July 2014 USLRA Board Meeting Minutes

USLRA Conference Call Minutes

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Present on call: Troy, Polly, Shayna, Joanie, Amber

1.) Approve June 2014 Minutes

http://www.uslogrolling.com/html/news.html

Polly motions to approve minutes.  Shayna Seconds.   All Approve.

2.)  LWC Planning

* Dock workers (USLRA Volunteers) will be on hand (one for each dock) at LWC to track fall counts, flip score cards, assist as needed.  (LWC has approved this.)   A schedule will be drawn up for volunteers.

* USLRA will have a table at Registration to check and collect memberships.

*  Effort to be made to streamline judges calls.

Polly motions to approve.   Leah Seconds.  All approve.

3.)  Discussion on Pro Rankings

*  Rankings may not reflect ability of rollers, due to the number of tournaments attended (men’s especially).  How do we tackle this issue to gain a more accurate ranking?  

4.)  Judging Issues

A clear procedure is needed for judging, so that their calls are not misinterpreted by the competitor.   It should be clear that there is no discussion or communication on a fall.

·         Job descriptions can be written up to be presented pre-tournament to judges

·         A coin or flip card on a string (to be worn around neck) to indicate which side took the fall should be used.

·         Judges can look down for 5 seconds to recall the fall.

·         A list of judges will be created to indicate experience (Head Judges, Pro Judges, Amateur Judges.

Some options to review in the future:   Creating judging certification – levels to be passed, Payment of Judges based on their certification or experience.

5.)   Membership Structure

Should we continue to use the day fee?  Should that fee be raised?

Could tournaments be structured to give a discount to members?   (Full tournament fee would include the cost of a day pass.)

6.)  Tournament Sanctioning Update

Sample of what a sanctioning agreement may look like:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cy7gJR8kkOyGfLYOjzVrCSFCdicIQvU27JQg2EweGKI/edit

7.)  Merchandise Update

Joanie is pricing options from different printers.

Looking at a solid color graphic, simplifying logo to print better.

8.) Website

Create a logrolling promo package/press kit to have available on USLRA website.

Put together a description of what logrolling is, and how a tournament works.

Joanie will work on these.

Sample Press releases –

2015 – USLRA can send press releases for each tournament.  (John Pappadopoulos can assist.)

9.)  Tournament Liaison Update

Namekagon River Roll Off(7/20)- Sam and Shayna

Lumberjack World Championships(7/24-26)- ALL BOARD MEMBERS

Grand Marais(8/2) - Shayna

Squamish(8/3-4)- (Shana Martin)

Morton Loggers Jubilee(8/7-10)-

Three Rivers Roleo(8/9)- Leah & Polly

Jack Pine(8/16)- Mary

Oconomowoc Rock n Roll – Shayna and Mary

River Rat Roll(10/26)- Troy and Polly

November Nationals-Troy and Joanie

10.)  Things to think about at LWC for the future

            Semi Pro Log Times – should they be consistent with Pro Log Times?

            Would Adult Sport and/or a Novice Bracket have a place at LWC?

            Would matches at LWC utilize a #5 log?

Could assigning competitor numbers  (jerseys) to Amateurs be beneficial?  (They could be used all season.  This would aid in identifying competitors to the audience.)

15.)      July Board Meeting – at LWC

                        7:00 at Wednesday, July 23 picnic

            August Board Meeting

                        Sunday, August 17 – 8:00 PM

Joanie motions to Adjourn.   Amber Seconds.   9:40 PM