Minutes from the Nor Cal
executive Board Meeting held January 21, 2000.
The meeting was called to order
at 10:46 am.
Members
in attendance were: Fran Earles, Cindy and
Dennis Ferranti, Sheldon Gibson, Mike Guzman, Mary McKulle, Mary Miller, Penny Moyce, Dave
Peterson, Robert Shawler, Jennifer Shipman, Perry Siu, Bill Strom, and Robert Waroff.
Minutes from the previous meeting: It was clarified that the State Subsidy and
Regional subsidy is $2.00 per gymnast, not $3.00 per gymnast, as stated in the previous
minutes. This error is also on page 12 of the
handbook, and will be corrected. Motion was made to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded. Passed.
Treasurer’s report: The year to date Profit and Loss statement is
attached, and goes back to Aug. 1, the beginning of NorCal’s fiscal year.
Bill
reported that the Pro Score rental has been very popular and successful, and also assured
the board that the web site should be back up and running soon.
USAG State Chair report: Fran reported that if coaches have an optional
gymnast whom they want to petition to drop back a level, or an optional skill to be
evaluated, they should send it to Sue Graff, the new RTC.
Her phone number is (818)710-1665. For
Compulsory drop backs, send your petitions to Fran.
As
a clarification, 16 and 17 year old Assistant coaches ony have to audit the Safety
Certification course. Once they turn 18,
however, they do need to retake the course and pass the test in order to receive
professional membership.
Fran
also called the board’s attention to the Minutes from the Women’s J.O. Program
Committee Conference Call, held on Sept. 8, 1999. (These
can be found on USAG’s website, or in Technique Magazine.) Regarding the previous decision to disallow 20cm.
Mats in JO competitions, the final word is that USAG cannot be more restrictive than FIG
in regards to equipment. Meet directors
should be sure to include equipment specs in the meet information packets.
Rohnert
Park will be hosting the Regional Elite meet and TOPs training camp the weekend of May
19-21. American Gymnastics Academy, in the
Long Beach area, will be hosting the next regional meet/camp in July.
Discussion
of Level 4 start vlaues… because of different start values in different regions, meet
directors who are including Level 4’s in their meets must publish start values in
their meet information.
The
qualifying requirements for Compulsory Zone meets were discussed. Motion was
made that scores for qualification to Compulsory Zone Championships may come from any
sanctioned meet in Region One. Seconded. Passed.
NAWGJ State Director’s report: Jennifer reported that the National Judges Cup
was a great showing for the Level 6 Nor Cal State Team.
The girls placed second to Texas, and their Nor Cal uniforms were a big hit!
The
judges would like to sponsor the team again, but will not be able to afford to pay full
portion. When the level has been decided for
next year’s State Team competition at Nat’l Judges Cup, the board will discuss
the budget for sending the team.
Neither
NAWGJ nor USAG have set guidelines for judge’s hotel stays. If a judge feels as if he or she needs to request
lodging, he or she should contact the meet director, and a room should be provided.
Jen
has fielded some questions at meets from coaches which are covered in the current
Technical Handbook. Some coaches may only be
using information found in the FIG Code of Points. This
is a reminder that all coaches should have the Technical Handbook for Coaches and Judges,
and the JO Element Supplement to keep up with JO rules and skill values, as well as bonus
requirements.
Nor Cal Awards:
The Compulsory Coach of the Year ballots are included with these minutes. Please return your completed ballot to Perry Siu
by Feb. 29th. Also included is the
nomination form for the upcoming Executive Board elections.
This form must be returned by March 31st.
Danielle
Bunel (Tri Valley) is the new Nor Cal Awards Chairman.
Please contact her if you are hosting Zone or State Championship meets.
Old Business:
The re-zoning of Nor Cal was discussed and adjusted. Robert Waroff did an excellent job of taking on
the project and sorting through everything to come up with a more even distribution of the
larger competitive clubs. Motion to accept the re-zoning proposal as adjusted. Seconded. Passed. (The new Zone distribution list is included with
these minutes. Please look it over
carefully!)
New Business:
Robert Shawler would like to Nor Cal to host a Coaches Compulsory Clinic. The dates of May 12th and 13th have been set aside. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. A Safety certification and/or PDP I course were
suggested for the Friday evening. Once a site
has been selected, and a schedule has been set, information will be sent to all Nor Cal
clubs.
Motion to adjourn.
Seconded. Passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:08 pm.
Next
Board Meeting will be held on March 18, immediately following the Level 8 State meet, at
Pizza-A-Go-Go.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
P. Miller