EXECUTIVE & CO-ORDINATOR MEETING
Thursday, September 16th, 1999
Stratford ON, Spruce Lodge
1. Prelims - host will be Chatham - we need a letter of application for our files.
2. Letters received:
Ringette Canada from the Sharpe's
Chatham - e-mail
Guelph Association, President
3. Proposal - Tween - AA play in ON, Quebec and Maritimes
4. Experimental Petite A & AA play together
5. Deb division - no overage players
Intermediate teams can pick-up three (3) A or AA players under the age of 23
6. St Thomas letter: Underage players
Motion - Cheryl Hart, Michelle Titchner and Maria Shearer be granted permission to move up to Intermediate conditional on the fact there is no Deb team available.
Laura/Jeanette - carried
7. Chatham Petite B team - discussion
WESTERN REGION GENERAL MEETING
STRATFORD ON, SPRUCE LODGE
Thursday, September 16th, 1999
1. Welcome - Tifolium - fundraiser by Fundamotion
2. Roll Call - absent - SWIRL, St Thomas and Tillsonburg
3. Minutes of March 1999 meeting
Kitchener/Hanover - carried
4. Business arising from the minutes.
None
5. Fill out ORA information form - Contact, Appreciation Award - ORA given out - distributed
6. 2nd Vice-Chairperson
Chris Beuglet - Chatham
Mt Forest/Waterloo - carried
Adult Development
Sandra Woods and Laura Pfauner
Treasurer - Jeanette
Secretary - Wendy
Membership Services - Brian
1st Vice-Chairperson - Doug
Coaching - Betty Ann
Games & Tournament - Ginette & Sheila
President - Mary
7. Correspondence:
Proposal - Tween AA Eastern Canadian Championship (Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes) We
need feedback by the middle of October. Ontario is prepared to host if need be.
Proposal - Reclassification of Petite Division at Provincial Level of Play
Community Involvement Project
Bunnies
Summer Gym Ringette - Ice Park, Oshawa
Request for Proposal - Marketing
Goalie face mask
Membership Notices
8. Treasurer's Report
see report, reminder of dues $50 by October 31st, after that date the cost is $60
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9. Co-ordinator Reports:
9.1 Coaching - see report
January 8th, 2000 dis the deadline for changes of any kind - no exceptions - coaching summary form's are due by November 15th - next Region meeting will be OK if you don't have a fax machine
$55 Level I - payable to Western Region
$90 Level II - payable to Western Region
Rule change clinic either head coach or assistant must attend. Jeff Clark is the new
Officiating Co-ordinator. 642-0564 (fax 672-1304) He needs from each league to give
him 2 dates and a location A.S.A.P.
9.2 Adult Development
see report - Intermediate coaches (1) must attend the rule change clinic. Southern
Region will host the 1999/2000 Provincials the weekend of April 7-9, 2000 at the "Ice
Sports" facility in Etobicoke
9.3 Games & Tournaments
see G & T Handbook for Coaches
Prelims - Chatham Feb 18-20, 2000
Stat's must be received by the 5th of each month, change next meeting November 25th in Stratford, Spruce Lodge
Waterloo - Petite teams to sign up to play exhibition
Regionals 2000 - ice available in Kitchener - we need a host!! You will need 13 people
for 3 days to run the arenas (bare minimum) score keepers and timekeepers - executive
will help we need an answer if possible by the November 25th meeting.
9.4 Membership Services
see report - Arena audit forms are due to Brian by November 15th - he will accept on the
November 25th meeting. Release forms due by November 15th, no exceptions.
9.5 Officiating (Jeff Clark not in attendance)
List of Level I Clinics:
Oct 2nd Kitchener $55
Oct 3rd Waterloo
Oct 16th Meaford
Oct 17th Stratford
Oct 23rd Forest
Oct 24th London
Level I - re-certified - redo clinic
Level II and III:
Oct 23rd London
Oct 24th Waterloo
Refresher $25 - with a minimum age of 13 years of age and over
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9.6 Sport Development
Newsletter - no report
Gym ringette available from Mary
9.7 1st Vice-Chairman
The All Star team tryouts started August 15th - 40 girls (16 & 17 age girls). The final
team is to be announced by Thanksgiving. Challenge Cup is November 19-21 in
London & January 14-16 in West Ferris. Ontario Winter Game March 15-19 in Sault Ste
Marie. The cost is $1,000-$1200 per girl less monies received from Western Region -
the girls need sponsorship!! Any donations of ice are needed for practices - 1 hour
preferably 2 hours if to be used as a game.
2nd Vice-Chairman
no report
10. New Business
International ringette pins for $5 - contact Mary to use the board. Good for using at your tournament to promote World Ringette.
A or AA league within Western Region run on weekends - double games - list of all A & AA teams in the region
WORL meeting needed soon - schedule needs to be formed soon - parents of the team have to be willing to travel.
Rep's from each league - five list to Ginette - location in Kitchener October 3rd for the WORL meeting.
Grey-Bruce - 20th Anniversary on October 23rd - dinner/dance $15/person
Novice at provincials - not this year
Referee n' Chief meeting to be held at the next meeting, November 25th along with our regular
meeting.
Adjourn
EXECUTIVE MEETING
after the General Meeting
September 16th, 1999
1. Guelph letter:
Male allowed to play games may be rougher - caliber higher - all girl teams sometimes don't want to play them - skating abilities much higher - boys control the games - if "A" hockey players coming to play "B & C" - whole teams should be moved up a level to a higher level of play - tournaments should be noted as being female only or female and co-ed.
Result - boys are welcome but check tournaments.
2. Motion - The Region will provide an alternate set of sweaters for the Western Region All Star Team
Jeanette/Wendy - carried