Hayward, WI
July 22, 2015 – 7:00
PM
Board Members Present: Troy Birdsong, Polly Pappadopoulos, Sam
Hadley, Mary Ogle, Olivia Judd, Shayna Magnone, Joanie Davenport
1.) President Troy
Birdsong addresses Membership
·
Finance
Report - $6,100 Current Balance.
Expenditures: Judges Training
Materials, Taxes, USLRA banners, $1,000 Grant to the Three Rivers Roleo.
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Rule
Changes in 2015 – Amateur Log Time (Log time stays with the Log number),
Tournament Directors Discretion added to define fall space (3 Foot, or
Tournament Director’s Discretion), Language added to rules in which “Tournament
Director” is used, to include “Tournament Director or Tournament Director’s
Representative. Recommendation made by
USLRA to rollers to begin matches on a #2 Log at LWC (in response to the time
constraints at LWC).
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Judge
Training – Training has been developed by USLRA. Standardization of Judging is desired
result. 3 step training system: 1. Online Assessment 2.Volunteer Hours Logged
at Tournaments 3. Attend Judging Workshop held before and in conjunction with
Tournaments. USLRA has added Judges
Lanyards equipped with Rule Reminder cards and Coins to call falls.
·
Visioning
Session – Held July 18, 2015 in Hayward, WI. Ideas for the framework of the association
for future years set.
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Marketing
– Social Media: Steps have been taken to
promote and Market our Professional Athletes and increase our presence on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. A
series of articles has been developed with a combination of In-depth profiles
and Q & A shorts. USLRA Brackets
for Tournament usage have been updated to include match order, seeding and full
names.
2.) Member Based Comments/Questions
·
Inventory at Chris Fischer’s House: Need better location (tanks, trailer, logs),
and to be made more accessible to Tournament Directors. The Deithert family offers to work with this.
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Thank you extended for the Judges Training, and
suggestion to continue training and education of judges.
·
Suggested to be certain at tournaments that
rollers aren’t facing away from the dock.
Meeting
Adjourned. 7:35 PM.
