- Camanachd Association
The Camanachd Association (in
Scottish Gaelic , "Comann na Camanachd") is the World governing body of the Scottish sport ofshinty . The body is based inInverness , Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game. Their main competitions are the Camanachd Association Challenge Cup and theMarine Harvest Premier Division .Overview
The Camanachd Association was founded in 1893 after a meeting in
Kingussie in order to formalize a set of rules for the many shinty clubs across the British Isles. In 2005, the Camanachd Association took the decision to change its structure and moved to being a company limited by guarantee with no share capital.The company is overseen by a board of directors, most of whom are volunteers who are chosen by the members at the AGM.
The membership of the association consists of shinty clubs and related associations, such as the Glasgow Celtic Society. The membership appoints non-salaried office-bearers through the Annual General Meeting, which is also the only medium through which the playing rules of shinty can be altered.
In 2006 the Association appointed its first Chief Executive, Richard Tulloch. He resigned within three months. The Board of Directors have now appointed Gill McDonald, the first woman CEO in the sport.
The Association was dogged by severe criticism of its ability [http://bounci.tv/forums/5.aspx] to administrate the game in 2007, with a fixture list which ran into December, partly due to a lack of rescheduling of fixtures which were delayed earlier in the year amongst the complaints.The Association's lack of communication with the grassroots of the sport also came under fire. [http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.1873869.0.0.php]
Duncan Cameron was appointed President of the association for the second time in 2007.
In February 2008, the Association came under investigation by the
Northern Constabulary over alleged financial irregularities. [http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5125/Shinty_organisation_inquiries_continue.html] In May 2008, a man was charged in connection with these financial irregularities. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7391931.stm] A former employee of the Association was convicted of fraud linked to the association's funds in August 2008. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7561283.stm]External links
* [http://www.shinty.com Official Website]
* [http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.1152293.0.0.php Profile of Gill McDonald, Shinty's first female CEO]
* [http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.1873869.0.0.php Duncan Cameron elected president]
* [http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4982/Rule_changes_will_signal_end_to_fixture_chaos.html An end to Fixture Chaos in 2008?]
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