First Coast Summer Swim League

First Coast Summer Swim League

Minutes March 9, 2010

The regular meeting of the First Coast Summer Swim League was held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club. Members present were Roy Deary - Oakleaf Plantation, TG Kyrazis - Pace Island, Leah Tincher - Jacksonville Golf & Country Club, Jan Bullock - Eagle Harbor, Colleen White - Beaches Aquatic, Cindy Fritts - Pace Island, Caitlin McCarthy - Selva Marina Country Club and Samantha Vanderbilt - Watermill.

1. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Roy Deary - FCSSL President.

2. The minutes from the February 9, 2010 meeting were reviewed. Motion was made by Colleen White to accept the minutes and 2nd by TG Kyrazis. Motion passed.

3. There was a discussion about the number of meets that a swimmer must participate in, in order to qualify for the championship meet. It was determined that they must swim in 1/4 of the dual meets which equals 2 meets.

4. There was discussion on stroke infractions for dual meets as to when the stroke infractions were going to be counted. Colleen White made a motion to start counting DQ's the third week of June (3rd meet) and continue till the end of swim season. Motion 2nd by Roy Deary. Motion passed. It was also determined that during the 1st two meets that the stroke and turn judge will fill out a DQ slip and give it to the proper coach so that the swimmer can work on that stroke before the next meet.

5. There was also discussion regarding stroke infraction at the championship meet. It was determined that at champs, when a stroke and turn judge sees an infraction, they must raise their hand and get immediate clarification from the Head Judge. Motion was made by TG Kyrazis to add a Head Stroke and Turn Judge to the Championship Meet. 2nd by Jan Bullock. Motion passed. Leah Tincher volunteered to be the head judge at the 2010 Championship Meet on July 31, 2010.

6. Each rep was given a copy of the FCSSL By-Laws. These need to be updated. This issue will be tabled until the next meeting in April 2010. The DQ slips will be provided by the home team.

7. The Computer Clinic and the Stroke and Turn Clinic will be held at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The computer clinic will begin at 9:00 am and the stroke and turn clinic will be held at 10:00 am. There will be a sign-up sheet at the April meeting to determine if there is enough interest to hold these clinics.

8. There was discussion about the scoring of the events at the Championship meet. TG Kyrazis suggested that the scoring be as follows:

Score 1-16 on individual events

Medals 1-8 on individual events

Ribbons 9-16 on individual events

There will be NO Super Swimmer Ribbons this year.

Score 1-8 on Relay events

Medals 1-3 on Relay events

Ribbons 4-8 on Relay events

TG also suggested that we allow “B“ relays at champs if there is space available. The “B“ relays will be for exhibition only.

9. Kellie Teate volunteered to be in charge of the awards for champs. This will include medals, ribbons and trophies for all teams participating.

10. Leah Tincher has purchased the Hy-Tek 3.0 Meet Manager and it is licensed to the First Coast Summer Swim League. There was discussion if every team can use this program. TG Kyrazis will check it out to see if it will work for the league and if so, there is a possibility that the league will help pay for it.

11. TG Kyrazis has done some preliminary work on the website. There was a motion by TG that we spend the $100 to create the website, 2nd by Roy Deary. Motion passed.

12. Cindy Fritts brought up the timeline for the league insurance. It was discussed that the league fees of $15 per swimmer are due by June 1, 2010 with a roster exported from Team Manager.

13. Each team set their 2010 schedule and it will be distributed by email.

14. Meeting adjourned.