GBFF is the Great Britain Floorball Federation and provides governance for the majority of UK floorall clubs.

See gbff.org.uk

The GBFF web site also contains lots of information about the game, how it is played, the rules, team locations, etc.

Barry Knight

Scott Blackwell

Trevor Conway

Mick Beasley

Jason Beasley

Ville Beltomaki

Frank Cameli

Bev Needham

Stuart Gillies (resigned from GBFF committee as secretary)

Jackie Savage

BK welcome, first meeting with new committee.  Let’s get cracking.

SB - Everyone emailed proposal from Scott, Barry also has a proposal (each league has their own account, that then feeds to the GBFF).  Barry hasn’t got a copy of the proposal and no one else received a copy prior to the meeting.

BK - Read through of Scott’s proposal

VB - Central committee should always have the power to make the decisions over floorball in the UK

BK – previous meetings whereby nothing has been achieved due to a limited number of people making decisions.  Any meetings should have at least 50% attendance from core gbff committee.  Redraft GBFF constitution.  Youth should stay separate from GBFF (for now)

FC – disagrees with youth separation, everything should be as one!  Future development as one entity, including the youth.

VB – specific grants for youth floorball funding from where must be spend on specific items.

FC – when GBFF is running properly the youth is the future, a large % of raised monies will go to the youth, as they are the future.

MB – what is the age limit of the youth players (BK under 25 is youth) where does youth stop and where does senior start?

VB – should be under 18 youth, 18 or above are senior (adult)

TC – 1 adult fee for gbff 1 junior fee for gbff

SB + TC + VB + FC + MB – all membership rates needs to go direct to GBFF, players become members of the GBFF and pay them.  What league they pay in makes no difference.

SB new idea GBFF – Floorball England + Floorball Scotland – GB Youth

MB – monies AGM proposed and seconded that 40% of membership paid to GBFF is that standing? Agreed that previous years 40% was to stand as it had been agreed by the committee in place at the time however from today on 100% of the membership fees goes directly to the GBFF to be distributed as and where needed/agreed.

ALL – conclusion

GBFF runs floorball in this country.  From today all membership funds go to GBFF directly.  The youth accounts at this stage are separate the plan is that within 3 years the youth will merge and be doing the same, however anyone paying for GBFF membership including youth members pays their money direct to the GBFF. 

THE GBFF IS MADE UP OF TEN POSITIONS THOSE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN AGREED AND VOTED ON PREVIOUSLY.

President – Barry Knight

Vice President – Scott Blackwell

Vice President – Jackie Savage

Secretary – Angharad Williams (voted in today 08.06.08)

Treasurer – Trevor Conway

Central Marcoms Co-ordinator – Francesco Cameli

Youth Development Officer – Beverley Needham

GB Team Manager – Mick Beasley

Central Referee Co-ordinator – Jason Beasley

Director of Coaching – Ville Beltomaki (voted in today 08.06.08)

Floorball England

Floorball Scotland

GB Youth

Structures – last year there was a southwest league, northern league, southeast league, and a premier league.

This year the structure will be as follows;

National Tournament consists of the top two teams from every league playing 3 * 20 mins on a full size rink.  8 teams in total.

We will be aiming to set up and run a British Open which will be a cup competition open to all teams.  It was felt this is not something that we can organise for the upcoming season.

Youth disco and medal presentation for the all youth members on Saturday 14^th June

Youth national championships in Gloucester on Saturday and Sunday 5^th and 6^th July (would be nice if this were to be supported by attendance by the GBFF committee).

A separate women’s league for the start of next season 2009/2010 to be pushed by the GBFF to be sorted organised and planned by Floorball England and Floorball Scotland.

GBFF at the moment do not have funds available to fund the GB team at this stage.  GB has three upcoming training camps.

England Floorball to list all current assets and forward to GBFF (TC) by end of June

Scotland Floorball to list all current assets and forward to GBFF (TC) by end of June

The prices for GBFF membership this year (season 2008-2009) will be as follows;

1 account, brand new, everything else dissolved.

Treasurer has power of £500.  Anything above that needs a 2^nd signature.

Completed set up by the end of June

Signatories will be Treasurer, Secretary, President, Vice Presidents

Step 1 – new logo - £400

Step 2 – new website - £3000 (up to)

When are the leagues starting the 08/09 season? (October/November)

National Championships 08/09 (5^th 6^th May proposed date 09) to be arranged and held in Stoke Mandeville

When are members going to be registered with the GBFF by for the 08/09 season?

Stoke Mandeville has been agreed to be the home of the GBFF.  Mick has made a lot of progress with regard to contacts at the venue and it is felt this location will be an ideal location for GBFF organised events etc.

Sunday 3^rd August Stoke Mandeville at 0930.  Mick is going to arrange this as Angharad isn’t in place as secretary yet.

MB – E-mail south west committee roles/descriptions to Scott to clarify GBFF roles/descriptions and retype/send out.

VB + MB – 3 year plan for the GB team

MB – to pass all current work that has been completed to Frank as he is marcom now and will take over and continue.

All – send to Frank all and any information regarding floorball so it is available to go on the new website

TC – set up a bank account for GBFF no later than end of June, the sooner the better, with appropriate (as stated above) signatories.

JB – Improving/expanding the refereeing within floorball in this country.  Standard of referees needs to be set.  Look into sourcing external referees for the 09/10 season (source them, train them, qualify them etc referee kits)