It is now a requirment for ALL teams (varsity and club) to submit the following documents prior to your teams first competition.
1. Student-Athlete Statements - form found on page 21 of the collegiate manual -submit to
Kevin in the National Office (address online).
2. Playing Season Decloration - submit start and end date to story_rebecca@wheatonma.edu
3. Meet sanctions (meet hosts only) - In order to have your meet listed on the US Synchro website, all meet hosts must have sanction requests in by November 29th.
If you have any questions about the materials needed for submission please feel free to contact, Rebecca at story_rebecca@wheatonma.edu.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Convention Minutes: September 16, 2010
Attendance
Rebecca Story (Wheaton), Kirsten Wendth (Wheaton), Christiana Butera (Wheaton), Hanna Sphatt (Rocky Mtn.), Aubrey Wall (Rocky Mtn.), Erika Guilbault (Rocky Mtn.), Kimmy Lurenz (Menomonee Falls), Kelsey Smith (UIW), Liana Litsky (OSU), Nancy Wightman (unattached), Missy Knight (Stanford), Pete McGeoch (scoring), Duke Zielinski (North CDL), Barb M. (W&M), Madeleine Terry (Oregon OASS), Toby Smith (Comp. Ops), Jill Ranucci (U of Arizona), Kevin Warner (National Staff), Barb Nesbitt (OSU)
Introduction and Welcomes
Rebecca Story (Collegiate Chair) circulated a list of Coach emails and meet dates. Email story_rebecca@wheatonma.edu for the most up to date meet schedule and coaches email list for the 2010-2011 Collegiate Season.
Nancy Wightman – Thanked the committee for her award and ring.
Rules Passed (emergency legislation) – please ask story_rebecca@wheatoma.edu for wording
a. Collegiate Championships - Rules Amendments
1. CO 3.1.1 Technical Competition
2. CO 4.4 Entry Rules
3. CO 5.1.1 Technical Awards (award places 1-12)
4. CO 5.2.1 Individual High Point Trophy
5. CO 2.1.1 Definition of National Team Competitor
6. CO2.2.6 (page 43) Accurate placement of athletes in Technical Categories.
Technical Categories
Rebecca - Based on scores earned this past season we will have very few swimmers moving up into another category – Do we want to review them again?
Ideas: Do we need 4 groups? (maybe A-C and a Novice group)
Jill R. – I think the categories are fine the way they are and should be left alone
Group – agreed and will leave the figure categories as listed.
Collegiate Manual- Housekeeping – additions as amended
Years of eligibility-Varsity. Please see the current NCAA Division I Handbook for rules of eligibility on page 135. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D110.pdf
A student-athlete shall not engage in more than four seasons of intercollegiate competition.
Years of eligibility–Club. A student-athlete shall not engage in more than six seasons of intercollegiate competition.
Amateur Status (page 13)
Playing Season (page 14)
Playing Season for US Nationals (page 14)
Declaration of Playing Season (page 14)
Countable athletically related activities (page 14)
Student – Athlete Statement: Note: International student-athletes competing in the B, C, or D technical categories are required to submit a letter…
Reminder – Every athlete must sign and return the Student-athlete Statement to the USA Synchro Education Director prior to your first competition.
Rebecca - Possibly have state qualifications instead/ 4regions versus 8.
Pros –
- Less travel for teams which means saving time and money
- Teams will have the opportunity to win a State Champs title
- The possibility of having more teams qualify for Nationals which would mean more earnings to run a Collegiate National meet.
The group liked the idea of researching other collegiate structures and requested a sub-committee be formed to do this.
Committee Formed:
Jill R., Barb M., Jen Mitchell, Barb N., and Rebecca.
Wearing team uniforms and caps during competitions
- The group decided to create a survey for distribution to the collegiate group to take prior to collegiate nationals.
- Results will be listed on the meeting agenda and will be open for discussion at collegiate Nationals.
- Note: This rule change would not take effect until the conclusion of the 2011 Collegiate National event.
Volunteers to create survey:
Christiana Butera, Kirsten Wendth, Rebecca
2012 Collegiate Nationals
Will be held March 15-19, 2012 in Gainesville, FL
Discussion: if the date needs to be moved the collegiate group would prefer the dates be moved back instead of forward.
USA Collegiate Programs Strategic Plan
- Went over Mission, Vision, and Values
- Broke into 3 groups and discussed the assigned group initiative
1. Would you like to add a new strategy to the given initiative?
Meeting concluded.
Minutes submitted by Aubrey Wall, secretary.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Convention 2010
I. Introduction and Welcomes
II. Rules (vote in as emergency legislation)
a. Collegiate Championships - Rules Amendments
i. CO 3.1.1 Technical Competition
ii. CO 4.4 Entry Rules
iii. CO 5.1.1 Technical Awards
iv. CO 5.2.1 Individual High Point Trophy
v. CO 2.1.1 Definition of National Team Competitor
i. CO2.26 page 43 Institutions who provide false or misleading information are
subject to having the technical events in question
disqualified or run as exhibition.
III. Review of technical category C
Committee formed: Jill Wright, Asha Bandal, Barb McNamee, Kate Farley, Sara Lowe
IV. Collegiate Manual- Housekeeping - addition of
Years of eligibility-Varsity. Athletes participating on a program recognized as Varsity shall have 4 years of eligibility.
Years of eligibility–Club. Athletes participating on a program recognized as Club shall have 6 years of eligibility.
Reminder – Every athlete must sign and return the Student-athlete Statement to the USA Synchro Education Director prior to your first competition.
V. A Redistribution of Regions
Possibly have state qualifications instead
VI. Wearing team uniforms and caps during competitions Jill W.- I love the idea about wearing our school colors. So athletic,
and my AD and Assoc AD think it would be smart. Saves us money and unites
us with the other sports at the school.
VII. USA Collegiate Programs Strategic Plan
a. Go over Mission, Vision, and Values
b. Break in to 3 groups and discuss the assigned group initiative
1. Would you like to add a new strategy to the given initiative?
2. Who should be responsible for each implementation?
3. How can your program help in these initiatives?
II. Rules (vote in as emergency legislation)
a. Collegiate Championships - Rules Amendments
i. CO 3.1.1 Technical Competition
ii. CO 4.4 Entry Rules
iii. CO 5.1.1 Technical Awards
iv. CO 5.2.1 Individual High Point Trophy
v. CO 2.1.1 Definition of National Team Competitor
i. CO2.26 page 43 Institutions who provide false or misleading information are
subject to having the technical events in question
disqualified or run as exhibition.
III. Review of technical category C
Committee formed: Jill Wright, Asha Bandal, Barb McNamee, Kate Farley, Sara Lowe
IV. Collegiate Manual- Housekeeping - addition of
Years of eligibility-Varsity. Athletes participating on a program recognized as Varsity shall have 4 years of eligibility.
Years of eligibility–Club. Athletes participating on a program recognized as Club shall have 6 years of eligibility.
Reminder – Every athlete must sign and return the Student-athlete Statement to the USA Synchro Education Director prior to your first competition.
V. A Redistribution of Regions
Possibly have state qualifications instead
VI. Wearing team uniforms and caps during competitions Jill W.- I love the idea about wearing our school colors. So athletic,
and my AD and Assoc AD think it would be smart. Saves us money and unites
us with the other sports at the school.
VII. USA Collegiate Programs Strategic Plan
a. Go over Mission, Vision, and Values
b. Break in to 3 groups and discuss the assigned group initiative
1. Would you like to add a new strategy to the given initiative?
2. Who should be responsible for each implementation?
3. How can your program help in these initiatives?
Monday, August 2, 2010
Gearing up for Convention
Hope everyone's doing well and excited about the upcoming convention. I'm in the process of putting together the agenda for our meeting and would love to have some feed back from all of you. If you find you have something you'd like us to discuss please send me an email at story_rebecca@wheatonma.edu.
What's the group been up to?
In an effort to prepare for convention there has been a ton of activity throughout the group. Below is a list of what we've been working on over the summer...
- Collegiate Club Programs Sub-Committee is working on an e-newsletter for distribution and a club programs manual
- Collegiate Task Force members are still in the process of creating the Collegiate Strategic Plan (1 of 3 initiatives are complete)
- Current small group discussions include
*C-figure category review
*Collegiate Marketing
*Review of Collegiate Manual
- Rebecca
Collegiate Chair
What's the group been up to?
In an effort to prepare for convention there has been a ton of activity throughout the group. Below is a list of what we've been working on over the summer...
- Collegiate Club Programs Sub-Committee is working on an e-newsletter for distribution and a club programs manual
- Collegiate Task Force members are still in the process of creating the Collegiate Strategic Plan (1 of 3 initiatives are complete)
- Current small group discussions include
*C-figure category review
*Collegiate Marketing
*Review of Collegiate Manual
- Rebecca
Collegiate Chair
Thursday, March 4, 2010
2010 Collegiate Meeting- AGENDA
I. Introduction and Welcomes
II. Collegiate Growth and Participation
III. Presentation of Collegiate Chair Appreciation Award
IV. Technical Category A
- Clarifications on Rocket element and Nova
- Wording for “National Team Competitor” (vote)
V. Rules discussion – Revised Manual
- Discuss New Collegiate Manual (vote)
- Additional wording to rulebook- under CO2.26 page 43 (vote)
VI. Collegiate Nationals in 2011 and 2012
- Collegiate Nationals will be held in Buffalo, NY on March 17-20, 2011
- Should we continue to push the dates back for 2012 (vote)
VII. Where do we go from here?
- Mission Statement- direction for the 2010-2011 season
- NCAA is still the overall goal (vote)
NOTE: Please bring a copy of this agenda and new collegiate manual with you to the meeting on Wednesday (3/10) 5:30pm.
II. Collegiate Growth and Participation
III. Presentation of Collegiate Chair Appreciation Award
IV. Technical Category A
- Clarifications on Rocket element and Nova
- Wording for “National Team Competitor” (vote)
V. Rules discussion – Revised Manual
- Discuss New Collegiate Manual (vote)
- Additional wording to rulebook- under CO2.26 page 43 (vote)
VI. Collegiate Nationals in 2011 and 2012
- Collegiate Nationals will be held in Buffalo, NY on March 17-20, 2011
- Should we continue to push the dates back for 2012 (vote)
VII. Where do we go from here?
- Mission Statement- direction for the 2010-2011 season
- NCAA is still the overall goal (vote)
NOTE: Please bring a copy of this agenda and new collegiate manual with you to the meeting on Wednesday (3/10) 5:30pm.
PRACTICE WITH MUSIC SCHEDULE
COLLEGIATE NATIONALS
MARCH 10, 2010
8:00-8:30 UNIVERSITY OF PENN
8:31-8:43 MIAMI OF OHIO
8:44-9:05 U OF MINNESOTA
9:06-9:35 WHEATON COLLEGE
9:36-10:05 U OF FLORIDA
10:06-10:52 UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD
10:52-11:10 BREAK & OPEN POOL
11:10-11:56 LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY
11:57-12:22 BOSTON UNIVERSITY
12:23-1:01 CANISIUS COLLEGE
1:02-1:14 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
1:15-1:36 UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
1:37-2:02 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
2:02-2:25 BREAK & OPEN POOL
2:25-3:11 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
3:12-3:28 KEUKA COLLEGE
3:29-3:50 PENN STATE
3:51-4:00 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
4:01-4:22 CARLETON COLLEGE
4:23-4:31 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
4:32-4:40 SMITH COLLEGE
4:41-5:10 STANFORD UNIVERSITY
MARCH 10, 2010
8:00-8:30 UNIVERSITY OF PENN
8:31-8:43 MIAMI OF OHIO
8:44-9:05 U OF MINNESOTA
9:06-9:35 WHEATON COLLEGE
9:36-10:05 U OF FLORIDA
10:06-10:52 UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD
10:52-11:10 BREAK & OPEN POOL
11:10-11:56 LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY
11:57-12:22 BOSTON UNIVERSITY
12:23-1:01 CANISIUS COLLEGE
1:02-1:14 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
1:15-1:36 UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
1:37-2:02 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
2:02-2:25 BREAK & OPEN POOL
2:25-3:11 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
3:12-3:28 KEUKA COLLEGE
3:29-3:50 PENN STATE
3:51-4:00 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
4:01-4:22 CARLETON COLLEGE
4:23-4:31 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
4:32-4:40 SMITH COLLEGE
4:41-5:10 STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Remember...
Hey All!
As we get our seasons started please make sure to keep in mind a few points...
1. All coaches MUST be CCP and Safety certified to be on deck at all competitions
2. Make sure your swimmers are competing in the correct figure category
3. All programs should continue to follow rules set forth by their institution (i.e. Divisional rules)4. Club teams may NOT have swimmers from alternate universities compete together
Best of luck!
-Rebecca
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