USATF Southeast Region Newsletter
Pam Betz, USATF Southeast Region Representative
November 15, 2015
Dear Southeast Region Association Members
It is only 3 weeks until the Annual Meeting. We in the Southeast Region have received no Volunteer of the Year nominations. Following is a note to me from Dave Shrock:
1)Associationvolunteer of the Year nominations were due to you by November 1.(applicationattached).
2)Desireehas said the office will print the certificates ofrecipientssubmitted by you
My September Note to you: Association Volunteer of the Year Award: Everyone thought this was a good acknowledgement to continue, though it is hard to get nominations.
NOTE folks that the Nominations Form is attached to this Newsletter and the deadline to send it back to me is November 1. We all rely on volunteers to make our associations the very best they can be – please let’s recognize their hard work!
In other news:
USATF welcomes Christopher Quetant, sanctions program coordinatorChristopher Quetant joins USATF as the new sanctions program coordinator, which operates as part
of USATF's legal department. His role will be instrumental in assisting event directors with the sanctioning process.
Quetant comes to USATF from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York, where he worked as an operations coordinator, managing all logistics for athletes and coaches residing at the facility.
He was an integral part of the U.S. Olympic Committee's delegation for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, where his duties included transportation and logistics to ensure the safe arrival of Team USA at both team processing and the village. Prior to his role in operations, Quetant interned in the USOC's Sports Medicine Clinic.
During his time in Lake Placid, Quetant also served on the board for the Shipman Youth Center, whose mission is to provide a safe environment for local youth.
As a student-athlete at Springfield College in Massachusetts, Quetant earned his bachelor degree in Sport Management in 2011, and he competed in the 200 and 400 meters, earning Academic All-American honors.
Sanctions program update
As part of the transition of the sanctions program to the legal department, which is overseen by Sarah Austin and Norm Wain, USATF is taking the opportunity to institute further changes that will ensure USATF can continue to provide this valuable product to our sanctioned event directors. The biggest of those changes is to incorporate certain deductibles in our coverage. These deductibles ensure that the sanctioned event directors are consistently complying with our necessary rules of coverage.
In the coming year, USATF will continue to communicate changes and upgrades to the sanctions program. These enhancements will include providing more education to our Association Sanctions Chairs and providing enhanced safety materials to all of USATF-sanctioned events.
USATF Customer Service Representatives continue to be the first points of contact for sanctions. Customer Service may be reached at (317) 261-0500 and at .
From CEO Max Siegel:
USATF hosted a meeting in Indianapolis to discuss several proposed changes to our governing laws. These changes will most assuredly directly affect our current organizational structure and may have the unintended consequence of impacting USATF’s viability as a business entity in the marketplace of sports and entertainment. Because the annual meeting does not provide ample time to sufficiently discuss and collaborate on solutions the advance meeting was held to build consensus in advance of the 2015 USATF Annual Meeting. Attached please find a 1-page summary of the discussion points and the sentiments expressed during the meeting.
We will update you as we continue to make progress on these important topics. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.
For those of your Associations who do not plan to attend the Meeting in Houston:
USA Track & Field Coaching Education
Level 1 School
Date: December 4 - 6, 2015
Location: IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
The Field House, 5950 Bollettieri Blvd, Bradenton, Florida 34210
School Director:Loren Seagrave, Telephone: 770-231-2448
E-mail (Preferred):
For more information log on to:
Coaching Education Information
And finally, the Southeastern Masters OpenTrack & Field’s Board of Directors has made the regretful decision to suspend the 2016 Southeastern Masters/Bob Boal Masters and Open Track & Field meet due to the struggle to schedule a suitable venue and date.
Thanks to you all and we’ll see you in Houston!
Contact Information
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Pam Betz
USATF Southeast Region Representative
407-876-4467
407342-4052 Cell
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