USA Rink Hockey

AGENDA

Rink Hockey
Committee Conference Call

January 16, 2010

1. Treasurer’s Report:
   Jim J.
2. Minutes of the
   November 14^th Conference Call were posted on both web sites
3. 2010 Nationals,
   July 11^th – 16^th, Bremerton, WA. Bill
   and Frankie

a.
Meetings will be on Saturday, July 10^th

b. “Old rules”
will be used.

c. Scheduling
of seminars for Referees, then Referees and Coaches to discuss the “New
Rules.” It is extremely important for everyone to have read
the revised rules posted on both P.J.’s and USARS’ website BEFORE
arriving at Nationals so you can ask knowledgeable questions and have
relevant discussions.

d. Do you want
Cricket Loft to be your merchandise vendor again?

e. Scheduling
Mini-Camps and announcing final selection for both the Ladies’and
Men’s World Teams. Frankie and Jimmy T.

f. Timers and
scorekeepers. Bill

g. Possible change
in age categories. Bill and Don

h. Is there any
interest in inviting teams from other countries to participate?

i. Skill Development
Clinic will be held again in 2010. Daniel V. would like for us
to consider the following:

i.
Dividing the Clinic into Beginner and Intermediate levels, and possibly
adding an Experienced level, as well.

ii. Holding
a Coaches’ Clinic

3. Possibility of holding
   Clinics in the 3 major regions, not just at Nationals

4. “Let’s Play Hockey
Expo” in Las Vegas, January 25^th – 28^th.
Barb, Daniel and, hopefully, Bill will be attending, as well as Francesco
Rossi, 1^st VP of C.I.R.H. We will be meeting with George
Kolibaba the evening of January 26^th to give Francesco and
George the opportunity to meet for the first time and discuss USARS’
future plans for Rink Hockey.

5. Pan American Championships,
April 24^th – May 1^st: Chances are slim
that Rink Hockey will be included, but participating sports have not
been announced yet.

6. USARS Board Meeting,
April 23^rd -25^th
in Las Vegas. RSA will hold their annual Conference, April 25^th
– 29^th at the same location. Specific Exhibition
dates to be determined. We hope to have a booth. So far
Jim (Jost), Barb, Daniel, Cheri Lewis and Yvvonne Ashlock hope to be
staffing our booth, as well as a couple of players to demonstrate our
equipment. Others are welcome to help; please email Barb (bbbrooksao@aol.com) if you are interested.

7. South American Open
International Tournaments (formerly Copa America) – both Ladies’
and Men’s, will take place in Barcelona, Spain in June (no specific
dates have been determined). The U.S. will be sending both a Ladies’
and Men’s team.

8. 2010 Ladies’ WC,
Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, September 25^th – October 2^nd.

a.
Staff: Coach, Frankie Lee; Assistance Coach, Daniel Vianna; Manager,
Tom Hughes; Trainer, hopefully Gina Gerona.

b. No Training
Camps will be scheduled. Preparation will occur at the South American
Open International Tournament in Barcelona.

9. 2010 Men’s “B”
WC: October 24^th – 30^th, Dornbirn, Austria.

a.
Staff: Coach, Jimmy Trussell; Assistant Coaches Pat Ferguson and
Daniel Vianna; Manager, Don Allen; Goalkeeper Coach, Ron Torvik; Trainer,
hopefully Rob Murphy.

b.
Training Camp. TBA, but may not be scheduled because of other
tournaments in Bremerton, Burlington and the South American Open International
Tournament in Barcelona.

10. Sanctioning of Tournaments
and the requirement of USARS membership cards. Bill

11. Rink hockey pins
for distribution at international tournaments. Jim J.

12. Barb emailed revised
Directories January 12^th to everyone who has an email address.
She included contact information for Cheri Lewis and Yvvonne Ashlock
who are in charge of fund-raising, sponsorship and grant opportunities.

13. Please check out
Tom Hughes’ articles on pages 17 – 22 of the Fall 2009 edition of
the USARS Magazine! They are wonderful!

Repeat items:

1. Testing of Rink
   Hockey Coaches will be discussed after we know more about the USARS
   reorganization of the various sports. Bill
2. USARS is currently
   interviewing candidates to coordinate administrative responsibilities
   for Rink and Inline Hockey.
3. “Athlete of the
   Month” featured on USARS and P.J.’s website needs more biographies
   from players. Please take the time to complete the form under
   the USARS website and get these to Peggy Young at USARS.
4. See the CIRH website
   for dates of international tournaments. That web site is: www.inf.fh-dortmund.de/rollhockey/forms/InternatCalendar.pdf.
5. The USARS website
   is: www.usarinkhockey.com.
6. P.J.’s website
   for our sport is: www.usarinkhockey.com .
7. Fund-raising, sponsorship
   and grant ideas should be given to Cheri Lewis and Yvvonne Ashlock.
   Their contact information is: Cheri, Cheri@reachonetravel.com, (C) 360.789.1947 and Yvonne, itsmeyvvonne@aol.com (C) 940.255.9759.

Next Conference Call:
Saturday, February 20^th, 12:00 noon EST?

Prepared by,

Barb Brooks