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2000-2001 Annual Meeting
General Meeting
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard;
Todd Clapper, Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Paul Lovejoy,
Fordham; Joe Linehan, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy; Carey Heckman,
Dartmouth College; Russ Yarworth, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St.
Francis; Derek Ellingson, Queens; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott
Reed, George Washington; Luis Nicolao, Princeton; Jim Yeamans,
Slippery Rock; Donna Heinel, Massachusetts; Allyson Gillespie,
Villanova; Mike Maroney, Hartwick
The meeting began with a discussion of the various proposals.
Proposal G1: The commissioner made a motion to establish a pre-game protocol as follows for all single games and championship finals:
Timeline prior to contest:
1:00 Warm-up time available
to teams
:30 Referees arrive
and inspect course/athletes
:10 Pool is
cleared and captains called
:05 Teams
line up for introductions in numerical order left to right Coaches
stand with teams. Officials stand at center pool. Home team
introduced last.
:02 Anthem
played
:00 Game
begins
Seconded by Mike Schofield. Motion passed.
The commissioner made a motion that the varsity schedules are only
permitted to be altered on even numbered years. Russ Yarworth
seconded. Motion defeated.
The commissioner made a motion to approve the budget submitted.
Seconded by Carey Heckman. Motion passed. A copy of the budget will
be posted in the financial section.
The commissioner submitted several reports for the
membership’s review. These reports are listed below.
Membership Growth
Accounts receivable (Teams unpaid as of meeting date)
Gate Receipts
Net Income statements and balance sheet at time of meeting (Final
statements will be posted when the books are closed in 2001)
Referee Report
Referee Proposed Clinic Schedule
Carey Heckman made a motion to revise a proposal passed last year
that was mean to increase the size of the Board to include
individuals capable of providing marketing insights. The revision
would create a Board of Advisors instead of expanding the existing
Board of Directors. Carl Quigley seconded. Motion passed. The
premise behind this board will be to have a marketing plan in place
by next year. Current Board of Advisors includes Bruce Fletcher,
and Stuart Sheldon. The Board will include a minimum of three
advisors.
The members held elections for the positions on the Board of
Directors that had expired. Russ Yarworth, Head Coach at
Massachusetts and Carl Quigley, Assistant Athletic Director at St.
Francis College and Head Coach, were elected to the Board.
The Board of Review for 2001 was selected to be John Benedict,
Chair, Jim Floerchinger, Allyson Gillespie, and Loren Bertocci.
Mike Schofield made a motion that a $2.50 increase/year be awarded
the officials when they officiate varsity events for each of the
next four years beginning in the fall of 2001. Allyson Gillespie
seconded. Motion passed.
Carey Heckman made a motion to provide a shirt to CWPA officials
working a minimum of two weekends per season. Jim Floerchinger
seconded. Motion passed.
Tom Tracey made a motion that colored shirts be permitted for
referees at the Eastern Championships. Seconded by Carey Heckman.
Motion passed.
Russ Yarworth made a motion that the Men’s ECAC Championship
includes the top four from the north and the top four from the
south with the host receiving an automatic bid. If the host team is
not in the top eight, a nine-team format is used with the host
receiving the ninth seed. Seconded by Luis Nicolao. Motion
passed.
Todd Clapper made a motion that the Women’s ECAC
Championship includes the top two from each region with the host
receiving an automatic bid. If the host fails to qualify, a
nine-team format is used with the host receiving the ninth seed.
Seconded by Jim Floerchinger. Motion passed.
Luis Nicolao made a motion that the championship game for varsity
competition be the last scheduled contest of the weekend. Seconded
by Allyson Gillespie. Motion passed.
A discussion was held about a new electronic device that will work
with the timing system to more accurately stop the clock on a
referee’s whistle. Todd Clapper indicated he would be willing
to try the system at a tournament this spring. The commissioner
indicated he would make the arrangements.
Other marketing possibilities were discussed and the commissioner
indicated he would pursue the best opportunities. The consensus
among the members indicated that they would be willing to review a
list of potential areas for sponsorship to ensure there are no
areas of concern regarding appropriateness of a sponsor’s
involvement.
Women’s Meeting
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard;
Todd Clapper, Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Allyson Gillespie,
Villanova; Donna Heinel, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St. Francis;
Derek Ellingson, Queens; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott Reed, George
Washington; Luis Nicolao, Princeton; Jim Yeamans, Slippery Rock;
Mike Maroney, Hartwick
The annual meeting opened with a discussion of the various
proposals.
The commissioner made a motion to increase officials’ fees
for women’s varsity competition to $40 for regular season
games and $50 for Eastern Championship games, effective 2002.
Seconded by Carl Quigley. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion to publish the women’s 2003 schedule a year in
advance was withdrawn due to the fact that procedure is already
followed.
Proposal W3
Michael Maroney made a motion to replace the New York Regional
regular season tournaments with head to head competition starting
in the 2002 season. Each of the seven (7) 2002 New York
Regional institutions would get six (6) regional games utilizing
six (6) dates of competition. The top four (4) institutions
would qualify for the Northern Divisional Championships. This
system would guarantee each member institution with three (3) home
divisional games per year and three (3) away games per year.
Seconded by Carl Quigley. Motion defeated.
New Business
Teams decided by consensus that the New York Region will
compete using a double round robin format due to the withdrawal of
Lehman from the original schedule.
Todd Clapper made a motion that the New England Region uses a
double round robin format for competition in 2001, with the ability
to pull one game from the schedule. Furthermore, that games played
at the University of Massachusetts be held only on Saturday, March
17. Seconded by Jim Floerchinger. The motion was made to address
the withdrawal of UMass Dartmouth from the schedule until 2002.
Motion passed.
Motion was made by Todd Clapper to limit the Northern Division
Championship to eight teams. Jim Floerchinger seconded. Motion
defeated.
Motion was made by Jim Floerchinger to have all teams attend the
Northern Division Championship. Carl Quigley seconded. Motion
passed.
Motion was made by Luis Nicolao to limit Eastern Championships to
eight teams. The tournament will follow the approved eight-team
format. Seconded by Mike Maroney. Motion passed.
Allyson Gillespie made a motion to have the top four teams from
their respective championships (Northern and Southern Divisions)
receive an automatic bid. Seeding would be performed in order of
finish within the championships in alternating fashion between
divisions, with the first seed awarded to the division that won the
prior year. Todd Clapper seconded. Motion passed.
Allyson Gillespie made a motion that if a team withdraws in a
division leaving only four teams remaining, the region would follow
a double round robin format to be held on one day. Jim Yeamans
seconded. Motion passed.
Luis Nicolao made a motion that teams be permitted to pull one
game prior to the release of the schedule beginning 2002. Allyson
Gillespie seconded. Motion passed.
Allyson Gillespie made a motion that all league games count
towards the standings during the regular season. Keith Bullion
seconded. Motion passed.
Men’s Varsity Meeting
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard;
Todd Clapper, Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Paul Lovejoy,
Fordham; Joe Linehan, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy; Carey Heckman,
Dartmouth College; Russ Yarworth, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St.
Francis; Derek Ellingson, Queens; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott
Reed, George Washington; Luis Nicolao, Princeton; Jim Yeamans,
Slippery Rock
The meeting opened with a discussion of the proposals
submitted.
Proposal 1
Proposal 1 was tabled originally for further discussion until
after a break. When teams reconvened, the following motion was made
by Keith Bullion and seconded by Scott Reed to revise the Southern
division competitive format according to the following:
The Southern Division will use three weekends of competition in
which the first is a regional weekend in shallow/deep facilities.
The second weekend is seeded by the first weekend and held in an
all-deep facility and involves all teams. The top seed for the
second weekend is awarded to the team that won Southern
Championships the prior year. When Grove City hosts the second
weekend of competition, the southern region will host their
regional event at a 30-meter facility. Teams may pull out games
from this weekend to ensure home contests for everyone each year.
The third weekend is the southern division championship in an
all-deep facility and seeding is based on the results of the second
weekend. Mike Schofield will supply the rotation schedule for the
next two years based on previous information distributed. John
Zeigler seconded. Motion passed.
Todd Clapper made a motion that the Northern Division uses a
schedule similar to the Southern Division. Seconded by Russ
Yarworth. Motion defeated.
Proposal 2 was withdrawn
Proposal 3
Russ Yarworth made a motion to adopt a rotation schedule for
championships to permit Harvard to host at a time other than the
Yale-Harvard football game. Keith Bullion seconded. Motion
passed.
John Zeigler made a motion that Bucknell be admitted into the
rotation in 2003 in the Southern Division position. Seconded by Jim
Yeamans.
Proposal MV4A was withdrawn
Proposal MV4B was withdrawn
Proposal MV5 was withdrawn
Proposal MV6 was withdrawn
Proposal MV6A was withdrawn
Proposal MV6B
Keith Bullion made a motion to send the proposal to a mail ballot.
Joe Linehan seconded. Motion passed. The proposal is as
follows:
Authors: Ted Bresnahan, Johns Hopkins and Keith Bullion, Grove
City
Eastern Men’s Division III Championship and Seeding
Tournament
The Division III varsity teams would continue to hold the Eastern
Division III championship and the Eastern Division III Invitational
(Seeding) Tournament. The site for the Eastern Division III
Championship and the Invitational Tournament would not be
restricted by pool dimension, but the two events will be hosted in
opposite regions in any given year. Modified Round robin play
(utilizing CWPA games already scheduled/played within the region)
at the Invitational will determine seeds. Failure to participate in
the invitational may, at the discretion of the seeding committee,
affect the seed. Seeding Committee will consist of the CWPA
Commissioner, and two institutional coaches, elected by region. The
head referee for each event will replace the commissioner as a
voting member on the tournament committee. The host coach, if not
already on the tournament committee, will be added as a non-voting
member.
Rationale:
These two tournaments promote competition between like
institutions (D III) and will help in the growth of the sport in
that division. It allows teams to use their travel dollars for
other tournaments as the competitiveness of their squad
increases. It balances travel by region each
year. Currently only Connecticut College, MIT, Grove City, and
Lehman (should they return) are true all-deep venues. The
value for the sport, for the competing institutions, the
encouragement of local media coverage, and campus awareness at W
& J, USMMA, Penn State-Behrend, and Johns Hopkins outweigh the
luxury of an all-deep venue in each year for these events.
The commissioner made a motion that the varsity schedules are only
permitted to be altered on even numbered years. Russ Yarworth
seconded. Motion defeated.
The commissioner made a motion to approve the budget submitted.
Seconded by Carey Heckman. Motion passed. A copy of the budget will
be posted in the financial section.
The commissioner submitted several reports for the
membership’s review. These reports are listed below.
Membership Growth
Accounts receivable (Teams unpaid as of meeting date)
Gate Receipts
Net Income statements and balance sheet at time of meeting (Final
statements will be posted when the books are closed in 2001)
Referee Report
Referee Proposed Clinic Schedule
Carey Heckman made a motion to revise a proposal passed last year
that was mean to increase the size of the Board to include
individuals capable of providing marketing insights. The revision
would create a Board of Advisors instead of expanding the existing
Board of Directors. Carl Quigley seconded. Motion passed. The
premise behind this board will be to have a marketing plan in place
by next year. Current Board of Advisors includes Bruce Fletcher,
and Stuart Sheldon. The Board will include a minimum of three
advisors.
The members held elections for the positions on the Board of
Directors that had expired. Russ Yarworth, Head Coach at
Massachusetts and Carl Quigley, Assistant Athletic Director at St.
Francis College and Head Coach, were elected to the Board.
The Board of Review for 2001 was selected to be John Benedict,
Chair, Jim Floerchinger, Allyson Gillespie, and Loren Bertocci.
Mike Schofield made a motion that a $2.50 increase/year be awarded
the officials when they officiate varsity events for each of the
next four years beginning in the fall of 2001. Allyson Gillespie
seconded. Motion passed.
Carey Heckman made a motion to provide a shirt to CWPA officials
working a minimum of two weekends per season. Jim Floerchinger
seconded. Motion passed.
Tom Tracey made a motion that colored shirts be permitted for
referees at the Eastern Championships. Seconded by Carey Heckman.
Motion passed.
Russ Yarworth made a motion that the Men’s ECAC Championship
includes the top four from the north and the top four from the
south with the host receiving an automatic bid. If the host team is
not in the top eight, a nine-team format is used with the host
receiving the ninth seed. Seconded by Luis Nicolao. Motion
passed.
Todd Clapper made a motion that the Women’s ECAC
Championship includes the top two from each region with the host
receiving an automatic bid. If the host fails to qualify, a
nine-team format is used with the host receiving the ninth seed.
Seconded by Jim Floerchinger. Motion passed.
Luis Nicolao made a motion that the championship game for varsity
competition be the last scheduled contest of the weekend. Seconded
by Allyson Gillespie. Motion passed.
A discussion was held about a new electronic device that will work
with the timing system to more accurately stop the clock on a
referee’s whistle. Todd Clapper indicated he would be willing
to try the system at a tournament this spring. The commissioner
indicated he would make the arrangements.
Other marketing possibilities were discussed and the commissioner
indicated he would pursue the best opportunities. The consensus
among the members indicated that they would be willing to review a
list of potential areas for sponsorship to ensure there are no
areas of concern regarding appropriateness of a sponsor’s
involvement.
