EAST REGION HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

Chairman Appeals Panel - Report to AGM 3^rd July 2008

My apologies for not being able to attend the AGM.

Appeals Review 2007/2008

Since the start of the 2007/2008 season the Appeals panel have had to meet six times to hear East Appeals.

The Appeals Panel hearing these appeals has consisted of John Helliwell, (Chairman of Appeals panel), Ian Brown, (past Chairman of Suffolk) and Chris Hatch, Secretary and Treasurer of Suffolk), and Peter Wright ( President of Norfolk). In addition, Derek Henley ( Herts) has made himself available.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the above officials for giving up their time to consider the appeals, often at very short notice.

As I have previously reported to East Management, in terms of Appeal frequency, this is the worst season for some years!

I would also like to thank the County Disciplinary Administrators and Mick Pullin, the East Disciplinary Administrator for their timely action of the required paperwork, allowing the Appeals Panel to meet and action the hearings on time.

Four Appeals were against Red Card decisions and two appeals were against East League decisions.

Future Action

During the season I have asked East Management for further volunteers to be on the panel. As the AGM will note, there are no ladies present on the Appeal Panel, this is despite raising this issue at East Management and my personal efforts to ask suitable candidates.

For next season, all existing panel members are willing to continue to act in their Appeals capacity and I will ask East Management to ratify these appointments at the first East Management meeting after the AGM.

John Helliwell

Appeals Chairman