12-4-05                       IATCCC Sectional Council Minutes                 Meeting Began 12:33 PM

 

September minutes approved

 

Financial Report                       around $40,000

            Jason Draper has resigned as treasurer

            We are seeking a new treasurer. 

We would like the new treasurer to report on income and expenses and set up a budget for Midwest, Mideast, Hall of Fame, and other expenses.

 

Midwest Meet              The site is on a 4 year rotation.  The next 4 years it will be in Michigan.

            The site is near Jackson, MI

We need more coaches from all around the state.  There will be a form available at the clinic that will describe the assistant position.  We discussed the possibility of getting a bus to take athletes to the meet.

 

Mideast Meet

            Girls, Boys, and combined        5th Place

3 weeks between State and MideastMichigan runs qualifier which makes it an extra week, will contact Michigan about changing so it is sooner.

            Next year – 20 year anniversary, try to get former all-stars there

            Check mideast website for more information

            Possible shirts for Indiana All-Stars and past coaches

 

Membership

            Track & Field Clinic             February 10-12, 2005

 

556          pre-registered clinic online

  47          pre-registered clinic by mail

  19          registered Thursday night

  42          registered Friday

641         Total Clinic Attendance

241          Total Arriving Thursday 

400          Total Arriving Friday or Saturday

 16           memberships online

  7            memberships by mail

683          Total Membership               2-18-05

 

Membership 2-19-05 to 10-20-05

 

26            memberships paid

709          Total Membership 

 

Cross Country Clinic           November 4-5, 2005

 

35            Members Pre-registered online

7              Non-Members Pre-registered online

34            IATCCC Members registered at the door

11            Non-Members registered at the door

87            Total Attendance

               

727              2005 Total Membership

 

We may contact schools not attending the clinic to become members.

 

Track Clinic      February 2-4, 2006

            Schedule and registration information will be up soon.

Steve Cotherman has asked Bobby Cox to attend the clinic to discuss the change in sectional track entry scratches.

 

Cross Country Clinic

            2005 clinic went well.  We would like to increase attendance at this clinic.

            Next year a postcard or flyer will be mailed to remind cross country coaches of the clinic.

 

Hall of Fame

            Chuck Koeppen would like to lobby to get Jimmy Jones from Anderson Madison Heights

into the hall.  He was one of the founders of our organization and was an excellent coach.

 

Academic All-State

            Cross Country certificates should be mailed soon

 

NSR Indoor Classic – Dean Slavens via phone conversation prior to meeting

            All information should be posted on www.nsrclassic.com by December 15

            For IHSAA meet count – one qualifying meet and the finals count as 1 meet

                        Additional qualifying meets would count towards the allowable 16 meets

            Entry Forms and Letter will be sent soon.

            NO Qualifying Standards – Top 12 times will advance to finals on March 18 at IU

                        We are requesting that Dean adjust this to include standards

            Colleges asked that our athletes not wear needle spikes

            Need someone to host March 11 meet at IU

IU has installed the wood banked track from the Dome.  There will be some changes at the finals due to this.

           

            Current Qualifying meets in March

                        March 3           Ball State – Girls Only

                        March 4           DePauw and Taylor

                        March 8           Wabash

                        March 9           Purdue – Invite Only(Lane Custer)

                        March 11         Purdue – 10AM
                        March 11         Anderson (host Tipton)

 

            Other meets mentioned – Findlay, ISU meets 1-17, 1-24, 2-1

 

Official of the Year

            Danny Cummins – New Palestine

 

By-Laws Revision

Marty Hill has proposed changes that we will vote on at the clinic.  They will be posted online before that for review.

 

Survey for IHSAA Proposals                Survey will be sent January 9

            Please send Steve any items for the survey

 

Publicity Director

            Both former candidates have backed out.

            These are some names of people we would like to consider.

                        Brandon Jones

                        Tim Creason

                        Derek Leninger??

 

Clinic Staff Fees – Ed Stuffle

            Ed proposed a scale to reduce the clinic fee as more coaches from a school attend. 

            The proposal was tabled.  It is too late to administratively do this for 2006 clinic.

           

State Cross Country Meet Concerns

            Starter did not make sure Assistant Starters were out of the way before starting.

            Steve will contact Mike Dason about awards speaker system and announcer.

 

Meeting adjourned        3:20 PM