Minutes of MCDL Meeting
Meeting Date: September 25, 2003

Meeting called to order 7:45pm

I. Board of Directors Reports

A. President – John Currie

B. Vice President – Al Goins not present

C. Secretary – Nancy Ale - minutes from previous meeting on web site.

D. Treasurer – Lynn Chapman – the team has almost $9000 in our
account which will allow us to receive a 10% discount on printing costs and
we will be able to pay the insurance premium on time with one payment.

E. Rules – Lori Puente –the coaches clinic was excellent in that it helped
the coaches to understand and follow the rules.

F. Safety – We have another year of self inspections.

G. Ways & Means – Wendy asked for volunteers to help with artwork
and t-shirt designing for next year. There were 75 visors left which will be
divided up next year. If you have visors left over or money not turned in for
visors please contact Wendy.

II. Old Business

A. Updating the handbook

1. Please e-mail the board with any discrepancies found in the handbook.

B. Clinic Feedback – survey passed out.

C. Roster/Website Feedback

1. Karl showed changes to the web site

2. entering meet results

3. Roster needs to be entered before 1st meet

4. 896 divers registered this year

D. Review of “Jump Rule” ( 1 year rule)

1. Will be brought up in March to possible make a permanent rule.

E. Other Old Business

1. Hands over head rules – please submit rule ideas to board by Dec. 31
for consideration at March meeting.

2. All Star Wildcard – feedback positive

a. Divisions with 5 teams get the same # of wildcards as divisions with
6 teams. Possible proposal 3/2 wildcards.

III. New Business

A. Proposed Seedings and Algorithm for 2004 Season
Algorithm worked well last year – handout of results of 2003 season passed out
Seedings for 2004 voted and approved
Algorithm for 2004 voted and approved
Saturday June 12 mandatory coaches clinic for new coaches

B. Schedule Proposal for 2004 season
Voted and approved

C. Coaching Vacancies – if a pool needs a coach or assistant coach please
send a job ad to Karl and he’ll post it on the web site

D. Rules Proposals
e-mail rule proposals to rules@mcdiving.org

E. Counting Bye Meet Results toward divisional participation.
This will be discussed at March meeting.

F. Inclusion of 8 & Under in meet results
This will be discussed at March meeting.

G. Redefining the Roles of the Board
1. eliminate Records & Publicity and have only Publicity
2. Vice President will handle All-Stars and forms.
3. Treasurer will handle roster and insurance

H. Nominating
1. President – Karl Borst (FV)
2. Vice President – Lori Puente (TA)
3. Rules – John Currie ( EG)
4. Publicity – Yolanda Faerber ( EG)

All were voted and approved

I. Other New Business
1. Karl Borst presented John Currie with a mug to commemorate John
serving as MCDL president for the past five years.

IV. Closing

Meeting was adjourned.