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Reports NZAA - Presidents
Report 2007 – 2008 Wood chopping is at a crucial stage right now with
the overall numbers of Axemen and Women on the decrease. It is time we look
back on the reasons we all took up the sport, myself it was because you would
be at a show watching the chopping and there was a sense of comradeship and
team work but still competitive, then afterward the gathering at the local
where people from all walks of life shared the days exploits the wins and
losses and all the reasons why. We need to get back to the grass roots of wood
chopping and promote the sport in our own areas, resolve any personality
clashes and tone down on all the PC crap and turn the sport into one that
people of all ages want to be part of again. There are a lot of people in the sport that put
their hand to administrate clubs and associations in many cases, because no one
is willing to step up and take over, hold the office for many years this
usually ends up with the person stepping down because they’ve taken enough
abuse and giving up the sport. We need to consider looking at official office
holding the position for four years this way they don’t get sick of the job and
also brings new people into administration with new ideas. This needs to be
done through from club level to NZAA. This season saw the council trying out a new way of
team selection by the way of a boot camp, we found this to be great to left the
standard of the Axemen selected but isn’t the answer to the overall team
selection. I think that we need trials and there after run a boot camp for
those selected and those to whom the selectors feel have the promise to make
the teams in the near future. I
would like to congratulate To the council members it is a thankless job and I
wish you all the best and thank you for the support over my term as President. |