WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE
ASSOCIATION
Minutes of October 3,
2009
General Membership
Meeting
533: The mandatory
general membership meeting of the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse
Association was held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. at Bertona Hall,
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington.
Board President: Vern Smith
Board Executive Secretary: Daniela Colter
Division I Rep: Brandon Fortier
Division II Rep: Kevin Martin
East Rep: Vern Smith
Metro Rep: Ryan Kelly
West Rep: Rob Hawley
North Rep: Peter White
At-Large: Tony
Olney
Division I – Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Curtis, Eastlake, Eastside
Catholic, Issaquah, King’s Way, Lakeside, Lake Tapps, Mercer Island, Mukilteo,
Northshore, Overlake, Puyallup, Seattle Prep, Skyline, Stadium, Tacoma, Tahoma,
Vashon
Division II – Franklin,
Garfield, Gig Harbor, Highline, Klahowya, Lake Washington, Liberty, Lynnwood, Mt
Si, Nathan Hale, North County, North Kitsap, Overlake, Olympic, Redmond,
Roosevelt, Sammamish, San Juan, Selah, Silver Lake, Skagit Valley, Snohomish,
South Kitsap, Stanwood, Three Rivers, Wenatchee, Whatcom,
Woodinville
534: Roll was
taken and Vern asked each program to review and confirm the information on the
contact list and return to Daniela.
535: New members
to the league and their representatives were welcomed and introduced – Gig
Harbor – Ken Uddenberg; Lake Washington – James Anderson; Liberty – Sara
Tamblyn; Mt. Si – Woodroe Kiser; Providence Christian– Nate Morris; Silver Lake –
Stan Kosick; Woodinville – Gavin Molitor.
536: The present
WHSBLA Board members were introduced: Brandon Fortier – Division I rep;
Rob Hawley – West side rep; Peter White– North side rep; Ryan Kelly – Metro rep;
Kevin Martin – Div II rep; Tony Olney – At-large rep; Vern Smith – East side rep
and current Board President; and Daniela Colter – Secretary Treasurer.
Each team has two reps – division and region – who represent team’s
interests. Teams are encouraged to call their reps or email them to
express concerns and views.
537: Matthew Hastings, a
representative from Stealth, spoke at the meeting about the program. He
explained that Stealth would help in any way to grow lacrosse in Washington. If
a team buys season tickets the program will sit the team together. Doug Lockhear
can be contacted if you would like to purchase tickets.
538: Vern presented an award to
Tony Olney for his dedication to WHSBLA. Tony was involved with WA Council and
has been involved in WHSBLA since its inception. Tony will still be involved in
lacrosse at the WA Chapter and girl’s lacrosse. Best of luck
Tony.
539: The first
order of business for the membership was elections of Division I and II Reps and
the At-Large Rep. Write-in ballots are allowed. Each opposed
candidate was given a brief opportunity to describe why they want to be a member
of the Board. Candidates for election were:
Division I: Brandon Fortier, unopposed
Division II: Kevin Martin, unopposed
At-large Rep: (1) Ian O’Hearn (2) Chris Sherman
In
the process of the voting, a member nominated Chris Sherman for the
Division II Rep as well as for the At-large Rep. After discussion, this
nomination was allowed.
540:
Ballots were tabulated by Vern and Daniela and election results were
announced by Vern:
Division I Rep: Brandon Fortier
Division II Rep: Kevin Martin
At-Large Rep: Ian O’Hearn
New
Business:
541: Brandon
explained to the members what is required from all programs in regards to
documentations. Each team will require a binder containing the following
information, a list of the program’s Board Members, WSP background check, Proof
of Insurance, Lystedt Law compliance, USL membership, Coaches Certification,
Player’s Code of Conduct, CPR and First Aid Certificates. The Board will no
longer collect copies of these documents but will require signatures of Board
Presidents and/or AD’s verifying that the documents are readily available for
inspection. Brandon showed the members a sample binder. Coaches packets will be
e-mailed to all the coaches before the February meeting.
542: Vern asked the members if
they would be interested in a CPR and First Aid training course immediately
following the February meeting and a majority of the members said yes.
543: Dues will
remain the same as in 2009 - $10/player for regular members and $5/player for
teams in their first year with the league. The board has implemented two new
types of fees. A scheduling fee of $100 for the varsity team and $75 for
subsequent teams; and $50 charge for each new game added once the program has
been billed. The $50 fee does not apply to moving games already scheduled. The
increase in fees is due to an expected increase in the PR’s salary, pay raise
for the scheduler and the secretary/treasurer.
544: Vern informed
the membership that Sherwin Shayegan is back in the news and to be on guard. He
is banned from being on most school properties. Please report him if he shows up
on school property.
545: Brandon explained the DI and
DII reassignments. According to the results of the survey it was clear that the
membership wanted the current DI/DII model however to be more balanced. Brandon
mentioned that the choice of the wording for realignment and reassignment may be
confusing and the Board will fix the wording in the handbook. He explained that
the Board did not realign the league. This would need to be voted on by the
membership. The board reassigned several teams so that DI and DII are more
balanced. There are currently 20 teams in DI and 29 teams in DII. There was a
long discussion concerning how the conferences within the divisions were
decided. There was some concern about additional travel times for a few teams.
546: Brandon reminded the
membership that regular season contests are limited to 20 games plus one
jamboree. Brandon gave an overview of how the playoffs will be determined and
mentioned that if anyone has any other ideas to e-mail them to the board. There
will be 12 playoff games in DI and 16 playoff games in DII.
547: Brandon informed the
membership that programs no longer are required to have a JV or F/S team to be
in DI. The rational is that in balancing the number of programs in DI and DII,
not all teams in DI can field a second team. This rule has been changed in the
handout. The program’s second team can be established as a JV or F/S team
depending on your roster or two JV teams. League rules indicate that F/S players
must be 9th or 10th graders. As a guideline if you have 35
players then you can field two teams.
548: Please send any updated
information to Brandon for the website and team page.
549: Vern discussed the new Zach
Lystedt Law. The law will have an impact on all programs that use school
facilities. All coaches will need to be trained and must comply with the law.
The website contains all the information required and training for the coaches.
WHSBLA has followed what WIAA has established in regards to this law. Programs
hosting out of state teams will have to provide proof of compliance their
district is requiring.
550: Vern reminded the membership
that modifications to the By-laws requires a vote by the membership. Eastside Catholic suggested that a
committee be established to review the by-laws. This request will be added to
the Board’s next meeting agenda.
551: Important
dates:
March 1,
2010 – First day of
practice for remaining teams
May 22,
2010 – Championship
Day
August 1,
2010 – Dead period
begins for all teams
552: Vern reminded
all coaches of the coaching standards which go into effect this season.
Each program/AD is responsible for keeping track of hours. All coaches
need to complete Level I and US Lacrosse provides the training on their
website.
553: Every
Varsity team will be required to have jerseys that meet NFHS requirements for
the 2010 season. You can find the rule in the Handbook section 10.1.0 for
details.
Vern reminded teams that home jersey’s are lighter colored and away
jersey’s are darker colored, per NFHS rules.
554:
Question: What are the requirements for gloves? Gloves should be a
consistent dominant color.
555: The Redmond
coach asked the board if WHSBLA would highly encourage the league to support
prostate cancer awareness. Vern asked that this request be placed on the agenda
for the next board meeting.
556: Question: Can
the board review the 4-quarter rule and change the By-Laws? If a team
participates in a jamboree with two 20 minute stopped halves then the team can
only play 1 game a day in the tournament. Answer: WHSBLA follows WIAA rules and
regulations. Kevin Leary will send details to the board explaining why he would
like the rules changed for jamborees.
557: If new teams wish to practice
before the March 1, 2010, then a request must be sent to the board for a
decision.
558: Question: Can the board
review the 12 goal rule and the running clock? Answer: This is a rule
established by WALOA.
559: Question: Can the board
review the 4-quarter rule in regards to the goalies? Can goalies be available to
play more than 4 quarters a day. The 4-quarter rule is a WIAA requirement and
WHSBLA follows this rule.
560: The next
general membership meeting is a mandatory meeting for head coaches. Saturday,
February 6, 2010. The time will be announced.
561: The meeting
was adjourned at 2:00 pm.
Daniela Colter, Executive Secretary