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: 2/16/09
RE:
MINUTES OF 2/12/09 NEC MEETING
1. Treasurer’s report accepted. Balance of $43749.31.
2. January minutes accepted.
3. 2009 Fall Schedules (Golf, CC, Soc, FH, & Vlbl) accepted.
4. All reminded that Spring schedule changes must be sent to Commissioners and need to be mutually approved by both schools.
5. Following schools will not host the Javelin as an Outdoor Track event: LC, LE, & Mrb (?).
6. 2009 V Football Schedule reviewed and latest updates added (dated 2/16/09) and will be e-mailed with these minutes).
7. District A report:
a.
Vendors for AD Conference down 24% - AD’s asked if they would accept small fee –
No.
b.
Supreme court ruling – reaffirming that athletics is a privilege, not a right.
c.
Dist. A will hold roundtable in Parlor during conference – Time & date: TBA
– NEC will cover user fee’s. MVC –
Assignors;
DCL –
Evaluation of athletic program; CAL – Boosters, & CC – hall of fames.
d.
Awards for Nxt yr: AD of Yr – Jack Fletcher; PAW of M – Hardy Nalley; Ted D
– Steve Desy; NIAAA – St Aw of M
– Phil
Sheridan; NIAAA inside – Bill Adams; outside – Tony Romano.
e.
Discussion on requesting a freeze on officials fees for 10-11 year.
8. All coaches meetings and NEC events cross-checked.
Cheering will be: Ice Hockey @ Danvers on
Sat., 2/21 @ 1
with doors opening at 11 am; and Bsktbl @
LE on Sat 2/28 @ 12 noon,
with doors opening at 10:30 am. The NEC vs CAL
Ice Hockey All-Star game @ Reading on
Sat., 2/21 is now at 8 pm (was originally listed for 7 pm). All others as listed.
9. Speakers for scholar banquet:
Tentative – Peter Kinchley, Swp; & Katyln Hardnett, Dan. Each school needs to
e-mail Cathy @
Danvers by 4/1 the list of winners and bio. Also
need to send her a picture (wallet size) of each winner.
10.
All reminded that if you have any agenda items for the
Special Mtg @ Bradford CC on Thurs., 5/21 @ 11 am to send them
to the Sec/Treas.
11.
Coaches Banquet – Tues., 6/9 @ Franco-Am. Club in
Beverly – Each school needs to e-mail Cathy @ Danvers by 5/1 the list
of winners and bio. Also need to send her
a picture (wallet size) of each winner.
12. Middle School Baseball & Softball –
following schools will compete next Fall and
Sec/Treas. to draft a schedule for March meeting
– 4 Lynn Schools, St Pius in Lynn,
Sau, Win, & Dan.
13.
Discussion on playing GBL schools on non-league dates.
Will look into getting schedules from the GBL when developed and sharing,
so that schools looking for games, will
be able to contact each other.
14. Schools with F Boys & Girls Lacrosse: Pea, Bev, & Dan. Possible CAL schools: Masco & NA.
15. Concern voiced on Cheering & Gymnastics and the changing of dates. Each Sport Director to look into and will be on agenda for March.
16.
A suggested Revision of the Outdoor Track Schedule handed out (from
Commissioner Deems H) and agreed to allow Phil S,
Outdoor Track Director, to approve after
receiving input from the Coaches. Please make sure to get back to Phil ASAP.
17.
Coaches meeting
reports:
a. Bsktbl – Sheet handed out and award winners
and All-Stars e-mailed. All-star game @ Mrbhd
on Fri., 2/20 and Lg Div.
will wear dark, & Small Div.
white. Concern was voiced on ballots and not counting at the meeting – Mike P, Bsktbl
Dir, has all the
ballots and followed protocol
outlined in handbook.
b. Swim
– Award winners and All-Stars were
e-mailed and coaches want to change the site from Salem State
to Beverly
next year.
18.
New business:
a. Keith C, Rev, announced that he will let
everyone know where they will play Tennis this Spring.
b. E-mailed sheet from Roy
C, Lac. Comm. Covered. Please make sure to follow up.
c.
Jim C, Bev, announced they will be playing Tennis away for the first ½ of the season.
d.
Keith C, Rev., asked about the possibility of starting events in the Winter earlier, but
realized the difficulty to get everything
in and to have all the events.
e.
Phil S, Pea, covered Outdoor track and need to have 400m hurdles set for your tracks. He
also reminded everyone that you
need to bring 2 officials with you,
if the visiting team. Agreed that the NEC F/Soph meet will be at Pea. On 5/2.
f. Concern voiced from LE &
Winthrop on assigning Ice H officials. Sec/Treas. to check with Comm.
g.
Request from Bishop Fenwick to join NEC for F Hoc & Gymn. voted down.
h.
Gary M, LE, voiced concern on the making up of events, and that if it is a league event,
it must be made up the next
available date for both schools.
i.
Bill D, LC, announced that next winter, the Lynn Schools will host Indoor meets at Lynn Tech, and
this needs to be part of the schedule.
j.
Announced that Bob L, Essex A AD, is looking for Girls lacrosse V & JV Games.
k.
Jim C, Bev, announced that he needs to verify all Baseball dates since Landmark will be
using Bev. fields when they are away.
NEXT MEETING: THURS., 3/12 @ CALITRI’S,
ROUTE 1S, DANVERS @ 11 AM
WILL CROSS-CHECK SPRING
SCHEDULES FOR THE FIRST ½ HOUR. DICK NEAL, MIAA EX. DIR. WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.