- TN Judo State Minutes February 3, 2007
- Meeting began at 5:37 pm central time
- Welcome, Roll Call, and …
- Members Present:
- Brian Rowe
- Brenda Cook
- Ashley Frazier
- Mike Takata
- John Renken
- Steven Combs
- Doug Fortune
- C.C. Wilkerson
- Bill Graves
- Matt Coleman
- Bill Ryan
- Sonia Singh
- Richard Miranda
- Michael Ostrowski
- Rafael Cruz
- Mrs. Wilkerson
- Reports
- President – Brian Rowe
- USA Judo has changed last April 2006 from of Board of Directors made up of 120 people to a Board of Directors made up of 11 people
- mandated from United States Olympic Committee
- The organization will now be run in more of a business fashion
- The role of TN Judo should be to promote Judo in TN with good tournaments and positive interactions between the clubs in TN
- USA Judo will no longer mail out TN rosters (membership notifications) because the phone numbers on them are supposed to be kept confidential
- Brian Rowe has access and will pass out membership details on request
- Comment by Bill Graves à is the affiliation with USA Judo a good thing for TN Judo?
§ Something to consider in the future but the bylaws would have to be changed if TN decides not to affiliate itself with USA Judo - VP – Don Tyrell (absent) Mike Takata in place
- Treasurer – Brenda Cook
- Passed out financial report.
- Page 1 is an overall bank reconciliation (what came in, what came out, and checks and deposits are still outstanding)
- Once everything clears the total is $3280.21
- Page 2 is a break down of expenses and deposits
- Frayser Judo Club was not paid last year for some expenses so they were paid this year instead
- Bill Perkins was paid $45 to maintain the website for the next 3 years
- No money is being collected on referee t-shirts at this time because they are being given away
- Expense to give referees t-shirts is low so no issues with the expense
- Any questions regarding finance, please contact Brenda
- Secretary – Ashley Frazier
- USA Judo Club Membership applications were mailed out. If you didn’t get one let Ashley know
- These forms will be used as a record of your club’s practice schedule and location so please fill them out and return to Ashley even if you don’t plan to join USA Judo
- Athletes
- Promotion Board – C.C. Wilkerson
- Passed out worksheet about promotion recommendations for black belt ranks
- Expense are minimal because coaches promote in kyu ranks without going through a committee
- $5 for senior kyu rank
- Money goes to state instead of Nationals
- $2 for juniors in own clubs (money to treasurer)
- USA Judo has its own promotion process but is very expensive
- Call C.C. if there are any questions regarding the promotions process or you want to promote someone in your club
- Referee – Brian Rowe
- Badges were bought by TN Judo Inc. from Rebecca Barnett for $10 each (blue or black) and $8 each (red)
- Recommendation to raise referee fees to pay for badges
- Mike Takata has made a donation to TN Judo for the amount of the badges so that referee fees can remain the same
- Preliminary Tournament Report
o Bill Ryan § 135 entry forms and there should be $20 per entry form (money not counted yet) § Ideas for next year… need a facility but the idea is to keep it in the Nashville area § An idea of a novice division for State next year was rejected for the time being because State is a qualifying tournament and because of the legalities involved - Promotion Procedures
- Already covered by C.C. Wilkerson in promotions
- USA Judo Annual General Meeting
- Already covered by Brian Rowe in President’s Report
- Bill Graves is at every US Nationals and US Open due to referee obligations so he will sit in on the representative meetings
- Coach’s Certification
- b/c of insurance setup, coaches need to be certified
- to be covered under the insurance, coaches must be members of USA Judo and TJI
- TN Judo T-shirts
- shirts made by Terry Spencer as a large contribution to the State tournament
- Brian Rowe suggested that Terry Spencer make state TN Judo t-shirts with individual club names on shirts
§ Proposal doesn’t carry - John Renken moved to keep officers the same. Mike Takata seconded. No discussion and motion passes with all officers keeping current positions
§ President-Brian Rowe § Vice President-Don Tyrell § Treasurer- Brenda Cook § Secretary-Ashley Frazier § Athlete Advisory Council-Michael Reagan, Jonathan Border, and Matt Coleman - Other Business
§ Proposed lifetime membership of TN Judo Inc. be enforced at a rate of $100 · In order to get $5 back each year, a member must specifically ask for it § Will print up certificates to all individual who want to make the contribution to become life members § This is a contribution to TN Judo with no insurance purposes attached § Proposal carries -
- C.C. Wilkerson and Frayser Judo Club will be hosting a tournament on March 31, 2007
- Steven Combs – tournaments need to have a better communications
§ If a club has a tournament coming up, please send Ashley Frazier a notice and she will send out notices to all TN Judo clubs about the up coming event § Notices will be sent by US Postal services to ensure everyone gets the notice § If you have not already, give Ashley a mailing address -
§ In the beginning there was one national governing body for Judo in the United States. Then a split occurred that created two different organizations and AAU was taken out of the national governing body. Both organizations were equally matched in numbers so instead of letting the two organizations fight, a third organization was created. USA Judo is the organization with international affiliation as well as national. There is no nationalization between the three separate organizations and none of them talk to each other. There should be one governing body for Judo nationally. - meeting adjourned at 6:37 pm central time
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