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Committees

Committees

Committees

The Camanachd Association has the following Committee structure underpinning the Board.

Competitions Committee

Chair – Richard Gall, Director of Competitions

Role – The committee is responsible for integrating fixtures including postponements, and allocating referees to matches excluding cup finals, Macaulay Association and Celtic Association competitions, Schools Camanachd Association, Women’s Camanachd Association.

Members – Astie Cameron (Operations Manager), Fraser MacKenzie, Ian Brown, Sean Cameron, Eoghan Stewart.

Youth Committee

Chair – Callum Duff, Director of Youth

Role – The committee is responsible for the youth fixture calendar, youth player development, youth byelaws and child protection.

Members – Ronald Ross (National Development Officer), Russell Jones (Highland Development Officer), Euan McMurdo (Argyll & Bute Development Officer), Alasdair Bruce, Lisa Norman, Fraser Inglis, Colm O’Rua, Iain Morrison, Darren Reid.

Finance Committee

Chair – Jim Barr, Director of Finance

Role – The committee is responsible for all financial matters including budgeting and management reporting, resources, equipment, IT and especially income collection.

Members – Torquil MacLeod (Chief Operating Officer), Elna Borthwick (Finance Officer), Daniel Palombo.

Officials Working Group

Chair – Ted McDonald, Director of Officials

Role – The committee is responsible for recruitment and training of all assessors and recruitment, training and grading of all referees, goal judges and linesmen and allocation of officials to cup finals.

Members – Astie Cameron (Operations Manager), Graham Cormack (Coaching and Performance Development Manager), Charles Young (Director of Club and Volunteer Development), Jock Turner (Chieftain), Donald Robertson, Willie MacDonald.

Communications Committee

Chair – Donald Stewart, Director of Communications

Role – The committee is responsible for sponsorship, press relations, branding, income generation and communications.

Members – Torquil MacLeod (Chief Operating Officer), Rachel Forbes (Marketing & Events Officer), Eric Morrison, Jon Gallagher, Daniel MacIntyre

Coaching Committee

Chair – Graham Cormack, Coaching & Performance Development Manager (Director Position is currently vacant)

Role – The committee is responsible for all coaching matters including staff tutors, first aid and coaching course calendar.

Members – Drew McNeil, Kenny Ross, George Hay, Ronald Ross, Jason Latto, Scott McNeil, Neil Bowman, Jemma Docker

Club and Volunteer Development

Chair – Charles Young, Director of Club and Volunteer Development

Role – The committee is responsible for Club Development, Child Protection and responsible for all volunteer training requirements from club to board induction within the Camanachd Association.

Members –TBC

Disciplinary Committee

Chair – Ian MacPhee

Discipline Administrator – Torquil MacLeod, Chief Operating Officer

Role - The Disciplinary Committee shall deal with all matters relating to players, substitutes and Team Managers / Coaches during the course of a match, referred by a Referee; or players, referred by the system of Standard Disciplinary Points.

Members – Mary Ann Henton, Donald Robertson, Kenny MacKenzie

Behaviour in Sport Committee

Chair – Donald Skinner

Discipline Administrator – Torquil MacLeod, Chief Operating Officer

Role – The Behaviour in Sport Committee deals with all complaints of Misconduct apart from complaints relating to Players, Substitutes and Team Managers / Coaches during the course of a match.  Also with Protests lodged and disputes arising in relation to Transfer of Players.

and with any complaint related to operational decisions made by the Chief Operating Officer, Competition and Rules Manager, Competitions Director or any Competitions Committee in relation to the application of competition rules.

Members – Duncan MacPhee, Mary Ann Henton, David MacMaster, John MacKenzie

Appeals Committee

Chair – Iain Cameron

Role – The Appeals Committee determines appeals against decisions of the Disciplinary or Behaviour in Sport Committees and determines or make recommendations on disciplinary issues referred to it by the Association.

Discipline Administrator – Torquil MacLeod, Chief Operating Officer

Members – Alan Hill, Alastair MacIntyre, George Hendry

Representative Committee

Chair – Richard Gall, Director of Competitions

Role – The Representative Committee is responsible for the appointment national coaches and the planning of the shinty/hurling internationals.

Members – Archie Robertson (President), Donald Stewart (Director of Communications), Torquil MacLeod (Chief Operating Officer), Astie Cameron (Operations Manager), Graham Cormack (Coaching & Performance Manager), Drew McNeil, Ronald Ross, Alice MacRae, Fiona Mathie.

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