| SCTCCCA MINUTES – JULY 28, 2010
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| Daniel Brooks, President Location: SCHSL Michael Steward, Secretary- Treasurer
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| TIME | PERSON RESPONSIBLE | TOPIC | DISCUSSION | ACTION/COMMENTS
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| 2:05 | Danny Brooks
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| (Dreher) | Meeting Called to Order | Pledge of Allegiance |
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| 2:05 | Danny Brooks | Membership Info | Reminded coaches to check badges to make sure it displays “TR10” membership to the SCTCCCA. Membership is $5.00. | Membership to SCTCCCA has big implications COY.
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| 2:06 | Danny Brooks | Herlong Scholarship | Reminded coaches with college bound kids to apply for the Herlong Scholarship. The association donates funds to this scholarship. | Requirement 2.0 and Coach’s child
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| 2:07 | Danny Brooks | Assistant COY Award | Head coaches should complete paperwork for nominating outstanding assistant coaches. Nomination information is on SCACA web site. | SCACA web site:
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| www.scaca.org
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| 2:08 | Danny Brooks | Election Year | Encouraged coaches to get involved with the association |
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| 2:09 | Danny Brooks | SCTCCCA
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| Officers Recognized | 1A Rodney Adamee (Christ Church), 2A Tony Colizzi (Bishop England), 3A Eric Cummings (Riverside) and 4A Glover Smiley (Spartanburg)
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| Michael Steward, Secretary/Treasurer |
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| 2:10 | Eric Cummings
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| Glover Smiley (Spartanburg) | New State Records | Eric recognized Sandi Morris, Greenville HS new record in the pole vault of 12’7”. Glover recognized Spring Valley’s boys 3200m Relay (Michael Johnson, Jordon Snelgrove, William Ivey, and Matthew Johnson) new record of 7:53. | Sandi’s PR – 13-3
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| 2:11 | Danny Brooks | Neesie Harris, SCHSL | Recognized Neesie’s outstanding work with NFHS |
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| 2:12 | Glover Smiley
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| Eric Cummings
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| Tony Colizzi
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| Rodney Adamee | Track Coaches of the Year | 1A Girls Stevie Phillips (Johnsonville), 1A Boys Wayne Famer (Allendale-Fairfax), 2A Girls John Javis (Eau Claire), 2A Boys Eric Luedeman (Chesnee), 3A Girls Rhett Moss (JL Mann), 3A Boys Cedric Richie (Lower Richland), 4A Girls Lashaun McGreer (Dorman) and 4A Boys Fred Hamilton (Fort Dorchester)
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| Announced Todd Walters (Landrum) as Assistant Cross Country Coach of the Year. | Each COY will be presented their award at their school during the half time of a football game.
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| 2:14 | Eric Cummings
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| (Riverside) | Asst. Track Coach of the Year | Matthew Hawkins (Lower Richland) jumps and sprint coach
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| Coached 25 or more years |
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| 2:15 | Neesie Harris, SCHSL | NFHS – SC 2009 COY | Neesie recognized Michael Steward (Lower Richland) as NFHS 2009 SC State COY- Boys Track and Field |
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| 2:17 | John Jones (SV) | SCTCCCA Hall of Fame
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| Skip Frye (Broome) was announced as an inductee into the SCTCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame. Coaching career: 27 years-XC and 28 years-Track | Award presented at Coaches Classic XC Meet
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| 2:18 | Danny Brooks | SCTCCCA Officers Elections
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| President
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| President ballot included Eric Cummings (Riverside), Tony Colizzi (Bishop England). Rodney Adamee (Christ Church) and Glover Smiley (Spartanburg) | Rodney Adamee and Glover Smiley sustained from seeking the president position.
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| TIME | PERSON RESPONSIBLE | TOPIC | DISCUSSION | ACTION/COMMENTS
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| 2:18 | Danny Brooks | SCTCCCA Officers Elections
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| Vice President
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| Vice Presidents nominations by class included: 4A – David Lee (Johns Island), Rhett Moss (JL Mann), Carolyn Bostic (Beaufort), and Jeff Buys (Dorman), 3A – Michael Steward (Lower Richland) and Tim Smith (Greenville), 2A John Javis(Eau Claire) and Mark Bedenbaugh (Pelion), and 1A - Rodney Adamee (Christ Church) and Russell Holly (Ridgeland) |
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| 2:25 | John Jones (SV) | Summer Minutes and Budget Report | A motion was made to approve summer minutes and budget report prepared by Michael Steward (Lower Richland) | The minutes and budget were approved unanimously.
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| 2:26 | Danny Brooks | Email List | Encouraged new coaches and coaches with new email addresses to update their email information with Jeff Buys (D). | Email Address buysjs@spart6.org)
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| 2:28 | Ed Boehmke
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| (Eastside) | Cross Country Meets Calendar | Cross Country meets were presented at the cross country meeting on Tuesday, July 27. You can find a list of meets on the www.sctrackworld.us/ website. Online entry will be handled at this site. Reminded coaches to update their athletes’ information (grades/sex). |
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| 2:30 | Danny Brooks | SC Runners | Acknowledged John Olson for his support to track and field and cross country in the SC. John runs SC Runners website (www.scrunners.com).
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| 2:32 | Danny | Asst. Shrine Bowl Coach Selection | Eric Cummings (R) and Jeremy Darby (Landrum) were nominated as candidates for the Asst. Shrine Bowl Coach. | Eric Cummings (R) was elected as the Asst. Shrine Bowl Coach
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| 2:34 | Mike Moore (Irmo) | Shrine Bowl Run | Mike provided coaches an information sheet on the Shrine Bowl Run and, he explained how the run works. This event is a great way to honor senior cross country athletes in the state. State meet times determine athletes that attend. | Boys time – 17:01
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| Girls time – 19:50
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| | | OLD BUSINESS |
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| 2:42 | Danny | All State Track & Track Officials | These items were tabled to the winter meeting in January. |
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| | | NEW BUSINESS |
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| 2:43 | Eric Cummings
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| (Riverside) | Cross Country State Meet Time Change | Cross country coaches (voted 23-11) recommended moving the start time of the state meet to 8:00 AM. This change will accommodate the addition of 1A Girls teams to the meet championship. | The proposal was approved by a vote of 53-4.
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| 2:46 | Bob Jenkins | Asst. COY Membership | Encouraged we follow the SCACA and SCTCCCA constitutions as related to assistant coaches being a member of both associations to be considered for the SCTCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year.
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| 2:50 | John Jones (SV) | State Meet (T&F) Preference | Requested the SCTCCCA states its preference for the state track and field meet. Give the SCHSL our wishes on where we would like the meet. Spring Valley volunteered its facility. | Recommendation was approved unanimously.
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| TIME | PERSON RESPONSIBLE | TOPIC | DISCUSSION | ACTION/COMMENTS
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| 2:53 | Caleb Clark Union | Race Change -
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| 3200M Relay and 800M Run | Proposed changing the 3A Qualifier 3200M Relay and 800M Run events to a stagger start rather than a waterfall start. Athletes will run in lanes and break at the break-line. | Proposal was approved (22-0)
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| 3:01 | Bob Jenkins | Cone Placement around track | Recommended cones be placed on top of the inside line around the track verses on the inside edge of the line. After much discussion coaches voted on their preference for the state meet series. | 30 voted for cones on the inside edge, and 13 voted for cones to be placed on top
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| 3:11 | Jeff Buys | Practice at State Meet Cross Country Site | Proposed allowing teams to practice at the cross country state meet site (Clemson Station-Sandhills). John Jones (meet manager) did not have a problem with teams coming in to practice. | Proposal was approved (48-8)
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| 3:14 | John Jones | November three weeks practice session | Proposed SCTCCCA (track) state our constant consternation with SCHSL making rules (November three weeks practice session) that promotes all other sports but prohibits the advancement of track and field in the state and without due process. SCHSL should consider moving the practice session after the football championships. | Proposal passed (50-1)
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| 3:22 | Danny Brooks | Closing | Expressed his pleasure for being the president of the association and agreed to work with the newly elected officers |
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| 3:23 | Danny Brooks | 2010-2012
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| SCTCCCA Officers | President - Eric Cummings (Riverside) VP – 4A Jeff Buys (D), 3A Michael Steward (LR), 2A John Javis (EC) and 1A Rodney Adamee (Christ Church) |
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