The FA wanted: A system that produces club and England success, where The FA and clubs collaborate to
- produce world-class players and playing opportunities that lead to on-pitch success for club and country. All clubs to have a long-term playing philosophy for performance and player development.
- The player pathway to be diverse and consistently producing first-team players for clubs.
- Cossington added: “We’re currently communicating with existing Regional Talent Clubs and Advanced Coaches Centres to support them with their plans during the transition period.” “In addition, we are opening application for organisations to become a Girls’ Emerging Talent Centre, based on strict criteria being met before an FA licence is granted.”
Organisations who will run the Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres include: Affiliated women’s football clubs in Tiers 1-4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid.
The Club Community Organisations (CCOs) linked to Premier League, EFL and National League· clubs. County FAs and FA Women’s High-Performance Football Centres.
- The new Centres will operate for at least 30 weeks per season. Players aged eight to 16 can attend, depending on which age groups the specific Centre decides to attract. Cossington concluded: “The overall philosophy behind our plans is that every girl should have the opportunity to access our talent system.
“The new pathway will place fewer demands on players at an early age and create a more holistic playing experience. It will also have practical benefits, such as reducing the travel costs for players and parents/carers. “It’s the next important stage in the evolution of the women’s game in England, which has already grown at an incredibly fast rate. We need to ensure there’s a solid framework to its growth which will see the game – and those who play it – flourish long into the future.” End