MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE HELD AT DEDHAM SPORTS CLUB ON SUNDAY 8^TH MAY 2011 AT 8.30PM

Present:  Kings Head A (Andrea – Minutes), Royal Oak B (Kevin – Chairman), Bromley X, Hare and Hounds, Case, Dedham Sports Club

Not Present: Kings Head B, Royal Oak A, Crown

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

There were no apologies for absence.

2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

It was agreed that the minutes were correct

3. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

The Chairman commented that he personally had enjoyed the quizzes and that the bye week team setting the quiz had gone well. He thanked the Treasurer and The Results Secretaries for their work.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT

As circulated. As there was a healthy bank balance, it was decided that the subs be reduced to £20.

5. RESULTS SECRETARIES

They commented that nearly all teams supplied the results promptly.

6. TEAMS

It appears that we will have the existing 9 teams but hope to find another team.

7. K.O. CUP

It seemed to work well with the previous year winners setting the 3 weeks of questions. It would be decided nearer the date who would set the final.

8. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

a)   Chairman        Kevin Rose

b)   Treasurer        Andrea Green

c)   Results            Jim and Lesley

9. DATES

Registration	11.09.11 at the Cattawade Crown
Start date	02.10.11
Xmas quiz	11.12.11
Restart	08.01.12
KO Final	15.04.12
AGM	22.04.12

10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Dave (Case) suggested that the matches should start earlier at 7:45pm.  After some discussion it was agreed to bring the formal start-time forward to 8:00pm.  It was also agreed that teams could start matches earlier with mutual consent.

It was suggested by Dave (Case) that if there were 9 nine teams in the league, then there should be 4 venues of 2 teams.  After lengthy discussion there was a general consensus that three teams at each venue created a friendly ambiance whereas two teams at each venue could create a more competitive atmosphere, i.e. ‘us and them’.  Therefore, it was agreed to stay with the current format of three teams per venue (and one venue with 2 teams if there is a 9 team league).

Pat (Hare) suggested that an annual prize should be given for the team that sets the best questions – each team would vote for their favourite question setting team.  This would encourage improvement in the quality of the questions.  The consensus from the meeting attendees was that assessment of the quality of questions was subjective (from a team perspective) and hence it would be difficult to measure objectively.  Therefore, it was not agreed that a prize should be awarded for the team that sets the best questions.

Pat (Hare) suggested that teams should provide formal constructive feedback to teams on the quality of the questions that they set.  Again, it was considered that such feedback would be too subjective and hence would probably not assist in improving the quality of a team’s questions.  The Chairman also pointed out that the objective was to set quiz questions where the average score was ‘100’ and hence this is effectively a measure of quality.  Therefore, it was not agreed that that teams should provide formal constructive feedback to teams on the quality of the questions that they set.  However, it was agreed that, where appropriate, teams should provide informal constructive feedback on the quality of the questions set, i.e. a quiet word over a beer would never go amiss.

There being no other business the meeting closed at 9.20pm.

The League winners shield was presented to the Kings Head A and the KO Shield to Royal Oak A (in absentia).