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2004-2005 Annual Meeting
Women’s Meeting
The meeting was held Monday, December 13, 2004
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike McDowell, Director of Communication; Matt Olds,
Intern; Carl Salyer, Maryland; Jason Gall, Brown; Alan Huckins,
Hartwick; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Barry King, Indiana; Erik Farrar,
Harvard; Keith Bullion, Salem International; Matt Anderson,
Michigan; Derek Ellingson, Princeton University; Luis Nicolao,
Princeton University; Joe McCommons, Queens; Scott Reed, George
Washington.
The meeting began with a discussion of the various proposals. A
complete description of each proposal can be found by clicking on
the link below.
Varsity Proposals
Varsity Proposal 1
Withdrawn by Luis Nicolao.
A new proposal was introduced by Matt Anderson. The proposal stated
that a second referee poll will be conducted at the close of the
regular season among varsity coaches only. This poll will determine
the referees that are selected for the Eastern Championship. If one
or more of the divisional championships does not have an Eastern
Championship referee assigned to it, then the assignments for the
divisional championships will be altered to ensure all divisions
have an opportunity to see a referee who will work the Eastern
Championship. Alan Huckins seconded. Motion passed.
Varsity Proposal 2
Withdrawn by Luis Nicolao.
A new proposal was introduced by Carl Salyer. The proposal stated
that in response to the creation of the MAAC conference and the
fact that all members were ECAC teams, two spots out of eight at
the ECAC Championship would be reserved for MAAC teams. If a
tournament host did not qualify, then the field would be expanded
to nine teams. John Zeigler seconded. Motion passed.
A new proposal was introduced by Alan Huckins. The proposal stated
that qualification for the ECAC Championship for the six CWPA slots
will be based upon the results of the Eastern Championship. If one
or more slots are still available after the automatic
qualification, the CWPA women's poll committee will select the
remaining teams. The seeding for the ECAC Championship will be
based on the decision of the CWPA women's poll committee and one or
two representatives of the MAAC Conference. Scott Reed seconded.
Motion passed.
A new proposal was introduced by Alan Huckins. The proposal stated
that the ECAC Championship must be played in a 25 yard all-deep
facility. Erik Farrar seconded. An amendment was added that the
MAAC must determine the site of the championship in the years they
are due to host at least two years in advance. Motion passed.
New Business
Barry King made a motion that the Eastern Championship field be
composed of eight teams. Matt Anderson seconded. Motion passed.
Luis Nicolao made a motion that the Northern, Southern, and Western
divisions each receive bids for the two top finishers at their
respective division championships. The remaining two bids would be
determined by the CWPA women's poll committee. Carl Salyer
seconded. Motion passed.
By acclamation, the members of the 2004 poll committee are Alan
Huckins, Hartwick; Carl Salyer, Maryland; Matt Anderson, Michigan.
The chairperson of the polling committee was to be decided at a
later date.
Matt Anderson made a motion that there is a minimum suit standard
for league competition beginning in the '06 season. Carl Salyer
seconded. Matt Anderson amended the motion to state that cross-back
suits would be considered acceptable, but "over the shoulder" suits
would be required to have straps a minimum of 1" in width. On first
offense, the coach of the offending player would receive a letter
from the league office. The second offense would result in the
player not being allowed to play until a suit meeting the minimum
standard was worn. Scott Reed seconded. Motion passed.
Maryland was added to the rotation for women's Easterns, Southerns,
and ECACs.
Men’s Meeting
The meeting was held Monday, December 13, 2004
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike McDowell, Director of Communication; Matt Olds,
Intern; Carl Salyer, Maryland; Jason Gall, Brown; John Zeigler,
Bucknell; Erik Farrar, Harvard; Keith Bullion, Salem International;
Derek Ellingson, Princeton University; Luis Nicolao, Princeton
University; Joe McCommons, Queens; Scott Reed, George Washington;
Mike Schofield, Navy; Carl Quigley, St. Francis.
The meeting began with a discussion of the various proposals. A
complete description of each proposal can be found by clicking on
the link below.
Varsity Proposals
Varsity Proposal 1
Withdrawn by Luis Nicolao.
A new proposal was introduced by Luis Nicolao. The proposal stated
that a second referee poll will be conducted at the close of the
regular season among varsity coaches only. This poll will determine
the referees that are selected for the Eastern Championship. If one
or more of the divisional championships does not have an Eastern
Championship referee assigned to it, then the assignments for the
divisional championships will be altered to ensure all divisions
have an opportunity to see a referee that will work the Eastern
Championship. Keith Bullion seconded. Motion passed.
Varsity Proposal 2
Luis Nicolao made a proposal to change the format of the ECAC
Championship to eight teams. John Zeigler supported this proposal.
Luis amended the proposal to state that in the instance that the
host team did not qualify for the championship, the field would be
expanded to nine teams. John Zeigler seconded. Motion passed.
Men's Varsity Proposal 3
John Zeigler made a proposal to change the seeding of the Southern
Division Championship from alternating seeding East-West, based on
regular season record, to a seeding done by committee. Ted
Bresnahan, Johns Hopkins, supported this proposal. Motion
defeated.
New Business
Mike Schofield made a motion to distribute a mail ballot to
determine the interest in moving the division championships and
Eastern Championship one week later, to go into effect in 2006. The
mail ballot should include a discussion by the Commissioner about
the ramifications of the move with respect to conflict in dates
with the National Club Championship. Scott Reed seconded. Motion
Passed.The mail ballot will be due by January 15, 2005.
General Meeting
The meeting was held Monday, December 13, 2004
In attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director
of Officials; Mike McDowell, Director of Communication; Matt Olds,
Intern; Carl Salyer, Maryland; Jason Gall, Brown; Alan Huckins,
Hartwick; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Keith Bullion, Salem
International; Derek Ellingson, Princeton University; Luis Nicolao,
Princeton University; Joe McCommons, Queens; Scott Reed, George
Washington; Mike Schofield, Navy; Carl Quigley, St. Francis.
The membership considered the following proposals (a complete
description of each proposal can be found by clicking on the link
below). The result of voting on these proposals included the online
ballots submitted earlier to the office.
General Proposals
General Proposal 1
The CWPA Office made a motion to add "Canada" to the bylaws section
that states the locations of league members. Motion passed.
General Proposal 2
The CWPA Office made a motion to change the bylaws to state that
the Board of Directors be responsible for the approval of any fee
changes and budgetary issues. Motion passed.
New Business
Teams indicated an interest in making membership development a
budget item for the league.
Members elected to the Board of Review for 2005: John Benedick,
Loren Bertocci, Michael Goldenberg, Erik Farrar, Barry King.
Keith Bullion was added to the Hall of Fame committee.
Individuals elected to the Board of Directors: Matt Anderson, John
Benedick, Mark Gensheimer, Scott Reed.
Annual Report
The Commissioner gave a presentation outlining the annual report
for the organization. The report included an update on the league's
three-year strategic plan.
Club Ballot Results
The results of the voting for proposals concerning Collegiate Club
teams is listed below. The votes are given according to the
following order: In favor-Against-Abstain.
Club Proposals
General Club 1 Passed 5-0-0
Pacific Coast 1 Because fewer than 50% of teams in Men's Pacific
Coast Division voted, no changes in league policy were passed.
Pacific Coast 2 Because fewer than 50% of teams in Women's Pacific
Coast Division voted, no changes in league policy were passed.
