The Fourth Meeting of the 2024/25 season will be held in Dungannon Rugby Football Club on Thursday 21st November 2024 at 7.30 pm.

 

AGENDA

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1. Attendance and Apologies

2. Chairman’s Business

3. Notice of Any Other Business

4. Minutes of the previous meeting

5. Matters arising from the Minutes

6. Competitions Committee’s Report

   • Champion of champions

   • Interzone

   • Over 55 Interzone

   • Ladies Fours

   • Juniors

7. British Isles Report

8. Finance

9. Old IIBA Records and gifts to past officers.

10. Clubs for affiliation

11. Correspondence

12. Any other notified business

    • Most IIBA events are geared towards top tier of bowlers. Tournaments not supported by many due to dominance of top tier. We need to address bowlers below that level if we and clubs are to survive.

    • Most sporting organisations operate world championships - Olympics, rugby, soccer etc operate every 4 years - should Bowls go down the same avenue?

    • In British Isles, England, Scotland and Wales travel every 3 years while Ireland travel 3 years out of 4. Travel has become increasingly expensive and the other nations take Ireland to venues not always easily accessible. I suggest we change BI to every 2 years and we taken a harder line at BI council meeting.

    • There needs to be a greater time gap between ladies and BI.

    • In the British Isles, I proposed many years ago that there should be 3 international games per day. It is long overdue for the same to be in place for individual series with reduced ends. Last time a player lost his first game and had little opportunity to recover. With 6 games that chance is there.

    • In the A series, I suggest that rather than selecting players who have been there before or did not make premier team, we should use it as a way of introducing fresh faces even if the have not won a lot. This would give them a great boost.

    • Constitution: Pg 22 Administration (a) No office bearer of the Association can also be a zone convenor at the same time.

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** Notice of Any Other Business to be advised by email to the Secretary by 18th November 2024.