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February 8, 2005
DRAFT
Chair Sean Farrell called the meeting to order at 7:45 pm at the High Plains Community Center, Orange.
Present: Jeff Allen, Bill Ball, Sean Farrell, Bill Krumm, Jason Paige and Barry Silver.
Absent: Peter Boucher, Kayleigh Boucher, Nick Cavataro, Eryn Crane, Dave Reilly, Todd Stevens and Meg Whitaker.
Also Present: Nan Cooper, Mike Huffman
Approval of Agenda: Senior Travel and Camp moved from New Business to Committee Reports. Amended agenda was approved.
Approval of Minutes: December 14, 2004 minutes were approved.
Old Business
None.
New Business
Motion to drop bonus events from the LC Senior Open Championships and to run the 400 IM and Freestyle from fastest to slowest in preliminary sessions was made. Motion passed.
Future Planning: Program Development committee would like to use the February meeting to brainstorm and plan future programs. The following was discussed:
An active Technical Planning committee is vital
Coach Survey to determine if the short course meet schedule met clubs' needs.
Coach Clinic is needed. Jason Paige and Christine Pelham
Number of short course meets: Technical Planning should work with Program Operations to put together a survey to distribute at Age Group Championship.
Contact Sandi Blumit to speak to the House of Delegates regarding insurance
Contact Leeanne Spletzer to host long range planning sessions in her home
CIAC- ask USA Swimming (Pat Hogan) for advice. Steve Carroll and Ellen Johnston are working on CIAC policy and how if affects CSI athletes.
Committee Reports
Senior Committee: Effort will be made to educate coaches at the senior championships on award procedures. Senior Distance Training Camp, featuring a national athlete, will be held April 30th at Wesleyan University. Eligible athletes will need a sectional cut or faster. Target of 50 kids. Coach selection is undecided but most likely will be based on number of national kids and down. Proposed Senior Travel is attached. Ira Klein, USA Swimming, proposed northeast Senior Circuit. Committee likes the theory, but needs more discussion. Like to add a "college swimming" section to the website. May get a speaker to address questions such as NCAA compliance.
Age Group: Two meeting have been held since last Program Development meeting. Relay-only swimmers at championship meets have been discussed because they create warm-up imbalances. 18/U championship relays have been changed to 13/18 relays. 18/U relays created unsafe warm-ups. There was not enough support for 15/18 relays. LC Open Water event at zones was discussed. The announcement will be posted but will not be attended formally by the zone team. Tentative plans are underway for 1-2 camps after Regional Championships. One adapted athlete has applied for the zone team. The Zone Team coaching staff has been selected (Brooks Ensor, Head Coach, Ann Hughes, Kevin Quill, Rachel Zappalorti and Dan Zeek). Unable to find a parent volunteer to take zone coordinator leadership role. Kaeley Steinnagel will organize and lead a group of parent volunteers.
Technical Planning: No report.
Meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM
Submitted by Nan Cooper
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 14 – 7:30pm – Orange
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ATTACHMENT
Connecticut Swimming
Senior Committee Meeting
Tuesday February 1, 2005
Attendees: Jeff Allen, Ellen Johnson, Henk Jensen, Christine Pelham, Bob Shearer
Long Course Seniors
a. Drop bonus events
b. 400IM/FR fastest to slowest alternating women/men
c. Educate on award procedures
Long Course Senior Training Camp
d. April 30-May 1
e. Wesleyan University
f. Sectional Cots or better
g. Possible National Level athlete
Senior Travel Funds
h. Per Diem
i. Base Rate on plan ticket
j. Four year increase peaking at Olympic Trials Year
k. NO receipts needed
l. #3/4 All other swimmers must participate in at least four (4) CSI and or one CSI Senior Championship during 2005
m. move deadline to September 15th
Northeast Senior Circuit
n. Idea from USA Swimming Ira Klein
o. Did not have enough time to get into details, liked theory
College Section on CSI Web Site
p. List links to NCAA and Collegeswimming.com
q. Information on rules, schools recruiting
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