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MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, INC. PO Box 519 Detroit lakes, MN 56501
Minutes of the Spring Delegate Assembly March 26, 2010
The Spring delegate assembly of the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association was called to order by President Don Tangen (Glencoe-Silver Lake) at 9:00 a.m. at Mancini’s Char House in St. Paul Minnesota.
Becky Leuer (North Branch) called the roll call of delegates and sport association officers. Those absent: John Schumacher MSHSL Board of Directors, Dave Johnson Past President, Adapted Athletics, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Football, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling, section 8A
Others in attendance: Dave Stead, MSHSL Executive Director and Corey Maple, CEO of Cordonco LLC.
John Erickson asked for corrections or deletions of the minutes of the previous session. There were none. Gordy Klomps (Ret) moved and Tim Johnson (Mankato East) gave a second to approve the minutes. It was passed unaimounsly.
President Don Tangen welcomed those in attendance. Don Welcomed everybody here. Dan talked about how the group has concerns about attendance and the fact that the number of delegates attending was a real positive. Don welcomed Dave and stated that we appreciate Dave being here with us. Dave has been great at attending our meetings and the relationship has grown to a partnership.
Dave Stead of the MSHSL gave updates on League actions and possible directions that may be taken in the future. Dave talked about how we are going back in our history when small schools played large schools. The league will honor the Austin and Edgerton players as a memory of the historic game. Dave talked about how things have changed and all the various elements that impact attendance ranging from pro sports to multiple sports etec. That did not exist 40 years ago.
Dave talked about the employment of John Millea with the League and the movement to try and develop a sports information director in each school (a student) to try and bring all of the good things schools are doing for kids. Dave said we would like to develop a stat web site at the league where schools would post their stats so there would be one stop shopping for coaches and schools.
Dave talked about the need to recruit more and new officials. Dave reviewed the on line rules meeting. Dave reviewed the travel limitations. They are hearing from both sides advocating for both change and for leaving the limitations in place. The Board will revisit that policy this summer. Dave reviewed some of the legal requirements surrounding booster club financing and how funds must be funneled through the school district control. There is also a Title IX question regarding travel by a team of one gender vs a team of the other gender.
Classifications to determine what competitive section you are placed in next year. The data will gathered in the fall and the placement will be determined by mid-March. That will be for the 2011-2012 year. Schools will have the option to opt up prior to that time. Dave addressed the problem of scheduling football games for schools that are not in a conference of at least 8 schools. There is a suggestion that there be scheduling groups for football where 12 to 16 schools get together to set schedules.
There will be study of student eligibility in the coming year. There are many variables now with on line schools etc. There are 100 bylaws in place and they will be revisited.
Dave talked about the live streaming of tournaments and this will continue. The state baseball tournament finals will be held for all three classes at the new Target Field. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will be played at the current sites they have.
Questions: The black out period in the summer would work better if it was a week instead of set dates which may cross over two weekends. The board will revisit the ruling to alter the dates year to year to avoid a double weekend. What is the likelihood that the League will provide live web cast for girls and boys Lacrosse. Dave answered that all sports will be worked in during the next four years. There was a question regarding schools opting down or up and how it affects schedules. Dave reviewed the time line for classifications and section assignments. Dave reviewed how this process is affected by the addition of new schools. There area also issues with schools that choose to co-op.
Mindy Sparby gave an update from the MSHSL Board of Directors. Mindy talked about how great all of the state tournaments that are provided to our students and how hard people work at making them happen in a first class way. Mindy talked about how prepared the delegates were for the Representative Assembly. The summer waiver was removed from softball and baseball for one year. Three panel volleyballs will be required. Mindy will be a part of the Ad-Hoc committee to review the 100 bylaws to determine what is working and what is not working. Mindy thanked all in attendance for the honor of representing them on the Board.
Corey Maple introduced a new opportunity to use the Coaches management system to aid them in registration for their camps and clinics. Corey reviewed the system that is available and how it can benefit both the coaches and the sport association that uses it. Corey is asking for help in spreading the word about the program and how it works. Jim Lee (Volleyball) stated that in most cases the community ed. Programs control this system. Corey stated that they would still get their cuts plus the Cordonco contribution.
Executive Director John Erickson gave his Executive Directors Report NOCAD The annual NOCAD meeting was held in Oklahoma City January 14-17. We were updated on our insurance by Loomis and LaPann and they have projected that we will not have a rate increase for the coming year. We were also informed that beginning with the 2010 2011 school year that a coaches liability coverage will follow them into the classroom. It will cover the coach if no other insurance is provided. We also were informed that effective at the end of current contracts Gatorade will no longer be partnering with the states. We are hoping that there will be a change of heart before the end of our contract which expires in July of 2011. There was round table discussion regarding the non renewal of coaches and it is very evident that this is not just a Minnesota issue but rather a national issue. There did not seem to be much evidence that this issue will go away anytime soon.
Membership: As of 3/1/10 this years membership was 8,357 compared to a closing total of 8,276 for the 2008-09 year. It appears that we will be about 8,500 embers for the 2009-2010 year. Finance Report The 2009 finance report was presented. Tom VanErp (Wadena Deer Creek) asked for questions or concerns. Tim Johnson (Mankato East) moved and Mike Lhotka (Dassel Cokato) seconded to approve the 2009 finance report. It was voted on and passed unanimously. The Current Finance report as reviewed and Diane Pettis (Sebeka) moved and Gary Prantner (Byron.) seconded to approve the current finance report as presented. It was passed unanimously. Tom VanErp reminded all in attendance that the full financial report vs. the report in the packet is available to any MSHSCA member upon request from any member of the Finance Committee.
Sport Association/Delegate Reports: 7A Concerns about the budget cuts and their impact on travel etc. 6AA Fund Raising through the prep coach. 8AA Darell Naugle longtime coach and member passed away. There is a benefit for Pebbles (Al Gravlin) Moorhead to help defray costs of his health care.
AD’s Thanks to all you for what you do for kids and keep coaching. Girls Basketball The all star series will be April 16-17 at Macalester. The loss of the Lynx as a supporter of the all star game has put a crimp on the event. They are looking for corporate sponsorship. They got involved in coaches vs. Cancer like the boys. It is their first service project. The on line and the web site have been awesome. Cross Country is going to go with a social this fall rather than a banquet due to the high cost. Golf advisory. The hot topic is the new coaching on the course. Hockey. The new president is Bruce Frutiger. They held their hall of fame inductions during the tournament. The possible reduction of games was once again an issue but thanks to all the help from everyone it was defeated. The Hockey association has gone to a new web site the hockey hub. There is an issue with admission to games using the card and there seems to be a disconnect between AD’s and hockey venues. Girls Lacrosse we held our first clinic and it was a success and they thanked other sports for their advise and support.
There was some discussion regarding the cost of all star games and what is needed. There was a sharing of what various sports need to pay for. Soccer lost a week and two games back to 16 games. The amendment came from southern Minnesota. The amendment will not come into effect until the 2011. It is a concern for the soccer coaches. They want the 18 games back. It is difficult to play a double round in a conference along with non-conference games. Boys swimming will be holding their annual clinic the weekend of April 8th and 9thalong with their awards banquet. Carl Ellison passed away. Volleyball thanked Rob for his work on the web site as well as the use of on line registration.
Sports Medicine: Baker moved and Nielsen seconded to nominate Randy Glasmann to the position. It was passed unanimously.
Shelly Hotzler reviewed the survey regarding a junior all star classic. They have heard back from 10 sport associations. It is not a violation of the MSHSL rules regarding summer competition. There was a concern voiced regarding the elite junior athlete from a small town that is a multi-sport athlete. How do they choose. This would be a way for the elite athlete to participate before their senior year when they may have signed a D 1 scholarship and are prohibited from playing.
Gregg Martig (St. Cloud Tech) scholarship committee chair reported that he has received between 200-300 applications to date with the closing for receiving new applications is at the end of March. Gregg stated that he has still been receiving applications that are not complete and they are not processed.
Jim Baker (Inver Grove Heights) Chairman of the Scholarship committee asked those present to please provide him with new nominations. He appealed to those sport associations who have recently inducted coaches in their association hall of fames to forward those selections to the MSHSCA.
Rob Nielsen (Detroit Lakes) Web Master reviewed the latest activity on the web site and updated members on the makeover that he has done on the site. It is much more user friendly now with the new drop down menus. Girls Basketball, Volleyball and Softball all gave testimony to how valuable the site is as well as the use of the on-line registration option for their clinics was. The encouraged other sport associations to use the system for their own clinics.
VP Candidates Dawn Baudoin and Derek Parendo were introduced and gave short acknowledgments and willingness to serve the association. Jon Wagner and Teresa VanEpes were unable to attend.
Discussion items: There is a very poor turnout for the 25 year plaques by recipients. Other sport associations indicated that they experienced the same problem. The Executive Board will review the award presentations this summer and make a recommendation for future presentations. Erickson discussed the desire to develop an on line mentorship program for coaches. It would be a site that would be divided into sport specific groupings with a list of mentor coaches that others could turn to for help. It is suggested that this become the project of the VP. Erickson asked for delegates to help him secure photos of the academic recognition program that could be shared with the Keller Grayson and the McDonald restaurants that work with Keller and Grayson.
The Executive Committee asked for a motion to approve the Executive Director and Assistant Director for the 2010-2011 year. The Executive Committee also asked for approval to reverse the salaries of John and Mary Erickson. The recommendation at the request of the Erickson’s that no raise be given for the 2010-11 year but that the MSHSCA cover the entire cost of phone lines and high speed internet. Gregg Martig moved and the second was made by Glen Hasselberg (golf) to approve the recommendations of the Executive Board. The motion was passed unimounsly.
Door prizes were won by Randy Glasmann, Nate Linscheid
Keith Rand moved to adjourn and the motion was seconded by Jim Baker. The meeting was adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by
John Erickson, Executive Secretary. |
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