billy the kid wrote:Been a few years mate.
Have things changed??
Dr.D wrote:Billy, how many delegates meetings have you been to this year? Serious question, I'm interested to know
I've been going for about 3 or 4 years now.. In the last couple of years they've had an End of Season Review within the final Delegates Meetings, clubs delegates are split up into small groups and asked to bullet point issues for discussion. The meeting then discusses the main points addressed by clubs, its a real open forum... A lot of the suggestions raised in these end of year meetings have in my experience been implemented in the following season where practicable.
I guess its important to realise that SAWSA has to consider the practicalities of all suggestions against the best interested of the overall competition. Sometimes their decisions don't suit my own personal opinions or thoughts prior to the meeting, however whether i agree initially or not, Wendy and the Board have in 95% of cases been able to offer a reasonable and well thought out response as to why those changes are not practical in the big picture... I may not like it, but at least i got a reasonable answer and if I'm honest in most cases over time and seeing how it all works, I can almost agree with the rationale.
The reason for me saying this is because I honestly believe that SAWSA are open to constructive critisism, and that wherever possible they try to implement positive change. I do however believe that a lot of club delegates do not adeqautely represent the interest of their constituents at these meetings and therefore the change that does occur representes the opinions of a small minority (the delegates) rather than the entire participating group (players, coaches, team managers etc).
Fill the form in Billy, if nothing else, your concerns will be tabled at the End of Season Review meeting and be open for debate amoungst the delegates. What have you got to lose?
