European Development Facilitator – Report from period October - December 2006

 

1. Office

Regular admin work, regular meetings with ESF Development Chairman Gabriel Waage approximately once a month, website updated regurarly.

Report of EDF activities for EC ESF Meeting in November, prepare Quarterly Report, Year Report for Congress ESF, financial report 2006 (expenses) fo ISF -

2. Development database

Done – is regularly updated

3. Federations/Associations

Federations / Associations contacted on regular basis, most of information on Development Website, focus on so.called „Priority Countries“ – Eastern Europe. Tried to help all the needs and requests of all federations.

4. Priority Countries

Most oif work was focused on help to Poland to organize World Championship for Junior girls including visits in Warszau and Kutno.

5. Basic Clinic Program

No clinics were requested and held in this period

6. Other Clinics

Start to work with ISF (Lori Nolan) on 2nd International Coaches College (cooperation with NFCA). First was in Prague, second will be offered on Congress to other countries to organize. Preliminary dates are December 2007-January 2008. Another Clinic-Coaches Meeting is planned for June 2007 during JWWC in Kutno, Poland

7. Equipment

Continues discussions with ISF about the storage in Europe. Idea was finalized in  Beijing and promised to do it at the beggining of next year. Currently agreed and finalized the shippment for Austria, Poland and Romania plus some extras to be sent to Prague and than distributed.

8. Promotional materials

All videos, dvds, booklets, brochures or magazines, presentations are given to evrybody any time we meet – i.e. local clinics, tournaments, championships and any other occasions  – continuous work, five sets distributed in China, new DVDs with Mens games from European Cup available. Prepared some more sets for ESF Congress in Zagreb in February 2007.

9. Men and Boys promotion

Effort focused  preparation of ISF World Cup Men 2007 in Prague – new competition organized to fill the gap between two WC and promote men´s fastpitch in Europe. WC is basicaly ready  with 10 teams, trying to fill two more.

10. ESF/ISF

Main effort was done in attempts to keep organization of Junior World Chamionship in Europe, namely in Poland. Now it looks it will move somewhere else, trying to keep it in Europe (Italy, Czech, Holland)

11. General

Besides regular work and helping federations/associations with their plans and clinics this period was focused. on preparation of two major ISF events for next year JWWC and ISF World Cup Men and communications and plans with ISF for the future.

Besides, all th reports (monthly, quarterly and year overview plus financial – expenses report) were done and prepared for the Congress

 

Pavel Prachar

European Development Facilitator

 

address: Mysliveckova 10, 16200 Praha 6, CZECH REPUBLIC

 

phone:   +420 220612245

fax:        +420 220612244

mobile:  +420 777 863677

 

e-mail:   pprachar@sendme.cz

website: http://www.softballdevelopment.com