Changes to Team Representative Role

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In February, the Quadball Australia board of directors had a two-day meeting to discuss our plans for the year ahead. This involved brainstorming new ideas and analysing pre-existing systems to see if there were any changes we could make.

One of the topics we discussed was the role of team representatives. Historically, the team reps, also known as club delegates, were meant to act as a communication pathway between QA and clubs. The other core reason team reps existed was due to our constitution. As a requirement of our constitution, clubs must have a representative attend our annual general meeting and vote on behalf of their club. 

Upon reflection, the board recognised that the team rep role has often been misunderstood and, as a result, under-utilised. As such, we have decided to update our system. As of 2023, the role of team rep will be discarded and, instead, we would like to introduce Club Liaisons. 

The Club Liaison role is minor and exists as a formality for QA. The Club Liaison is chosen by your club and must be a member of your club’s executive team - we recommend the role be assigned to the secretary, president or head coach. There are only two responsibilities of the Club Liaison:

  • Provide an email as a secondary contact for QA to club correspondence 

  • Coordinate a club representative to attend QA’s annual general meeting, and any special general meetings as they occur

The reason for the change from team rep to Club Liaison is as a direct response to previous difficulties that have arisen for team reps. The board recognises that personal emails are more likely to be regularly checked than club emails, and we also recognise that the club representative who attends our annual general meeting is often selected on the basis of availability. As such, we have cut back the responsibilities of the Club Liaison to a more reasonable level, and hope that this will minimise the burden of an additional job title. 


Over the coming weeks, the board is looking forward to sharing more of our plans for 2023, and we hope that you are just as excited to see Australian quadball grow! If you have any questions about the role of club liaison, please feel free to email us at admin@quadball.org.au