OHSFCA MINUTES 12/6/02

 

Meeting called to order at 10:00a.m. by President Gerald Cooke.  Mike Mauk led the group in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.  All directors introduced themselves in lieu of roll call.

 

OHSAA Report

Commissioner Clair Muscaro expressed his feelings that the championship weekend was a great success.

 

Henry Zaporniak passed out championship for each director, and a stat sheet from the NFFHS.  Ejections were up from 16-20 in 2002.

 

Unofficial count of atttendance at the State Championship Weekend was 66,000.  More all-session passes were sold than ever.  2003 Championships will be in Stark County.

 

All-Star Classic

John Raphael discussed the progress of the All-Star Classic.  The game will be played on Saturday, June 21st at the Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.  The game will be televised by ONN. 

 

Paul Condy-High School Sports Productions

Presented a program to publish a pre-season guide of every high school football program in the state.

 

Wilson-Rob Pruschetta

Passed out info to all directors.  Discussed products in Wilson line.  Discussed problems concerning 1003 brought out by coaches.  Spike brought out OHSFCA concern that balls are not carrying the OHSAA stamp, like basketballs do.  No resolution at this time.

 

Membership Report-Dick

Dick discussed the membership report.  Membership is up about 100 members from 2001.

 

OHSFCA/Reebok Clinic-Mike/Gerald

Gerald asked each director to ask their alternates if they would like to help with the clinic.

 

Mike said speakers were coming along well.  He asked if any of our directors would like to speak at the Indiana HS Coaches clinic.

 

One weight company wants to be a corporate spoinsor, excluding all other weight companies.

 

OSU Report-Jim Tressell

Discussed having a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new OHSFCA Hall of Fame.  Will continue the Hall of Fame Banquet as part of the clinic.  Coach Tressell spoike about the positives being generated by football in Ohio.

 

Letters of Communication

Steve Gilbert received a letter concerning a class on sportsmanship and ethics to be used for graduate credit.  Jim Reimueller received information from Ted Ginn from Glenville concerning their situation with the playoffs.

 

Committee Reports

 

Constitution-Reimueller

            Updating constitution-will have copies at February meeting.

 

Scholarship-Trivissonno

            Applications are out.  Remind applicants to send picture. 

            Number of scholarships to be determined later.

 

Hall of Fame-Barre

            Inductees for 2003 have been selected-Dave Lucas, J>D>

            Graham, Paul Nestor, John Dipietro, Vern Long, and Bob

            Lutz.  New class for 2004 will be selected in June.  Need

            nominees.  These are the number of nominees from each

            region:1-7; 2-7; 3-3; 4-2; 5-6; 6-3; 7-5; 8-0; -3; 10-6; 11-3; 12-

            0; 13-1; 14-1; 15-2; 16-2.

 

Ballot/Nomination-Hinton

Contacting North directors to run for 2nd VP.  Even numbered

 regions are up for elections.

 

Ethics-Cooke

            Need to selct OHSAA/SEI Award winner.  Brought up the

            idea to honor one (1) student/athlete from each high school for

            sportsmanship.

 

OSU Clinic-Wasserman

            11 coaches to speak at clinic.  Encourage coaches to include on

            field sessions.

 

Big 33-Nemec

            Several good players did not attend last year.  Need to look into

            getting a note from former players to encourage our best

            players to participate.  Concerns about officiating.  Press

            conference scheduled for Friday February 21st at 10:00 a.m. in

            The recruiting room at Ohio Stadium.  The game will be help on July

            19th.

 

Publication-Barre

            Recommended we get invloved with Ohio Yearbook project.

 

Football Rules-Kerschbaum

Anyone wishing to push for a rule change must get the

info to Dick or Henry by September 1st in order to get it on the

NHFS Agenda.

 

Awards-Channell

            Reminded everyone which forms should be sent to the

            membership.

 

Computer Playoffs-Bucci

            Will meet with the OHSAA on January 16th at 2 p.m. at the

            Hilton.  Discussed the Glenville situation.  Concerns with teams

            canceling a game to help them get into the playoffs.  Discussion

            of whether distance or field surface is most important. 

            Committee felt that field conditions were more important. 

            Discussed the possibility of pre-drawing brackets.  Committee

            recommended turf fields over grass for state championship

games.  Would like to see the higher seeded team in the bracket

 be the home team throughout the regionsl tournament.

 

Budget/Finance-Dlugosz

            Some improvement last year.  Starting time will be moved to

            7:00p.m. to help media.  Will make some changes in timing

            of the game to short the game some. Bob explained these changes.

 

Voting for Art Teynor Award, OHSAA SEI Award

 

Art Teynor Award winner-Ben Mauk Kenton HS

 

OHSAA SEI Award winner-Jake Olsavsky  Union Local HS

 

Selection of Big 33 Coaches

Head Coach              Mike Mauk               Kenton HS
                                    Byron Morgan                       Solon HS

                                    Tony Shoulders            Lorain Southview HS

                                    Dave Everson                      Edison HS

                                    Tim Hinton             Marion Harding HS

 

Selection of North/South Coaching Staffs

 

North Staff

            Head Coach             Mike Pavlanskyq            Canfield HS

                                    Tom Ferguson             Rossfor HS

                                    Chriss Kubbs             Marion Pleasant HS

                                    Tim Willis               Madison HS

                                    Joe Pappano                    Revere HS

                                    Vic Whiting                       Northwest HS

 

South Staff

            Head Coach Curt Clifford                        Portsmouth HS

                                    Gregg Miller               Brookhaven HS

                                    Marty Arganbright            Coshocton HS

                                    Bill Nutt                 New Lexington HS

                                    Andy Olds                Kings Mills HS

                                    Kerry Cummins            Mt. Healthy HS

 

Old Business

Trademark our logo.  Gerald will look into getting this done.

 

Moving hall of Fame to Ohio Stadium.  We will have a ribbon

cutting ceremony on Saturday of OSU Clinic.  Invite back all

former HOF members for the ceremony.

 

Reebok contract was discussed.  Gerald explained the changes. 

Motion Bucci; 2nd Davis to approve the changes.  Motion passed.

 

New Business

Gerald discussed attendance at June meeting.  With so many absent,

it made doing business difficult.  Directors should send someone

in their plance if they cannot attend.  That is why we have alternate

directors.

 

Membership goal for 2003.  OHSFCA set a goal of 3000 members, and

80% of all schools having at least one (1) member.

 

Booklet for all directors and alternates to be put together.  Dick will

put this together and have by the june meeting.  All directors are to

send their information and their alternate’s ASAP.

 

Gold Card Coach of the Year.  Motion by Jim Barre to carry this plan

out as discussed earlier in the meeting.  2nd John Nemec.  Ballot

committee suggested we have a write-in ballot this year.  Motion

passed.

 

Jim Barre suggested we send a fruit basket to Tom Farbizo and a

thank you for his help with the Hall of Fame.  Dick will take care of this.

 

Jim asked Dick to write to Kerry Coombs concerning the proposal he

put forward on changes for summer practice.

 

Meeting adjourned 5:45p.m.