Sneyd Striders Running Club
Club Rules
1. Name
The
club is to be known as Sneyd Striders Running Club.
2. Aim
The
aim of the club is to promote the sport of running.
a)
The club is based at :
Bloxwich
WS3
2LU
b)
The club meets at 6.45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
4.
Colours
a) The club colours are navy blue, yellow and white.
b) The club
vest and shorts are navy blue with white/yellow side panel.
5. Membership
a)
Prospective members are asked to complete an application form.
b)
Applicants are to provide details of their full name, address and telephone
number and date of birth.
c)
Club members will undertake to follow Club Rules.
d)
Upon joining each new member will be issued with a membership card.
e)
Second claim runners are accepted as members.
6. Committee
a)
The club will be run by an elected committee which will serve for a one year
period.
b)
This will comprise:
Chairman
General
Secretary
Treasurer
Club
Captain
Vice
Captain
Ladies
Captain/ Race Secretary
Cross
Country Captain
Promotions
and Publicity Officer
Events
Secretary
Race
Organiser
c)
Members may be re-elected onto the committee.
7. A.G.M.
a)
The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the first Tuesday in March each
year.
b)
The A.G.M. shall mark the beginning and end of the club year.
c)
The committee shall be elected at this meeting.
d)
Self nominations are acceptable.
e)
All nominees must be club members.
f)
Nominations must be seconded by a fellow club member.
g)
Only paid up members may vote.
8. Subscriptions
a)
The amount of the annual subscription shall be set at the A.G.M.
b)
New members joining mid year will be charged one twelfth of the annual
subscription for each remaining month.
c)
New members will be allowed a settling in period before being
required to join the club.
d) Second claim runners
shall pay the full annual subscription.
9. Resignation
a)
Any member wishing to resign shall do so in writing.
b)
No refunds of club subscription shall be made to members resigning the club.
c) A
member resigning from the club shall forfeit all interest in and claim upon
club funds and property.
10. Safety
a)
All members must acquaint themselves with the hazards of road running.
b)
Members should consider the safety of fellow runners and others such as
pedestrians and motorists.
c)
The club cannot be held responsible for personal injury or loss of property
which occurs during the course of training or whilst taking part in any event organised by the club.
e)
The club will endeavour to maintain its affiliation to the MCAA
in order that members may be insured when taking part in races held under BAF
rules and for which a permit has been obtained. The club can bear no
responsibility for members taking part in events not falling under BAF rules or
for which a permit has not been obtained. It is the members own responsibility
to ensure that they are covered by insurance for any races they enter.
11. Competition
a)
Members shall declare their membership of Sneyd Striders Running Club when
completing race entry forms.
b)
Members are requested to wear club colours for all competitions and races.
c) Club colours must be worn for team events.
d) Members are required to wear club vests for any event which
forms part of the Grand Prix series and for any event for which a club trophy
is presented. Failure to wear a club vest will result in the member being
ineligible for the trophy concerned. In the case of the Grand Prix the times
recorded by members not wearing club vests in a Grand Prix event will not be
counted towards their final total in the Grand Prix. Members running for an
official charity may be exempted from this rule by prior agreement with the
committee.
e)
Only members with fully paid up subscription on the 1st May in the
year for which trophies are awarded will be eligible for club trophies.
f) Members are required to follow British Athletic Federation
rules and regulations.
g)
Members of Sneyd Striders Running Club will not be allowed to enter any race
organised by Sneyd Striders Running Club.
12. Club Championships
a)
The Club Championships will be held annually.
b)
Trophies will be awarded for:
Men
1st, 2nd , 3rd
Man
1st over 40
Man
1st over 45
Man
1st over 50
Man
1st over 55
Man 1st
over 60
Women
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Woman
1st over 35
Woman
1st over 40
Woman
1st over 45
Woman
1st over 50
c)
Club Member of the Year
This is a trophy to
be awarded to an athlete for special achievements accomplished during the year.
The recipient will be decided by the committee.
13. Dissolution
The club shall not be
dissolved except by a majority vote of three quarters of the membership.
To
be eligible to take part in the draw for the guaranteed entry awarded to the
club by the London Marathon members must have fully paid their membership fees
by the end of July in the year preceding that in which the marathon takes place
and have been a member for a minimum of 12 months before the date of the draw.