ISSCA

Independent School Ski Coaches Association

Fall Meeting

October 28, 2010

St. Paul's School

Minutes

I. Welcome

II. Present

Name	School	Class
Goff, David	Belmont Hill	A
Brigham, Bob	Berkshire	B
Kulas, Ben	Concord	B
Coyle, Alec	Cushing	C
Shields, David	Cushing	C
Dancer, Marc	Deerfield	A
Johnson, Brooks	Dublin	C
Rose, Brian	Eaglebrook	A
Stonebraker, Austin	Hebron	B
Capaul, Georg	Holderness	A
Bell, Steve	Kents Hill	A
Basdekis, Alison	Miss Hall's	C
Elkins, Paul	New Hampton	A
Leeds, Greg	NMH	A
Greenleaf, Richard	St. Paul's	A
Watt, Jim	St. Paul's	A
Cahn, Hillary	Suffield	B
Brown, Heidi	Thayer	C
Kirn, Josh	Tilton	C
Sotskov, Alexei	Vermont	A
Latham, Rick	Williston	B

Total = 21	Total = 19

III. Treasurer's Report

a. Current Balance is $336.49

b. 2011 Dues Forms due 12.15.10

c. Is there a demonstrated need for a second set of NEPSAC bibs?

i. They look better for pictures and general publicity since they have "NEPSAC" printed on them

ii. Keeping the dues at $30 for alpine teams would create about $750 extra for next year

iii. The bib set that was purchased was used in 2010 for the Class A championships was well received

iv. We should use the bibs even if the host mountain can provide bibs

v. The bib set should be shared between the classes on a rotational basis

vi. If a particular class needs the bib set for the championships that would supercede the rotation

vii. Vote to keep dues at $30 for alpine teams: 14 yes 1 no 2 abstentions

IV. Championship Dates and Info

Alpine

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 for all classes
Class A

St. Paul's and Belmont Hill @ Pat's Peak
Run simultaneous races

Class B
- Taft and Berkshire @ TBD
Class C
- Forman and ??? @ TBD

Nordic

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Holderness to host

V. Competition Committee

Need members for Class B and C
New members
- Heidi Brown (Thayer) Class C
- Bob Brigham (Berkshire) Class B
Petitions form Thayer and Kingswood-Oxford
The Committee met after the official meeting and voted to accept both schools petitions
Current members of the Committee:

Name	School	Class
Bob Brigham	Berkshire	B
Steve Bell	Kents-Hill	A
Heidi Brown	Thayer	C
Fred Hollister	Nobles	A
Josh Kirn	Tilton	C
John McGarry	Concord	B
Marc Dancer	Deerfield	A
Paul Elkins	New Hampton	A

VI. Other Items of Business

Pursue the reestablishment of the Secretary position
Can we peg the Fall and Spring meeting dates?
- Proposed:
  - Fall Meeting the second Thursday after Columbus Day
  - Spring Meeting the third Thursday of April (work around Holy Week)
- Date for next Spring Meeting April 28, 2011
- Date for next Fall Meeting October 20, 2011
Reminder to contact AD's with future championship hosting responsibilities
New Schools
- Dublin Class C
- White Mountain Class B or C
A brief review of the 2010 championships
- We could improve the team score tabulation process. Can we make it more efficient? Is there a Excel template available for the next hosts?
Should we meet by class for the Spring Meeting? At different locations?

VII. Adjourned 4:40 PM

VIII. Reminders

Discussed sign-up procedures to address the two measures agreed upon during the Spring 2007 Coaches Meeting

When submitting their dues, each school will:

pay dues to ISSCA
submit coaches names
submit roster
submit league they participate in

Participation Requirement:

To be eligible for participation in the NEPSAC Alpine Skiing Championships a student must participate in the following number of league races representing their school:
- If an even number of races before the championships, then ( n/2 )
- If an odd number of races before the championships, then ( n + 1 )/2
For example:
- If your league has 4 races prior to the championships then a student must participate in at least 2 races.
- If your league has 5 races prior to the championships then a student must participate in at least 3 races.

Consequences of an eligibility infraction

Coaches and Ad's will submit their championship running order
Teams are encouraged to bring some evidence of their skiers league participation
Consequences of eligibility infraction
1. Team Disqualification (by gender)
2. Individual Disqualification
3. Other team individuals are eligible for individual awards
4. Results recalculated
Host school can ask for the number of league race starts on the Championship entry form
Race day infractions will go to the Race Jury. If it cannot be reconciled in a timely fashion, then the issue moves to the Competition Committee
Post-Championships infractions will be ruled upon by the Competition Committee