Temporary Committees

From time to time the board appoints a small group of people to deal with a specific question or issue.  

Most commonly this is done as a selection mechanism for coach, captain, and/or management positions for the GB teams.  In this case the usual approach is to delegate the task of considering applications to a small group of players or ex-players with significant experience of involvement with GB teams, but who have little or no personal involvement or interest in any of the applications.  The group then makes a recommendation to the Board.

 

World Games Committee 2009

With qualification for the World Games, UK Ultimate faced a new challenge: how best to organise the selection and running of such a small squad for such an exciting event?  With so few places up for grabs relative to the number of players that could justifiably expect to be considered it is important that we have a sensible process in place for deciding who should run the team, and for providing that person and their squad with the appropriate support.

The Board decided to approach a group of ex-GB players who all have significant experience as players and leaders in international ultimate, but who had also ruled themselves out of any other involvement with World Games 2009.  It was also decided that the group would be made up of one representative of each of the senior squads from the previous World Championships.

The role of the World Games Committee (WGC) is to:

  1. Propose how UKU should manage the process of selecting a team manager and the initial squad.
  2. Support the Team Manager in selecting the initial squad.
  3. If required, provide additional support to the team manager during the final selection.
  4. Help review the approach so that we learn from the experience and improve upon it the next time we qualify.

 

The World Games Committee 2009:

Dave Barnard, GB Open 2008

Harry Golby, GB Masters 2008

Laura Pearce, GB Women 2008

Paul Waite, GB Mixed 2008