Download Report

Ontario Lawn Bowls Association
E-Bulletin
No. 14, October/November 2014
In This Issue
President's Message
2014/2015 Board of Directors
Directors Appointed to District
Meetings
2014/2015 Committees
OLBA Insurance
Championship Committee
Canadian Indoor Championships
Officiating Committee
Coaching Committee
Championship Review
A special issue of E-Bulletin will be
published shortly regarding
insurance.
After that, the E-Bulletin will go into
hibernation until March 2015.
Best Wishes to All for a Healthy,
Happy and Safe Winter
Message from the President
It is a sad time for the OLBA with the passing of Bob O’Neil. Bob put many
hours and years into supporting this organization. Bob O’Neil was a member
of the OLBA Board (working as our Executive Director) for 16 years. We
thank him for his dedication to bowls. I hope all members will take a minute to
think of Bob and his wife Pam, whom he leaves behind.
At the Fall Meeting our membership voted to change how many individuals
we can have on the Board – now with a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12
Board members. I would like to thank those Board members who are no
longer on the Board but who served our Board over the last several years:
Edith Pedden, Andy Caldwell, Lenore Roach and Peter Clarke. I would also
like to thank Elaine Houtby (Past President) for giving us so much of her time
over the last 8 years.
A new Board was elected at the AGM in Woodstock. We have 8 returning
Board members and 4 new individuals joining the Board. I believe this is an
enthusiastic group of people who will do a wonderful job for the organization.
We now have several younger members on the Board who are not only
excited about working with the Juniors but have other great thoughts and
ideas. We must remember that we are not only here to work with the Juniors
and the competitive bowlers but we are also here to help the vast number of
bowlers who are called the silent majority - the everyday bowlers, who are the
backbone of the OLBA.
I am extremely happy with the new Board. We recently had our first meeting to elect our Executive. We also set up
our Committees for 2015 and delegated Directors to each District (see below).
It is my hope to visit clubs celebrating special occasions over the next two years. Please do not hesitate to call if
you would like me to attend an event at your club.
The Best for the Holidays to All
Mike Landry
President
2014-2015 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Past-President
Vice-President
Secretary/Treasurer
Executive Directors
Mike Landry
Alan Dean
Karen Peart
Rich Peart
Moe Cosyn
Charles Roach
Board Members
Jan Bauer
Chris Bester
Dave Burrows
Jake Schuknecht
Ken Simpson
Weston Nesbitt
E-Bulletin - October/November 2014
2
DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO DISTRICT MEETINGS
1 Mike Landry
2 Mike Landry
3 Moe Cosyn
4 Moe Cosyn
5 Charles Roach
6 Weston Nesbitt
7 Ken Simpson
8 Jake Schuknecht
9 Dave Burrows
10 Chris Bester
11 Jan Bauer
12 Chris Bester
13 Jan Bauer
14 Jan Bauer
15 Chris Bester
16 Rich Peart
COMMITTEES
Annual General
Meetings (AGM)
Chair
Member
Mike Landry
Rich Peart
Achievement Awards Chair
Deb Hare
Annual
Editor
Jan Bauer
Bylaws
Board
Championships
Chair
Members
Karen Peart
Jan Bauer
Chris Bester
Moe Cosyn
Jake Schuknecht
Weston Nesbitt
Championship
Awards
Chair
Karen Peart
Coaching
Chair
Members
Dave Burrows
Heather Comba
Darryl Fitzgerald
Bob Marshall
Database
Administrator
Board Liaison
Elaine Stevenson
Rich Peart
Distribution/Sales/
New Bowler Kits
Chair
Ken Simpson
E-Bulletin
Editor
Jan Bauer
Finance
Treasurer
Rich Peart
Funding/Grants
Chair
Member
Alan Dean
Jake Schuknecht
Greens
Chair
Members
Charles Roach
Jan Bauer
Andy Caldwell
Mo Cosyn
Mike Landry
Indoor Facility
Chair
Chris Bester
Juniors
Chair
Members
Chris Bester
Andy Caldwell
Jake Schuknecht
Weston Nesbitt
Marketing
Chair
Members
Ken Simpson
Ian Howard
Dennis Sullivan
Memorial Fund
Chair
Member
Rich Peart
Jan Bauer
Nominating/VOTY
Chair
Alan Dean
Officiating
Chair
Moe Cosyn
Planning/Dev.
Ex. Com.
Player Development
Chair
Dave Burrows
Short Mat
Chair
Dave Burrows
Sponsorship
Chair
Mike Landry
Visually Impaired/
Chair
Physically Disabled Bowlers
Alan Dean
Safety/Risk Management
Chair
Rich Peart
Website
Webmaster
Weston Nesbitt
! ! ! Changes in OLBA Insurance ! ! !
E-Bulletin -- Special Issue
Within the next week, a special issue of the E-Bulletin will be prepared to inform
members of changes to OLBA insurance. Please check the OLBA web site regularly
for this update. The changes deal with the following areas:
Waivers
Certificates
Social Members
Special Events
Directors and Officers Insurance
E-Bulletin - October/November 2014
3
Championship Committee
Our 2014 Provincial host clubs were Heritage, Pickering, Willowdale, Belleville, Kingston, Port Credit and Sarnia.
Kingston actually hosted two different events – the Seniors and Juniors. Willowdale hosted the Indoor Qualifier in
September. Thank you to each club for a job well done!
We have chosen our Provincial host clubs for 2015: Windsor (Fours – June 6/7), Pickering (Pairs – June 20/21),
Galetta (Men’s Triples - July 11/12), Smiths Falls (Women’s Triples - July 11/12), Kingston (Seniors – August 4/5),
Midland (Mixed Pairs – August 8/9) Woodstock (Singles – September 5/6) and Sarnia (Novice – September 12/13).
Lindsay will be hosting the Provincial Juniors. Willowdale Lawn Bowling Club will host the Canadian ‘Major’
Championships in August.
Regarding the 2015 Canadian Singles Championships, Ontario was first approached to host the 2015 Canadian
Singles Championships at the Bowls Canada meeting in Winnipeg on August 17th. At that point, our Province was still
looking for a venue for the 2015 Canadian ‘Majors’ and that was our first priority. Apparently there are comments
floating around that Ontario backed out of the 2015 Canadian Singles. Not true. We never agreed to do it. We did say,
however, that once we secured a venue for the ‘Majors’, we would look into possible venues for the Singles. We did
not receive confirmation that Willowdale would host the ‘Majors’ until October 8th. At that point, we began to go over
the possibilities of hosting the Canadian Singles, as well, in 2015. We were all in agreement that we would need at
least 4 greens – which means 2 two-green clubs or a combination of two-green and one-green clubs. We are already
using 9 clubs for our Provincial Championships in 2015 and we’re hosting the Canadian ‘Majors’ – which is a weeklong event. Once we take out the clubs we’re already using, we don’t have four quality greens in close proximity to
each other. Every year we are continually searching for and asking different clubs if they would be willing to host these
kinds of events. Most are not interested. We also had to look at the fact that these clubs would have to be willing to tie
up their greens (and volunteers) for a week. It is becoming more challenging to find venues for our Provincial
Championships. We don’t have a list of clubs waiting to host these two day events, never mind a week-long event
(only 8 months down the road). Clubs are having problems getting enough volunteers to help and the interest in doing
a big event just isn’t there.
Our new Board was elected on November 1st at the Fall AGM in Woodstock. I believe this is the beginning of some
new and exciting ideas for the organization. I am pleased to announce that, joining me on the Championship
Committee for 2015, will be Jan Bauer, Weston Nesbitt, Jake Schuknecht, Chris Bester and Moe Cosyn. Jan will be
the Chair of a working group to determine what the bowlers of Ontario would like to see concerning our Provincial
competitions. It is our hope to make some positive changes to our Championships that will appeal to every level of
competitive bowling. I am positive that Jan and the Working Group will come through with some great
recommendations that will, hopefully, be put in place in 2016.
I hope everyone has a great winter and see you in the Spring!
Karen Peart
Chair, Championship Committee
Congratulations to
Kelly McKerihen
Gold Medal
Canadian Indoor Championships
November 2014
Officiating Commitee
Level 1 Umpire Accreditation
The Officiating Committee is organizing testing sites for members who want to acquire their Level 1 Umpire
Accreditation. The one-day course will be held in April 2015. The course is carried out in three stages: 1) written open
book test; 2) oral response test; 3) on-green measuring course.
Details of this program will be included in the March 2015 E-Bulletin.
Get ahead of the curve and start studying now!
E-Bulletin - October/November 2014
4
Coaching Committee
The dates of the Spring Coach Clinics have been set:
May 2, 2015
Club Coach Clinic
Host Club
Windsor Lawn Bowling Club
May 3, 2015
Club Coach Clinic
Host Club
Nepean Lawn Bowling Club
May 2-3, 2015
Introduction Competitive Coach Clinic
Host Club
Heritage Lawn Bowling Club
May 9, 2015
Club Coach Clinic
Host Club
London Elmwood Lawn Bowling Club
May 16, 2015
Club Coach Clinic
Host Club
Chesley Lawn Bowling Club
May 17, 2015
Club Coach Clinic
Host Club
Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club
May 16-17, 2015
Introduction Competitive Coach Clinic
Host Club
Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club
We will finalize Registration Contacts, and final Fee Structures shortly. Let's make 2015 the best year ever!
Dave Burrows
Chair, Coaching Committee
Ad Hoc Working Group (WG)
OLBA CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
OPEN CONSULTATION
WG Members:
Jan Bauer
Chris Bester
Jake Schuknecht
Weston Nesbitt
Chair:
Advisor:
Jan Bauer
Moe Cosyn
Why A Review?
To examine such issues as:
1.
Declining participation in current playdown/championship process;
2.
Competitive imbalance;
3.
Walkovers into Provincials;
4.
"Over representation" at Provincials by 1 or more Districts;
5.
The impact of the costs of participation in the championship process;
6.
The impact of a three-step commitment by potential participants (district, provincial and national
championships) in terms of time and money.
The Review will be conducted in phases.
This is an Open Consultation, particularly in two respects:
1.
2.
All members are invited and encouraged to participate;
The Review is not limited to consideration of how playdowns and championships are held (e.g.
district/zone playdowns, open qualifiers, etc.). A wide range of questions is being prepared and will
be presented in a survey, as early in December as possible (please check the OLBA web site
regularly, notices will also be sent to District Chairs and Clubs). Following that, further consultation
with all members will be organized.
Further information will be provided as the process develops.