2014 USLRA Annual
Survey Results
Survey
Comments
Saturday, January 31, 2015
January 2015 USLRA Board Meeting Minutes
USLRA Conference Call
Minutes
January 8, 2015 – 7:15
PM
Present on call: Troy Birdsong, Polly Pappadopoulos, Olivia
Judd, Sam Hadley, Joanie Davenport, Shayna Magnone
1.)
Approval of October 2014 Minutes:
Shayna
motions to approve October Minutes. Joanie Seconds. All
Approve.
2.) Approval
of November Annual Meeting Minutes
Shayna motions to approve November Annual Meeting
Minutes. Polly Seconds. All Approve.
3.)
2015 Board of Directors
Newly Elected
Members: Olivia Judd and Brian Larsen
Re-Elected
Members: Joanie Davenport, Sam Hadley,
Leah Stanton
Shayna Motions to
Approve Elected Members for 2015. Polly
Seconds. All Approve.
4.)
Election of Officers
·
Joanie motions to
re-elect Troy Birdsong as President for 2015.
Olivia Judd Seconds. All
Approve. Troy Accepts.
·
Troy motions to
re-elect Sam Hadley as Vice President for 2015.
Joanie Seconds. All Approve. Sam Accepts.
·
Olivia motions to
re-elect Polly Pappadopoulos as Secretary for 2015. Troy Seconds.
All Approve. Polly Accepts.
·
Shayna motions to
re-elect Shary Birdsong as Treasurer for the USLRA for 2015, but remain
unseated on board. Joanie Seconds. All Approve.
5.)
Finance Update
·
Approximately
$4000 was collected in income in 2014.
·
Suggested
to create a cusion in bank account.
Further discussion will follow on possible reintroduction of Tournament
Grant program.
6.) Approval of Rankings for 2015 Season
·
Troy
has worked through Elite Rankings with Katie Rick and suggests approval by the
board.
·
Along
with posted rankings, a disclaimer will be included that a competitor with any
concerns should contact a board member.
2015 Elite
Ranking
Olivia motions to approve 2015 Elite Rankings. Polly Seconds. All Approve.
2015 Amateur Ranking
Polly motions to approve 2015 Amateur Rankings. Joanie Seconds. All Approve.
7.) 2014 USLRA Annual Survey Results
Survey
Comments
·
Discussion
of comments from survey
·
Log
Timing Rule Change - Survey results
reflect support for time limits to be changed.
Proposed wording:
Junior,
Semi-Pro, Adult Sport and Masters will use the following time limits:
#1 log 1 minute
#2 log 2 minutes
#3 log 3 minutes
#4 log 4 minutes
#5 log until end of match*
*Use of #5 log is optional. If #5 log is not used, use #4 log
until end of match
(Will be voted upon at future meeting.)
·
Rolling
Area discussion – Survey results indicate favor for Keeping a 3 foot safety
area, but leaving the decision to a Tournament Director’s discretion. It is noted that it should be stressed in a
judges meeting to make sure that judges are prepared to make calls based on
safety concerns.
Propsed Wording:
Judges are required
to call "time out" when a match rolls within three (3) feet of any
barrier, in a parallel position and one (1) foot in a perpendicular position.
This barrier may include any obstruction, including a dock, boom run, or shallow
water. They are also required to stop a match when waves of any size gather
near a match, whether from boom run matches, boats, swimmers, or any other
source. Safety is of primary importance, and judges should call time if
there is ever a situation where there could be an unsafe situation.
Tournament Directors have the discretion to set larger fall areas.
(New Wording will be voted on at future
meeting.)
·
Suggestion
to add judges training manual and offer training in 2015. Olivia and Joanie will reach out to
experienced judges for guidance and suggestions. Shayna and Polly will work on judges
manual/binder.
8.) LWC Proposal
·
Troy
will prepare and send proposal to LWC Board addressing suggestions to avoid
change to 2/3 falls at 2015 LWC.
Proposal will include survey results with USLRA member preferences.
Troy Motions to Table rest of agenda for future
meeting. Shayna Seconds.
9.) Website Update
·
The
current website format is outdated and difficult to work with. It may be best to start from scratch and
build a website on our own. Sam will
check with a person she is in contact with on pricing and availability.
10.) Volunteer Log
Award
·
Shayna
proposes idea to purchase log for Volunteer recognition drawing to be awarded at
November Nationals in 2015. (Award donation
was discontinued in 2014.) USLRA could
continue program on their own, and check for a discounted log price.
11.) Next Meeting:
February
15, 2015 – 8:00 PM.
Joanie
motions to Adjourn. Olivia Seconds. All Approve. 9:03 PM.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
US Log Rolling Association Annual Member Meeting 2014
November 2014 USLRA
Annual Member Meeting
Hudson, WI
Saturday, November 8,
2014 – 5:40 PM
Present
at meeting:
USLRA Board Members: Troy Birdsong, Polly Pappadopoulos, Joanie
Davenport, Shayna Magnone
USLRA Members Present: Jamie Fischer, Bob Jones, Brian Larsen, Chris
Serpico, Jennifer Serpico, John Pappadopoulos, Jeff Koblitz, Garrick Birdsong,
Ellie Davenport, Dave Davenport
1.)
Approval of October 2014 Minutes:
Minutes not approved due to lack of quorum.
2.) Board
Update
·
Troy gave a President’s Update on the state of the
USLRA, and the accomplishments of the board in 2014.
·
Troy read a report on the US Log Rolling Charitable
Foundation submitted by John Hallett, President of the Charitable Foundation.
3.)
Board Nominations
·
There
are 4 seats open on the USLRA Board for a term beginning in 2015.
Current
Board members
Term
Expires after 2014:
Sam Hadley-Vice President
Amber Scarborough
Joanie Davenport
Leah Stanton
Term
Expires after 2015:
Polly Pappadopoulos-Secretary
Term
Expires after 2016:
Mary Ogle
Troy Birdsong-President
Shayna Magnone
·
Nominations taken for 2015 Board
Candidates:
Olivia Judd
Brian Larsen
Jamie Fischer
Liz Gay
·
Voting will take place within the 2014
USLRA Survey to be sent to all USLRA members via email.
4.)
Timing Issues at Lumberjack World Championships
·
LWC has voted to change amateur matches to 2/3 falls,
rather than 3/5.
·
There were 30 more matches this year, lengthening
the time of Amateur Competition.
·
The board would like to remain at 3/5 falls per
match. Some proposed ideas:
-limiting use of paddle boat
-adding a third rolling dock
-starting matches on a 2 log, with a possible time change for logs to
keep the time with the log.
-having qualifiers for LWC
(Note: Most present like the idea
of adding another dock.)
5.)
Open Forum
·
It
is suggested that Speed Rolling should having rules or guidelines.
·
Splitting
Round Robin divisions into 2 separate logs creates confusion for judges and
scorekeepers, and does not allow the rollers to have an adequate break between
matches (although given the same amount of time, creates pressure on rollers
for final matches.)
·
U-17
division – Co-ed? It is difficult for
tournament directors to know how to run the division, how to put on tournament
paperwork, ordering awards is difficult.
One suggestion is to adjust the age brackets to widen divisions.
·
USLRA
Day Fee/Membership Required for Tournaments – is this required for all rollers
at all tournaments? How should this be
presented through YMCA programs? A
possible solution would be to add wording of caution, such as: No super series points will be awarded
without a paid USLRA membership.
·
Lumberjack
Camp possibility discussion. Concerns
raised were: would not bring in much profit, dates could be an issue, ages of
participants. Jamie Fischer would be
willing to help out, but it would be difficult for him to host. Discussion will continue for possibilities.
Troy
motions to Adjourn. Shayna Magnone Seconds. All
Approve. 6:38 PM.
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