SHSAA EXECUTIVE MEETING
June 17, 2003
Saskatoon Inn - Saskatoon

1. Call to Order
President Mary Linnell called the meeting to order at 7:20pm. In attendance were Wade Weseen, Kelly Bowers, Dan McDougall, Lisa Schwann, Bob Coffin, Connie Bailey, Angela Tillier, Marvin Renneberg, Larry Segall, Craig Oman, Ralph Eliasson, Bryan Matheson, Larry Lafrentz & Kim Platt.
Absent with regrets Kevin Vollet.

2. Adoption of Minutes
The minutes from the May 12 & 13, 2003 were previously circulated.

MOTION by Schwann/Oman to adopt the minutes from the May 12 & 13, 2003 meeting. CARRIED

Track & Field
A concern was brought forward from Saskatoon regarding the hosting policy accepted at the May meeting. The concern was with regard to track and the hosting grant of up to $500.00 (for equipment & facility). The concern is that the grant would not cover very much of the rental cost at Griffith Stadium.

MOTION by Bowers/Coffin to set up a committee to review the hosting policy as it relates to Track & Field. CARRIED

3. Financial Report - Annual Audited Statement
The SHSAA year-end was April 30, 2003. The audited statement will be presented at the AGM and approval sought by the Provincial Council.

MOTION by Weseen/McDougall to adopt the 2002-2003 audited financial report. CARRIED

4. Reports

Board of Review
A board of review has been set up to hear the appeal of the executive decision on the additional year of eligibility for a Turtleford student. The board of review will meet June 18, 2003.

Badminton
Rosalie Flynn and Chris Wenner, Swift Current, were the host commissioners for the Provincial Badminton Championships. The host committee did an excellent job.

Meadow Lake Jonas Sampson hosted one of the regional badminton championships. The school did not collect a gate.

MOTION by McDougall/Renneberg that North West District be charged a fee equal to the largest gate received at regional badminton in 2003, as outlined in the policy for not collecting a gate. The provision in the policy calling for the school not to host an SHSAA event for 3 years will be waived. CARRIED

Track & Field
Dave Dice and Leslie Foss, Prince Albert Carlton Comprehensive, were the host commissioners for the Provincial Track and Field Championships. The host site did an excellent job. The results were entered on the website during the competition. Clement Dion, Dairy Farmers of Saskatchewan, was in attendance to present awards. There were some concerns noted. Students that did not show up for events were eliminated from the meet. In addition two student athletes were disqualified from their events and the rest of the Championship for inappropriate language. A letter was received from a coach regarding jumps missed because his student left for a running event. This topic had been discussed at the Track & Field coaches meeting prior to the start of the meet. The coach was informed of the procedure. Another situation occurred when a field official erred in awarding placements in the top 8 for additional throws. Upon completion of the event it was discovered that a student who did not receive their additional attempts were actually in the top eight placements. Unfortunately the errors were discovered too late to correct. In spite of these flaws the Championship was a huge success with over 1200 student athletes scheduled to participate.

District Meetings
North Central - the transfer policy was a big discussion topic
Regina - the addition of sports is a major discussion topic; the RHSAA held a retirement dinner for Mike O'Donnell in conjunction with their awards luncheon.

Officials Meeting
A letter was sent to Marvin Renneberg, SHSAA Official's Rep., and copied to Mary Linnell, SHSAA President, requesting a meeting with SABO. SABO would like to discuss the differences in assigning Basketball officials compared to other activities. Marvin responded and set up a meeting but SABO could not attend. We hope to meet with SABO in the fall.

The Basketball rules have some revisions to them.
1. Possession arrows are now in effect with Jump balls only at the start of the 1st and 3rd quarters and in overtime.
2. In the case where the ball has been released, the horn sounds and the ball then hits the rim, play continues on without a whistle.
3. Time outs may be used at any time in the half. Two time-out are allowed in the 1st half and 3 in the 2nd half.
SABO has indicated in their newsletter that FIBA and NCAA rules are slowly becoming one

Sask. Sport
Larry Lafrentz, Assistant Executive Director, attended the Sask. Sport Annual General Meeting held June 14, 2003. Two items that the SHSAA spoke to are: 1) Sask. Sport will be offering a Dispute resolution service. SHSAA has its own mechanism for dealing with dispute situations and will not use this service. 2) Any suspension for a period of a year or more must be presented to Sask. Sport and other sport governing bodies must honor that suspension. The SHSAA has not given any suspensions that are more than one year.

5. Decisions/Directions

5.1 Merit Award Committee
The merit award committee recommended that Mike O'Donnell receive the SHSAA Merit Award.

MOTION by Schwann/Segall to accept the recommendation from the Merit Award Committee. CARRIED

5.2 Eligibility Request - LeBoldus
LeBoldus High School requested exception to the eligibility bylaws on behalf of a grade 12 student. This student attended Trent College, England for 2 years where he completed grades 7 and 8. Upon returning to Saskatchewan the student received a Grade 9 equivalency from Saskatchewan Learning for his two years of middle school at Trent College, England. The student entered grade 10 at LeBoldus High School in 2000.

MOTION by Coffin/Segall to accept the LeBoldus High School request for exception to the eligibility bylaws and grant the student a year of eligibility. DEFEATED

5.3 Resolutions
The resolutions received prior to May 13 were discussed at the May executive meeting and notes were created from the discussions. The notes were circulated to the executive. The additional resolutions were reviewed and the executives view was discussed.

Potential Resolutions
Two possible resolutions were circulated. The first suggestion was the revision to include a pay increase for Basketball officials and wrestling officials. The second suggestion was to discontinue Sand Golf as a Provincial activity due to the decline in the number of schools and student athletes in this activity.

MOTION by Coffin/Weseen to revise the Officials' Pay Schedule to include a $1.00 increase for basketball officials in 2003, in 2004 and again in 2005 and there be an increase for wrestling officials of $5.00 per day. CARRIED

MOTION by Schwann/Renneberg that the SHSAA discontinue Sand Golf form the provincial activity calendar effective the 2004-2005 school year. CARRIED

Consolidation of School Teams
A request was received from Borden and Radisson Schools to co-sponsor all senior sports for the 2003-2004 school year. The schools have discussed various alternatives in order to continue to offer students quality education in times of falling enrolments and tight budgets. A decision was made to consolidate programs while continuing to offer K to 12 education in both schools. The grade 9 and 10 will attend one school while grade 11 and 12 are in the other. On alternate days this pattern is reversed so that they can make best use of subject specialists while continuing to offer a complete curriculum.

MOTION by Tillier/McDougall to accept the request from Borden and Radisson Schools to consolidate school teams for the 2003-2004 school year. CARRIED

6. Activity Report
The 2002-2003 Activity Report was circulated and reviewed.

7. Discussion

7.1 School Sportsmanship Program
A handout was circulated regarding school sportsmanship banners. The idea is that schools could purchase the banner that emphasizes sportsmanship, add their school logo and hang it in the school gymnasium. The office will provide further information regarding price and opportunity at the fall meeting.

7.2 Philosophy Statement
A suggestion was made that the following statement be added to the Guiding Principles of the SHSAA listed in the constitution. "Participation in school sport should be enjoyable and fulfilling. Student athletes should be assured of experiencing competitive educational opportunities through meaningful playing time." The executive feels this is an important statement to help promote the Association's philosophy. This statement will be put forward as a NOTICE OF MOTION to the 2003-2004 AGM

8. AOB

9. Adjournment

MOTION by Tillier/Bailey to adjourn at 11:45pm.

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