OHSFCA Minutes 2/2/O5
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Ed Terwilliger. Mike Mauk led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation. Directors introduced themselves. (Absent - Region 1 Doug Pearson-late - Alt Paul Yunker attended for him; John Nemec at his daughter's wedding; Jack Rose - late)
Minutes from December meeting - Kerschbaum
Minutes passed out to Directors. Motion - Gilbert; 2nd Reno to accept minutes. Motion carried.
OHSAA Report - Henry Zaborniak
Henry met with Bengals - Paul Brown Stadium. They are looking to host an OHSAA Division 1 tournament double header - Regional semifinal. Browns Stadium is interested in a similar idea. Hank discussed the recommendations from OHSAA/OHSFCA Tournament committee:
1. Increase awards from 50-80
2. Increase expenses from 1 bus @ $4.00 per mile to 2 busses @ $5.00 per mile.
3. Henry spoke about concerns from Supt./Principals about travel in 1st round games. This was referred to an Ad hoc committee. He gave the directors an overview of the committee's charge.
4. A 2nd Ad hoc committee will study the impact of forfeits on the computer rankings. They will look at the computer rankings and bylaws which impact eligibility.
Henry spoke about the OHSFCA proposal. The commissioner has received this favorably, but the Board of Control is very difficult to red. They met with school boards association and received no negative feedback. Commissioner is in favor of adding the 3 days adding one day of acclimation in shoulder pads/shorts on Monday, Full pads/no contact on Tuesday, Full practice Wed., Thur., Fri. Those coaches who violated the summer practice rules hurt the OHSFCA. Paul Farrah spoke about some negotiations with the Board of Control. He also spoke concerning an issue at Marlington HS about giving credit for working with the AD. Question was raised about tying fall sports into an earlier start. Henry went over the rules changes for 2005. A list of the changes was passed around to the Directors. Hank spoke about using weight charts. A point of e phasis is on game management. This is directed to those people who are running the games.
Announcements
Mike introduced Tom Kaiser who will help with the 7-on-7 Tournament.
Mike congratulated Doug Pearson on his victory over P A. in the Big 33 game. Doug thanked the board for their help. .
Jay Niswonger will miss the OHSFCA Banquet Friday as he is being inducted into the Greenville HS Hall of Fame.
Financial Report - Mauk
Mike explained that We got a credit card machine to use at clinic and All-Star Banquet. Motion Pearson; 2nd Weiskircher to accept the financial report. Motion carried.
Membership Report - Kerschbaum
Passed out new membership cards sponsored by Varsity Gold. Membership numbers will be reported after the clinic at the April meeting.
Letters of Communication
Ed received a subpoena concerning a bill the association owed. This has been taken care of.
Dick received a letter from the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association asking help in their efforts in expanding their football tournament.
Gerald received a letter from Ed Mignery(Xenia HS) about adjusting Division 1 to reflect the differences in enrollment and make it more equitable.
Committee Meetings
Constitution - looking into a change to add 2 at-large directors
Ballot/Nominations - everything set for the elections
Big 33 - new contract is in place
Publication - Passed out clinic Booklet. 13,000 votes for top All-Star players. Much discussion about Art Schlichter. Much discussion about how this selection was set up. We will look at this again in April.
Hall of Fame - Jim Barre passed out books to new committee members.
Computer Playoff - Passed out info concerning ad hoc committee.
Awards - everything up to date.
All-Star Game - All Star Banquet Thursday 2/3 at 12:00. Bob discussed organization of the banquet. Crew Stadium contract has been signed.
Old Business
Much discussion concerning the negotiation of the proposal with the OHSAA. Gerald proposed to give the executive committee authority to negotiate with the Board of Control concerning our proposal. Ed said Dick did a great job presenting the proposal to the Board of Control. Jack Rose said that we need to decide what is important to us and do what we need to make it happen.
All-Star Report
John Rafael discussed the positive response to All-Star Banquet. Talking to Fox Sports to get a state wide coverage. Crew Stadium contract has been finalized. Teams are staying at Otterbein again. Grange is on boards for another 3 years. We will have a 7on-7 State Tournament this year. We hope that voting on the All-Star All Time Greats will energize ticket sales.
Crew Stadium contract - they wanted to go to $17,500. We got a sliding scale $13,500$15,500-$17,500. Do not pay the $1.50 per person until we hit 6001. This year the stadium will cost us $3500 more than last year.
Mike Fell had a question about the money to be given to local associations. Local association must ask Mike for the money.
Mike and Gerald went through clinic agenda. Directors were assigned duties for the weekend. The OHSFCA General Meeting agenda was passed out.
April meeting date is Thursday April 21st @ 2:p.m. at the Fairfield Inn. If you plan to play golf - call Jake. Motion Channell; 2nd Davis to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.