SARA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
APRIL 27, 2010
IN ATTENDANCE
GLENN STADNYK RHONDA KOZUSKA
LANA FAUCHON PAM ALBERT
SCOTT PETTER AL HENDERSON
MARTIN GAUTIER JIM FINDLAY
KELLY LAJOIE ANDRE NOBERT
J. SASS CORY JOHNSON
DARIN KOROLUK ROB LEITCH
STEVE KNOPPERS SHANNON LANGSTROM
LEON PALMER JAIME CLARK
PATTI O'NEILL MICHELLE RYCE
CAROLYN REICH MARTIN BEAMISH
TODD STAHN GLEN DENNIS
SHANNON COSSETTE SHIRLEY RANDALL
RENATA HOLODY HEATHER MACBEATH
VAL SAUNDERS CAROL KRAYCHY
CRAIG LEIBEL
CALLED TO ORDER 8:20 PM
No additions to agenda
Agenda adopted by Rob Leitch, 2nd by Rhonda Kozuska
Glenn Stadnyl welcomed all and thanked everyone for coming out. Glenn went through appointed and elected positions.
MINUTES FROM 2009 AGM WERE ACCEPTED. GLEN DENNIS AND SECONDED BY GLENN STADNYK. ALL IN FAVOUR.
First call for elected positions:
President: nominate Glenn Stadnyk by Rhonda Kozuska, 2nd by Lana Fauchon
Vice President: nominate Glen Dennis by Shannon Cossette, 2nd by Rhonda Kozuska
Secretary: nominate Lana Fauchon by Glenn Stadnyk, 2nd Craig Leibel
Treasurer: nominate Rhonda Kozuska, 2nd by Glen Dennis
Registrar: nominate Val Saunders by Carol Kraychy, 2nd Craig Leibel
All other positions:
Coach/player Development: nominate Craig Leibel by Glenn Stadnyk, 2nd Lana Fauchon
Coach Coordinator: nominate Rob Corrigan by Carol Kraychy
Evaluation Coordinator: Al Henderson
Ref Allocator & Paymaster: nominate Mike Kirk by Heather Macbeath
Ref in Chief: nominate Martin Beamish by Glenn Stadnyk
Member at Large & BGL: nominate Carol Kraychy by Lana Fauchon, 2nd Kelly Lajoie
Sarc Liaison: nominate Brian Armstrong by Glenn Stadnyk
Zone 5 Rep AA: Heather MacBeath
Ice Allocator: all in favour of Scott Petter
Statistician: nominate Kim Voight by Val Saunders
Equipment managers: Steve Knoppers and Leon Palmer
Bingo & Gaming: nominate Darin Koroluk by Lana Fauchon
Publicity: nominate Shirley Randall and Pam Albert by Val Saunders
Special Events: 1) Galaxyland: Carolyn Reich
2) Raffle: Cindy de Bruijn?
3) Rodeo: Sandra Fenton
Goalie Coordinator: Corey Delamar
U-6: Shannon Lankstrom
U-8: Todd Stahn
U-10: Martin Gauthier
U-12: James Findlay
U-14: Donna Sawchuk and Al Henderson
U-16: Brian Armstrong? Frank Tosto?
U-18: open
Webmaster: nominate Shannon Cossette by Val Saunders
Turkey Ring Coordinator: Travis Sawchuk? Lisa Hewitt? Patti O'Neill?
Come Try Ringette: helper: Cory Johnson. Coordinator: open
Executive Reports: see addition to minutes to read individual reports
1) President's Report - Glenn Stadnyk
2) Coach/Player Development - Craig Leibel
3) Registrar - Val Saunders: discussed the new website/RAMP program
Shannon Cossette will be managing the website
4) Ice Allocator - Scott Petter: SARA will have to pick up more ice slots outside of
St. Albert as we will have 2 less slots/week.
The Continental Cup of Curling is being held here in January 2011 resulting in
lost ice slots. As well as the 55+ games being held in February of 2011which
will have an impact on ice availability.
SARA will not be able to host the Novice Playdown Tournament this year
because of ice availability.
Turkey Ring is booked for October 8 - 11th, 2010.
There will be more ice available between the Christmas and New Year break.
Martin Gauthier suggested doing a 3 on 3 tournament during this time.
SARA is hoping to host a couple levels of Provincials in March 2011.
5) Treasurer - Rhonda Kozuska: Al Henderson did our reports for 2008 & 2009.
Casino in 2011
Ref fees increased
Registration fees increased
Motion to accept treasurer's report by Rob Leitch, 2nd by Pam Albert. All in favour.
Announcements: new website
policy review in progress - to be done for new season
Winner of free registration: Shannon Langstrom!
Meeting Adjourned at 9:31 PM.
ST.ALBERT RINGETTE ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENTS REPORT 2010 April 27,2010
Thank you to the executive for your hard work throughout the year, it was a pleasure working with all of you. Also a big thank you to the special events committee for all their hard work throughout the year organizing the Turkey Ring, Novice Select Tournament, the WEM water park night, Rainmaker Rodeo Parade, the SARA raffle,the Come Try Ringette and Fun day events. Congratulations to all the players and coaches from St. Albert Ringette Association in their efforts this year in representing us at Nationals, Westerns, Provincials, Black Gold playoffs and tournaments throughout the ringette community. Thank you to all the players, referees, coaches, managers, support staff, parents and all the volunteers who helped make this year an enjoyable memory. SARA hopes that we have helped create lifelong learning experiences that will help make our young children the leaders of tomorrow. And thank you to all our players for the hours of entertainment and excitement you gave us.
2009/2010 Overviews
- Hosted 28 teams from U6 intro to 18+, with over 440 registrants, of which 29 pursued the AA Club
- St. Albert Rainmaker Rodeo Parade – great community exposure
- Come Try Ringette Events – successful recruitment at the grassroots
- Hosted an Intro to Ringette program
- Power Skating Programs and Coach Mentorship Programs – great development for junior coaches
- Daytona Homes - continued support with St. Albert Ringette
- 11th Annual Turkey Ring Tournament – huge success with 65 teams involved – largest ever
- S.A.R.A. Water park night @ West Edmonton Mall - the kids loved it once again, very successful
- St. Albert Ringette raffle – congratulations to the winners
- S.A.R.A. hosted an NRL game, continued support of the U of A team and U of A alumni
- We hosted the Novice Select Tournament - very successful 13 teams
- Tournaments – numerous tournament victories at all levels
- Accomplishments – Ringette Alberta presented SARA with the 2010 Phyllis Sadoway Development Award
- BGL champions at U10, U12B, U16B & U19A
- Zone 5 Rep Champions at U19A,U16A,U14A and U12B.
- Provincial Champions U14A-Gold , U19A & U12B-Silver, U16AA-Gold with 7 SARA members, U19AA-Silver with 7 SARA members, U12AA – Bronze with 2 SARA members
- Canadian National Champions at U16AA –Gold with 7 SARA members, the NRL Edmonton WAM –Gold with 2 SARA members. A SARA member also attended Westerns at U16A-Silver
2010/2011 Forecast
- Long Term Athlete Development Program from Sport Canada is well under way and further implementation will be introduced
- Further recruitment of players, goaltenders, officials, junior coaches, coaches and administrators will be a major focus with continued support of clinics and Come Try Ringette events.
- SARA will switch from a waterpark night to a Galaxyland night on Friday Nov 5/2010
- 11 th Turkey Ring Tournament – Oct.8 – 11/2010
- A policy review is underway and will be in place prior to Sept 1/2010
As my 8th year as president and 11th year on the SARA board I encourage all of you to give a little time back to the community, whether volunteering on the board, a committee, with BGL league, Ringette Alberta or Ringette Canada the rewards will be satisfying.
Thank You,
Glenn Stadnyk
President
St. Albert Ringette Association
SARA Coach Coordinator
Annual Report
SARA AGM, April 27, 2010
For the 2009/10 season the coach coordinator position primary responsibilities included; coach selection, coach training/certification and issue management. The coach coordinator was involved with the various Division coordinators and Player/Coach Development Coordinator in selecting qualified candidates for all SARA teams with the exception of the Open teams. There was a good mixture of new and experienced coaches for the U8, U10 and U 12 division teams. Also, for this past season it was necessary to interview coach candidates for U12 coaching position as there were more qualified candidates than positions. A preliminary draft of Coach Selection Criteria has been developed (see attached) and will be formally presented to the new Board and Executive for approval. The Coach Selection Criteria will be posted on the SARA website and available for review by all interested parties.
Coach training/certification this past season focused on hosting three coaching clinics. SARA hosted a CSI, CIR and Gradation courses in October and November. All three courses were fully booked with approximately 25 individuals per session attending. At this point most experienced coaches (U 12 Division and up) have achieved the required certifications to participate in provincials. Obtaining required certifications and tracking current certifications for SARA coaches remains a priority, ensuring that teams which qualify for provincials are not hindered by the certification process. The administration required to host (participant registration and logistics) requires significant time commitment. Prior to hosting clinics in 2010 alternatives to the current system (i.e. is on-line registration possible) need to arranged. September/October is an extremely busy period for the ringette season and the additional administration tasks currently associated with hosting clinics is difficult to manage.
Preliminary discussions with Lorrie Horn have occurred regarding the development of a coach program in SARA. A formal proposal will be developed in conjunction with Lorrie Horn and presented to the SARA board for discussion and decision. I have also had discussion with Maria Thompson form Bellerose High School regarding a coach mentorship component in the Ringette Academy Program. It is hoped that the opportunities will involve having academy participants involved in junior coaching as well as SARA coaching participating in academy on-ice session. More to come…
There were a few minor incidents involving SARA coaches which required attention this past season. For the most part SARA coaches exhibited tremendous class and showed respect for their players, opponents and referees. As coach coordinator, my single greatest concern is ensuring our coaches treat the young refs with respect. More education is needed to heighten awareness how our behavior on the bench has negative impacts on our young refs. This will become more of a focus as the coach training and mentoring program is developed. Approximately 50 coach evaluations were submitted and the vast majority of the evaluations suggest our coaches are doing a tremendous job and their efforts are truly appreciated by members of the association.
Respectfully submitted
Rob Corrigan
SARA Coach Coordinator