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Secretary’s report
The shortage of referees is the biggest concern for
grass roots football throughout the Country.
Whilst Training Officers work tirelessly throughout
the year training new referees the numbers continue to go down. In
Surrey, membership of the RA has steadily gone down from 996 in
2001/02 to 603 in 2006/07. This drop is reflected in the membership
figures of each Society and the subsequent numbers attending the
monthly meetings. To improve standards, reap the benefits of the RA
and form friendships we must all help in trying to encourage
everyone to join the RA and a Society.
The
Development Group, under the watchful eyes of Lee Cable assisted by
Vic Skilton has had an excellent season. A large number of the group
have been successful in gaining promotion to the next level and the
help and advice that is being given to them is undoubtedly paying
dividends. But we can’t sit back and wallow in our success, we have
to be looking for the next set of young, enthusiastic referees who
want to join the group and push forward for bigger and better
things.
As
you are all well aware, the County RA have been short of both a
Secretary and a Chairman this season. My thanks go to Ray Mallery
who has chaired all Delegates meetings this season, but I am hopeful
that by the time of the AGM we will have secured someone who is
prepared to take on this position. I have indicated that I would be
prepared to continue as Secretary for the coming season to try and
help ‘blood in’ the new Chairman and to help in the process of
finding a new Secretary for the following season.
Brian Fish
Hon. Secretary
Guildford RA |