BEVERLY
- DANVERS
- GLOUCESTER
- LYNN
CLASSICAL
LYNN
ENGLISH - MARBLEHEAD
– PEABODY
- REVERE
- SALEM
SAUGUS
- SWAMPSCOTT - WINTHROP
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
DICK BAKER
OF/FAX: 781-631-0537 HO: 781-639-9476
CELL: 774-571-5038 - E-MAIL: dbaker@miaa.net
TO:
PRINCIPALS & ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
FROM: DICK BAKER, SEC/TREAS
DATE: 1/16/09
RE: NEC MINUTES OF 1/8 MEETING
1. All AD’s welcomed along with George Kaltsas, Intern working in Marblehead, and Eric Oxford, Intern working in Danvers. Both are Interns at Endicott College
2. Treasurer’s report accepted. Balance of $28215.91.
3. December minutes accepted.
4.
District
A report: all reminded to make sure they have paid their dues (Bill Johnson),
registered for the hotel, and registered for the
conference with
Thom Holdgate. All info is up on
the MSSADA web-site. (If you go to the MIAA web-site & hit links – MSSADA –
is now working)
5.
Scholar
Athlete Banquet is set for Sun., 5/17 @ the Porthole Pub in Lynn & the Coaches Banquet
is set for Tues., 6/9 @ the Franco Am. Club in Beverly.
Both will have social at 6
pm with
dinner at 7 and awards at approx. 8
pm.
Each school receives 8 invitations for the Scholar Banquet
(Male & Female winners with
parents, AD, & Principal). Possible speakers: Alex Perry, Dan and Tom Salah, Glo.
6.
Fall
Schedules handed out for Golf, CC, Girls & Boys Soccer, FH, & Girls Vlbl. All
will be acted on at the Feb. meeting. Updated 2009
V Football Schedule
handed out and accepted. Glo is back in the North and Bev in the South
due to an error on the male enrollment as of
10/1/07
-
MIAA figures for the alignments. A new updated schedule was e-mailed to all and is dated 1/13/09.
7.
Winter
Cheering Competitions discussed and Scott C, Salem
AD, in charge of Cheering,
announced that they will be split with
Ice Hockey @ Danvers on 3/1
with Basketball @ Salem on 2/8 as originally scheduled.
8.
All Coaches
meetings and NEC Events cross-checked. Following are changes:
a.
Ice Hockey cheering at Danvers
on Sun., 3/1 – 1 pm (gym opens at 11
am)
b.
Basketball cheering at Salem
on Sun., 2/8 – 1 pm (gym opens at 11
am)
c.
Indoor Track @ RLC – Thurs., 2/5 – 2-5
pm
d.
Gymnastics Open @ Sterling YMCA in Bev –
Sat., 2/7 – 7 pm
e.
Swimming Open – Tues/Wed – 2/3 & 2/4 – begins at 5:45
pm
9. All reminded that any changes made with Spring Schedules need to be sent to the Commissioner of that sport.
10. The following proposal to
the Commissioners Job Description accepted:
#1 – add the following sentence
at the end:
All information discussed during the evaluations shall
be considered privileged
and confidential information not to be discussed
to officials, press, or
anyone once the meeting is adjourned. Each
sport Director is to make sure this is covered with all coaches
and
commissioners at your
meetings.
11. NEC Leadership program has been rescheduled for the 09-10 school year. Mike P, Mrb, is working with Endicott College for a date that works for all.
12. Discussion on Indoor Track Meets and their length and late
starts. Agreed to next year schedule 3 or 4 JV meets separate from the V, and to not hold
JV events at V
meets. All urged to use a sound
system for the calling of athletes to the events to speed up the process.
13. Discussion on
having Middle School Baseball & Softball in
the Fall ’09 to help in field usage. Following schools are interested:
4 Lynn
Schools,
St Pius in Lynn,
Saugus,
Win, & Dan. – Will be
on agenda for Feb.
14. New Business:
a.
Sec/treas. will be gone from 1/18 thru 2/1.
b. Gary M, LE,
thanked the NEC for the flowers, cards, & thoughts on the passing of his Mom.
c. The following
co-op teams have been approved by the NEC and District A and are not up on the MIAA web-site.
E-mail
(1/16/09)
has been sent to Jean Ciliberto, MIAA, & Tim Woods, District A with the following
list:
1
– Boys Ice Hockey – LC Host with LE & Lynn Tech as guests
2
– Girls Ice Hockey – LE Host with LC, Win, & Rev as guests
3
– Swimming – LC Host with Sau as guest
4
– Swimming – LE Host with Win as guest
5
– Gymnastics – Win as Host with LE as guest
6
– Boys Lac – LE as Host with LC as guest
7
– Wrestling – Win as Host with Sau as guest
8
– Girls Ice Hockey – Bev as Host with Dan, Glo, & Sau as guest
9
– Wrestling – Mrb as Host with Swp as guest
10
– Boys Ice Hockey – Sal as Host with HW as guest
d. Phil S, Pea,
discussed the Swimming entry for the MIAA tournament, and in discussion with Jan M, MIAA,
it was agreed that you could enter all
–
Girls & Boys – under the Girls schedule.
e. Phil S, Pea, voiced his concern with the Girls Ice Hockey, where he does not have a co-op or a MS waiver, and his team has not been doing well.
NEXT MEETING: THURS., 2/12 @ 11:30 AM – AT CALITRI’S REST., R1S, DANVERS