Friday
23rd of May 2003, in the Haus des Sportes, Bern.
The
IFF President, Mr. Eriksson, greeted the participants (enclosed) warmly welcome
and opened the 4th Presidents’ meeting. The participants presented
themselves. Mr. Eriksson gave the background why Presidential Meetings are
held, i.e. to update all associations on vital topics, and seek mutual exchange
of information between IFF Congresses.
IFF Vision and
the work on IOC in general and IOC recognition in particular:
Mr
Eriksson informed about the status on the IOC recognition process. IFF has
received from the IOC in Lausanne the information that later in the Autumn (in
September 2003) IFF is to send in a questionnaire to the IOC concerning the
present status of Floorball worldwide.
GAISF ordinary
membership application:
Mr
Eriksson informed that IFF has handed in Floorball’s application for ordinary
membership in April, and that the CB is confident that Floorball will receive,
at GAISF GA in May 2004, ordinary membership since Floorball already complies
with the statutes and fulfils the GAISF requirements.
World Games
and IWGA membership application and observer status in Duisburg July 2005:
Mr
Eriksson informed that the IFF CB has discussed IWGA application and asking for
observer status in Duisburg, Germany, in July 2005. Mr Eriksson furthermore
informed that IFF couldn’t ask for membership in IWGA until we have received
ordinary membership in GAISF. The IFF will however ask for observer status in
Duisburg in July 2005.
WADA and the
adoption of the anti-doping code 3.0; Implications for IFF member associations:
Mr.
Orlando informed that IFF has already adopted the Anti doping code and is
discussing with the WADA about having the code fully implemented in all IFF
regulations as well as in our statutes. The WADA code will be implemented in
Floorball’s Statutes at the next IFF Congress in 2004.
FISU and status
on coming University Championships:
Mr Orlando informed about the first historic and well-organized World
University Championships (WUC) in Gothenburg Sweden in November 2002. Eight
nations took part and Finland won the gold medals. Plans are made with the
FISU, as head of the WUC, in order to arrange the next edition in 2004 or
2006. Several university sports
national associations are interested to organize, supported by their respective
Floorball association.
3. The
administrative year and the importance of keeping deadlines
Mr. Kratz
informed of new and earlier deadlines for registrations to IFF competitions
etc, stressing the importance of keeping them.
4. WFC 2004 for men
Mr.
Orlando informed of the playing system of the Men’s WFC 2004 where after the
draw of order to play was carried out.
5. Any other business
Mr. Hans Botman,
NeFUB President, has raised the issue about international transfers (enclosed).
Mr. Orlando informed of the current system and assured that Mr. Botmans
proposals will be considered when the next edition of the transfer regulations
will be worked out.
6.
Information from the Organizing Committee for the U19 men WFC 2003 in the Czech
Republic
Mr. Filip Suman, CFbU President, informed of the
Men’s U19 World Championships to be played in Czech Republic.
7. Information
from the Organizing Committee for the WFC men 2004 in Switzerland
Mr. Renato Orlando, SUHV President, informed of the Men’s World
Championships 2004 to be played in Switzerland.
8.
Information from the Organizing Committee for the WFC women 2005 in Singapore
Mr. Pierre
Boudeville, SFA Secretary General, informed of the organization of the Women’s
World Championships 2005 to be played in Singapore.
9. Information from IFF cooperating partner Gerflor
Ms.
Anne-Catherine Gantois informed about the Gerflor Company, the IFF co-operating
partner concerning flooring, and invited all the participants to a cocktail
directly after the meeting.
10. End of meeting, Cocktail - Gerflor
Mr.
Eriksson thanked the participants, particularly the SUHV President Mr. Orlando
for hosting the meeting and Ms. Gantois, Gerflor, for the cocktail to come
directly after the meeting, and declared the President’s Meeting 2003 closed.
Stefan
Kratz Tomas Eriksson
Secretary
General President
Associations (30 persons)
Nation
|
Name and Function
|
Austria |
Werner Daves, President
|
Belgium |
Francis
Vanbellingen, Vice President / Ingrid Van Mieghen
|
Czech Republic |
Filip Suman, President
|
Denmark |
Ole Peltola, President / Mrs.
Mona Aagaard, Vice President
|
Finland |
John Liljelund, Vice
President / Jari Kinnunen, Secretary General
|
France |
Manuel Alexandre, President /
Christophe Bruyas, Vice President / Patrick Droz, Secr.General
|
Germany |
Robert Blanke
|
Great Britain |
Andrew Clough
|
Hungary |
Zoltán Pavelka, President / Ákos
Országh, Vice President |
Italy |
Herbert
Gius, Board member / Michael Volgger, Interpreter
|
Japan |
Tsuyoshi Kawawada, Board
member / Masakazu Akashi, Interpreter
|
Latvia |
Alfreds
Kundzins |
Malaysia
|
Mutallip Abd. Ghani / Casey Khoo |
Netherlands
|
Hans Botman,
President
|
|
Norway |
Kjell
Hovland-Olsen, President / Jon-Erik Eriksen, Chairman Floorball
|
Singapore |
Pierre
Boudville, Secretary General / Sani Mohd. Salim |
Spain
|
Roberto Mezquita
|
Sweden |
Helen Wårell, Vice President
/ Magnus Pehrson, deputy Secretary General
|
Switzerland |
Renato
Orlando, President / Patrick Falk, Secretary General |
|
Function |
Name
|
|
President |
Tomas Eriksson
|
|
Vice
President |
John
Liljelund (and Finland) |
|
Vice
President |
Renato
Orlando (and Switzerland) |
|
Treasurer |
Tomas
Jonsson |
|
Member |
Thomas
Gilardi |
|
Member |
Per Jansson
|
|
Member |
Risto
Kauppinen
|
|
Member |
Martin Vaculik
|
|
Secr.
General |
Stefan
Kratz
|
|
Marketing Dir. |
Axel Wester |
|
Gerflor |
Anne-Catherine Gantois |
Exchange of knowledge and experience is vital for the growth and worldwide spread of Floorball. An international exchange of players can contribute immensely to the development of Floorball. Experienced A nation players can bring their knowledge about tactics and training to B and C nations. Their skills can inspire other players to train, grow and develop. Players from B and C nations can learn while playing in another nation and bring back their knowledge and experience.
Elite level teams can become national champion and thus qualify for the European Cup (qualification). At Elite level, we can speak of an international competition (European Cup) with national qualifications. Thus International transfers should be regulated by clear and efficient rules, to ensure an honest and fair competition
1. The current International rules leave some room for interpretation:
- Should children request a transfer?
- Is someone who is only training and not playing in a league also considered a “player”?
- Is someone who played at a lower division level, then did not play for a year and then transfers to an other nation to play at lower division level considered a “player”?
2. The current transfer rules can be expensive: An exchange student, coming over for 6 months or a year, has to pay CHF 200 for two transfers, which is the same or more then he has to pay his hosting club for a year training and competition. Is the administrative fee of CHF 100 too high?
We value the current Transfer systems but would like to clarify the rules by changing paragraph 1: A player is a person of 16 years or older, belonging to a club in an IFF member Association and participating in a national or regional league, organized by an IFF member Association.
It is our opinion, that the Floorball
community should encourage international transfers by stimulating players to go
and study, work, train and play abroad for at least 6 months. These transfers
should be administrated and published by IFF. However, we think that the
current administrative fee of CHF 100 is discouraging exchange students. We
suggest to add the following line to paragraph 4: If a player returns to any
club in his original nation during the next transfer period, no administrative
fee has to be paid for this second transfer.
We suggest to change the first line of the Appendix into: A player having played for a club at non-elite level during the last season or who has played at elite or national team level during any of the last two seasons is considered to be a registered player…
We are very interested in your thoughts and opinions and would like to discuss this subject with the IFF board, the IFF RACC and other IFF member nations.
Hans Botman,
President
Netherlands Floorball and Unihockey Association
e-mail:
president@nefub.nl