Zone Delegates

Definition

Each zone, as established by the Board of Directors of the Master Bowlers’ Association of Ontario (MBAO), shall have one member in good standing, hereafter referred to as “Zone Delegate”, to represent the Zone, upon request of said Board. In addition, an Alternate will be selected to assist or succeed if necessary, the Zone Delegate. Term of Office shall be one year. Numbers of years is unlimited.

Method of Selection

The Delegate and Alternate of each zone shall be elected by the MBAO members in good standing of that Zone. All Master Bowlers shall be invited to attend the Zone election meetings, which shall be held annually, prior to the General Meeting of the MBAO.

Responsibilities

• Establish a working relationship with all YBC Program Directors within your zone to establish a line of communication with them so you can easily receive information on qualifiers for the Master Junior, Master Bantam, Mid-Winter Blues and all Rookie Tour events. It is extremely important that you ensure that all bowling centres and/or the YBC Program Directors are made aware of all information pertaining to zone roll-off sites for all events involving the youth. It should not be assumed that everyone has received his or her information package for the upcoming season.
• Establish a working relationship with all YBC Program Directors within your zone to establish a line of communication with them so you can easily receive information on qualifiers for the Master Junior, Master Bantam, Mid-Winter Blues and all Rookie Tour events. It is extremely important that you ensure that all bowling centres and/or the YBC Program Directors are made aware of all information pertaining to zone roll-off sites for all events involving the youth. It should not be assumed that everyone has received his or her information package for the upcoming season.
• Represent the zone at the Annual Meeting of the MBAO and be responsible to submit all motions on behalf of the zone.
• Approve all new applications for membership in the MBAO, and in so doing, be assured all information submitted is accurate and complete. Ensure, to the best of his/her ability, that applicant will be an asset to the Association. ZoneDelegateDuties: Page 2 of 2 Updated: 07/31/07, 9:34 AM
• Instruct all Zone members, wherever possible, to present all problems or recommendations to the Zone Delegate, for consideration, advice, or furtherance to the MBAO Board of Directors for appropriate action.
• Co-ordinate, in conjunction with the Executive of the MBAO, the selection of the location, date and time of all tournaments held in the Zone, specifically, Master Youth and Mid-Winter Blues. (Excludes all Tournament Division Activities).
• Make necessary arrangements for scoreboards, scorekeepers, judges of play and presentation of prizes. Arrange for sponsor representative to be present for award phase of the program, or as part of the opening ceremonies.
• Advise MBAO Executive immediately and return tournament lane sheets, tournament report form and results to the office of all Master Tournaments held in the zone, which were held under the direction of the Zone Delegate. Whenever possible inform local media of tournament results.
• In conjunction with the office, maintain an accurate up-to-date list of the status of all members within the zone, complete with address, telephone number and division (teaching, tournament, senior and associate member). The list should also include the status of each member relevant to the level attained by each member in the instruction, Coaching Development Program. Complete with year of successful completion.
  
  **NOTE**: THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE TO ALL 5 PIN BOWLING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE ZONE.
  
  
• Assist the Board when requested, in the administration of Association business, as it relates to his/her specific zone.
• Maintain a high level of dedication to the Aims and Objectives of the MBAO by all members within the Zone. Occurrences thought not to be in the best interest of our Association should be forwarded in confidence to the Board of Directors, for review and subsequent action, if deemed necessary.
• Assist the Board of Directors in the preparation of Instruction and Coaching Clinics to be conducted within the Zone. Arrange to publicize such events for the benefit of members of the MBAO and also Non-Members of the Association.

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