MYWA First Annual Meeting

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MYWA First Annual Meeting
Massachusetts Youth Wrestling Association
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Tonight's Agenda

• 500 530 Registration
• 530-600 Refreshments
• 600-700 Introduction / Questions
• 700-745 Election of Board of Directors
• 745-800 Brief Presentation by MA Hall of Fame
  Representative
• 800-END Break-out Sessions / Scheduling
  Opportunities
• 915-930 Board of Directors meet briefly to
  elect officers and schedule initial meeting.

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How we came to be?

• The realization that we have out grown the old
  youth style tourney
• Steve Lopilotas email to start some discussion
  and meetings
• 4 or 5 meetings of sometimes elevated
  discussion

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Who was there?

• Carl Cincotta
• Jim Harrington
• Stephen Henry
• Steve Lopilato
• Scott McQuaide

• Joel Mode
• Mike Renzi
• Mike Stuer
• Ken Tashjy
• Tom Taylor

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Purpose of MYWA

• To bring the Massachusetts youth wrestling
  community together as a more organized group so
  that we can work together to improve the youth
  wrestling experience in the state for wrestlers,
  parents and coaches alike.
• Increasing participation in youth wrestling
• Improving the overall youth wrestling experience
• Reducing overcrowded unnecessarily long
  tournaments
• Providing a more manageable official State
  Tournament

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We are not!

• Before we go any further, we want to make
  it clear that we are not trying to do is create a
  removed organization dictating everything you can
  and cannot do, or telling you how to run your
  program. To the contrary, what we are proposing
  an organization for the coaches and run by the
  coaches, working together to make youth wrestling
  more enjoyable.

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Organizing will allow us to

• More collaboration and cooperation planning
  events
• Every program to have an equal voice
  implementing and modifying state tournament rules
  and formats
• More communication among coaches
• Will enable Massachusetts to be heard as a single
  loud voice when it comes to representing our
  interests in regional events such as the New
  England Championships

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Walk before we run for 2009-2010

• Adoption of Bylaws to govern the group
• Elect Governing Board
• Implementation of a basic structure for the state
  tournament

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Sectional Qualifiers States (same as HS)

• 4 Sections, divided up evenly
• A1, A2, A3, A4..B1, B2, B3, B4 etc
• Kapp Wrestling
• Big East will be modified so as to not conflict
  with our proposed schedule and maintain a novice
  tourney. Most likely before the sectionals and
  avoiding the February vacation weekends
• 2010 Sectionals on the weekend of February 6-7
• 2010 States on the weekend of February 27-28

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Break Out Groups

• Tournaments Structures Jim Harrington
• Dual Meet Leagues Scott McQuaide
• MVC
• Friday Night at the Fights
• How Tos
• Board Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Scheduling of first meeting
• Ask for interest in sectional coordinators

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Jim Harrington Tyngsborough Youth

1. Review of Bylaws
2. Bylaws Questions Answers
3. General Questions Answers
4. Voting

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Candidates For Board

• Mike Anderson-Danvers
• Nick Cacciolfi-Waltham
• Peter Vallis - Masco
• Rob Doherty - Woburn
• Robert Bligh - Parkway
• Scott McQuaide-Chelmsford
• Scott Parker - Hudson
• Stan Watson - Triton
• Steve Henry N. Andover
• Carl Cincotta N. Andover
• Tom Taylor - N. Attleboro
• Mike Renzi - N. Attleboro
• Mike Marshall - Doughboy

• Steve Lopilato N. And
• Dana Cormier - Ludlow
• David Finlay - Plymouth So
• Doug Maier - Milford
• Ed Verrochi - Quabbin
• Jim Harrington-Tyngs
• Jim Maher - Dedham
• Joel Mode Sudbury
• John Voto -Tewksbury
• Jim Wackro - Tewksbury
• Lou MacDonald-Winchester
• Pat Christopher-
• Mickey Lawlor-Haverhill

Elected in Bold