NEAAD Coaches Meeting
At Holyoke Deaf Club
January 31, 2010

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Basketball Coaches meeting called to order at 11:15 am by Bruce Beston, NEAAD Acting Sports Director.

Attendees:  Chad Biskupiak (Bridgeport), Anthony Cipriano (Providence Hope), Danny Chorlton (Boston), Brenda Rennie (Worcester Men’s), Don Powers (Vermont Men’s), Bill Kwiatkowski (Holyoke Men’s), Michael Carter, (Vermont Women’s)

Bruce showed his power point of presentation (attached) with this minute.

Brenda from Worcester discussed about Men’s uniforms.   Bruce advised her to go to screen printing store to see if they can print similar uniforms.   She asked about Red and Black colors of uniforms.  Bruce said that Red is considered to dark color and advised to have dark and light colored uniforms when you order new uniforms.

Bruce explained about individuals and coaches calling with their concerns, i.e. $20 individual membership dues, can we play in both USABD and NDBO tournaments, do we have choice of which USADB or NDBO if voted to affiliate with both organizations.

After hearing it all out – if coaches choose to affiliate with USADB – we will accept USADB form and collect $20 dollars per individuals on USADB forms from all teams. If coaches choose to affiliate with NDBO – we will accept NEAAD forms and teams will only pay NEAAD related fees. If coaches choose to affiliate with both USADB and NDBO – teams must declare that they are “USADB bound” or “NDBO bound” prior to turning in the forms. For “USADB bound” teams, they will need to collect $20 dollars individual membership fees and turn it in to NEAAD. For “NDBO bound” teams will only pay NEAAD fees.  For both “USADB bound” and  “NDBO bound”, they need to collect $20 dollars individual membership fees and NEAAD fees and turn USADB and NEAAD forms to NEAAD.

Once decisions and motions had been made during this meeting – the meeting minutes from this meeting will be brought up to NEAAD Delegate meeting on February 27th. I will review the meeting minutes at the meeting – if they accept the meeting minutes as it is including the motions, then the motions from coach meeting is passed. If delegates wants to “hook up” the motion made during coach meeting and discuss during annual meeting – they can do this and it will be considered as motion in NEAAD Annual meeting.

Once the motion passed to accept the motions made in this meeting – NEAAD will send the USADB forms and monies on the following day to USADB after NEAAD delegate meeting.

Coaches pulled up “seedings” discussion from his power point move it to new business of this meeting.

New Business:

2010-01 Chad Biskupiak moved to affiliate USADB. Seconded by Anthony Cipriano.

       Amendment:

               Brenda Rennie amended to affiliate with BOTH  USADB and NDBO.  Seconded by Bill
               Kwiatkowski.   Passed unanimously (7-0)

2010-02    Danny Chorlton moved to extend USADB form to February 6, 2010.  Seconded
                by Bill Kwiatkowski.   Vote results – Yes 3   No  4      Motion Failed

2010-03 Brenda Rennie moved to discuss seedings.  Seconded by Chad Biskupiak
   
              Vote Results:

              3 votes for # 1 Bridgeport # 2 Vermont #3 Boston #4 Worcester #5 Holyoke
              2 votes for # 1 Bridgeport # 2 Vermont #3 Boston #4 Holyoke #5 Worcester
              1 vote for # 1 Bridgeport #2 Boston #3 Vermont # 4 Holyoke # 5 Worcester
              1 vote for # 1 Bridgeport #2 Boston #3 Vermont #4 Worcester #5 Holyoke

              Seeding:  #1 Bridgeport   #2 Vermont   #3 Boston  #4 Worcester   #5 Holyoke

This meeting minutes including Power Point presentation created by Bruce Beston will be brought up at the  NEAAD delegates meeting on February 27th.

Coaches meeting adjourned at 1:15 pm