Wide range of motions up for discussion

A dozen motions are up for discussion at next Monday night’s County Convention in Aughrim.

The motions range from dealing with concussion to having an independent timing clock at at inter-county games in football and hurling with all sorts of shennanigans in between.

Annacurra, Valleymount, Bray Emmets, Éire Óg Greystones, and Hollywood are the clubs who proposed the motions to be discussed at the Convention with a range of other motions also submitted for the first County Board meeting of 2020

MOTION 1

Concussion Protocol: Adult county players suspected of having a concussion, must have adequate rest of at least 24 - 48 hours and then must follow a gradual return to play (GRTP) protocol.

Players must receive written medical clearance (from a doctor) and present to the person in charge of the team before returning to full contact training.

Adult players should not return to full contact training/matches for at least I week from when the injury has first been diagnosed.

(The GRTP should take at least seven days for adult players).

County players under the age of 18 suspected of having a concussion must rest for a minimum of 48 hours and then must follow a GRTP protocol.

Players must receive written medical clearance from a doctor) and present to the person in charge of the team before returning to full contact training.

Players under the age of 18 should not return to full contact training/matches for at least two weeks from when the injury has first been diagnosed.

(It is recommended that the GRTP should take at least 14 days for players under the age of 18).

A graduated return to school/ education strategy is also necessary.

Communication between the doctor, parents and teachers is essential so that a flexible individualised plan allowing incremental progression from daily activities, school activities, return to school part time and return to school full time be implemented.

No player should return to competitive sporting activity prior to being cleared to return to school.

Áth na gCurragh

MOTION 2

To amend rule 3.19 (k)(i) that County Board Delegates should serve a maximum of two threeyear terms

Áth na gCurragh

MOTION 3

County Youth Committee Is set up under rule 3.20( x ) of the Official Guide in addition to the current Coiste Condae CillMhantain CLG Byelaw no 3 (i).

The youth committee shall have its own competition control committee (CCC) and a disciplinary committee (the members be approved by a full County Committee).

It shall submit for approval to the county committee all its match regulations for any competition under its control on an annual basis for approval.

Once approved these regulations shall not be altered throughout that year.

Emmet Bhré

MOTION 4

To amend county Bye Law no 3 (i) to Youth Committee; Functions in accordance with 3.19 (l) TO 2019 “the rest of the existing bye law is unchanged. So, we are deleting 3.20(x) and inset 3.19 (l).

Éire Óg Clocha Liath

MOTION 5

Clubs who have not paid affiliation and insurance, or who are not in a payment plan with the county board are not allowed to vote at any county board meeting after April 30 each year, to include Coiste na nÓg also.

Should payment not be made in full before convention commences that year, then that clubs voting rights be suspended for that convention.

Rath Naoi

MOTION 6

The circulation of minutes of Coiste Banisti meeting and previous County Board meetings are presented to the clubs seven days prior to the next county board meetings.

Rath Naoi

MOTION 7

All attacking frees inside the 45 metre line be taken off the ground

Moin an Bhealaigh

MOTION 8

The County Convention from 2020 onwards should be held on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon

Moin an Bhealaigh

MOTION 9

All hurling and football competition draws organised by the county committee or subcommittee shall be made in the presence of Quorum of the organizing committee.

The competition draw shall be supervised by the senior member of committee present in accordance with practices and systems detailed in T.O. and county bye laws and code of practice where applicable.

Failure to comply with the byelaw shall cause the competition draw to declared void and shall be made in accordance with the bye-law.

Cillin Chaomhin

MOTION 10

That a line ball in hurling struck directly over the crossbar be worth two points.

Cillin Chaomhin

MOTION 11

That an independent timing clock be introduced for all inter-county games in football and hurling.

Cillin Chaomhin

MOTION 12

The county by-laws be amended to include a Code of Conduct in accordance with T.O. 1.14.

‘The County Committee shall adopt a code of conduct for officers, members, players, parents/ guardians, mentors, supporters, match officials, teams, units and non members, defining appropriate behaviour and practices.

The code shall specify the disciplinary procedures to be applied for breaches of the code.

This rule shall give and constitute authority for the carrying out of all functions and actions in accordance with the code’.

The Code of Conduct should be drafted within three months of convention and ratified by the County Committee no later than March 2020’.