| Central Board CENTRAL BOARD MEETING 18.04.98 Place: Hotel Olümpia, Tallinn, Estonia (1/5) Present: Excused: § 1 Opening of the meeting § 2 Secretary of the meeting § 3 Agenda § 4 Minutes from the last meeting § 5 Economy b) Financial report 31.03.98 (enclosure
3 and 4) The CB decided that an updated list of claims shall be presented at the Congress. c) Budget 1999 (enclosure 5) The CB decided to propose the Congress to decide according to the proposal. d) Budget 2000 (enclosure 5) The CB decided to propose the Congress to decide according to the proposal. e) Financial Regulations 1998
(enclosure 6) The CB decided to approve the proposal and that the updated version shall be valid from 01.05 1998. § 6 World Championships On behalf of Mr. Schlossmacher Mr. Kratz reported on referee and observer appointments. YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting company has showed their interest to get the exclusive TV rights in Finland for the WFC 1998 final match. The CB decided to accept the offer from YLE. b) WFC 1999 c) WFC 2000 The aim is that the contract shall be ready until the CB meeting in September 1998. The CB decided to approve the structure of the negotiations. Mr. Jonsson reported on the organizers preparations. d) Future WFC’s (enclosure
7-9) By 31.03 1998 the following Associations had shown their interest: Women’s WFC 2001 Latvia The CB decided to put forward to RACC to ask for more detailed information regarding when and from which concept the Latvian Floorball Union and the German Floorball Federation have in mind for organizing. A report from RACC shall be given the CB until the CB meeting in September 1998. § 7 European Cup The CB decided to put forward to Mr. Kratz to make a draft of a contract based on the Organizers Regulations and the Competition Regulations for Club Teams. The contract shall be ready to the CB meeting in September 1998. The CB decided that the dead-line to register for the European Cup from 1998 shall be 31.05 the same year as the European Cup is played. b) European Cup 1999 c) Future European Cup´s The CB decided to ask for organizers for the final round of the European Cup 2000 and 2001. Dead-line for letters of interest, at this stage, should be the IFF office by hand not later than 31.07.98. § 8 Committees EDC Mr. Jansson reported from the visit in Singapore February 1998 where educations were held for coaches and referees. Meetings with the Singapore National Olympic Committee and the Singapore Sports Council also took place. From the beginning of March until the WFC 1998 a swedish instructor, Christer Olsson is situated in Singapore to continue the work that started during the visit. The need of a an education video and a folder with technical practises and a strategy to produce these was discussed. A translation of the Finnish education video could be a solution and will be investigated. The aim is to have the material ready the autumn 1998. Mr. Jansson proposed that IFF should set up an archive with floorball photos. EDC is planning for a meeting during WFC 98. Mr. Kauppinen reported that the Finnish coach situated in Australia, Marko Kilppikoski is working on with the Australian team and the development of Australian floorball. Mr. Kauppinen further reported that the Finnish coach of the Estonian National Team, Pasi Tilander, is continuing his work with the development. MC PR The CB decided to ratify the earlier taken fax decision regarding approval of the contracts with Puma and Unihoc. Mr. Lindström reported from the discussions with a possible main sponsor. The CB discussed the possibilities to fulfil the requirements of the possible main sponsor. The CB decided to put forward to the PR Committee to negotiate with the possible main sponsor with the aim to have a contract ready from 01.01.99. RACC Furthermore the meeting proposed that the Organizers Regulations should be decided by the CB and not by the Congress. b) Nominated IFF Referees § 9 Issues from the last meeting The CB decided to allow Russia to participate in WFC 1998 and that they shall be entitled to vote at the Congress. The dead-line for settling all debts shall be 30th of September 1998. Participation in coming IFF Championships and IFF Club Competitions shall be according the respective dead-line. b) Hungary The CB decided to suspend Magyar Palanklabda Szövetseg from IFF until the Congress and to propose to the Congress that Magyar Palanklabda Szövetseg shall be excluded from IFF. § 10 Membership applications
(enclosure 11) The CB decided to ask for a completion of the application concerning a translated version of the statutes into english, and to leave the application on the table until the Congress decision concerning Magyar Palanklabda Szövetseg. Furthermore the CB decided to put forward to Mr. Kratz to write to the Hungarian Sports Confederation regarding the present situation of floorball in Hungary to find out whether any of the Associations are certified by the Sports Confederation as the leading organization for floorball in Hungary. § 11 GAISF application
(enclosure 12) IFF will not send a new application for membership 1998, since IFF has not yet reached 20 member Associations. § 12 Letter from Czech Floorball
Union (Enclosure 13-16) The Swiss Floorball Association has replied to the letter and Mr. Eriksson has answered them both. The issue regarding the logotype is not a matter for the CB and therefore the matter is forwarded to the IFF Arbitration Committee to be dealt with after the Congress, since there are no Arbitration Regulations valid before the Congress. Regarding the wish from Mr. Vaculik to resign from RACC the CB decided to accept the resignation. Since the CB see no connection between the raised question upon the logo matter and the jury of the WFC 1998 and therefore no ruling will be made in the raised jury issue. § 13 IFF Congress 1998
The CB has earlier decided to propose to the Congress to decide about system for testing floorball material and equipment. b) Nominations (enclosure 23-30) Tomas Eriksson, Sweden The following persons has been nominated to the next Central Board of IFF: Tomas Jonsson, Norway The following person has been nominated to the Disciplinary Committee of IFF: Matts Spĺngberg, Sweden The following person has been nominated to the Appeal Committee of IFF: Lars Granqvist, Sweden The CB decided to urge the member Associations to nominate persons to the Disciplinary Committee and the Appeal Committee. c) Ordinary membership applications
(enclosure 31) The CB decided to propose to the Congress to approve Polska Federacja Unihokeja-Floorball as ordinary members of IFF. § 14 IFF Plan (enclosure 32) The CB decided to obtain information regarding planned meetings from the Committees. § 15 Next meeting § 16 End of meeting |