Canberra Boxing Bulletin - Edition 31 - February 2003

Next tournament 22 February at Tuggeranong PCYC

The first tournament for 2003 will be at the Tuggeranong Police and Citizens Youth Club, Grattan Court, Wanniassa on Saturday 22 February.

Weigh-in is 12-2pm followed by matching. Medicals 4.30-5.30pm. Doors open 5.30 for a 6pm start. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for youth or concession holders. The PCYC will run a canteen and a sausage sizzle prior to and during the event.

The venues for subsequent tournaments on 5 Apr, 17 May, 28 Jun, 9 Aug, 20 Sep, and 1 Nov (Titles) will be advised in the next newsletter.

Change of association’s name

Along with most other state boxing associations, ACT Boxing has changed its name to align with the nomenclature preferred by the national body (Boxing Australia). We are now known as Boxing ACT.

Coach Registrations

Coaches who had not submitted their 2003 registration form and payment ($25) by 5^th February are advised that their professional indemnity insurance cover has lapsed. You should submit your form and payment immediately if you wish to regain insurance cover. Unfinancial (and therefore uninsured) coaches are NOT permitted to work a boxer’s corner at a tournament.

Club Affiliations

All boxing clubs were sent affiliation forms weeks ago. Several have not yet been returned. Clubs which are not financial are not entitled to have their boxers weigh in at a tournament. Coaches should ensure their club’s affiliation is paid before the 22 February tournament.

Boxer Registrations

Boxers intending to compete at the February tournament should lodge their 2003 registration form, Competition Record Book (existing boxers), payment and photo(s) immediately. You CANNOT register at the last minute before a tournament; the registration close-off for the Feb 22nd show is ONE WEEK beforehand, i.e. 15^th Feb.  Please read your form carefully; supply ALL the material requested of you and do not leave questions unanswered. If you fail to provide the required information in time, you may miss out on the tournament. Forms available from our website or phone us.

Australian Championships - Hobart

The ACT coaching team for the 2003 Australian Championships is as follows:

ACT Coach: Don Abnett; Team Manager: Marc Tawton

Assistant coaches: Quinten Brown, Clayton Tidbury.

Senior Females:  Kirsteen Maclean, Narelle Hards, Claire Ghabrial, Karen O’Brien

Senior Males: Darren Summerrell, Martin Bye, Gerard O’Mahony, Nathan Carter, Jamie Ninness.

Under-17: Dennis Arthur, Scott Lovelock.

New South Wales calendar of events

The New South Wales boxing calendar for 2003 is available on the NSWABA internet website at http://nswaba.org.au

Richard Terry departs for New Guinea

Farewell to our judge/referee Richard Terry, who has been posted to New Guinea for several years. We wish him well and express our thanks for his contributions, especially as a judge and referee and for his development work on the Level One Coaching Course. Bob Chittenden is the new R/J coordinator, and we congratulate Bob on his recent award of an Order of Australia Medal.

Next Level One Boxing Coaching Course

The next course for people wishing to be accredited as a boxing coach is on 12-13 April. Pre-enrolment using the official form and pre-payment one week in advance is mandatory. Enrolment forms available from our website or call 62921149.

Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 February at the Canberra RSL Club. Only financial members may nominate, be nominated, or vote at the meeting. Membership fees may be paid up till the start of the meeting. Nominations for the positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and 3 Board members CLOSE when the meeting opens. Nomination forms are available from our website.

Arafura Games – Darwin 17-24 May 2003

The 2003 Arafura Games are held in Darwin every two years, and feature multi-sport competitions between teams from Australia and many Pacific countries. Boxing ACT is eligible to send a team to these games. Boxers must be 17 years or more, and female boxers are welcome. Selection details will be advertised in the next few weeks.

Calendar 2003 – Canberra and Southern NSW tournaments

The following calendar shows  major national and international events, ACT tournaments and selected NSWABA tournaments (chiefly in the Southern Districts zone). For a full NSW calendar, please refer to http://nswaba.org.au

Culling of our newsletter mailing list – annual subscription option

The cost of posting 6-8 newsletters each year to several hundred people has risen to a significant amount and we cannot afford to continue carrying this cost. After this edition, the mailing list will be culled of names which are not financial members. (Each edition of the newsletter is available online at our website. If you would like to receive an email notifying you when each new edition is added to the website, call us on 6292 1149)

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