USA Rink Hockey

AGENDA

Rink Hockey Committee Conference Call

November 14, 2009

In attendance:
Bill, Barb, Don, Frankie, Jim

1. Treasurer’s Report:
   Jim J.

Sent via
e-mail to committee members. Approved.

2. Minutes of the October
   17^th Conference call were posted within 5 days of that Call.

3. Report on USARS
   Board Meeting, October 30^th – November 1^st.
   Bill
1. Proposed reorganization
   of each sport, i.e., resumes to apply for any position are due to USARS
   no later than February 28, 2010.
2. Potential position
   for Hockey Director for Inline and Rink Hockey

USARS will be changing the administrative structure for all sports.
Each position for all committees will need to be applied for via resumes.
Also, USARS is trying to hire someone to coordinate many aspects for
both Inline and Rink Hockey.

4. Approval of use
   of new CIRH Rules for Rink Hockey. Bill

Bill stated
that the rules were approved by USARS in 2010. There was further discussion
on this issue after Bill and Don had dropped off the Call. Pat, Frankie
and Jim would like to see the rules stay the same for this year’s
Nationals since the new rules do not take effect until the 2011 World
Championship. The 2010 Men’s "B" and Ladies’ World Championships
will be played under the old rules. It was suggested that we do some
training on the new rules first with the referees on a conference call,
then with coaches and referees on a call and lastly with a seminar held
at this years Nationals. Jim will call Bill on Monday to express Pat,
Frankie and his views on this. This will be discussed further during
the next Conference Call. [An update on this was posted on USARS’
and P.J.’s websites 12/22/09.]

1. They are listed
   on the USARS and P.J.’s web site.
2. Discussion of age
   categories used internationally compared to those used in the U.S. This was tabled until
   the January Conference Call.

5. 2010 Nationals,
   July 11^th – 16^th, Bremerton, WA. Bill
   and Frankie
1. Meetings will be
   on Saturday, July 10^th
2. Do you want Cricket
   Loft to be your clothing merchandise vendor again?

Frankie
will consider this; he has some other options and will make his decision
by the January Conference Call.

3. Discussion regarding
   holding Mini-Camps and announcing final selection for both the Ladies’
   and Men’s World Teams. Frankie and Jimmy T. This was tabled until
   the January Conference Call.
4. Timers and scorekeepers.
   Bill

Don
will check with his personnel and Frankie will seek helpers.

5. Skill Development
   Clinic will be held again in 2010. Daniel V. would like for us
   to consider the following: This was tabled till
   the January Conference Call.
1. Dividing the Clinic
   into Beginner and Intermediate levels, and possibly adding an experienced
   level, as well.
2. Holding a Coaches’
   Clinic
3. Possibility of holding
   Clinics in the 3 major regions, not just at Nationals

6. 2010 Ladies’ WC:
   Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, probably in September, but no specific dates
   are listed yet on the CIRH International Calendar.

1. Scheduling of Training
   Camps. Frankie (See #7 Below)
2. Barb has officially
   requested Gina Gerona as their Trainer again.

7. Possibility of combining
   Ladies’ and Men’s – formally know as Copa America – Tournaments
   in Barcelona. The name of these Tournaments officially has been
   changed to South American Open International Tournaments, for Speed,
   Artistic and Inline Hockey, as well as Rink Hockey. Dates have
   not been announced yet. Barb
   These could be used as training camps for Ladies’ and Men's Teams.
   We need more information before deciding if this is a possibility.
   Players must be made aware of the fact that they could be asked to attend
   two major international events in 2010 so they can to plan ahead, both
   financially and scheduling of vacation time.

8. 2010 Men’s “B”
   WC: October 24^th – 30^th, Dornbirn, Austria.
1. Scheduling of Training
   Camp(s). Jimmy (See
   #7)
2. Barb has already
   officially requested Rob Murphy as our Trainer again.
9. Testing of Rink
   Hockey Coaches. Will be discussed after we know more about the
   USARS reorganization of the various sports. Bill

10. RSA Convention
    booth manning. Barb

Barb will
need at least two or three people to help man the booth should RSE extend
us the booth invitation again. She would like to have some demonstrations
going on also. The Trade Show is at The
Flamingo, Sunset Ballroom,

Sunday April 25^th
– Thursday, April
29^th. Exhibit dates will be announced soon.

Repeat items:

1. “Athlete of the
   Month” featured on USARS and P.J.’s web site needs more biographies
   from players! Please take the time to complete the form under
   the USARS web site and get these to Peggy Young at USARS.
2. See the CIRH web
   site for dates of international tournaments. That web site is: www.inf.fh-dortmund.de/rollhockey/forms/InternatCalendar.pdf.
3. For those of you
   who do not know this, the web site for USARS is: www.usarollersports.org.
4. P.J.’s web site
   for our sport is: www.usarinkhockey.com
5. 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.

Next Conference Call:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 12:00 noon EST.

Agenda prepared by,

Barb Brooks

Notes/Minutes prepared by,

Jim Jost