USA Rink Hockey

AGENDA
Rink Hockey Conference Call
April 25, 2009

1. Treasurer’s Report: Jim J.

2. Minutes of the February 21 and March 21st Conference Calls. Jim. J. Any additions or corrections?

3. Report on USARS Board Meeting. Bill

a. Participation in all 2009 tournaments was approved

4. Report on the Men’s Training Camp, April 17th – 19th in Burlington. Jimmy T.

a. Yet again, very special thanks to Josh and the Englunds for hosting this Camp.
b. Names of the 2009 Men’s World Team
c. Trainer for the Men’s Team: Rob Murphy

5. Nationals, June 21st – 26th

a. The deadline for registering teams is May 31st. This deadline is very important since the number of teams registered will determine whether competition begins Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Late registrations will carry the following penalties: 1 week, $50; 2 weeks, $75; 3 weeks, $100.
b. All participants should plan to arrive by 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 20th because of the possibility of more teams than usual participating.
c. Packets to go out to all Coaches. Don
d. On Saturday, June 20th, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Daniel Vianna will be holding a Skill Development Clinic at the Rink for all players, 5 – 12 years of age. The cost will be $5 per participant. It will include the “Fundamentals” of Rink Hockey: skating, stick and ball handling, shooting, passing and receiving a pass. It is important for Coaches to make their younger players aware of this Clinic. Players or Coaches should email Daniel at Viannad63@yahoo.com.ar so he will know how many will be participating. He hopes to make a CD of this Clinic so that it can become available for distribution to people who are starting new programs.
e. Meetings, Saturday, June 20th
1. Hockey Committee: 2:00 p.m. (or 5:00 p.m.)
2. Coaches and Referees Meeting: 3:00 p.m. (or 6:00 p.m.)
3. Open Meeting, if requested: 4:00 p.m. (or 7:00 p.m.)

f. Training Camp for the Sub-20 Team will begin as soon as Nationals are over, hopefully, on Friday, June 26th and end about 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 27th. The World Team wil be announced at that time.
g. Update on foreign teams which will be participating. Bill

6. Men’s “A” WC, July 4th – 11th, Vigo/Pontevedra, Spain

a. Depart for Spain on Tuesday June 30; depart from Spain for the U.S. on Sunday, July 12th.
b. Daniel V. is working on arranging practice games for the Team before the WC begins.

7. Ladies Copa America Tournament will be in either San Juan or Buenos Aires, Argentina or in Colombia, Thursday, July 30th – Monday, August 3rd. Lodging and internal transportation will be provided; I think food will also be included.

a. Tom Hughes will be the Manager.

8. 2009 Sub-20/Junior WC, Saturday, September 26th – Saturday, October 3rd, in Bassano, Italy.
Pat said Tom Hughes will be the Manager.

9. Pan American Games Qualifications for both Ladies and Men: Tentative dates are still October 10th – 17th.

10. Winter issue of USARS Magazine: The Ladies’ and Men’s World Teams have a split cover with accompanying articles. It’s GREAT!

11. Who should be featured on USARS web site as our “Athlete of the Month” for May?

12. Please let Barb know if you have anything for the Summer edition of USARS Magazine? The deadline for submitting an article is May 15th.

13. Next Conference Call: Saturday, May 16th at 1:00 p.m. EDT?

Prepared by,
Barb Brooks

General information: Fund-raising and sponsorship ideas should be given to Cheri Lewis and Yvvonne Ashlock. Their contact information is: Cheri, Cheri@reachonetravel.com, (C) 360-789-1947 and Yvvonne, itsmeyvvonne@aol.com, (H) 940-427-8323 or (C) 940-255-9759.