Independent School Ski Coaches Association
Spring Meeting
3:00 PM
May 1, 2003
St. Paul’s School
Minutes
| Name | School |
| Scott Berube | Berwick Academy |
| Michael Kukenberger | Brewster Academy |
| C.J. Navins | Deerfield Academy |
| Jodi Tanguay | Deerfield Academy |
| Marc Dancer | Deerfield Academy |
| Jack Shea | Eaglebrook School |
| David Stonebraker | Hebron Academy |
| Craig Antonides | Holderness School |
| Mark Walrond | Holderness School |
| Stephen Bell | Kents-Hill School |
| David Edry | New Hampton School |
| Fred Hollister | Nobles |
| Greg Leeds | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School |
| David Salathe | Proctor Academy |
| Morgan Salathe | Proctor Academy |
| Chris Foster | St. Paul's |
| Kiera Farmer | St. Paul's |
| Toby Brewster | St. Paul's |
| Terry Leonard | Vermont Academy |
| Alexei Sotskov | Vermont Academy |
| Eric Price | White Mt. School |
| Edward Hing | Williston-Northampton School |
| Melissa Wockley | Williston-Northampton School |
| Paul Elkins | Worcester Academy |
| Total = 23 | Total = 16 |
III.
Treasurer’s
Report approved
IV.
Reviewed
Championship Events
a.
Class
C
i.
Berwick
Academy @ Gunstock
ii.
22
Teams
iii.
Went
well
iv.
Tie
for first
v.
Consider
scoring system for championships
b.
Class
B
i.
Berkshire
Academy and Suffield Academy @ Butternut Basin
ii.
24
Teams
iii.
Efficient
iv.
Concerns
over wireless timing
v.
Improve
communication regarding re-reruns
c.
Class
A
i.
White
Mountain School @ Cannon Mountain
ii.
18
Teams
iii.
Efficient
iv.
Some
schools couldn’t bring their best racers since there was a FIS race
d.
Nordic
i.
Putney
School
ii.
Great
job
iii.
Queries
for future events:
1.
Non-scoring
B-team
2.
Number
of participants per team
3.
Number
of skiers scoring per team (should it be the same for individual and relay?)
iv.
Solutions:
1.
Leave
number of participants at the discretion of the host school
2.
Possible
B-team race
3.
Table
discussion until fall meeting
a.
Motion
and discussion to move the date to the last week in February
b.
Concerns:
i.
Some
schools have final exams (this would occur every year whereas with other sports
it would be unique)
ii.
FIS
event
iii.
Presidents
week may work but conflict with Nordic
iv.
Could
schedule Class A, B, and C on different dates
v.
Non-binding
vote: 2 Yes 14 No
c.
Class
A – February 11, 2004
i.
New
Hampton @ Loon
ii.
2005
Kent-Hill or Holderness
d.
Class
B – February 11, 2004
i.
ISL
school @ Sunapee or Shawnee
e.
Class
C – February 11, 2004
i.
Avon
and Salisbury (need to contact)
ii.
back-up
Hebron, Worcester and Lawrence
f.
Championship
Dates
i.
Alpine
2/11/04
ii.
Nordic
2/18/04
a.
Sue
Gardner is stepping down as Secretary/Treasurer
b.
Scott
Berube (Berwick Academy) elected Treasurer
c.
Marc
Dancer (Deerfield Academy) President/Secretary
d.
Need
to acquire ISSCA by-laws
i.
Morgan
Salathe will transcribe to an electronic document
e.
Marc
Dancer proposed a Competition Committee to address issues regarding movement of
teams, scoring systems, etc.
f.
Two
representatives from each class plus the executive board
i.
Class
A
1.
Steve
Bell (Kents-Hill)
2.
David
Edry (New Hampton)
ii.
Class
B
1.
Greg
Leeds (NMH)
2.
Fred
Hollister (Nobles)
iii.
Class
C
1.
Paul
Elkins (Worcester)
2.
David
Stonebraker (Hebron)
g.
Committee
would also communicate with NEPSAC
h.
General
Discussion regarding movement of schools between classes
i.
Will
continue to abide by our by-laws which state that movement should take place in
even years after the championship event
ii.
Should
there be annual movement?
iii.
Schools
split by gender?
1.
Should
race as a school
2.
Some
schools don’t have the resources to send teams to two venues
3.
What
should the criteria be? The better or
worse of a school’s two teams?