ISWA Monthly Meeting
January 11, 2009
Call to Order:
Louis Rosbottom called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm.
Roll Call:
Board Members: Louis Rosbottom, Apryl McClurg, J.D. Minch, Renee Schoettle, Sharon Rosbottom, Sharon Dowden, Jeff McClurg, Trina Dowden, Joe Downing, Mike Dowden, Bill Nicely, John Schattner, Jake Harreld, Patt VanHorn, Mark Mundy, Mark Stevenson, Jim Littlejohn, Isaac Hook, Joe Lybarger, Beth Lybarger, Rex Peckinpaugh, Linda Robinson, Carol Schroeder, Ed Wojdyla, Jean Whetstone, Mike Weimer, Cale Hoover, Kyle Fellure, Corine Kendrick, and Sharon Wise. Michelle and Eddie Kaster (club representatives) were also present.
Louis began the meeting by reminding all board members to complete their background checks. If there are questions and/or issues concerning background checks, please see Trina Dowden or Louis Rosbottom. The rooming lists for Ben Davis and Huntington were passed around for completion at the end of the meeting.
Minutes: Apryl McClurg
§ Apryl presented the December minutes.
§ Joe Lybarger made a motion to accept the minutes.
§ Mark Mundy seconded the motion.
§ An amendment was made concerning the weight of the clocks and the weight of the cases.
§ Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer's Report: Renee Schoettle
§ Renee presented the Treasurer’s Report.
§ All looks good with the tax return.
§ Treasurer’s report shows a negative due to publication cost, and no profit from state tournaments to date.
§ We need to be cost conscientious with the state of the economy and the unknown profit margin for the year.
§ John Schattner made a motion to accept the report as presented.
§ Joe Lybarger seconded the motion.
§ Motion passed unanimously.
Old Business:
John Hurrle
§ Mike Dowden reported that ballots were counted and votes were in support of 8 different individuals.
§ The winner for this year’s John Hurrle Award is Coach Bob Kopnisky.
§ John Schattner was asked to present the award at the IHSWCA Hall of Fame Banquet in February.
Folkstyle State Finals
§ Patt Van Horn reported on the tournament meeting, which was held prior to the board meeting.
§ There will be a tournament walk-thru @ 10am on February 8th at Ben Davis High School.
§ Ben Davis will be 2 days in 1 gym. Huntington will be 2 days in the field house and gym.
§ Patt will be contacting Aaron Moss (Ben Davis) and Andy Eckert (Huntington) to review tournament details.
§ We still are in need of officials on Saturday @ Ben Davis.
§ Needs for all areas were discussed in the tournament meeting.
§ Encourage clubs to volunteer for table help (there are perks throughout the day, but volunteers do not get free admission)
§ Chris Lynch-Pro Power will sponsor all of the state champion shirts for Folkstyle State this year.
Regional Weigh-In Sites
§ Beech Grove – Apryl McClurg
§ Hobart – Joe Willmann
§ Jimtown – Jean Whetstone
§ Huntington – Mary Friedt
§ Lafayette Jeff – JD Minch
§ Northview – Trina Dowden
§ New Castle – Rex Peckinpaugh
§ Jeffersonville – Corine Kendrick
§ Evansville – Louis Rosbottom
Time Clocks
§ We are moving forward with the purchase of new tower clocks and cases.
§ They have been ordered and should arrive within 4-5 weeks. Jim Littlejohn is assisting with building the shelving for storage of the clocks. Bill Nicely is accepting shipment of the clocks.
§ The clock cases are totes on wheels. The cases may not be completed in time for Folkstyle State. We will use the boxes for transporting, if the cases are not delivered in time.
§ We are keeping 4 of the old clocks.
New Business:
IHSWCA Hall of Fame Banquet
§ A sign up sheet was available for ISWA members.
§ Dick Neal and John Schattner will be inducted into the IHSWCA Hall of Fame.
§ Jake Harreld will contact Coach Kopnisky and his family so that the ISWA can purchase their tickets to attend.
Directors Reports
§ Vice Chair of Administration – JD Minch (Tom Dolly was not able to attend)
o Sports Medicine – Isaac Hook
§ Has contacted 3 local institutions: St Vincent, St Francis and Riverview Noblesville about providing medical staff at our state and national tournaments.
§ Has already met with the outreach rep for St. Vincent and they are researching the feasibility
§ It is necessary to provide and improve our medical coverage for our athletes
§ Jake Harreld suggested contacting Methodist also.
o Membership Director – Trina Dowden
§ Ordered wrestler and spectator passes, wristbands and presentation charts for Folkstyle State.
§ Please get requests for needed supplies in to the office asap
§ There are still 3 cases in the collection process (bad debts)
§ Current Membership Numbers: Sanctions 77, Clubs 129, Athletes 1714 and coaches to USAW approximately 150.
o Director of Services – Sharon Dowden
§ There are extra publications at the ISWA office that are available for clubs.
§ Bill Nicely is helping to distribute publications to 1st year wrestlers at Beginners Tournaments.
o Registration Director – Joe Lybarger
§ Working to obtain goals for registration.
o Law & Legislation Director – Lana Pendoski
§ Not Present. No Report.
o Tournament Statistics Director – Carol Schroeder
§ Has received a complaint from a parent whose child’s name was not listed in the publication due placing 8th.
§ Jean Whetstone is still working on a resolution for these types of situations, because Track Wrestling does accommodate out to 8th place. Wrestlers sometimes request early award release and leave the tournament, before a special bout for 8th place is determined.
o Transportation Director – John Schattner
§ Transportation for Cadet National Duals at Rochester, Minnesota is under budget. There is a comp room for the bus driver at the hotel.
§ Still waiting on a schedule for Jr Duals from USA Wrestling.
§ Rooms are reserved for bus drivers in Fargo.
§ Hotels are hard to find for Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa.
o Equipment Director – Bill Nicely
§ Working on Folkstyle Nationals shirt design.
§ Bill is posting signs at all local tournaments to inform parents and wrestlers of the required pre-registration for state tournaments.
o Hospitality Director – Linda Robinson
§ Collected necessary information at tournament meeting for hospitality.
§ Welcomed Eddie Kastner back!
o Section 1 – Joe Willmann
§ Not Present. No Report.
o Section 2 – Mary Friedt
§ Not Present. No Report.
o Section 3 – Sharon Wise
§ There has been a meeting at Warren Central to begin planning for School Boy Nationals.
o Section 4 – Mark Stevenson
§ Two clubs in Section 4 have changed staff. He will turn information into the office.
o Section 5 – Corrine Kendrick
§ Will not be able to attend next month’s meeting, due to Jeffersonville’s tournament.
§ Vice Chair of Programs – J.D. Minch
o Tournament Director – Patt Van Horn
§ Touched briefly on the tournament meeting held earlier in the day.
o Mat Officials Developmental Director – Mark Mundy
§ Working through background checks for officials.
§ Coordinating for upcoming state tournaments.
o Folkstyle Referees Developmental Director – Jim Littlejohn
§ Has had a lot of success recruiting officials for Folkstyle State. A little short on Saturday @ Ben Davis due to so many middle school tournaments being held the same day.
§ Tournament packets have been revised and contain updated signup sheets for officials. This information is critical toward building a current database. Please encourage clubs to use these sign up sheets at their local tournaments and mail them in.
Pairing Officials Director – Jean Whetstone
§ Joe and Jean are discussing the development of a tournament pairing manual.
§ Talked about Track Wrestling and the problem with 6th place and up. It is less of a problem if we only placed out to 6th place. Track Wrestling also does not facilitate ties.
§ We need to re-educate the wrestling community: It is NOT always lose 2 matches and go home. There are special bouts in some cases. Early award release adds to this problem.
§ Working on registration dates for pre-registration. This is needed asap for Folkstyle State.
§ Regional weigh-in process: Need a plan for each site. Need a list of pre-registered wrestlers.
§ Will email the board a plan before next meeting in February.
§ Sharon and Trina need to know what waivers are on Track Wrestling so that the office does not duplicate paperwork for parents and wrestlers.
§ Sharon and Trina will have site packets prepared for regional weigh-in sites at the February meeting.
o Pairing Officials Developmental Director – Joe Downing
§ Part of above discussion with Jean Whetstone.
o Scholarship Director – Sharon Rosbottom
§ Scholarship mailings are complete.
§ 268 DVDs have been mailed to high schools who do not currently belong to the ISWA.
o State Coaches Director – Danny Struck
§ Sent a report via email.
§ Danny reported on the coaches conference call meeting concerning Folkstyle Nationals. Jeff McClurg is working on confirming the Team Leader and calls are being made to the coaching candidates that were discussed.
§ The next coaches conference call is scheduled for February 2nd @ 9:30PM.
§ He is still working with USA Wrestling on the Silver Clinic—has sent an itinerary and waiting for approval. There will be some upfront costs involved, but he hopes to recoup these costs. Danny does not anticipate that the clinic will be a money-maker, but it will be a good educational tool for Indiana coaches.
§ He has mailed a coaches application to every high school in Indiana.
o Regional Training Center Director – Rex Peckinpaugh
§ Planning to have an ISWA sponsored clinician at each RTC site at least once.
§ Chris Fleeger is currently slated to participate.
o Cultural Exchange Director – Ed Wojdyla
§ Passed out 4 documents concerning cultural exchange.
§ Trip to Japan will fall between July 15 and August 25th. Trying to plan around Fargo, so target dates are July-August 9. 2nd year Schoolboys and Cadets are eligible for this trip.
§ Met with Mongolian rep over Christmas and they have verbally agreed to come to US. Mongolia and Tibet working together on cultural exchange. Target date is August 10th. They will fly into Chicago and spend time in Northern Indiana, Indianapolis and Bloomington (Mongolian Cultural Center located in Bloomington). They would like for the US to come to Mongolia in 2010. Country has strong wrestling tradition.
o Team Leader Director – Jeff McClurg
§ Making calls to confirm the team leader position for Middle School Duals. Working closely with Chris Lynch.
§ Also working on Folkstyle National trip.
o Director – Ed Pendoski
§ Not Present. No Report.
o Cadet Director – Jake Harreld
§ Working with Danny Struck on coaching staff deadlines, coaches cards and background checks.
o Junior Director – Cale Hoover
§ Waiting on Jr Dual schedule
§ Also working on coaching staff deadlines, coaches cards, and background checks.
§ Mark Mundy asked to be informed of Jr Dual schedule when confirmed, so that he can line up Indiana officials.
o Folkstyle Director – Chris Lynch
§ Also participated in the coaches conference call. Working with Danny Struck and Jeff McClurg on selection and confirmation of coaches and team leader.
o Greco Director – Mike Weimer
§ Plans to attend RTCs so that kids get to know him and he has an opportunity to work with the kids. Feels that Greco education will increase number of participants in Greco tournaments and Greco State.
Women’s Director – Beth Lybarger
§ Lee Miracle from Bloomington interested in helping coach Women’s National Team. Has a daughter in the seventh grade.
§ Beth wants to post women’s wrestling dates on the IHSWCA and ISWA websites.
§ She has been contacting beginner wrestlers. Mark Stevenson reported that Franklin Community has 3 girls on their middle school team.
o IN College Coach’s Rep – Kyle Fellure
§ Working with coaching staff changes at University of Indianapolis.
o Immediate Past Chair – Mike Dowden
§ Mike questioned if the Silver Clinic was budgeted for. Concerned that if the attendee numbers are low, we could lose money. Cale Hoover expressed optimism concerning number of attendees.
Motion to Adjourn
§ Joe Lybarger made a motion to adjourn.
§ John Schattner seconded the motion.
§ Motion passed unanimously.
Meeting Adjourned @ 1:40pm
Next Meeting: Sunday, February 8th, 2009:
Tournament Meeting @ 10am at Ben Davis High School
Board Meeting @ Noon
Submitted by
Apryl McClurg
ISWA Secretary
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