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Collegiate
Water Polo Association 2001 Annual Meeting Minutes General
Meeting
In
attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director of Officials;
Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard; Todd Clapper,
Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Paul Lovejoy, Fordham; Joe Linehan,
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy; Carey Heckman, Dartmouth College; Russ
Yarworth, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St. Francis; Derek Ellingson,
Queens; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott Reed, George Washington; Luis
Nicolao, Princeton; Jim Yeamans, Slippery Rock; Donna Heinel, Massachusetts;
Allyson Gillespie, Villanova; Mike Maroney, Hartwick The
meeting began with a discussion of the various proposals. Proposal
G1 The
commissioner made a motion to establish a pre-game protocol as follows
for all single games and championship finals: |
| Timeline
prior to contest: |
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| 1:00 | Warm-up time available to teams |
| :30 | Referees
arrive and inspect course/athletes |
| :10 | Pool
is cleared and captains called |
| :05 |
Teams
line up for introductions in numerical order left to right, Coaches
stand with teams. Officials stand at center pool. |
| :02 | Anthem
played |
| :00 | Game
begins |
| Seconded
by Mike Schofield. Motion passed. |
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| The Commissioner made a motion to adopt the following seven-team championship format. Seconded by Carl Quigley. Motion passed. |
| Bracket A | Bracket B |
| 1st seed | 2nd seed |
| 4th seed | 3rd seed |
| 5th seed | 6th seed |
| 7th seed | |
| Saturday |
Game
#
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| 9:00 |
1st vs 5th
|
1
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| 10:15 |
2nd vs 7th
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2
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| 11:30 |
3rd vs 6th
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3
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| 1:00 |
4th vs 5th
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4
|
| 4:00 |
Loser Game
2 vs Loser Game 3
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5
|
| 5:30 |
1st vs 4th
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6
|
| 7:00 |
Winner Game
2 vs Winner Game 3
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7
|
| Sunday | ||
| 9:00 |
3rd in A
vs Loser Game 2
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8
|
| 10:15 |
2nd in A
vs Loser Game 7
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Third Place
|
| 11:30 |
1st in A
vs Winner Game 7
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First Place
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| 12:45 |
3rd in A
vs Loser Game 3
|
11
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| The
won/loss records from games 5, 8, and 11 determine places fifth through
seventh. |
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The
commissioner made a motion that the varsity schedules are only permitted
to be altered on even numbered years. Russ Yarworth seconded. Motion
defeated. The
commissioner made a motion to approve the budget submitted. Seconded
by Carey Heckman. Motion passed. A copy of the budget will be posted
in the financial section. The
commissioner submitted several reports for the membership’s review.
These reports are listed below. Membership
Growth Accounts
receivable (Teams unpaid as of meeting date) Gate
Receipts Net
Income statements and balance sheet at time of meeting ( Final statements will be posted when the books are closed in 2001 Referee
Report Referee
Proposed Clinic Schedule Carey
Heckman made a motion to revise a proposal passed last year that
was mean to increase the size of the Board to include individuals capable
of providing marketing insights. The revision would create a Board of
Advisors instead of expanding the existing Board of Directors. Carl
Quigley seconded. Motion passed. The premise behind this board will
be to have a marketing plan in place by next year. Current Board of
Advisors includes Bruce Fletcher, and Stuart Sheldon. The Board will
include a minimum of three advisors. The
members held elections for the positions on the Board of Directors
that had expired. Russ Yarworth, Head Coach at Massachusetts and Carl
Quigley, Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis College and Head
Coach, were elected to the Board. The
Board of Review for 2001 was selected to be John Benedict, Chair,
Jim Floerchinger, Allyson Gillespie, and Loren Bertocci. Mike
Schofield made a motion that a $2.50 increase/year be awarded the
officials when they officiate varsity events for each of the next four
years beginning in the fall of 2001. Allyson Gillespie seconded. Motion
passed. Carey
Heckman made a motion to provide a shirt to CWPA officials working
a minimum of two weekends per season. Jim Floerchinger seconded. Motion
passed. Tom
Tracey made a motion that colored shirts be permitted for referees
at the Eastern Championships. Seconded by Carey Heckman. Motion passed. Russ
Yarworth made a motion that the Men’s ECAC Championship includes
the top four from the north and the top four from the south with the
host receiving an automatic bid. If the host team is not in the top
eight, a nine-team format is used with the host receiving the ninth
seed. Seconded by Luis Nicolao. Motion passed. Todd
Clapper made a motion that the Women’s ECAC Championship includes
the top two from each region with the host receiving an automatic bid.
If the host fails to qualify, a nine-team format is used with the host
receiving the ninth seed. Seconded by Jim Floerchinger. Motion passed. Luis
Nicolao made a motion that the championship game for varsity competition
be the last scheduled contest of the weekend. Seconded by Allyson Gillespie.
Motion passed. A
discussion was held about a new electronic device that will work with
the timing system to more accurately stop the clock on a referee’s whistle.
Todd Clapper indicated he would be willing to try the system at a tournament
this spring. The commissioner indicated he would make the arrangements. Other
marketing possibilities were discussed and the commissioner indicated
he would pursue the best opportunities. The consensus among the members
indicated that they would be willing to review a list of potential areas
for sponsorship to ensure there are no areas of concern regarding appropriateness
of a sponsor’s involvement. Carl
Quigley made a motion to revise the eleven-team championship format
for varsity teams as submitted below. Seconded by Jim Floerchinger.
Motion passed. |
|
A
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B
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C
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D
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1
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2
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3
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4
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8
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7
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6
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5
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11
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10
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9
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| Friday |
Game #
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|
| 5:45 |
1 vs 8
|
1
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| 7:00 |
4 vs 5
|
2
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| 8:15 |
2 vs 7
|
3
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| 9:30 |
3 vs 6
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4
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| Saturday | ||
| 9:00 |
9 vs 5
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5
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| 10:10 |
2 vs 11
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6
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| 11:20 |
3 vs 10
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7
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| 12:30 |
4 vs 9
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8
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| 1:40 |
11 vs 7
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9
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| 2:50 |
6 vs 10
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10
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| 4:15 |
1st
in A vs 1st in D
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11
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| 5:30 |
1st
in B vs 1st in C
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12
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| 6:40 |
2nd
in A vs 2nd in D
|
13
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| 7:50 |
2nd
in B vs 2nd in C
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14
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| 9:00 |
3rd
in B vs 3rd in C
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15
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3rd
in D gets bye
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||
| Sunday |
||
| 9:00 |
Winner
Game 15 vs 3rd in Bracket D
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Ninth Place
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| 10:15 |
Loser game
13 vs Loser game 14
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Seventh
Place
|
| 11:30 |
Winner Game
13 vs Winner game 14
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Fifth Place
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| 12:45 |
Loser Game
11 vs Loser Game 12
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Third Place
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| 2:00 |
Winner Game
11 vs Winner Game 12
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First Place
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| Loser of Game 15 is automatically Eleventh Place | ||
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Women’s
Meeting In
attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director of Officials;
Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard; Todd Clapper,
Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Allyson Gillespie, Villanova; Donna
Heinel, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St. Francis; Derek Ellingson, Queens;
John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott Reed, George Washington; Luis Nicolao,
Princeton; Jim Yeamans, Slippery Rock; Mike Maroney, Hartwick The
annual meeting opened with a discussion of the various proposals.
The
commissioner made a motion to increase officials’ fees for women’s
varsity competition to $40 for regular season games and $50 for Eastern
Championship games, effective 2002. Seconded by Carl Quigley. Motion
passed unanimously. Motion
to publish the women’s 2003 schedule a year in advance was withdrawn
due to the fact that procedure is already followed.
Proposal
W3
Michael
Maroney made a motion to replace the New York Regional regular season
tournaments with head to head competition starting in the 2002 season.
Each of the seven (7) 2002 New York Regional institutions would
get six (6) regional games utilizing six (6) dates of competition. The top four (4) institutions would qualify
for the Northern Divisional Championships.
This system would guarantee each member institution with three
(3) home divisional games per year and three (3) away games per year.
Seconded by Carl Quigley. Motion defeated.
New
Business Teams
decided by consensus that the New York Region will compete using
a double round robin format due to the withdrawal of Lehman from the
original schedule. Todd
Clapper made a motion that the New England Region uses a double
round robin format for competition in 2001, with the ability to pull
one game from the schedule. Furthermore, that games played at the University
of Massachusetts be held only on Saturday, March 17. Seconded by Jim
Floerchinger. The motion was made to address the withdrawal of UMass
Dartmouth from the schedule until 2002. Motion passed. Motion
was made by Todd Clapper to limit the Northern Division Championship
to eight teams. Jim Floerchinger seconded. Motion defeated. Motion
was made by Jim Floerchinger
to have all teams attend the Northern Division Championship. Carl Quigley
seconded. Motion passed. Motion
was made by Luis Nicolao to limit Eastern Championships to eight
teams. The tournament will follow the approved eight-team format. Seconded
by Mike Maroney. Motion passed. Allyson
Gillespie made a motion to have the top four teams from their respective
championships (Northern and Southern Divisions) receive an automatic
bid. Seeding would be performed in order of finish within the championships
in alternating fashion between divisions, with the first seed awarded
to the division that won the prior year. Todd Clapper seconded. Motion
passed. Allyson
Gillespie made a motion that if a team withdraws in a division leaving
only four teams remaining, the region would follow a double round robin
format to be held on one day. Jim Yeamans seconded. Motion passed. Luis
Nicolao made a motion that teams be permitted to pull one game prior
to the release of the schedule beginning 2002. Allyson Gillespie seconded.
Motion passed. Allyson
Gillespie made a motion that all league games count towards the
standings during the regular season. Keith Bullion seconded. Motion
passed. Men’s
Varsity Meeting
In
attendance: Daniel Sharadin, Commissioner; Tom Tracey, Director of Officials;
Mike Schofield, President; Jim Floerchinger, Harvard; Todd Clapper,
Brown; Keith Bullion, Grove City; Paul Lovejoy, Fordham; Joe Linehan,
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy; Carey Heckman, Dartmouth College; Russ
Yarworth, Massachusetts; Carl Quigley, St. Francis; Derek Ellingson,
Queens; John Zeigler, Bucknell; Scott Reed, George Washington; Luis
Nicolao, Princeton; Jim Yeamans, Slippery Rock The
meeting opened with a discussion of the proposals submitted. Proposal
1 Proposal
1 was tabled originally for further discussion until after a break.
When teams reconvened, the following motion was made by Keith Bullion
and seconded by Scott Reed to revise the Southern division competitive
format according to the following: The
Southern Division will use three weekends of competition in which the
first is a regional weekend in shallow/deep facilities. The second weekend
is seeded by the first weekend and held in an all-deep facility and
involves all teams. The top seed for the second weekend is awarded to
the team that won Southern Championships the prior year. When Grove
City hosts the second weekend of competition, the southern region will
host their regional event at a 30-meter facility. Teams may pull out
games from this weekend to ensure home contests for everyone each year.
The third weekend is the southern division championship in an all-deep
facility and seeding is based on the results of the second weekend.
Mike Schofield will supply the rotation schedule for the next two years
based on previous information distributed. John Zeigler seconded. Motion
passed. Todd
Clapper made a motion that the Northern Division uses a schedule
similar to the Southern Division. Seconded by Russ Yarworth.
Motion defeated. Proposal
2 was withdrawn
Russ Yarworth made a motion to adopt a rotation schedule for championships to permit Harvard to host at a time other than the Yale Harvard football game. Keith Bullion seconded. Motion passed. |
| Rotation approved as follows: |
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| 2001 | Princeton | Brown | Navy | Harvard |
| 2002 | Brown | Harvard | Princeton | Navy |
| 2003 | Navy | Harvard | Princeton | Brown |
| 2004 | Princeton | Brown | Navy | Harvard |
| 2005 | Harvard | Brown | Navy | Princeton |
| John
Zeigler made a motion that Bucknell be admitted into the rotation
in 2003 in the Southern Division position. Seconded by Jim Yeamans. Motion
would revise the schedule as follows: |
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| Year | Easterns | Northerns | Southerns | ECAC | Team w/o |
| 2001 | Princetown | Brown | Navy | Harvard | |
| 2002 | Brown | Harvard | Princeton | Navy | |
| 2003 | Navy | Harvard | Bucknell | Brown | Princeton |
| 2004 | Bucknell | Brown | Princeton | Harvard | Navy |
| 2005 | Harvard | Brown | Navy | Princeton | Bucknell |
| 2006 | Princeton | Harvard | Bucknell | Brown | Navy |
| 2007 | Brown | Harvard | Navy | Bucknell | Princeton |
| 2008 | Navy | Brown | Princeton | Harvard | Bucknell |
| 2009 | Harvard | Brown | Bucknell | Princeton | Navy |
| 2010 | Bucknell | Harvard | Navy | Brown | Princeton |
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Proposal
MV4A was withdrawn Proposal
MV6B Keith
Bullion made a motion to send the proposal to a mail ballot. Joe Linehan
seconded. Motion passed. The proposal is as follows: Authors:
Ted Bresnahan, Johns Hopkins and Keith Bullion, Grove City Eastern Men’s Division III Championship and Seeding
Tournament The
Division III varsity teams would continue to hold the Eastern Division
III championship and the Eastern Division III Invitational (Seeding)
Tournament. The site for the Eastern Division III Championship and the
Invitational Tournament would not be restricted by pool dimension, but
the two events will be hosted in opposite regions in any given year.
Modified Round robin play (utilizing CWPA games already scheduled/played
within the region) at the Invitational will determine seeds. Failure
to participate in the invitational may, at the discretion of the seeding
committee, affect the seed. Seeding Committee will consist of the CWPA
Commissioner, and two institutional coaches, elected by region. The
head referee for each event will replace the commissioner as a voting
member on the tournament committee. The host coach, if not already on
the tournament committee, will be added as a non-voting member. The
following would be the rotation based on the existing rotation: |
| Year | Championship Site | Seeding Tournament Site |
| 2001 | Connecticut | Johns Hopkins |
| 2002 | Grove City | USMMA |
| 2003 | MIT | Washington & Jefferson |
| 2004 | Johns Hopkins | Connecticut |
| 2005 | USMMA | Penn State Behrend |
| 2006 | Washington & Jefferson | MIT |
| 2007 | Penn State Behrend | USMMA |
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Financial
Impact: The
change will have no financial impact on the membership to the conference Rationale: These
two tournaments promote competition between like institutions (D III)
and will help in the growth of the sport in that division.
It allows teams to use their travel dollars for other tournaments
as the competitiveness of their squad increases.
It balances travel by region each year.
Currently only Connecticut College, MIT, Grove City, and Lehman
(should they return) are true all-deep venues.
The value for the sport, for the competing institutions, the
encouragement of local media coverage, and campus awareness at W &
J, USMMA, Penn State-Behrend, and Johns Hopkins outweigh the luxury
of an all-deep venue in each year for these events. |