Business meeting: President Richard Tavernaro welcomed
everyone and
introduced the additional elected officers Jim Reason (Duluth) Vice
President, Terry Blish (Marist) Secretary/Treasurer, and Pete Higgins
(Westminster) Training Director.
Treasurer's Report: Terry Blish gave the Treasurer's
report.
Old business: A discussion of the location of the
5A State Meet was
continued from the Rules Clinic.
New business: All coaches not in attendance must
complete
the required Rules Clinic online at the GHSA.net web site between
October 1 - 19, 2009. Greg Puckett (Brookwood) asked that illegal
suits for the coming year be identified by maker and name. This
request was supported and Andy Cowart said that he would get this
information together. Richard Tavernaro (Wheeler) brought up
online voting for our organization. Several straw votes were
taken. The feeling of the group was to use online voting as a
survey devise and for gathering information, but not to use online
voting for binding decisions of the organization. A new message
board will be in place shortly and this can answer some of the
concerns
expressed about online voting. Pete Higgins (Westminster) brought
up several concerns carried over from our Spring meeting: the
location of the Junior High season - Last year's schedule received
favorable response; How can the GHSSCA web site better serve your
needs: Add Message Board, restructure the Coaches List and the
Invitational Meets tabs. There was discussion about the GHSSCA
reaching out to offer help to startup programs of parent's groups and
booster clubs in new swimming programs. This question received
favorable discussion.
Clinic: We adjourned to the pool for an in the water
demonstration of many stroke drills and turn techniques. 15 new
coaches attended with Jim Reason, Greg Puckett, Rick Creed, making
excellent presentations. Thanks goes out to Beth McGee (GAC) our
hostess for providing our two demonstrators.
Spring Meeting: The Spring meeting of the GHSSCA will
be held at Collins Hill High School on February 27, 2010 starting at
10:00a.m. The Spring meeting of the GHSA will be held on March 21
& 22, 2010
in Forsyth, Georgia.
