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MINUTES FROM THE CAROLINA YMCA SWIM LEAGUE MEETING
February 28, 2003
Teams
Represented: Beaufort,
Cherokee,
Clinton
,
Greenwood
, Hartsville, Newberry,
Pickens,
Sumter
, and
Rock Hill
.
Teams Without
Representation:
Berkley
,
Chester
,
Columbia
,
Florence
,
Hendersonville
, and Orangeburg.
The meeting was called to order by President Mark
Bartz.
President Bartz welcomed everyone to the meeting and
briefly discussed the growth of the league.
Minutes from the
July 26, 2002
meeting were approved
as written.
The dates for hosting meets were distributed. Teams
began choosing meets, Orangeburg and
Florence
not in attendance sent
in a list of meets they would like to attend. Pam Lister (Newberry) made a
motion that teams without representation not be placed in the rotation . Those
teams would be placed in meets that are still open at the end of the session.
Amy Weatherford (Beaufort) seconded. Motioned passed. The summer schedule was
completed, see attached. Orangeburg and
Florence
will be contacted
concerning meets. Newberry was awarded the 2003 summer championship meet.
PROPOSED RULE
CHANGES
CHANGE IN
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (Dena Goeckner)
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Once
a swimmer is registered, it is for life. All old swimmers will be
grandfathered in to the league as lifetime members. New swimmers must
register with a one time fee of $3.00. Coaches must provide the league
secretary with a roster of returning swimmers. Old swimmers may be
re-activated at any time pending notification of league secretary.
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Teams
must register all new swimmers before they compete in a meet before it will
count toward a championship. |
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Teams
will pay a yearly registration fee to the league based on their previous
summer season swimmers. If a team only swims winter, they will pay fee based
on their previous winter’s team size. No discounts will be give for
“one” season teams. Team fees must be paid prior to first meet of the
summer season, or first meet of competition for the team to be considered
registered. If the team isn’t registered, old swimmers are not registered.
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1
– 20 swimmers $35.00, 21 – 40
swimmers $55.00, 41 – 60 swimmers $75.00, 61 – 100 swimmers $120.00,
over 100 swimmers $150.00
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Reinforce
the importance of complete registration, first name, middle initial,
preferred name.
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Pam Lister (Newberry) made a motion to accept new registration procedures,
Amy Weatherford (Beaufort) seconded. Eight in favor, motion passed
OFFICIALS
(Pam Lister)
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The league has a number of level 1 and level 2 YMCA certified
officials. Propose to have a head official for the league. This person will
be a level 2 official who will keep track of who are officials are, when
they were certified, and how many meets they have officiated. Head official
will provide web master with this information so it can be posted on web
site.
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Level 1 officials must apprentice 2 meets with an experienced level
1 or 2 official before they may officiate a meet on their own. (This will
help reinforce the new officials decisions and will give them the experience
they need.)
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All officials for championship meets must have one year experience.
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Sid
Collins (Pickens) Mario (
Sumter
) seconded. Nine in favor. Discussion followed as to
who would be the head official. Catherine Carlson of Newberry was chosen for
this position.
RECOGNIZE
SENIOR SWIMMERS AT SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP MEET. (Pam Lister)
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Recommend
the league establish a tradition of recognizing seniors during the summer
championship meet. It is appropriate that we honor them at his both exciting
and emotional time. It would be a show of support for their future from our
YMCA swim league.
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Mark
Bartz (
Greenwood
) made the motion to accept the policy, Sid Collins
(Pickens) seconded. Motion carried 9 to 0.
WINTER
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET (Bill Myers)
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Future
winter championships meets be held on Saturday/Sunday rather than
Friday/Saturday.
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Author
withdrew recommendation.
DISCUSSION
ITEM (Bill Myers)
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can we make the CYSL more enjoyable for the kids that don’t want to be
super competitive?
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Ideas
were suggested all positive. See committee below.
FORMATION
OF COMMMITTEE
( Don Kier)
| Propose a committee of volunteers be formed to develop a plan
addressing the operation of future championship meets given the rapid growth
of the league. Any CYSL team wanting to participate on this committee
should be represented. No one team should dominate the committee.
The final makeup will be determined by the league officers with the chair
appointed by the President. This committee should meet at a central
location sometime during the month of March. Prior to this
meeting the committee should solicit input from all teams. The
committee will be charged with the responsibility of
presenting a proposal to the league by March 31. The league will vote
on the proposal by e-mail or fax with one vote per team. Should the
proposal fail to pass, the committee will be responsible for developing a
new proposal due no later than April 30. An accepted proposal would
become part of our league rules dealing with Championship meets.
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A committee was formed to address the issue of growth
and keeping swimmers interested. The committee will consist of Don Kier, Lynn
Williams, Sid Collins, Mario Francisco Sobrinho, Bill Myers, and Pam Lister.
President Bartz will oversee the committee. The committee will bring their
recommendations to the summer meeting.
RUN THE LEAGUE
WITH CIRCUITS (Mario Francisco
Sobrinho)
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Run 3 different circuits
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South – Beaufort, Sumter,
Columbia
,
Hartsville
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Center –
Chester
,
Clinton
,
Laurens,
Greenwood
,
Newberry
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North –
Rock
Hill
,
Hendersonville
,
Pickens, Cherokee
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2
to 4
meets in each circuit, ex: South Sumter Meet
–
Columbia
Meet, Hartsville meet, and Beaufort Meet. Best teams and swimmers will be
announced at last meet.
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Best swimmer in each division and best time
qualify for state meet. Example 4 best swimmers and 6 best times of all
circuits
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This was referred back to the newly formed committee.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Dena Goeckner
CYSL Secretary
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