Agenda – Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Brenda Gravander's, 61 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676
(Across from Potsdam College)

Updated 5/26/2008

1. Approval of the Agenda.
2. Secretary's Report.
3. Treasurer's Report.
4. Unfinished Business:
   1. Northern Council Delegate update.
5. New Business:
   1. Calendar updates - Bill. Note: Competition announcements are placed on the U.S. Figure Skating web site when they receive the completed sanction application. Bill sends test session information to the U.S. Figure Skating for posting on their web site.
   2. May Meeting:
      1. Collegiate Synchro team program length is 4:00 minutes; requirements will be same as Junior Team's.
      2. Buffalo, NY is site of May Meeting 2009.
      3. Pat French resigned her ISU appointment.
      4. Synchro Easterns, March 3-7, 2009; North Atlantic FSC, Portland, ME.
      5. Created a new Coaching Member Definition and Continuing Education Requirements - effective July 1, 2010. There are four categories for coaches:
         1. Category A: Professional Coach (or Choreographer) of Qualifying Competition Skaters
         2. Category B: Professional Coach (or Choreographer) of Skaters Participating in the following US Figure Skating Sanctioned Events (Excluding Qualifying Events in Category A):
            • US Figure Skating Tests (pre-preliminary and up)
            • Non-qualifying Competitions (pre-preliminary and up)
            • Non-qualifying Event at a Qualifying Competition
         3. Category C: Group Instructor; i.e., teaches group instruction only
         4. Category D: Professional Sports Science Support Services; e.g., Sports Psychologist; PT; ATC; or the like
      6. Redefined age categories for Adult Free Skate and Adult Interpretive events.
      7. Bronze level singles / pairs judges may single judge panel the pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze free skate and MIF tests.
      8. Bronze level dance judges may single judge panel the preliminary compulsory dance test and adult pre-preliminary and pre-bronze MIF tests.
      9. If a majority of the panel requests a reskate then the judge in charge will direct the skater to reskate the agreed upon element.
      10. If a sectional or regional championship cannot be held within that section or region, the section or region championship may be combined.
      11. A task force to recommend a plan for the implementation of the new moves in the field.
      12. Eastern VP - Shawn Rettstatt (NYC).
      13. Committee chairs:
          1. Collegiate Program Committee - Jerry Miele
          2. Dance Committee - Janis Engel
          3. Judges Committee - Dawn Eyerly
          4. Parents Committee - Pam Dawson
          5. Sanctions & Eligibility Committee - Karen Dillon
          6. Singles Committee - Hal Marron
          7. Synchronized Team Skating Committee - Karin Sherr
      14. Eastern Nominating Committee members: Joan Rozolis (NA), Alex Enzmann (NE), and Joan Guber (SA)
   3. Club concerns: 
      1.  
   4. Announcements: 
      1. Bill picked up Clayton FSC's 25 year plaque at the May Meeting.
   5. Next meeting: June 17^th? July 15^th? August 19^th? or ?
   6. Adjournment. 

   

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