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: 12/17/08
RE: MINUTES OF 12/11 NEC MEETING
1. All AD’s welcomed along with an Intern from Endicott working with John Sullivan @ Danvers, and Principals from Dan, Glo, LC, Pea, Rev, Sau, & Winthrop.
2. Treasurer’s report accepted. Balance of $34704.52.
3.
Football
award winners and All-Stars handed out. Report from the Commissioner was that few schools
used the evaluation of officials form,
and this makes it difficult
to evaluate good or bad.
4.
2009
Football schedule discussed and motion defeated to have just 2 mandatory
cross-overs.
Motion accepted
to have 1 fixed cross-over (same team each year), and two mandatory cross-overs that would
be constant for two years
– with an accepted
amendment that Saugus
play Peabody
on Thanksgiving. A proposed draft of the Varsity 2009 Schedule was e-mailed to all
on 12/12 and
will be on Jan. agenda.
5.
Discussion on the development of a NEC Tie-breaker for Football, instead of using the
MIAA one. Following proposal accepted:
(Is in our handbook up
on the MIAA web-page)
a. Head to Head
Competition
b. Record
against common non-divisional opponents. All tied teams must have played common opponent(s).
c. Points
allowed involving only those teams that are tied, and if still tied to go to next placed
team in their division.
d. Eliminate as
many teams as you can at each level, then revert back to a, each time a team is
eliminated.
6.
Media Reps
checked with two changes – Mike Broderick, Saugus, will be the Boys Basketball Rep,
and Kim Cash, Win, will be the Gymnastics rep.
All others remain the same.
7.
Larry McIntire, Basketball Commissioner, handed out assignments
& officials list, reviewed rule changes, and reminded all to keep officials list in a
safe place,
since all social
security numbers are listed. Wayne
Silva, Ice Hockey Commissioner, was unable to
attend, but sent a packet for each school. Anyone with
questions should direct
them to Wayne.
Deems Hatch, Indoor Track Commisisoner, will
assign all meets & any concerns should be sent directly to him.
8. Sheet listing all Fall ’09 dates handed out and agreed to for all Fall Schedules. Schedules will be handed out in January.
9. Winter Rosters – If you have not received, please call the school you are missing. All should be distributed for Boys and Girls Basketball, & Ice Hockey.
10. Coaches Meetings & NEC Winter Events
cross-checked and the following changed:
a. Boys &
Girls Bsk. Mtg will now be on 2/11 @ Danvers
beginning at 8
pm with Foul Shooting.
b. Wrestling Mtg
@ Bev. on 1/29 will begin at 6
pm.
c. Cheering
Competition on Sun., 2/8 will be at Beverly
HS – 1
pm
d. Ice Hockey
All-star game vs CAL
will be at the Reading
Rink – Sat., 2/21 at 7
pm.
e. Gymnastics
Open will be at the Sterling
YMCA in Bev. on Sat., 2/7 at 7
pm.
11. District A – All reminded to pay dues to MSSADA and to register for Conference and Hotel. All forms are up on the MSSADA web-site.
12. Mike P, Mrbhd,
handed out the Fall Martin Standings, and
congratulated for doing another outstanding job. Please review and if you have any
concerns call
Mike.
13. Dates for the NEC Leadership Program at Endicott are still in the process – hopefully will be on Monday, 3/16 – prior to the annual AD Conference.
14. Mid-year exam week for 2010 will be 1/18/10 to 1/21/10 – MLK Day: 1/18.
15. Motion accepted
to have the CAL/NEC Volleyball Schedule for
next Fall – 2009, be one div. with all 10 schools: NEC – Bev, Pea, Rev, Sal;
CAL – HW,
Lynfd, Msc, NA, NR, & Wil. Will play everyone twice and proposed schedule will be
ready for the Jan. mtg.
16. New Business/e-mails:
a. Concern
voiced on coaches making comments after All-Star & Commissioner meetings. Sec/Treas.
to come in with language to add to All-Star and
Commissioner
sheets in the NEC handbook. A proposal will be on agenda in January.
b. Payroll sheet
that had comments listed on it was enclosed with payment to official. All AD’s are to make sure that any comments are eliminated prior
to
turning in to business office.
c. Scott C, Sal,
updated schools whose game site will change in Basketball due to construction.
d. Rob O, Win,
reminded all of his e-mail stating they do not
have a Fresh. Girls Bsk. Team.
e. Jim C, Bev,
reminded all of his e-mail stating they do not
have a JV Ice Hoc. Team.
f. Phil S, Pea,
announced that they are starting an intramural Wrestling program and may try to have some
JV meets.
g. Gary M, LE,
asked if anyone was interested in having Middle School Baseball & Softball during the
Fall next year. This is done to maximize use
of
fields & have school programs.
h. John S, Dan,
voiced concern that if anyone planned to forfeit a football game it should be done ASAP.
Mike N, Sau, stated they plan to play all games.
i. Mike P, Mrb,
had questions on the number of all-stars for golf & will be on the Jan. agenda.
NEXT MEETING; THURS., 1/8/09 – 11:30 AM – CALITRI’S REST., ROUTE 1S, DANVERS