CLUBS ELECT NEW TAGB DIRECTORS AND BACK NEW YEAR NEW SPORT CAMPAIGN
Date: 22 July 2007
Representatives of tchoukball clubs around Great Britain meet today for the sport's annual General Assembly. Clubs elected the Board of Directors for British Tchoukball for the next 2 years including 21 year old Olivier Davies to the position of Director of Membership. Davies will be responsible for TAGB events and subscriptions.
Richard Jackson, previously Director of Membership, was elected as Executive Director to lead the TAGB in the run up to the 2009 World Games in which Tchoukball will play an important part. Speaking about the challenges ahead, Jackson said: 'The 2009 World Games offers us an important and exciting opportunity to develop and promote Tchoukball in Britain. The Tchoukball Association is committed to its high-profile schools programme 'New Year New Sport' in which we are working closely with the County Sports Partnerships in Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.'
'This will be a challenging but exciting year for us as we look to increase awareness and take up of our unique sport.'
The new Board of Directors are:
Richard Jackson, Executive Director
Martin Cates, Director of Finance
Olivier Davies, Director of Membership
Clifford Jenner, Technical Director
Andrew St Ledger, Director of Communications
A whole new ball game for schools in Britain
Club reps also signalled their firm support for the TAGB's New Year New Sport campaign by pledging to undertake local fund-raising to help schools in their areas take up tchoukball in the new school year. As part of New Year New Sport, teachers in Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk will be offered free training, support to teach tchoukball as well as local and national events to compete in.
Representative for Portsmouth Tchoukball Club, Jon Cooper, said 'Portsmouth Tchoukball Club supports any opportunity for young people to play our sport and believes that New Year New Sport provides an excellent package for local schools. Tchoukball offers a great medium to bring people together and opens doors to people who are new to sport. Club reps from around the country joined us in welcoming this programme. We are all keen to work with local schools and the County Sports Partnerships to get more young people playing sport.'
All clubs have pledged to do local fund-raising to help the programme in our areas.