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Originally Posted by Marcus26  Archery Australia combines theirs with the Nationals in order to help get a good turnout.
Combine with archery and perhaps archers will attend hey? |
The Per Ardua Archery Society (RAF Archery) does the same thing at their Indoor Champs. We have never had a problem meeting the quorum, and that from a Society with about 150 members.
I was one of those who didn't attend. For 2 reasons: I was out the night before and was probably over the drink drive limit considering the alcohol I had drank the night before. The weather was attrocious and just didn't want the hassle of a 300 mile round trip in driving rain on Scotlands poor motorways. And lets face it the venue was hardly central nor particularly easy to get to; and despite it being near the central belt I see that the 'local' clubs were not inclined to attend, much less those from the far corners (Brian et al excepted of course). There's no guarantee the EGM will be any better attended unless there is a real incentive for the membership to go. To repeat the aborted business of the AGM just won't be enough I feel.
I think Scotland has a real problem in travel and trying to organise general meetings in a single location. (the recent Coaches Conference being an exception though - well done Iain). Maybe it's time to consider regional meetings etc followed by a 'committee' meeting of representatives taking the wishes and thoughts of the regional meeting to that to formulate national policy? This could be combined with a Council meeting to save costs etc?
Finally - just a thought. Do the majority of the rank and file archers in Scotland really care what SAA does and say as long as it doesn't stop them from shooting their arrows on a Sunday afternoon? I doubt it. As Brian says give them a vested interest in the workings of the Association and you might get more interst in the AGM.
*Dons flak jacket and kevlar helmet and retires behing a wall of bosses*