NCBGA
Board Meeting
July 12, 2003
(San Francisco Gymnastics)
Vince Miller Chairman, Demaray’s
Dan Wood Vice Chairman
Michelle Telega Secretary, Zone 1 Rep, Santa Cruz Gym.
Jess Lopez Zone 2 Rep, Rising Starz
Eric Van der Meer Zone 3 Rep, San Francisco Gymnastics
Rick Weaver Zone 4 Rep, Gymweavers
Ron Bell Technical Chairman, Head over Heels
Hiroshi Fujimoto Past Chairman, Monterey Gymnstics
Vince spoke briefly on how well our State is doing and next year Nor Cal should see very strong teams at Class 3 and 2 as well as all other levels. The board was updated on how well Nor Cal competitors did at Nationals and USA Championships.
Vince- Is busy working on getting the Rules and Policies up to date and available to pickup at the General Membership meeting.
Jess (Zone 2)- Nothing so far, things are good.
Eric (Zone 3)- Promises to attend the judging workshop and encourages all coaches to attend.
Michelle (Zone 1)- Things are going well. Zone 1 would like to see the state qualifying procedure changed, more specifically, to eliminate the need for Zones or change the format to create a more economically feasible event.
Hiroshi- Agreed with need to change the zone format. There was a brief discussion to go over the financial statement from the awards banquet. (Please refer enclosed spreadsheet for details) Hiroshi would like to see a portion of the NCBGA by-laws to contain guidelines for parent behavior at competitions that would then be encouraged to be included in every meet program.
Ron- The judges association is getting better and better. Communication seems to be very good between coaches and judges. The next test will be in early November. Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend.
Dan- We really need to maintain the effort to provide the upper level competitors with a State Championship in an out-of-gym venue. The simplest solution is to raise the entry fee to match the standards of the girls ($75).
Rick-Joshua Ruby is now working with Rick at Gymweavers.
PROPOSAL: Michelle proposes to recommend to eliminate Zone Championships, and to have a qualifying score that each athlete must achieve twice during the regular season. At least one score must be from a Northern California competition. The scores will be set at 50, 48, and 46 for Class 7, 6 and 5 respectfully. The board will decide if these scores will need to be lowered at the February board meeting.
Seconded: Hiroshi
PROPOSAL: Michelle proposes to keep Class 7 States format as participation ribbons and All Around medals. The top 6 athletes in each age group will be recognized on the awards stand and the rest of the age group will be called up in rank order to be awarded their medal.
Seconded: Jess Lopez
State championships will remain in the same format: Class 5-1 one weekend and Class 6-7 the next
The next Board meeting will take place on Sunday, August 31 at 5:30 at the restaurant across the street from the congress hotel (just prior to the general membership meeting) and Sunday, February 15 during the Stanford Open.
The board reviewed and discussed the motion received in March from Bob Rikli. The majority of the board felt that while the intention is great the logistics seem daunting. Ron felt that running a good meet is a reward in itself.
MOTION: Hiroshi motions to expand our current Service Award to include meet directors, coordinators, and parent clubs.
Seconded: Erik
7 agreed - 1 opposed
PASSED
Registration for Regionals went much better this year and we will continue with the binder again this year.
State registration deadline is the Monday prior to the Class 5-1 State Championship. COMPLETED forms and one check per club must be postmarked by that Monday (March 8, 2004). A COMPLETED roster must be in the hands of the meet host by that Monday.
MOTION: Michelle motions to impose a $50 per club late fee plus $10 per athlete. Any incomplete information will also be charges a $10 administration fee (including coaches information).
Seconded: Hiroshi
The Board would like to submit this preliminary budget and have the general membership input to make the tough decisions on what to cut and/or add.
Board Honorariums $2,500
National Board Meeting 500
Regional Board Meeting 500
State Event Finals Judges session fees 700
State Team Banners 3,000
Additional State medals (after top 6) 850
All Star Team entry fees 500
All Star team uniforms and shirts 3,000
State Future Stars subsidy 500
Awards Banquet 1,000
Summer Clinic 500
Internet/Domain provider 150
Total Expenses $13,700
Total Income from 2002-2003 $10,439
(From Treasurer Summary)
Erik Van der Meer is going to research the possibilities of hosting the banquet in San Francisco. The date is set for May 16, 2004
1. Hiroshi is willing to allow clubs to use credit cards to register their club and athletes. There will be a 5% service charge to cover the administration costs.
2. Ron Bell’s athlete Jason Stutey is the Special Olympics World All Around Champion. Congratulations to both Jason and Ron for all their hard work!!
3. We would like to get a link from the Special Olympics website to the Nor Cal site.
4. Dr. Hal Frye turns 80 this year. The board will look into some sort of special presentation during the season or perhaps States.
None at this time
Seconded- Michelle
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Telega
NCBGA Secretary/Zone 1 Representative