Archives for July 2017

Back in late 2015, Tim Cross was appointed Captain of the UK’s international teams – both for face-to-face play and online – for a period of two years. That time has seen a remarkable period of success with the UK progressing from relative unknowns to the ultimate accolade of winning the Worldwide Trophy in Georgia last year, as well as a number of other strong performances. It is now time for us to start working towards an appointment for 2018-9 with a view to keeping this momentum going and growing our reputation further. To that end we are asking for people who are interested in the role to put their names forward for consideration.

The role of Captain is a demanding one – it involves selecting squads from the ranks of strong UK players, and helping them function as more than just a collection of individual players; team-building, coaching and motivational skills are high on our list of priorities, along with a familiarity with the UK’s leading players in order to make good selections. You would obviously be expected to attend overseas tournaments with the teams and make the time commitments necessary for online events. We would be prepared to consider a non-playing captain, but we would prefer a strong player who would not be out of place in the squad.

If you are interested, please get in touch with us at contact@ukbgf.com by the 23rd August 2017, including a brief statement of what you would bring to the role. We intend to inform the successful individual and make an announcement at the AGM at Coombe Abbey the following weekend.

The UKBGF will be holding its first Annual General Meeting at 5pm on Friday 1st September 2017, at Coombe Abbey – that is, prior to the Warm Up event at the UK Open. The meeting should be finished in plenty of time for players who want to take part in the Warm Up. This is an opportunity to the Board to report directly to members and for members to put motions and questions to the board in a formal setting. We hope that members will take the opportunity to attend.

Motions to be put at the meeting need to be sent to the Chair, julia@ukbgf.com by 13th August 2017 so that they can be distributed to members in advance. Detailed questions can be sent in beforehand, also to the Chair and by the same date, to give time for an answer to be prepared; we will do our best to handle questions on the day as well.

Agenda

• Welcome and introductions
• Apologies
• Chairman’s report
• Treasurer’s report and presentation of accounts
• Motions from members
• Pre-notified questions from members
• Questions from the floor
• Any Other Business
• Chairman’s closing remarks