I am looking for a lady to take on the role of captain as i plan to step down at the AGM. I have been captain for 2 years and was considering stepping down or possibly continuing for one more year. However a broken foot has rather forced the issue as i'm not going to be able to run this autumn.
The job falls into two parts and therefore could be shared. Firstly entries must be put in for the West Yorkshire (Complete Runner)League which has 4 races from Oct to Dec. Entries have to be made prior to the AGM so i would expect to work with prospective new captain to do this. After that the Yorkshire, Northern and National Championship entries need to be done. The runners wanting these entries are usually those who have competed in the West Yorks League. Secondly there is the PECO league in which no pre entries are needed but a captain needs to be in charge of a clipboard at the finish (it is possible to do this and also run). For the last two seasons i have failed miserably to attend PECO races and therefore we DESPERATELY need someone who enjoys the PECO to take this on. It could be a different person to the West Yorks/Champs captain.
Our junior section is involved with all the cross country races and i got involved as a parent. The captain's role could be filled by a parent of a junior who attends cross country regularly. There is no need to organise the juniors as Shirley has all that in hand. As the XC season runs from Sept to March, its effectively a half year job - not too bad.
The club likes captains to be on the committe but it is not essential to be so. However the committe requires a captain to write a brief report by email each month to the committee outlining XC results or plans.
INTERESTED? Ring me for a chat on 01756 791983. Thanks, Diane