Monday 22 October 2018

Protecting the rights of member clubs.

By protecting the rights of member clubs, the athletes' rights are also protected.

The greatest fear that a number of Registered players and member clubs has it that only one or two clubs will dominate Mind Sport South Africa’s Management Board.

It is highly unlikely that any one club will dominate MSSA’s Management Board because every member club that is fully-paid-up is not only able to propose candidates for election, but are also able to vote to decide which candidate is elected.

However, should any member club manage to get a greater amount of representation on the Management Board, it could be attributed to either the candidates being more popular, more competent, and/or more willing to take on the duties of office.

It should be noted though, that the Constitution also has a mechanism built into it to prevent any one club from gaining control over MSSA.

The mechanism is:
“Rule 9.7 No member shall be allowed to have more than 40% representation on the Management Board if other members have delegates who are standing for the available positions.”

MSSA’s Management Board has 16 positions. The 40% limit means that no club may have more than 6 members on the Management Board if other clubs have candidates standing for the Management Board.

It is in every member club’s best interests to ensure that no one club has too much representation on the Management Board. Too much representation by any one member club may lead to a clique on the Management Board which in turn may push the member club’s interests more than the interests of MSSA.

Currently the 2018 Management Board members are:

PRESIDENT
Amanda Pakade
Knights Mind Sports Club
VICE - PRESIDENTS
Leonard Loftus
Masters of Mind Sports
Johan van Breda
ZAG Academy
vacant

vacant

vacant

GENERAL SECRETARY
Colin Webster
Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club
WOMEN'S DESK:
Blair Hamberger
ZAG Academy
BOARD GAMING REPRESENTATIVE
Joseph Matlhong
NWU Vaal Mind Sports
CARD GAMING REPRESENTATIVE
Paula Loftus
Masters of Mind Sports
COMPUTER GAMING REPRESENTATIVE:
Angelique Ramos
Valhalla
WARGAMING REPRESENTATIVE
Terence Allwright
Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club
NATIONAL SCHOOLS DIRECTOR:
vacant

LEGAL ADVISOR
Carl Holliday
Pretoria Boys High School
DISABLED GAMER'S REPRESENTATIVE
Twane Tollemache
ZAG Academy
PLAYER’S REPRESENTATIVE
Jason Batzofin
Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club

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