Cara Gymnastics Committee Meeting
January 20, 2009
Commerce CityRecCenter
Attendance
Misty Gowdy, Commerce City
Alan Herron, Aurora
Kristin Larington, Broomfield
Stacey Folmar, ChalkBox
Pat Sharp, Carbon Valley
Heather Trammell, South Suburban
Susan Ludwig, Thornton
Megan Buttner, CATS
Laura Rocchio, Foothills
Courtenay Argier, Foothills
Karla Jensen, Hyland Hills
Budget Report
Pat Sharp reported that she is compiling 2008 figures and will have a complete report at the February meeting.
Judges Report
Alan reported on Edi’s behalf. The judges’ payment proposal for the 2009 season is as follows:
Judges will receive $60.00 per session per meet. If 4’s and 5’s are combined then it is $60 for that session. If the 4’s and 5’s each have their own session, it is $60 for each session.
Judges were asked and did not feel it is necessary to have a meet referee at regional and state meets.
We still need to look at mileage and lodging pay procedures and determine when mileage gets paid.
There was discussion among the committee as to how much control CARA coaches and host teams should have concerning who judges their meets. The question as to how to follow through on judges’ evaluations was also discussed. The committee would like comments from the league on judging in the 2008 season as well as the upcoming season.
We will be forming a separate committee to deal with judging issues. Karla Jensen, Alan Herron and Susan Ludwig have all volunteered to serve on this committee. We will be asking more judges to be involved also. If anyone is interested in serving on this committee, please contact Misty.
Board Positions and Responsibilities
The gymnastics league will have 4 officers all of whom will be league members and voted on by the league; the four positions will be:
- Chairperson – responsible for conducting and running meetings, league procedures, rule book and computers. Misty Gowdy – 303-289-3660 or mgowdy@c3gov.com
- Co-Chair – responsible for supporting chair and act in behalf of Chair in their absence. Co-Chair will also act as league treasurer if one cannot be found –
Motion made for Kristen Larington to become Co-Chair as it is presently vacant. Please submit you vote to Misty if you cannot attend the next meeting.
- Secretary – responsible for keeping minutes at all meetings and distributing information to the league body, to support Chair and Co-Chair in work and procedures and to act as a third in minor decision making. – Stacey Folmar
- Treasurer – responsible for keeping league accounts and assisting Chairman with yearly budget. To remain in office with a vote of confidence each year. Pat Sharp 303-833-3660 or pat@recdistrict.com
The Co-Chair will move to Chair after a vote of confidence is obtained and a new Co-Chair and Secretary will be elected every 2 years. In the case that a vote of confidence is not obtained for the acting Co-Chair a new Chair would be elected from those who have already held the position.
Meet hosts are being finalized. We still need a second host for May 2nd. Foothills, High Plains and ChalkBox are all checking into hosting on June 13th and June 20th. Please contact Misti if you are able to host and are not on the schedule.
Safety Certifications
Please make sure your safety certifications are up to date. They must be renewed every 2 years. A current list of certified coaches will be available soon. The test can be found on the CARA website and must be taken online. We are working on some technical issues and the list will be updated soon on the website.
Compulsory Routines
The routine clinic at ChalkBox was well attended.
Minor revisions to the written Compulsory routines will be posted on the website soon.
Proposal to change mandate for Level 4 and 5
A proposal submitted by Ben Way from Silverthorne (see attachment) was discussed. The committee felt that it was a good idea to enforce mandates at the compulsory level. Alan presented some figures for the 2008 season and will be compiling a more comprehensive view answering specific questions on numbers at the next meeting. At the February meeting the committee hopes to write a formal proposal concerning mandate scores at Level 4 and 5 based on these figures. The committee also discussed the Super 4- Super 5 proposed level and still feels it is necessary to address this situation in the upcoming season. Alan will be pulling statistics concerning this idea as well to determine a reasonable score and policy for implementing this new level. The committee also hopes to write a proposal for this at the next meeting.
When to split a level into age groups was also discussed. The rulebook currently states that an age group split occurs when there are more than 70 competitors in one age group. We will be looking at statistics and determining whether that number needs to be changed.
Next meeting is February 9th at noon at Commerce City Rec Center
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