No junior members?????

[murnblood]

Why dose the info page for membership say there maybe a discount for family membership and that any one can join?

Junior anglers are the future of this sport and to exclude them from a club such as this is a disgrace.

[jd]

Junior membership was discussed by the club on numerous ocaassions. It was felt that due to the nature of the club, (ie members maybe travelling 150 miles with an overnight stay necessary), there would be too much legal responsibility placed on the committee

Some points made previously

what happens if a junior member shows up on their own without a guardian in somewhere like Dunree or Killary. The commitee would be up s*** creek

it can be done, but it complicates things more especially dealing with the insurance side of things, plus...

a junior will have to be in the company of two adults (if family member not around),

a junior can not be left alone at any time or left a non family member for any length of time.

a junior officer will need to be elected, and said person would have to attend a course 'Code of Ethics and Good Practice For Children's Sport' (not compulsory, but worth it)

there is also the need to ensure the correct age (you wouldn't want someone saying they were a junior and winning comps when they are over the age, it happens)

membership forms would be needed for them and competition release forms to be signed by parent/guardian and for every competition to allow the child to fish (insurance again)

details of any medical background of child should be needed by the club (insurance again) (dont want to be fishing in a remote place with no knowledge of health problems of a child, even if parent is present the club will still need to know in the event of any likely hood of an incident)

a lot of this is just for insurance cover, its OK saying it will never happen or no one will make a claim, that's the time it will happen and if all bases aren't covered it will get messy very fast..

Why dose the info page for membership say there maybe a discount for family membership and that any one can join?

Junior anglers are the future of this sport and to exclude them from a club such as this is a disgrace.

[brianbru]

Why dose the info page for membership say there maybe a discount for family membership and that any one can join?

Junior anglers are the future of this sport and to exclude them from a club such as this is a disgrace.

there are a lot of other clubs along the east that will be gladly take in minors, juveniles.

east coast raiders have a minor group. im a member of sai but my young lad will be joining east coast rather than sai nothing pesonal but other non based internet clubs are more geared up for this

brian

[teacher]

Junior anglers are the future of this sport and to exclude them from a club such as this is a disgrace.

Hi murnblood,

It is a pity but it's certainly not a disgrace. The decision to exclude juniors was not taken lightly by the club. As jd said, we've discussed it at length both in the committee at at AGMs. It's simply not workable given the nature of the venues that we fish.

J.