June 9, 2008 SMSL Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

Breton Bay: Brittany Culpepper, Susan Shannon, Stephanie Wood

Cove Point: Jeanne Rosenberger

Elks: Jennifer Ray, Kevin Schmidt

Swan Point: Joanne, Exline, Will Webber, Kristen Butler, Rebecca Maddox, Jessica Mundi

Town Creek:  Carole Greenwell, Katie Rudowsky, Laura Theofilis

Tritons: Will Richards, Penny Branaman, Cyndi Deppe, Cherie Crescini, Peggy Johns

Wildewood: Kristen Robinson, Dave Gilman, Dawn Lessell

 

League Business:

  • A meeting agenda, SMSL minutes from the May meeting, SMSL Meet/stoke and turn clinic calendar were distributed to everyone.  The only change on the calendar was no timing clinic on June 13th at Breton Bay.

 

  • Timing Systems: Many teams have new software.  Contact Dave Gilman (SMSL president) if you need assistance with any part of the software.

 

  • Stroke and Turn Clinics:  We are stressing consistent judging throughout the league.  Please encourage as many parents as possible to attend any of the stroke and turn clinics to be judges for this summer.  Also stress that this is a position that needs to be taken seriously.

 

  • Pool Closings due to weather:  Teams need to contact the COACH from the host team.  The starter for the meet will make the decision regarding a cancellation or delay in the start of the meet.  This info will be given to the coach.

 

  • Treasurer’s Report:  We have $125.40 in our bank account.  We do not have enough money for special ribbons for the Coaches Age Group Meet.  The swimmer fee was raised to $5.00.  Please mail your roster and money to the league Treasurer, Rebecca Maddox.  Her address is: 14585 Honeysuckle Way, Swan Point, MD 20745.

 

  • Please let Swan Point know approximately how many swimmers you expect from your team for the relay carnival on Saturday, June 21st.  They are gathering some great prizes.  Concessions will be sold at the meet.

 

  • Cove Point has chosen the crocodile as their mascot.  Welcome Cove Point Crocs!

 

  • Invitational T-Shirt design:  Each team will submit one design for the Invitational T-Shirt.  Please bring your design to the Coaches Age Group meet on JULY 12th. 

 

Coaches’ Age Group Meet (CAG):

  • Penny Branaman will do the computer work for the CAG meet.  She will send out the events to everyone.

 

  • The Board members votes in favor of changing the meet to an Odd Age Group meet format.  There will be no time standards; however, there are “place standards” instead.  Swimmers who place 1st or 2nd in an event may not swim that particular event in the CAG.  If that event hasn’t been swum (i.e. the 25 yd free for 11 year old (would normally swim the 50 free in a regular meet), then the swimmer can’t swim the stroke in which he/she placed 1st or 2nd. 

 

Invitational Meet:

  • Please let families know that professional photographer, Bill Wood, will be taking pictures of swimmers at the Invitational Meet.  You can request action shot pictures be taken of your child.  Photos can be purchased from Bill’s website.  This will be published in the meet program.

 

  • T-shirts were discussed.  Some ideas included:

Ø  Making no changes- 1st & 2nd place finishers receive free t-shirt.

Ø  Choose 2 designs from team submissions.  One design would be for 1st & 2nd place finishers for free.  The other design would be sold as preorders for other participants in the meet who don’t get a 1st or 2nd place finish. 

Ø  The money from the sold t-shirts would serve as a fund raiser for the league.

Ø  Both shirts would have all the meet participants printed on the back. 

Ø  Preordered shirts could be a different color from the 1st/2nd place finisher shirts.

Ø  How much time is needed to get the names printed on the shirts?