Minutes of September 14, 2008 Board Meeting
901: The
Board meeting of the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association was held
Sunday, September 14, 2008, at 10:00 am at the home of Vern Smith 24224 SE
902: MOTION:
The Board meeting minutes of June 3, 2008 are approved as amended. Motion passed 6-0.
903: Vern
requested checks from the Board members to cover the WHSBLA jackets that were
ordered for Board members.
904: Leslie
Cornelison resigned from the position as Board Secretary for personal
reasons. Vern asked Gail to put a notice
out to the membership asking for names of interested candidates for the
position.
MOTION:
Leslie Cornelison’s name is to be removed from the League’s Bank of
905: The
election for Regional Board members will be held at the October 4, 2008 General
Membership meeting. Candidates are:
Metro: Ryan Kelly – unopposed
East: Vern Smith; Henry Valentine
North: Ken Hopkins; Peter White
West: Rob Hawley – unopposed
The
issue of write-in candidates was addressed.
Because the Bylaws do not speak to this issue the Board looks to Robert’s Rules of Order for
guidance. In the absence of specifics in
the bylaws, members have the right, on the ballot, to cast ‘write-in’
votes. Vern asked Gail to adjust the
ballots to accommodate write-in votes.
906: Review
and discussion of the 2008 Questionnaire followed. Tony asked that the data regarding public
relations be forwarded to Mike McQuaid.
Rob will address the history of the Council and the formation of the
Board at the October meeting for the benefit of new members.
907: The
amendment relating to “Refusing to Play” was presented by Rob, discussed and
amended to read as follows:
REFUSING TO PLAY – Teams are obligated to
participate in a contest or athletic event to its normal conclusion unless the
contest is terminated by mutual consent of the school officials involved due to
unusual weather or game conditions, or situations which could be hazardous to
participants or spectators. Any coach is
prohibited from unilaterally refusing to play.
Violations of this rule will result
in the coach being suspended for a time determined by the Board and the team
will forfeit that game.
As with rescheduling, teams that
foresee game day timing issues for scheduled contests must provide notice to
coaches and referees at least 48 hours prior to a scheduled start. In this way all games will be rescheduled as
necessary or played per rule.
In the particular case of a V/JV
doubleheader, the play of the JV game shall be adjusted (shortened duration,
cancel or reschedule) so that the varsity game is played per rule. Any adjustments must be agreed to prior to
the start of the first game of the doubleheader.
MOTION:
The Board adopts the “Refusing to Play” amendment to be placed in the Handbook
as amended. Motion Passed 6-0
908: The Board discussed game start times and
tabled this item until the next meeting.
It was agreed that no game should be scheduled to begin after 8:00pm.
909: Discussion
followed regarding the state finals – venue, timing of games, and the Board’s
position on the Chapter handling the finals.
Vern asked Gail to prepare a report outlining the grants given to the
lacrosse community (male and female) by the Chapter.
910: The Re-Alignment
Committee presented its report and recommendations. The results of a survey to DII coaches were
clearly in favor of retaining the Div. I/Div. II model. Discussion followed regarding the
subjective/objective items the Board considers when reassigning teams from one
division to another.
911: A new
team forming in
MOTION:
Motion passed: 6-0
912: Vern
contacted
913: MOTION:
The Board will maintain the Division I/Division II structure for the
2009 season. Motion passed 6-0
914: MOTION:
Motion passed: 5-1
915: MOTION:
Motion passed 6-0
916: MOTION:
Based on the ability to meet Division I requirements,
917: MOTION:
Based on the ability to meet Division I requirements, Northshore is
reassigned to Division I. Motion passed 6-0
Kevin,
as Division II representative, will contact the coaches for Seattle Prep and
Northshore. Vern will contact the
918: Committee
Reports:
League Compliance Committee: Disbanded for lack of interest from membership.
New Program Assistance Committee: Disbanded for lack of interest from
membership
Coaching Committee: Disbanded for lack of interest from
membership.
WIAA Committee: Tony reported that he has had several
conversations with Sue Haviland, the WSLA member who spearheaded their efforts
at WIAA this year. The perception is
that it will not have any effect on the decision if WHSBLA and WSLA combine
their efforts toward application to WIAA.
WSLA will send another application to WIAA in December. Tony suggested that WHSBLA get Mike McQuaid
involved and tap into the resources of USL and the WA Chapter. The Board will advise the membership of the
benefits of encouraging parents to contact their district offices regarding
WIAA sanctioning.
The
2008 Questionnaire indicates the membership wants the Board to continue its
efforts toward sanctioning. Tony will
prepare the application to be sent to WIAA in December, 2008.
919: Discussion
followed regarding the contract negotiations with WALOA. Vern had an initial meeting to set the
groundwork and another meeting will be scheduled soon with Brandon, Vern, Ryan
and Ian O’Hearn representing WHSBLA.
920: The
Board reviewed the draft of the 2008 Annual Report to the Membership. The
following changes were suggested:
Item
1: Budget Items: Dues $10/player with new teams to pay
$5/player
Item
2: Team additions, team movements: Vern will rewrite to include Board decisions
at 9/14/08 meeting
Item
3: WIAA Sanctioning: Vern will rewrite
(a) League Realignment
(3) New Committees – disbanded for
lack of membership interest
Item
7: New policies and/or procedures:
Add “e. Board Composition”
language
Item
7b – delete
Item
7c: JV & Frosh/Soph games: Add “For purposes of reassignment to Division
I, the Board is using the capability of a program to field a doubleheader in
the same day as one of the criteria.”
921: USL memberships for head coaches was discussed. Added to the Acknowledgement form will be space
for the head coach’s USL # and expiration date.
The manner of compliance will be tabled until the next Board meeting.
922: WIAA has
in its rules the total number of games a sport can play in a season. Discussion followed regarding jamborees,
tournaments and games.
MOTION:
Teams are limited to 20 games plus one jamboree per regular season. Motion passed 6-0
923:
924:
925:
926: John
Shapton’s petition states that he attends Charles Wright (in
MOTION:
Shapton Petition #61 is denied based on residence. Motion passed 6-0
927: Ken has been
sent a petition (Mueller Petition #62) that will be forwarded to the Board for
review and determination.
928: Vern
asked Gail to forward the PCA announcement to the Chapter for distribution to
the WHSBLA membership.
929: The
general membership meeting will be held October 4, 2008 at SPU, Bertona Hall,
Room #1 beginning at 11:00 am. The Board
will meet directly following to elect a president.
930: There
being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 pm.
Gail
Shelton
Executive
Secretary