Colorado Judo League Meeting

February 25, 2005

 

 

I.                    Welcome – Sam Hashimoto 9:10 pm

II.                 Review of Minutes – Tracy Crawford

III.               Financial Statement – Sam Hashimoto

a.       There is around $29,000 in the bank.

b.      Financials will be available after final computations and payments for the Awards Banquet

IV.              Old Business

a.       Reiterate delegated early weigh ins – 2 locations: 1 Denver, 1 Colorado Springs.  Clubs can no longer fax weights in for tournaments.  Athletes have two options: weigh in at designated weigh in locations or weigh in the morning of the tournament.

b.      There is a plan to have a clinic teaching how to manage a tournament.  Bracketing will be included.

c.       Northglenn is holding a clinic April 1-3, 2005.  Coach Eddie Liddie will be planning.

d.      Colorado Judo League has achieved non-profit status.

e.       The Denver Buddhist Temple novice judo tournament created a new bracket for orange and green belts to be able to fight.  It worked out well.

f.        John Miller has taken over working on the Colorado Judo League website.

g.       CJL published its first newsletter.  A second edition is in the works.

h.       Colorado judokas need to better support Joshi Judo.

V.                 Committee Reports

a.       PR – John Miller: Everyone is getting emails from ColoJudoNews.  Judo is getting good press in the papers. 

b.      Budget & Finance – Deanna Cheatum: Committees need to turn in budgets or there will be no funding.

c.       Development – Larry Cheatum: No report.

d.      Fundraising – Sherrie Phillips: CJL now has non-profit status.

e.       Coaching – Rich Mignogna: Planning another coach’s clinic.  All-Star Team was success.

f.        Tournaments – Jodi Schwartz: Kick off tournament went well.  Northglenn tournament is coming up.  OTC is trying for tournament in June.  Boulder is trying for tournament in May.  Let Jodi know about any tournaments.

g.       Promotion – Page Baptist: New promotion book is available online.  There is a new test.

h.       Referee – Gentry Kendall:  There is a referee clinic on April 8th 6:30 – 8:30pm.

i.         Registration – Sam Hashimoto:  All clubs have registered except Timberline who is planning to do so within the next couple weeks.

j.        Tech Officials – Deanna Cheatum: Need to refresh skills of tech officials.  Tech officials now need to be 12 or older.

k.      Volunteers – Tammie Liddie: There was a lot of help for the awards banquet.

VI.              Recap of Banquet

a.       Sherrie Phillips arranged for the Air Force Academy to sponsor event.

b.      Heidi Moore did photo presentation.

c.       Tracy Crawford designed invitations.

d.      Pat Nading put together program.

e.       Goal for next banquet is to start much earlier.

f.        CJL paid out $2800 and earned around $3300. 

g.       The silent auction earned $750.  Someone sabotaged the silent auction by writing wrong names and amounts. 

h.       The banquet paid for the All Star Team, which was the biggest expense.

i.         Rich Mignogna suggested someone volunteer to be committee head.  Sherrie Phillips accepted.

j.        Suggested date for 2006 is February.

k.      Pat Nading suggested the banquet be intermixed by everyone, not just the executive and coach committees.

l.         Criteria for the All Star Committee need to be established and advertised ahead of time.

VII.            State Championships

a.       Need to compete and place to qualify for Nationals.

b.      Date is set for May 14, 2005.

                                                               i.      Heidi Moore motioned

                                                             ii.      Grace Jivedend 2nd motion.

                                                            iii.      In favor – unanimous

                                                           iv.      Against – 0

                                                             v.      Abstentions – 0

VIII.         Athlete Development Accounts – Rich Mignogna

a.       See attached proposal

b.      Nathan Pauls motioned to set up committee to develop a program subject to the final approval of the board of directors.

c.       Dave Schwartz 2nd motion.

d.      In favor – unanimous

e.       Against – 0

f.        Abstentions – 0

IX.              Purchase of Two Regulation Mat Surfaces – Rich Mignogna

a.       Rich Mignogna motioned to purchase two regulation mat surfaces and store them with “Great Crates” for at least one year.

b.      Jodi Schwartz seconds motion

c.       Against – 1

d.      Abstentions – 1

X.                 Definition of “Novice” Category in Tournaments – Tracy Crawford

a.       Tracy Crawford motioned that the novice definition is changed to simply “white and yellow belts, no higher.”  At a tournament a coach can petition the Tournament Director if necessary.

b.      Grace Jividend seconded motion

c.       Against – 0

d.      Abstentions – 2

XI.              Partial Funding for National Meeting Delegates

a.       Sam motioned to give partial funding to delegates who attend the national meeting on the condition the delegate must be in attendance for the whole meeting.

b.      Sherri Phillips seconded motion

c.       Against – 0

d.      Abstentions – 0

XII.            New Business

a.       Pat Nading motioned to establish an ad hoc committee of three before the next CJL meeting to create a special funding committee.

b.      Heidi Moore seconded motion

c.       Against – 0

d.      Abstentions – 0

e.       Sherrie Phillips motioned to purchase finance software and to work with an accountant.

                                                               i.      Pat Nading seconded motion

                                                             ii.      Against – 0

                                                            iii.      Abstentions – 0

XIII.         Next Meeting Date – May 14th after the State Championship Tournament

XIV.         Adjournment – 11:15 pm

a.       Deanna Cheatum motioned to adjourn

b.      Bruce Larkin seconded motion