TO:
PRINCIPALS & ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
FROM: DICK BAKER
DATE: 3/29/09
RE: MINUTES OF
MARCH 16TH CAL MEETING
1. Treasurer’s report accepted. Balance of $10184.65.
2. February minutes accepted.
3.
District
A Report – all reminded that a table will be reserved for CAL at
both banquets at the AD Conf. and that District A will
meet as a group at the
Conference – Time:TBA.
4.
All Spring
Schedules cross-checked prior to the meeting. Please call school direct if you find
any differences. M/E announced that
all home Tennis matches will be at the Manchester Tennis
Club with 3 pm warm-up and 3:30 start. He also announced that in
Girls Lacrosse
they will play an extra period for JV (does not have a separate JV Team). NR &
Nbypt have low numbers in
B & G JV Lacrosse
and will call if cannot field a team. Triton reminded all they do not have a Fresh.
Softball team & HW reminded all
that they will play in
Girls Lac the JV first, then V.
5.
CAL
Winter Events:
a. Basketball
All-Star game – went well at Triton and financial report will be forth coming.
b. Ice Hockey All-Star game had the NEC Winning
5-4, and all coaches like the format.
c. Indoor Track – meet went well &
officials did a great job.
d. Gymnastics – meet changed at last minute
and had the need for a bus shuttle at the Bev.Y since they also had a Swimming
meet
at the same time.
e. Cheering – All schools competed except
Rkpt, NR, & Pent. Total income was $122 and all bills have not been paid yet.
f. Wrestling – meet was held at Triton and
still waiting for financial report.
6. Banquet report – all pleased with food and site. Will stay in Nbypt for 2010.
7. Final Winter Standings & Hyland Points will be on April agenda.
8.
Three additional items for Principal/AD Mtg on Wed., 4/29:
a. Middle School
Waivers
b. M/E moving
from CC to CAL in Football.
c. CAL Rule 15
– Chemical Health rule – ineligible for All-Star & All-League if rule violated during the season - ?:
should
this be for the school year.
9. Sports Meeting reports/actions from all the Coaches Meetings held on 3/12 will be handed out at the April CAL meeting.
10. Spring rule books handed out for Tn, Sftbl, B Lac,
& G Lac. Baseball has been ordered and should be out at the end of April
(being published
on 4/24).
11. Fall sub-varsity
schedules cross-checked with the following changes and schedules will be handed out in
April:
a. F F Hoc
– No changes except need to check on Amesbury.
b. F Ftbl – HW & NR – no team &
Lynfd questionable.
c. JV Ftbl – no change – all will have
teams except Gtwn.
d. CAL/NEC F B & G Soc – no changes.
e. MS CAL/NEC Coed Soc
– Rkpt will be added.
f. MS CAL/NEC F Hoc – Rkpt will be added.
12. Dick & Kathy CAL Scholarship application
handed out and each school may nominate one Boy or
Girl. Application is due at
the April CAL Meeting.
13. Swim report handed out with final standings, award winners, and financial report from the CAL Swim Open.
14. Outdoor Track Fees were accepted as handed out on sheet from Commissioner Bill N.
15. New Business:
a. Wilimington announced they have applied to the
Middlesex league, but as of now, are not requesting
to leave the CAL.
Process
covered following MIAA rules.
b. The following
motions were approved unanimously (each school must apply for a waiver
via the MIAA – Bill Gaine – Rule 53):
-
Pentucket request to allow 8th graders for Boys Lacrosse
-
Newburyport request to allow 8th graders for Boys and Girls JV Lacrosse
-
Manchester/Essex request to allow 8th graders for Girls Lacrosse
c. Dan T, Pent,
asked any schools with Wellness program (Guidance, Health, & Physical Education) models to send to him at the school.
d. Assigning of
JV Ice Hockey officials – We pay the CAL Commissioner to do this, and all should be using Joe McA.
NEXT MEETINGS:
REGULAR CAL MEETING – TUES., 4/14 –
10:30 AM,
PRINCIPAL/AD MEETING – WED., 4/29 –
12 NOON
BOTH AT CALITRI’S REST., ROUTE 1S, DANVERS