INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SKI COACHES ASSOCIATION

Independent School Ski Coaches Association

Fall Meeting

3:00 PM

October 21, 2004

St. Paul’s School

Minutes

I. Welcome

II. Present

Coach	School	Class
Scott Berube	Berwick Academy	B
Marc Dancer	Deerfield Academy	A
Jodi Tanguay	Deerfield Academy	A
George Capone	Holderness School	A
Steve Bell	Kents Hill	A
Melissa Fellows	Kimball Union Academy	B
David Goff	Loomis Chaffee	B
Greg Leeds	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	B
Fred Hollister	Nobles	B
Kim Comeau	Rivers	C
Kim Johnson	Rivers	C
Kiera Farmer	St. Paul's School	A
Bruce Johnson (Alpine)	Vermont Academy	A
Alexie Sotskov (Nordic)	Vermont Academy	A
Edward Hing	Williston-Northampton School	B
Paul Elkins	Worcester Academy	B
Total = 16	Total = 13

III. Treasurer’s Report

a.       Gift certificate of $75 sent to Sue Gardner (Gould Academy)

b.      Current Balance is $274.67

c.       Dues form is available online at www.prepskiing.org

IV. Competition Committee

a.       Class A: replaced Dave Edry with Keira Farmer (St Paul’s School)

b.      We need a Class C representative

c.       ISSCA Competition Committee to date:

                                                               i.      Farmer/S Bell

                                                             ii.      Leeds/ Hollister

                                                            iii.      Stonebraker/ ?

V. Nordic

a.       Still need to establish a host and site for the Nordic Championships

b.      Will be decided by November 15, 2005

c.   Format for 2005 championship:

                                                               i.      Individual – Classic

                                                             ii.      Relay - Freestyle

VI. Ski Meister

a. Motion to re-instate the ski meister competition

b. Motion carried by unanimous vote

c. Alpine and XC event only (individuals in Class A only)

VII. Alpine

a. Class A

i. Kents Hill @ Shawnee Peak on Wednesday, February 16, 2005

b. Class B

i. Williston and Worcester @ Berkshire East on Wednesday, February 16, 2005

c. Class C

i. TBD @ Mt. Sunapee on Wednesday, February 16, 2005

d. Discussed the importance of gatekeepers and whether participating schools or the host schools should provide the gatekeepers. Host schools should communicate in a timely fashion the status of gatekeepers for the championship races.

e. Video backup?

VIII. Tie Breaker Criteria

a. Reminder: No Ties – host school will break score by adding the three scored individuals times for each event (6 total for Alpine). Lowest time wins.