Thursday 4 February 2010
The Management Committee of Stoolball England met at 53 Kings Road, Horsham, on Monday 18 January 2010 at 7.45pm. Topics discussed include clarification of the “no-ball” rule, coaching schemes for 2010, insurance and the Constitution.
Read more on Minutes of Management Meeting, 18 January 2010…
Monday 13 April 2009
The Management Committee of Stoolball England met at 53 Kings Road, Horsham, on Monday 23 February 2009 at 7.45pm. Topics discussed include coaching initiatives, stoolball in Sri Lanka, the club accreditation scheme, and the rules review.
Read more on Minutes of management meeting on 23 February 2009…
Friday 27 March 2009
The rules for the 2009 stoolball season are now available. We’ve also updated the spirit of stoolball, the guidelines for indoor stoolball, the scorers’ guide and our page about how to buy equipment from Stoolball England. A pocket-sized printed rule book, containing everything on these pages, is available to buy from Stoolball England.
We would like to thank everyone who joined in with our Rules Review group to help us put the revised rules together. The 2009 rules apply up to and including the 2011 season, after which another review will be carried out to see whether we need to update them again.
Thursday 27 November 2008
The Management Committee of Stoolball England met at 53 Kings Road, Horsham, on Friday 24 October 2008 at 7.45pm. Topics discussed included a new coaching scheme, the rules review, and ongoing efforts to achieve recognition of Stoolball England as the governing body for stoolball.
Read more on Minutes of Management Committee on 24 October 2008…
Saturday 11 October 2008
The meeting to discuss the triennial review of the Rules of stoolball will be held on Sunday 19 October 2008 at Cowfold Pavilion, commencing at 10.30am.
In accordance with the process agreed at the 2005 AGM, the official Rules of stoolball are reviewed every 3 years. The first such review is due this year and clubs and associations have been feeding suggestions for possible changes to the 2006 version to the Rules Co-ordinator who has called a meeting of all affiliated organisations to discuss these suggestions and to agree on any changes.
This meeting will take place on Sunday 19 October 2008, at Cowfold Pavilion, commencing at 10.30am. All affiliated leagues, divisions and associations have been invited to send a delegate.
Monday 28 February 2005
The Rules Working Group has come up with new draft rules for stoolball. These will be ratified at the National Stoolball Association AGM in October 2005. Please play with the new rules until then and let us know how you get on.
Read the rules for stoolball.
Sunday 14 November 2004
The Rules Working Group met again on Sunday 7 November at 11am. By the time the discussion finished at 3pm, the rules were finalised in draft form.
Sections discussed were:
We are planning a third meeting on Sunday 28 November at 11am. This has been called to discuss the ancillary documents:
Some statements in these documents need to be incorporated within the rules, some are already covered by the rules and can be dropped and others will be retained.
The findings of the Rules Working Group will be fully discussed at the Annual General Meeting of the National Stoolball Association on Monday 29 November, starting at 8pm at Cowfold Sports Pavilion, Cowfold, West Sussex.
Saturday 23 October 2004
The Rules Working Group met for the first time this afternoon. Our remit is to clarify and unify the rules of stoolball for all to understand.
Agreement was reached on the wording of the first four sections of he rules:
Sections for future discussion are:
The Chairman of the Rules Working Group, Richard Emsley, Chairman of the National Stoolball Association (NSA), John Price, Secretary of the NSA, Kay Price and ten others representing almost all leagues and associations attended the meeting.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday 7 November from 11am.
Monday 11 October 2004
The Rules Working Group will meet at Cowfold Sports Pavilion on Sunday 24 October starting at 11am and going on no later than 1pm. All leagues and associations are asked to send a representative responsible for rules.
Wednesday 11 August 2004
The rules of stoolball have been updated to allow the WAFT ball. A stoolball should now be between 50 and 85 grammes (2 to 2½ ounces) and measure between 175mm and 195 mm.
Previously stoolballs could weigh between 2 to 3 ounces and measure between 175mm and 197mm (7 to 7¾ inches).
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