USATF (Florida Association) Annual Meeting
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Country Village Park
6550 NW 188 Terrace Miami, FL 33014
President Rod Larsen called the meeting to order at 8:45
am.
The Athletes at Large, Officials and Coaches/Parent/Others delegates were
elected to the House of Delegates.
A motion to waive the reading of the minutes of the August 19, 2006 Annual Meeting was made by Sandy De Noon and seconded by Don De Noon and the minutes were accepted as published.
Treasurer’s Report: Printed copies of the Treasurer’s Report were passed out and summary of the report was given by Pam Betz. The report from August 18, 2006 to August 30, 2007 showed total income of $101,197.78 and total expenses of $86,233.01. The ending balance was $52,982.72. It was decided that Committee Budgets will be on the agenda for the next Executive Committee meeting.
By Laws Changes: It was approved to go back to the 2005 wording to have only committees and no councils. This means that the Chairs would each have a vote on the Executive Committee.
It was approved that it will take 9 people to constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee.
Youth Committee: Robin Beamon was nominated for Youth Chair. Robin Beamon did accept the nomination (by phone). Rod Larsen moved that the nominations be closed, Sandy De Noon second. Robin Beamon was unanimously voted Youth Chair. There was discussion in the Youth Committee about the Youth meets held in the state of Florida.
Officials Committee: We currently have 261 certified officials in Florida. 150 Association level, 83 National level, 24 Masters and 4 Emeritus officials.
The Executive Committee of USATF Florida at a meeting before the annual meeting agreed that the cost for Association membership for Certified Officials would be $15 per year instead of $30 per year when they re-certify or for new officials when they certify during the next Olympiad 2008-2012.
The officials committee elected Rod Larsen to continue as the Officials Committee Chair. Because he is also the President of the Association, the committee needed to elect someone else as the Officials Committee's representative to the Executive Committee. Cassandra Norton was elected to be the committee's representative.
Albert Booker informed the attendees of an officials clinic that will be held at the University of Miami on January, 18, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. There was discussion concerning hosting more officials clinics and new officials recruitment.
Robbie Cunningham and Harold Pierce were announced as the two Officials of the Year for 2007. Congratulations!
In other business, the Committee decided to require USATF Florida membership when people re-certify or certify. This would be a five year membership in 2008, four year if certifying in 2009, etc. People who already have a multiyear membership would have that accounted for in the cost of renewing until 2012. However there will be no refunds for having paid a higher price in the past.
In other business: A motion to reopen the House of Delegates to allow Bob Fine/Florida Athletic Club to amend his paperwork so that the FAC would have two votes every committee. After discussion the motion failed by a vote of 13 for and 18 against.
LDR Committee: Joe Monks gave the Committee Report. Rod Larsen nominated Fred Finke as the LDR Men’s Committee Chair, Joe Monk as the LDR Women’s Committee Chair and Bob Fine as the LDR Masters Chair. The nomination was seconded by Pam Betz and with seven votes, the above mentioned were elected. Dale Sims suggested that the LDR host a 5 km/10 km on South Beach in the winter months for the tourists to participate in.
Cross Country/MUT Committee: John TenBroeck was nominated to be the Mountain/Ultra/Trail Chairperson by Pam Betz and he accepted. Sandy De Noon seconded the nomination and John TenBroeck was elected unanimously. There were no nominations for Cross Country Chairperson, but later in the meeting Ron McRae did volunteer to be the Cross Country Chairperson and he was approved by the Executive Committee to do so. Don De Noon spoke about the cross country schedule at the NTC.
Track & Field: Don De Noon gave a report and offered any facility that was hosting a sanctioned event the use of equipment. Wanda Johnson agreed to act as the Athlete at Large for the Track & Field Committee. The following people were elected as the Track & Field Committee Chairs: Men’s - Don De Noon, Women’s - Wanda Johnson and Masters - Bob Cahnres.
Below is a brief summary of 2006-2007 regarding the sports under Don’s heading as High Performance Chair:
Through this office and the position as the Coordinator of Track and Field for
the National Training Center, many sanctioned events were put on to
support the athletes of the Florida Association. Below is a summary of those
events that are being scheduled:
2007
Sept 15 - South Lake Eagle - NTC
Challenge 8:00 a.m.
Sept. 29 Foundation Academy XC Meet
9:00 a.m.
Oct. 20 - South Lake Challenge
8:30 a.m.
Oct. 27 USATF Youth and Open Cross Country
Meet 9:00 a.m.
Oct. 31 – Nov 4 Race Walking
Camp TBA
Nov. 4 U.S. Masters 20 km Race Walking
Championship 7:15 a.m.
Nov.17 - USATF Association Championships
9:00 a.m.
Dec. 15 Hills of Lake Country Relay (5
person 5 km) 9:00 a.m.
Dec.14-16 NTC Throws Pentathlon & Throws Camp _ 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 27-30 John Powell Throws Camp
2008
Jan. 19 Winter Sun #1
10:00 a.m
Feb. 16 Winter Sun #2
9:00 a.m.
Mar. 8 East Ridge Challenge High School Meet
9:00 a.m.
Mar. 15 Spring Fling #1
9:00 a.m.
Mar. 19 Collegiate Series
#1 2:00 p.m.
Mar. 26 Collegiate Series #2
2:00 p.m.
April 18 Private School Elementary Meet
8:00 a.m.
April 19 Spring Fling # 2
9:00 a.m.
April 26 Fl runners. Com Middle School Regional 9:00
a.m.
May 3 Flrunners.com Middle School
Championships 9:00 a.m.
May 10 Break Away Invitational (Pending)
9:00 a.m.
May 17 FAC Central Florida Classic
9:00 a.m.
May 31 AAU Regional T & F
Qualifier (Pending) 8:30 a.m.
June 7 USATF Florida State Champs
Open/Masters 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 28-31 North American Master’s T& F Champs Varies
(Underlined are NTC events)
Several hundred athletes were certified to compete in the USATF sanctioned meets.
Don DeNoon, NTC Track and Field Coordinator, USATF-Florida High Performance Chair
Race Walking: Sandy De Noon gave a report. Don De Noon nominated Sandy De Noon for RW Chair and Bryan Karpel nominated Dan Koch for RW Chair. By a vote of six to one Sandy De Noon was elected as RW Chair. The RW Committee asked for a separate meeting to discuss the scheduling and championships.
2007-2008 Florida Association RW Championships*
Event
Location Date Club
1500m/3000m May
5000m + NTC -Clermont June 9, 2008 NTC
1 Hour + None this year
5 km +* Feb/March
8 km +* None this year
10 km +* UCF Campus April CFW
15 km +* None this year
20 km +* TBA
+ All courses must be certified in advance of the race.
* All races must have proper officials for possible records - track 5,
road 6-9 with at least one Master level or IAAF official.
BTC – Breakaway Track Club; Sheryl Gilliland: (352)
516-2314
CFW – Central Florida Walkers; Chuck McLaughlin:
cgmclaughlin@cfl.rr.com (407) 678-2323
FAC – Florida Athletic Club; Bob Fine:
bobfine@bellsouth.net (561) 499-3370
NTC – National Training Center; Track and Field Coordinator -
352-241-7144 Ext 4206
SFRW – South Florida Race Walkers; Dan Koch:
RACEWALKER@bellsouth.net (954) 970-9634
Sincerely submitted, Sandra L. DeNoon, Race Walking
Chair
Report from the Vice President (North):
Sanctions: One hundred & fifty-five events have been sanctioned in
the Florida Association so far in 2007.
Club Memberships: One hundred & twenty-five clubs and other
entities are 2007 Florida Association organizational members.
Web Site: The web site
http://www.florida.usatf.org has regularly been updated with event listings,
organizational memberships, and association news.
Cross Country: The 2006 Association Championship was The Last
Gasp in Jacksonville in December.
Mountain/Ultra/Trail: The 2007 Association Championship was the
Guana River 50 km Trail Run & Relay in March in South Ponte Vedra.
Other Activities:
1. Attended Road Running Technical Council, LDR, Masters Track,
Mountain-Ultra-Trail, Associations, and Cross Country meetings at the 2006
Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
2. Attended the RRCA National Convention in Chicago in March.
3. Managed or assisted at over 45 events in the past year.
4. Served as starter and referee at the Gate River Run USA 15 km Championship
in March and was inducted into the Gate River Run Hall of Fame.
5. Attended the Race Directors Hospitality Program at the New York City
Marathon for the twentieth year.
John TenBroeck, Vice President (North)
At the Annual Awards Luncheon the following were
recognized:
LDR Ronnie Holassie, Sonja Friend-Uhl
Masters LDR. John Metzgar, Lisa Vaill
Race Walking Juan Yanes, Maite Moscoso
Track & Field Brian DaCunha, Ann Louise Larsen
Master's Track & Field James Broun, Wanda Johnson
Youth Track & Field Javier Rodriguez, Ebony Eutsey
Officials Harold Pierce, Robbie Cunningham
Cross Country Steven Hassen, Jacy Kruzel
Mountain/Ultra/Trail Bill Dunn, Amy Costa
Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.