USLRA Conference Call
Minutes
March 29, 2015 – 8:00
PM
Present on call: Troy Birdsong, Polly Pappadopoulos, Mary Ogle, Leah Stanton, Joanie Davenport,
Shayna Magnone, Olivia Judd (Not present:
Brian Larsen, Sam Hadley)
1.) Approval of March
8, 2015 Minutes:
Shayna
motions to approve March 2015 Minutes. Mary Seconds.
All Approve.
2.)
Tournament Director Binder
• Binders have been created to be helpful resources to tournament
directors.
• Two directors have approved with positive feedback.
• Binders will include judge’s helper cards and L/R fall coin – both to be
placed on lanyard provided by USLRA.
• Changes/additions can be made as necessary to update information
Joanie motions to
approve Tournament Director Binder. Leah
Seconds. All Approve.
3.) Sportssignup Update
• April 4 - target date to Launch
• Online Registrations for Membership and Tournament Registrations
4.) Judges Training Update
•
As
part of training program, certified Judges would receive a USLRA Judge shirt
provided by USLRA. T-shirt for Judges,
Golf Shirt for Master Judges.
•
Joanie
will explore shirt options and costs and report at April meeting. Vote will be taken on approval of shirts for
certified judges.
•
Topic
brought up of video replay of falls.
Parents have brought video to judges after falls have been called to
contest. Board will work on a written
video policy to implement. Nothing is in
writing at this point. Olivia will work
on wording of policy to be voted on at April meeting. Troy will add to Judges/competitor meeting
lists.
•
Board
would be open to instant replay in the future but is not there yet.
5.) Strategic Planning Session
•
Will
be held July 18, 2015.
•
Roth
Judd will structure and run session.
•
Olivia
will write up and email specifics to board members.
6.) Constant Contact
·
Troy
has created an archive of email addresses
·
Will
try to reduce number of email addresses to reduce cost.
·
Could
be merged with Sportssignup for email useage.
Shayna will explore.
7.) Tournament Grants
•
Grant Amount: Up to $1000 per tournament.
•
Must have proof of at least $4000 (cash) in additional sponsorship
raised. (Not to include Gift Certificates or Merchandise.)
•
To help acheive or maintain Level 2 or Higher Tournament Status.
•
Application must be received at least 6 weeks prior to tournament,
and proof of monies raised must be given no later than 2 weeks prior to
tournament.
•
Application Form will be created and Troy will write specifics and
send to Tournament directors.
•
Application
will be posted online and included in Tournament Director Binders.
Polly Motions to approve re-implementation of Tournament
Grants. Joanie Seconds. All Approve.
8.) Goals list
- Increase
promotion of log rolling
- Continue
to work on improving judging
- Continue
to work to improve log rolling tournaments including our world
championships.
- Work
toward adding pro tournaments and increase purses for pro tournaments.
- Goals to be added and
solidified at Strategic Planning Session in July.
9.) Website/Media Update
•
Troy
has gained access to html editor and has made updates to website.
•
John
Pappadopoulos will write feature articles on professional athletes – approx. 1
per month
•
Amateur
and Competitor buttons will be added to home page. An about page will also be created.
•
Suggestion
made to have headshots taken of Pro Competitors to use for Competitor Page. Shayna will talk to Rich about possibility.
•
2
gigs. Data space still available
•
Facebook: An amateur Facebook page will be created to
separate from professional page, in order to create a better marketing tool and
professional image. Shayna has
volunteered to start a new Amateur Facebook page.
10.) Next Meeting
·
April
26, 2015 at 8:00 PM.
Shayna
motions to Adjourn. Joanie Seconds. All Approve.
