The meeting was called to order by Karl Borst at 7:35pm
Nancy Ale –secretary – the minutes from previous meetings are
posted on the web site
Lynn Chapman, MCDL Treasurer, passed out a statement of
receipts and disbursements. The balance of the account is $XXXXXX
This year board inspections are due.
Yolanda Faerber – publicity- We had a nice write up in the Potomac
Almanac. Mama Lucia pizza sales were moderately successful.
Yolanda asked if anyone had any ideas for sponsorship to please contact her.
Next came the rules committee
Each attending member received some ideas to think about during
the winter months that could help the rules committee. Foremost,
the rules in the handbook will be enforced. If there is a rule we
can't live with, please present a proposal for change. The deadline for any
rules change submissions is January 1, 2005. Changes can be submitted
to rules @ mcdiving.org or the Rules form provided on the website.
Bill Leith, MCDL Safety Committee, We had a quiet year with no
problems. All diving boards will be inspected in 2005. The inspector
will contact pools early in the season. If you don’t have a copy of the
last inspection report please contact Mr. Leith at housebuilder1 @ aol.com.
If your board needs to be resurfaced e-mail Mr. Leith and he’ll get you
the company’s name.
Wendy Hamm- Ways & Means- Please e-mail Wendy at wh3561 @ comcast.net
with the number of participation ribbons you have left from last year. We have
quite a few All-star t-shirts and Divisional t-shirts left; if anyone wants one please
e-mail Wendy. Wendy also asked someone to take over t-shirt for next year. It was
also mentioned we should think about weather we want t-shirts or sweatshirts for
All-stars next year. Yvonne O’Neil will be doing t-shirts next year.
Karl Borst - President - will put together a manual for the team representatives and
would like everyone to give feedback.
A Booklet of guidelines for Divisional hosts has already been done and will be
posted on the web site.
Divisional warm up schedule – this year’s warm up before each age group instead
of early morning with 20 minutes per age group was discussed.
All-stars will be started at 3:00pm next year.
Weeknight meets starting at 5:00pm is recommended.
All-star booklet with step by step instructions will be made by Karl.
Feedback: It was suggested that we have a contract available on the web for pools
to look at so they will be able to come up with something to give parents concerning
expectations of divers, parents and coaches.
There was discussion about developing a clinic to teach coaches how to run a dive practice.
It was suggested that some type of award be given out – possibly outstanding coach etc.
this will be discussed further.
OLD BUSINESS
8 & Under – There was much positive feedback for the 8 & under age group. Allowing them
to do optionals was discussed.
There was discussion about having some type of qualification for judges and table workers at
Divisional and All-star meets. Some recommendations included minimum number of meets or
years. If you have any recommendations please e-mail the Board.
Sponsors-How did Mama Lucia’s work? Some team representatives commented that the
minimum of 15 pizzas was too much.
Sportsmanship & Conduct- guidelines for parents were discussed and will be discussed further.
NEW BUSINESS
1. 2005 Proposed Team seedings were accepted
2. Schedule of Meets, Divisional Dates, and All Star dates was revised and accepted.
3. Reps were reminded to check the website every two weeks during the
winter and spring so we'll all be on the same page!
4. John Currie will work on a chart for coaches based upon years of experience, age and
suggested pay.
5. If you have any input into the wild card procedure please e-mail the Board.
6. Elections were held:
The following people were elected for 2 year terms
Nancy Ale – Secretary
John Currie and Melissa Huey-Burns – Rules committee
Wendy Hamm- Ways and Means
Lynn Chapman- Treasurer
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05pm
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Ale