Stoolball news

The Constitution of Stoolball England is changed from time to time. The last time it needed changing was at the 39th Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 25 November 2018.

The current constitution can be found at:- https://www.stoolball.org.uk/stoolball-england-constitution/

You can download your own copy here

To all of our stakeholders.

We would like to advise that in view of recent government announcements regarding indoor team sport for adults, Indoor Stoolball leagues will not be permitted until further notice.

For the full guidance please click on the link below. We will hopefully be back to playing stoolball indoors soon. https://www.sportengland.org/news/rule-six-be-applied-adult-indoor-team-sports

We’re doing this by working with our coaches to help plan their sessions to follow our NGB COVID guidance.

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Stoolball England is an exciting and forward-thinking National Governing Body and we are looking for two new committee members to join the team.

We have two vacant roles, both available on a voluntary basis. We would be pleased to hear from you if you are interested in either post.  Please contact info@… to register your interest and tell us why you would like to join the Executive Committee.

Honorary Secretary

Role Description:

General secretarial duties including organising regular committee meetings; taking minutes and circulating them; monitoring the Stoolball England email account; answering emails or forwarding to relevant committee member to respond; emailing information to Counties/Leagues and collecting responses; coordination of events.

Start Date: December 2020

Press and Publicity Officer

Role Description:

Advertising events Stoolball England are attending/organising, including the showcase England matches. Writing press releases and organising photography of events. This vacancy could be of interest to a Media student.

Start Date: Immediately

For your own copy of this notice, please click on the following:- https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/STOOLBALL-ENGLAND-VACANCIES.pdf

Somewhat belatedly, here are Stoolball England’s Suggestions for best practice. For your own copy, click on the following link. https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SE-Suggestions-for-best-practice.pdf

A gentle reminder of some of the more important procedures needed for the resumption of stoolball.

1. A contact register must be kept by the home team for 4 weeks after
the match. It must include everyone; players, scorers, umpires and
spectators. Their names and phone no’s must be recorded.

2. Social distancing should be adhered to at all times.
a. Chairs brought from home should be spaced out.
b. Players and umpires should be spaced out on the pitch.
c. No hugs or high-fives to be allowed as celebrations.

3. All shared equipment to be cleaned prior to use by another person.

For a sample “Contact register”, please download from:- https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Post-Covid-19-contact-register.pdf

Please read the attached document that has been emailed out to leagues and clubs this morning. We are pleased to offer a reduction for the remainder of the year on the cost of the insurance, by over 50%!

For your own copy, click below. https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Insurance-update-10_07.pdf

Here is the current covid-19 update from Stoolball England. It has been updated from yesterday to include the latest relaxation of the guidelines. Please pay special attention to the bullet points in the 2nd half of this document. To download your own personal, click below. https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-19-Update-060720-Updated-080720.pdf

For your own copy of the adaptations to adhere to social distancing on the field of play and the return to play schematics, click below.

https://www.stoolball.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Coivd-19-Inforgrpahic.pdf

ALL forms of stoolball and associated activities are suspended as of 19 March 2020.

Following the Government’s latest advice around social distancing, we would recommend that all forms of stoolball are suspended until further notice. This suspension extends to pre season training, friendlies and any associated Stoolball Activity.

Stoolball England will continue to monitor the situation, liaise with relevant sporting bodies including Sport England and The Sport and Recreation Alliance and hope that we will all be able to start playing in the near future.

May we remind you that you can access relevant information through the government website here https://www.gov.uk/…/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-res… and you can access health information here https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/…/wuhan-novel-coro…/.

When we have further guidance we will notify you. Until then ALL forms of stoolball and associated activities are suspended.

In the mean time we will try and create and promote fun ways to practice our beloved sport in self-isolation. Feel free to send us some innovative ways of doing this!

Stay safe everyone, hopefully we will be back soon! From theStoolball England Committee

Whilst Stoolball England continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak
in line with government and public health department requirements we ask
that the stoolball community take all reasonable precautions when
participating in a game and other club activities. It is important that
we look after ourselves and each other.

You can access relevant information through the government website here:
https://www.gov.uk/…/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-res….
We will be in touch with further guidance as soon as we have a better understanding of the requirements for community sport.

Sport England also put out a fresh statement yesterday.

https://www.sportengland.org/news/coronavirus-information-sector