USLRA Conference Call
Minutes
August 9, 2015 – 8:00
PM
Present on call: Troy Birdsong, Polly Pappadopoulos, Shayna Magnone,
Mary Ogle, Sam Hadley, Brian Larsen, Joanie Davenport
1.) Approval of Minutes
June 28
Annual Meeting
Brian
motions to approve. Troy seconds. All Approve.
2.) Committee Updates
·
Insurance:
-
USLRA needs to clarify 501c3 before insurance
paperwork can be completed. August 18
deadline set for paperwork.
·
Tournament
Directors Communication/Judging Assistance Committee:
-
Training Sessions have gone well. High Attendance at Hayward Training with lots
of good feedback.
-
In Person Training should be continued.
·
Program
Development
-
Programs have been contacted and will be updated
on website.
-
Polly and Sam plan to develop postcard to send
to YMCA list.
·
Awards
-
Suggestion made the 2nd and 3rd
place professional Log Rolling competitors should be recognized at LWC.
·
Membership
Assistance
-
Memberships have been updated to include LWC registrants. 117 Amateur, 35 Professional
·
Finance
Current Balance:
$6292.17
Membership: $1618.99
Constant Contact: ($45)
Judging Materials: ($133.75)
3.) Resignation
Leah Stanton has submitted a letter of
resignation from the USLRA Board of Directors.
Olivia Motions to accept resignation. Shayna Seconds. All Approve.
4.) LWC Follow-Up
·
Starting
on a #2 Log was successful for amateur competition. Average match time went from 9 to 6
minutes. An average of about 2 minutes
was cut from each match. (This should be
shared with membership and LWC organizers.)
·
Boom
Run Issue: Boom became loose during
competition.
-
USLRA
Boom Running Rules Should be included and followed. Rules will be reviewed for clarification for
2016.
5.) Strategic
Visioning/Planning
·
Successful
meeting held in Hayward on July 18.
·
Polly
will compile all notes and results from the visioning session.
·
Strategic
Planning session will be set for Fall 2015.
6.) Fall
Area Rule
·
New Wording Proposal
Judges are required to call
"time out" before the log reaches a parallel distance from a barrier
that is equal to the height of the taller roller, or if the log is within one
(1) foot of a barrier in a perpendicular position. Tournaments held in tanks or
in pools that do not meet this requirement may set a different safety standard,
with USLRA approval, so long as the Tournament Director, Tournament Director’s
representative and judges receive additional safety training.
Olivia
Motions to approve new wording of Fall Area Rule. Joanie seconds. All approve.
7.)
Misconduct Policy
·
Sam and Olivia will
develop a proposal to be sent before the September Meeting.
8.) Semi-Pro
Division
·
A U-13 Age Division
Roller entered Semi-Pro this season, creating confusion in awarding
super-series and ranking points.
·
Semi-Pro will be added as
a separate category to Super-Series and Amateur Ranking.
·
The definition of
Semi-Pro Division needs to be updated and clarified. (To be discussed at a future meeting.)
9.) Administrative
Document
·
Needs updating. Troy will start work on this.
10.) Qualification
System for LWC
·
As amateur numbers
continue to grow, this may become necessary.
Will be explored for 2016 season.
Board members will suggest ideas.
11.)
·
Joanie Davenport
recommends the USLRA holds a meeting with LWC officials before and after
competition to encourage communication and discover ways that the USLRA can
support the event.
·
Suggestion made to
complete more work in the off season between November and March, setting
deadlines and action items.
·
A summer wrap-up letter
to be written for newsletter.
·
Survey Questions to be
developed.
·
One board seat is open in
2016.
12.) Next
Meeting:
September 13, 2015 – 8:00 PM
Brian
motions to Adjourn. Joanie Seconds. All Approve. 9:50 PM.
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