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INTERNATIONAL BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER EVENTS
DETAILS FOR ALL EBSA AND IBSF INTERNATIONAL EVENTS CAN BE FOUND HERE
HIBSF
Prestatyn Wales September 2012, more details later.
FINALS WEEKEND
Finals weekend will be on Saturday and Sunday 26th/27th May 2012 and recommendations are being sought for suitable referee nomination for this honour. Referees are advised that the normal dress code for this event is standard EASB Blazer and tie, etc. This is subject to confirmation nearer the time.
Official Rules of Snooker and Billiards published by WPBSA (2011)
The new pocket sized rule book for Snooker and Billiards. containing all the revisions/ammendments as agreed by the World Snooker Rules panel. (Revisions effective 3rd May 2011.) is now availble to order through the on line webshop at a cost of £7.00 plus postage and packing.
In addition the new rule book also contains Rules for Alternative forms of Snooker covering "Snooker shoot out" and " A simplified form of Snooker" this version of the game can be played with any number of reds.
REFEREE PROFILES
Following the recent appointment of Terry Teeman as EASB Media officer it has been agreed that Terry, or a member of his team, will carry out a number of interviews with our Referees and post a Profile, which can be found HERE.
Terry commented that he felt it would be a good idea to give our Referees some Kudos as well as the players. They do a great job and I think they deserve some credit for that. The first report can be found by clicking on the link above and it is anticipated that further reports will follow over the next months.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Membership Fees and Renewals
It appears that there is some confusion regarding membership fees and renewals, caused by the fact that you are in receipt of two cards, please read the following explanation -
The EASB is the organisation that licences English Referees and grants your certification, it also requires all Referee members to renew annually; this renewal is due on the 1st January every year.
Out of your annual subscriptions, the EASB register all their members with the EBSA, which produces a Europe wide permit every two years. This does not replace the EASB certification and is only valid so long as your National Governing Body certification/licence is fully up-to-date.
Any Referee, who is not a member of their "National Referees Association", is not permitted to perform at any International tournaments. The EBSA and the IBSF state this clearly within their respective constitutions; it is also part of the IOC rules and regulations.
If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact me on d.lewis@englishsnooker.com. TUTOR / EXAMINER RATIONALISATION
Early in the New Year, I will monitor the renewals of Tutors, Examiners and Class 1's, regarding the increased annual costs associated with the new ‘stepped’ fees approach. We will then convene a meeting of the Referees Committee to standardise our methods and responsibilities and re-organise our structure to compensate for areas where the current Examiners are under achieving. I will publish a league table of activities since I took office in March 2009 (by Examiner) showing - a. new referees; b. upgrades; c. seminars held; d. rules seminars for local leagues and/or associations. We will also look at those areas of the country which are not suitably represented and address this by inviting recommended Class 1's to attend an "Examiners weekend", in the spring or early summer.
REFEREES SECTION STRUCTURE
Director and Referee co-ordinator Snooker Midlands :- Dan Lewis
IT Administrator Referees:- John Rhodes
Referee co-ordinator Snooker North:- Steve Starkie
Referee co-ordinator Snooker South:- Richard Bellamy
Referee co-ordinator Billiards:- Clive Scott
Assistant co-ordinator West Midlands:- Phil Reynolds
Assistant co-ordinator East Midlands:- Bernard Barker
All Rule Queries - IBSF R&RC member Derek Budde, EBSA R&RC member Dan Lewis.
DIARY DATES
Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds - Group Stages - Friday 10th to Monday13th February 2012. Knockout Stages - Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th April 2012.
EASB REFEREES COMMITTEE
Details can now be found HERE
PERSONALITY PROFILES
These have been combined into a single document which can be found HERE
A POTTED HISTORY OF SNOOKER
By Dan Lewis Summer 2008
Seventy Intriguing facts about the game that you may never have known, from its earliest beginnings in India in the officer’s mess through the early days and on to the modern game that we know and love today.
To read or download this wonderful 4 page history click HERE
1ST ANNUAL REFEREES SECTION REPORT (2010 AGM)
Please click HERE for a copy of the report.
REFEREES – Newly qualified, upgrades, bereavements and other changes
To access this page, please click HERE
Information for EASB Referees
Guidance to referees
Refereeing Best Practice
The guides have now been combined into a single multi-page guide which can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Rules
New Rule Book: is now available and can be purchased from the on-line shop for £7.00 plus packing and postage.
Forms for referees
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