MINUTES- MEMBERS MEETING SUNDAY 20th JANUARY 2008

Muslimah Sports Association – Members Meeting Minutes

Saturday 20th January 2008 1:10pm

Present: Sisters Tasneem, Aaliyah, Farah, Mariam, Amina, Rabia, Shamima, Rahil, Nural Huda, Swahella, Aya, Muna, Wafa, Aisha T, Mona, Jowairiyya, Faria.
Apologies: Sisters Siddiqa, Kuraisha, Shakun, Gohar, Aisha H, Adeela, Nahla.

AGENDA
Certificate of Incorporation- MSA was registered as an incorporated society on the 4th January 2008. The objectives and rules of MSA were highlighted, the main one being providing opportunities for Muslim girls and women to play sports in an Islamic environment.

Application for Funding- application for funding to Manukau City Council community board discretionary fund will be lodged InshaAllah on Friday 25th January 2008. Funding will assist in acquiring certain items such as bibs, balls, uniforms, hoops, etc.

Club Bank Account- a club bank account was opened on Friday 18th January with Kiwibank.
Account number: 38 9007 0374700 00
Donations and fees can be made by direct deposit into the above account.

Registration Day- registration day for netball will be held on Saturday 9th February at Zayed College for Girls from 10am-5pm.
Drop in any time to register and pay fees. This will take no longer than 20-30 minutes.
Anyone who is unable to attend on this day can email muslimahsports@gmail.com or txt 0211315167 to make other arrangements.
Registration day posters go to various mosques/butchers/universities around Auckland.

Registration fees- registration fees $20 (18years and under) $25 (over 18). It has been decided that it is a reasonable amount for playing members compared to other club fees. If there are several children from the same family wanting to play and have difficulty paying the full amount, the club officials have the discretion to reduce the fees.

Regular Competitions- the weekly netball competitions will begin in March 2008 and end in August 2008. Calendar for competitions will be handed out after registration and after teams are formed. Games will be held at Zayed College for Girls every Saturday morning from 9:30 – 1pm Insha Allah.

Club Officials- the Interim club officials are as follows. It is hoped that an election will be held once the club is up and running and netball competition starts.
Chairperson – Tasneem Mohammed
Vice Chairperson - Nahla Zaki
Secretary – Jowairiyya Ben Fayed
Treasurer – Rabia Aziz
Committee Members: Aisha Thompson, Aya Tawfik, Adeela Afiz, Siddiqa Daud

Financial Statement- MSA financial statement for January was distributed at the meeting.

Any other business:
1. Non-Muslim participants- the question was raised by Nural Huda and Shamima whether non- Muslim women and girls can play in the competitions. It was decided that they can as long as all rules are followed such as females only, dress codes.

2. Promoting the club and registration day through Zayed College for Girls and Al Madinah School- Visit the schools and inform all the girls about the club and registration day.

3. Playing Levels- the playing members will be divided into the following levels. Competition will be against each other within the club initially.
Junior- 7-9 years
Intermediate- 10-13 years
Senior- 14+
This will depend on the amount of players that register.
Senior team can be split into more levels if there are larger number of participants.
Volunteers will be sought to coach and manage teams.
Umpires will also be needed when games start.

4. Commitment- it was discussed that players who register understand the commitment they are making as competitions cannot be run successfully if players regularly miss games.

Meeting adjourned for Zuhr Salaat.