WORL A/AA Minutes

WORL A/AA Minutes

Date: June 15, 2004

Location: Upper Optimist Hall, Stratford

Meeting began with the selecting of an Executive for the 2004/2005 season. Those present were asked to fill positions (one per association)

League Executive: President—Luc Lagrainge

Registrar and Treasurer—Keith Kaiser**

Secretary—Betty Ann Kerrigan (Forest)

VP Suspension/Referee in Chief—Western Region Officiating Committee

VP Scheduling—Dorchester

Division Conveners: Petite—Bill Rodgers (Chatham)

Tween—Murray Spivey (Waterloo)

Junior—Guelph

Belle—Elora Fergus**

**At the time of the meeting Bob Clements (Elora Fergus) was unsure of the position that Elora Fergus would be able to fill. Originally slotted to fill the Registrar position the Elora Fergus Executive requested that they be given the Belle convening position. Keith Kaiser would then fill in as Registrar for the year.

Constitution: Discussion concerning the wholesale adoption of the Constitution of the Central Ontario Ringette League (CORL) was held.

Waterloo raised the issue of fines – Are they too excessive?

All present were in agreement that coaches be allowed to continue to contact other coaches in order to reschedule games (current system deemed better than the ‘hoops’ required in CORL)

Should we track fineable offenses and see if the fines are necessary; keep a record and use this as a transition year

Get schedule to RIC with referees names – appropriate levels for refs let them get evaluated

Make sure refs are advised by Home Association regarding rescheduling.

Division Convener to contact League Scheduler regarding the rescheduling

Game sheets to be brought to meetings and given to the appropriate Convener

Motion by Guelph that we adopt the CORL Rules and Bylaws as a framework (starting template) incorporating the points mentioned above to be reworked over the course of the year (season) and amended as required. Seconded by Tillsonburg. Motion Carried all in favour.

Outlook for the 2004/2005 Season:

Discussion was held regarding teams each Association would be looking to have for the coming season.

Association	PP	TA	TAA	JA	JAA	BA	BAA	OA	OAA
Waterloo	X	X			X		X	X	X
Chatham	X	X				X
Guelph	X	X		?
London	X		X	?		?		X
Forest	X						X
St Marys	X
Stratford			X	?		?
Elora/ Fergus	X	X			X	X
Dorchester	X				X
Tillsonburg		X
Kitchener
Mitchell
Exeter
St Clements	X

Kitchener, Mitchell, Exeter and St Clements were not present at the meeting. The St Clements association since the meeting has provided the information that they will have a Provincial Petite team this season.

Where there are question marks and not X’s the associations were unsure of the level of team that they would be putting together.

Future Meetings:

Discussion held regarding the changing of venue. Scott Borland from Dorchester to look into a room for us to meet there.

Next Meeting: September 14, 2004 have ice times and teams.