Australian Freestyle Kayaking Technical Committee meeting Saturday 11 April 2015 (following the 2015 Freestyle Nationals) 3pm-‐4pm Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sydney Minutes Present: Jez (chairperson), Eileen (committee member), Josh (committee member), Gary (committee member) and Sue (committee member) 1.
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Apologies Joe (committee member) Minutes from the previous meeting -‐ Moved as being correct Jez and seconded Sue Business Arising -‐ nil General Business 4.1 Financial report – Australian Canoeing advised that the 2014-‐2016 freestyle budget had an income of $6,885.00 (this includes the NSW Sport and Recreation grant of $3,385.00) and an expenditure of $4,491.34. Eileen and Sue stated that the grant would finalised shortly 4.2 ICF athelete committee representitive report – Jez reported that the ICF was reviewing moves and associated scores. A letter was sent to the ICF freestlye kayaking regarding communication and nominations for the this committee 4.3 Australian Canoeing forum report-‐ Sue reported that forum discussions included the new software for membership and nominations, means of engaging current and potential paddlers, the review of instructor and coaching qualifications and education programs for new paddlers 4.4 Paddle NSW representive report – Eileen stated that the Paddle Power program was being introduced by Paddle NSW, freestyle had completed a risk plan for kayaking activities and met requirements for pfds 4.5 2015 world championships – the 2015 team for the world championships in Ottawa was announced at the 2015 Australian nationals. A team meeting was held and members were advised that it was a requirement that all team members need to complete the ICF anti-‐doping on-‐line program by 1 June 2015 It was agreed that the team would visit a local school as part of the 2015 tour 4.6 Strategic Plan review -‐ the plan was reviewed and the following comments noted: 1 Objective 1 – mini competitions were not held but three competitions were held over summer with a large number of less experienced juniors competiting. Options for super juniors have been discussed with Paddle NSW and it is anticiapted that the Paddle Power courses could assist this group. It was agreed that a development team would be established following the 2015 worlds • Objective 2 – agreed that a lot of these actions have been achieved • Objective 3 – agreed that there should be a greater focus on squirt boating. There has been little interest from veterans and masters in the social category at competitions so the social category is now senior men and senior women regardless of age. The template approach to competitions is working well with more efficiently run competitions • Objective 4 – agreed that the nationals should be in other states however, there are few suitable features. The number of Victorians at the 2015 nationals was noted • Objective 6 – agreed that the committee support those wanting to undertake their instructor and coaching qualifications. The ICF will be holding judging sessions in Ottawa and people should take the opportunity to participate in learning experiences for judges. It was noted that the ICF should produce an on-‐line video for judge training, this would be of signficant assistance to those residing in the southern hemisphere. It was also noted that the committee will need to administer ‘working with children’ checks • Objectives 7 and 8 – most of the actions have been achieved • Objective 10 – Gary to investigate kayaking instruciton options for parents • Objectives 11 and 12 – current work is contributing to these being achieved 4.7 NSW Sport and Recreation grant report – Eileen reported that the practical part of the grant had been completed. Three of the six girls that started have stated that they would like to continue kayaking. Sue and Eileen to finalise the grant in the next two weeks. The committee acknowledged the outstanding work of Richard Cass in regard to the instruction of the girls 4.8 Oceania 2016 – agreed that the committee should continue to work with New Zealand to establish an Oceania competition •
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