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description of the meeting, who was there, action items and
the next meeting date.
Note: all minutes are marked “Draft” until official
approved by the next committee meeting.
ACTIVITY STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Thursday & Friday January 12/13, 2006
Golden Eagle Resort, Stowe, VT
Members
Present: Frank Pecora, Cynthia Henrichsen, Shaun
Pickett, Bob Davis,
Sarah DeFelice, Erik Wicklund, Dan Marlow, Chris Hodsen,
Pat Burke, D.G. Weaver, Dot Blake, Bill Lawson, Ray Pellegrini,
Bob Johnson, Pam Arnold
Also
Present: Michael Marks, Tony Cirelli, Dan Brosseau,
Jeff Brosseau, Mari
Goodrich-Miller, Cindy Robare, Harley Brown
Minutes:
- motion
by Dan M., second D.G., to accept minutes of 11/1, 11/11 and
11/21/05.
Motion approved unanimously.
- Correspondence
- Proctor/Arlington
– Bob and Ray discussed actions taken after a letter
appeared in a local newspaper concerning behavior at a soccer
game.
Both schools investigated and reported results to the VPA.
No formal
action taken. Discussion on when does the VPA get involved
in this
type of situation. Ray explained by-law statement that gives
VPA
authority to investigate. No further action.
- discussion
on letter received concerning 6 minute quarters in ML
basketball. NHS rules stipulate the 6 minute requirement.
VPA has
always followed NFHS guidelines. Ray explained what other
Section
One states are doing (most do not regulate). Recommend this
be sent
to the ML Committee and that a survey be done of MS Principals
before any action is recommended. No further action.
- discussion
on Montpelier HS Soccer Coach and comments made after
the Boys semi-finals game in regards to the officiating. Ray
explained
investigative steps taken. Final recommendation was a two
game suspension
and a requirement that the coach talk with his players about
the issue of
sportsmanship and officials. Montpelier H S has accepted the
report.
Discussion. Concern expressed that the coach is on the VPA
Soccer
Committee. Should the coach be removed? Coach owes the committee
an
apology at the least. No further action.
- Discussion
with Michael Marks (VPA Attorney)
- issue
of Community High School of Vermont students. What is their
status in terms of participating in VPA activities.. CHS is
an approved
alternative school run by the Department of Corrections. Students
do
not have to be involved with Corrections in order to access
the program.
Recommend that the ASC invite the CHS Principal to the next
meeting
in order to gather more information on the program. Depending
on meeting,
ASC may want to consider developing a policy that would deal
with CHS
Students and requests (we have had three so far). One issue
to look at is the
possible development of a Code of Conduct. Many states have
them,
Vermont does not.
- issue
of Sunday play. VPA developed a specific policy concerning
tournament play, however regular season is not covered. Current
interpretation of the by-laws would allow Sunday play based
on a local
decision. By-laws stipulate one day of rest. There have been
several
instances over the past year where schools have participated
in a Sunday
event due to extenuating circumstances. There does not appear
to be much
interest in establishing regularly scheduled Sunday games,
however having
the option to potentially make up games has been seen as a
positive. Some
schools already have a policy that prohibits Sunday participation.
Further
discussion. Final consensus is to leave policy as is. This
would allow Sunday
play if a school(s) wanted this option.
- meeting
with Harley Brown (Wrestling Coach, Mt. Mansfield) concerning
reinstatement as a coach after one year period is up (2/16/06).
Harley has
completed anger management requirement. Has not completed
ASEP Coaching
Principles class. Will attend class (with 3 other ML coaches
at Mt. Mansfield).
Scheduling and availability of classes has been an issue.
Further discussion.
Motion
by Dan M., second by Dot B., that Harley Brown be reinstated
as an
active VPA approved coach as of 2/16/06. Stipulation that
Harley must complete the ASEP Coaching Principles course as
soon as possible, but before the beginning of the 2006 – 2007
Winter season. Vote – approved unanimously.
- discussion
on recommendation from 16 Team Tournament Ad-Hoc Committee.
Overall, committee recommends that the 16 team tournament
format remain. There are some issues, but they are more with
the leagues than with the tournament format. Discussion.
Motion
by Chris H., second by D.G., to recommend to the Executive
Council that the 16 team tournament format remain. Vote –
approved unanimously.
Referred to Executive Council for further action.
- hearing
for Daniel Brosseau (Winooski HS student) for a fifth year
of eligibility.
Hearing conducted in Executive session.
Motion
by Dan M., second by Pat B., to grant Daniel Brosseau a fifth
year of
eligibility. Vote – request denied unanimously.
- Bob
J. gave update on Dance. Exhibition is scheduled for March
11, 2006. There
Is an issue with securing a site, however that will be dealt
with next Tuesday. Otherwise, the activity has gone well.
- Ray
gave an update on Chess as a possible activity. A conference
call was held
with the Fair Haven Chess coaches. Issues were discussed.
There are some things that need to be resolved (such as students
currently competing for cash prizes). We will continue to
work on this.
- Bob J. gave update on inquiry about Bowling as a possibility
activity. Inquiry
Came from the White River Jct. area. Bowling is an approved
activity in a number of states. Bob will update ASC on further
developments.
- Bob
J. gave update on Officials Committee. Committee has determined
the focus
Areas for the meeting with the various officials organizations.
Meeting is planned for late February/early March. Brief discussion
on some of the issues that were dealt with this Fall. No further
action.
- Bill
L. presented information from the Member to Member Committee
meeting
that was recently held. Discussion. Committee will be soliciting
information from
Principal’s and DA’s before making final recommendations to
ASC at March meeting. No further action.
- Tony
Cirelli (MSJ) presented Baseball Committee recommendation
that the
number of pitchers/catcher allowed in the pre-season be unrestricted.
Discussion. Last year, ASC had approved 12/6 numbers (6/3
at Varsity and JV levels). Some
schools do not participate in this option because of large
numbers (Essex HS, S. Burlington HS, etc.). There have been
no reported violations of this rule. Baseball is different
because it does limit the number of innings a pitcher can
pitch. Sports such as softball do not have this requirement
(although it may be coming).
Motion
by Chris H., second by Pat B., to approve the Baseball Committee
recommendation to allow unrestricted number of pitchers/catchers
in the preseason (one week before start of the Spring season)
effective Spring 2006. Vote – approved unanimously. Bob J.
will put in Friday Notes and Baseball guide.
- discussion
on MS students playing on sub varsity teams. Some HS are having
to
eliminate sub varsity teams due to a lack of numbers, while
some MS teams are having to cut players due to excessive numbers.
Discussion on advantages and disadvantages. Recommend survey
of AD’s, MS Principals and HS Principals to see if there is
any support. No further action.
- tabled
discussion on AFS request until March meeting. Bob J. will
see if AFS
representative can attend meeting.
- Bob
J. gave brief financial update from the Fall. No action.
- Ray
gave update from NFHS meeting.
- brief
explanation of NFHS/T-Mobile proposal concerning conducting
a
a national mid-season tournament. Further details to come.
- NFHS
and Human Kinetics (ACEP) will be parting ways as of 4/06.
States
will still have the option of using the ACEP Coaching courses.
NFHS will be
developing their own 3-4 hour coaching principles course.
- Bob J. will see about rescheduling next meeting due to conflicts.
- adjourned.
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