ABS Ltd
R&J Consultation Meeting 21.02.2010
Feedback and Recommendation Report
1 Overview
After the Consultation meeting the general feedback from all attendees on the day that the current ABS Ltd R&J structure was not sustainable or scalable and that there is no documented development plan in place.
Other notable findings were;
– There is a lack of numbers of R&J in Scotland
– There is a general lack of quality and a poor perception of ABS R&J by boxer and coaches alike.
– The R&J is not inclusive in terms of ethnicity, sex and age.
– There is a limited recruitment process for new R&J.
– There is no clear career or development path.
– No defined operational model exists.
– The present communication model is ineffective.
– There has been limited leadership and direction in the past. –
-There have been no established or contracted codes of conducts for R&J to sign and behavioural expectations never explained.
– There has been a lack of consistency and standardisation nationally.
– No training or standard exams have been delivered nationally.
– There is limited understanding and updating of AIBA plans.
2 Establish Key Objectives
In order to develop its R&J, ABS Ltd needs to establish key objectives and actions.
Our key objective is to have more and better R&J to increase the amount and quality of our officials.
In order to achieve our key objective above the following actions have been developed. These are, but not limited to;
– Establishment of a clear effective recruitment programme that is inclusive and appeals to all both in and out of boxing.
-Establish a clear development pathway for all R&J.
– Implement regular and standardised training for all R&J.
– Produce a defined operational model with clear communication protocols.
– Standardised engagement nationally.
3 Operational Model
ABS will also establish a set of clearly defined teams that will have clearly defined roles, selection criteria and examination panels to ensure that skills and knowledge are kept up to date.
These will be;
– R&J Co-ordinators.
– OICs.
– Draw Commissions.
– Recorders.
– Glove Stewards.
– R&J.
– A Training and Development Manager.
– Computer Operators and Technicians.
– Information Officers (these will be responsible for the distribution of information to boxers, coaches and officials before, during and after competitions.
4 Building of a R&J Database
So that ABS Ltd can keep an accurate record of all its R&J it will record all data such as contact details, email addresses and an overview of experience.
To progress all of the above ABS Ltd Technical Director, Andy Caulfield with meet with District R&J (George Brown, Abby Hills and Dougie Fraser) to discuss the implementation of the Consultation findings.
