BDJFL AGM Minutes – 6^th June 2022 

Present from League Management team – Gavin Logan, Brian Curry, John Neville, Karen Parton, Michelle Clegg, Tom Handley, Dot Cowdell, Estelle Ellis, Nic Jones, Lee Beck, Faye Geary, Dave Roe, Jack Flatters, Ian Vaines (FA Council Rep). Apologies – Dave Walters, Steve Tuohy

Welcome to all club’s present

Roll Call – Roll call was read out twice during the meeting, following clubs where absent and will be fined £25 in accordance with League Rules for nonattendance at the AGM - Brierley Cubs, Kellingley Welfare, South Kirby Utd, Stanley Utd, Wath Stars

Agenda - Minutes from AGM 5^th July 2021 read - Proposed – Thornes Juniors, Seconded – Worsbrough Utd. Minutes from previous League meeting, 5^th April 2022 read - Proposed – Hemsworth Miners Welfare, seconded – Dale Juniors

Chairman’s & Secretary’s annual reports read and shared – please see attached. 

New clubs requesting to join the League - Grassroots FC, Monk Bretton Jnrs, Nostell Miners, West Bretton & Junior Tykes. All Clubs present were asked if there were any objections to these Clubs joining. No objections received. Show of hands was unanimous, all Clubs welcomed into the League subject to FA Sanctioning.

Election of Officers/Management Team - Officers of the League confirmed as follows, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Club Secretary, Treasurer, Welfare Officer. Gavin Logan asked if clubs could vote on whether they were in agreement for the Officers to remain in position. Each Club could have one vote only. No objections and Officers remain/voted on for season 2022/23.

Gavin Logan advised the attendees at the meeting that all the officers of the league and members of management team have now stepped down from their respective roles and responsibilities and they all advised they are happy to be re-elected back onto the Management Team for a further year subject to approval from the member clubs in attendance. All Clubs represented was asked to vote all officers and management team members back onto the team with immediate effect was unanimous.

Gavin then advised that the League had received 3 new nomination requests to join the Management team and asked the ‘floor’ if anyone else wished to join the Management team – no one stepped forward. The 3 new nominations as follows – Michelle Clegg, Karen Parton and Steve Tuohy. Vote was unanimous.

Officers of the League confirmed as follows

President and Welfare – John Neville
Chairman – Brian Curry
Vice Chairman - Dave Walters
Secretary – Gavin Logan
Treasurer – Gavin Logan

The league management team is made up of 11 members

Administrator – Faye Geary
Secretary’s Assistant) -  Michelle Clegg
Player Registration Secretary  - Karen Parton
Asst Registration Secretaries – Nic Jones, Dot Cowdell & Faye Geary
Referees Secretary - Lee Beck
Development Officer (Liaison between League and FA) – Lee Beck
Fixtures  Results Secretaries
U7 – Dot Cowdell
U8 - Estelle Ellis
U9  - Nic Jones
U10 - Nic Jones
U11 - Michelle Clegg
U12 - Dave Roe
U13 - Dot Cowdell
U14 - Lee Beck

Management Team
Jack Flatters
Tom Handley
Steve Tuohy

Cup Team
Gavin Logan, John Neville, Brian Curry, Dave Walters, Dave Roe, Lee Beck, Jack Flatters, Tom Handley, Steve Tuohy

FA SCORY – Copy of the SCORY RULES, and DOMESTIC RULES and changes have been emailed together with the LEAGUE HANDBOOK to all club secretaries. Rewording and changes have been highlighted and will be updated onto the league website as soon as possible following the AGM, Gavin read through the changes and asked all to please familiarise yourselves with the changes.

League Rule Updates & season start and end dates - Season starts 11th Sept 2022 - Ends 21st May 2023

Key changes to the Domestic Rules
No matches will be scheduled over the Christmas period or on Easter Sunday. Please expect to play on all other Sundays
Reporting of results is responsibility of both managers and must be done on the same day before 5pm on a Sunday and 8.30pm if midweek

Maximum number of player registrations per squad as follows:
5v5 = 10 players
7v7 = 14 players
9v9 = 14 players
11v11 = 16 players

For this season only, the Management team have agreed that for players/teams that were registered last season they will be able to register again. I.e., if an u7 team had 14 players registered with the league last season they can all re-register this season even though the league rules state a max of 10 players. The player MUST have played and registered last season with the league.

You can still only play the squad size plus 5 subs as per FA guidelines. If a registered player leaves and you are above the new league maximum numbers, you cannot replace the player. The only time you can add / replace more players is when your squad size falls below the max number of registered players.

Development matches are no longer being encouraged/supported by the League as some teams have abused the development match and are playing players longer than the FA guidelines. If a team wishes to have a ‘development/friendly’ match after the league match, Managers will need to mutually agree this.

KO times have altered slightly. Months of Sept, Oct, March & April - 9.30 to 2.30pm. Nov, Dec, Jan & Feb - 9.30 to 2.00pm

Pass back rule must be followed.

The league has also taken on board comments made around the cup competitions; we are currently looking various formats with the FA change for next season. All amendments can be found on the league website in the league handbook.

League Meetings - scheduled for the 2022/2023 season as follows

1/8/22          - Barnsley Metrodome, Rigby Suite
5/9/22          -  Barnsley Metrodome, Rigby Suite
7/11/22        - Online Teams Meeting
9/1/23          - Online Teams Meeting
6/3/23          - Barnsley Metrodome, Rigby Suite
3/4/23          - Barnsley Metrodome, Rigby Suite

AGM & Presentation Dates – TBC

Accounts - Balance sheet was shared with all clubs present and was explained running through income and expenditure, all clubs were present was asked if any questions. Balance sheet was verified by the accountant Alan Richardson, the League Secretary Gavin Logan, Chairman Brian Curry, and President John Neville. All clubs were informed if anyone present wishes to see receipts/paperwork to support the expenditure, please advise. One key area of concern is around the amount of league fines, this is due to clubs not attending league meetings, all clubs are reminded any member of your club can represent them, doesn’t need to be the secretary.
Proposed Staincross Rangers - Seconded – Pinfold Pumas    

Affiliations, Forms & Registrations - Gavin advised that the Affiliation is now open for Clubs. All forms to register with the League are now live on the system including player registration forms.

Player registration window now open. Any registrations after 31 July will incur a £3 admin fee - get your forms submitted asap.
The form is titled D1 player registration

Question raised from floor: How is promotion decided. Is it based on the divisional draw or based on Supp Cup? Answer – Based on Division, league results from last season.

Next Meeting – Monday 1^st August 2022