Cross Country Advisory Committee

Minutes
December 4, 2002 • 10 a.m.
FHSAA Headquarters
Gainesville, Florida


1. Purpose and Introductions
The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. by Ronald Allen and conducted by Denarvise Thornton. Mr. Thornton noted the purpose of the meeting and those in attendance proceeded with a brief introduction of themselves. In attendance were members: Mike Boza, Jesuit High; Vic Cervizzi, Booksville-Central High; Robert Crabtree, Ransom Everglades High; Allan Gibson, Marianna High; Jason Means, Riverview High; Brad Penney, Cedar Key High; and Rick Rothman, Spanish River (FACA). FHSAA staff members present were: Ronald L. Allen, Associate Commissioner, and M. Denarvise Thornton, Associate Director of Athletics.

The committee selected Rick Rothman as the chairperson.

2. The Committee completed their travel expense vouchers. The agenda was adopted as presented

3. The committee approved the minutes from the November 28, 2001 meeting.

4. Review of 2002-03 Cross Country Manual – Noting that some of the upcoming recommendations were regarding policies listed in the manual, the committee noted some “editorial” comments for staff to consider in the manual. 6.002 should read “race” and not “meet” to remain consistent with the interpretation of the policy.19.050 should be written with more clarity, although the inconsistency in interpretation is specific to one geographic region.

5. Review of 2002-03 State Series Events – The committee commended the Leto High School, Hillsborough County School Board and Mr. Bobby Ennis for their efforts in making the state finals a first class event. Changing the time for the coaches’ meeting was discussed, but no action was taken.

6. Review of State Championship Meet – The committee noted the atmosphere of the state finals being one the best it has ever experienced. A comment regarding the “tightness” of one turn was noted, but without great impact. The use of the “chip timing system” made the difference in an outstanding meet. Mr. Allen noted the short length of time in which the results were ready and posted, due to this timing system.

7. Recommendations (Effective 2003-04) (If passed by the Board of Directors in its February 2003 Meeting.)

Recommendation #1
Number of Classifications
Create a classification procedure whereby a given school is assigned one class regardless of the sport to which it is / has committed.
1st CCAC (7-0 Approved)
1st AD (8-0 Disapprove)
2nd CCAC (6-1 Disapprove / Defeated)

Recommendation #2
Scoring
Allow individuals placing in a meet to contribute to overall scores, even if they are not part of a full team.
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD (8-0 Approve)
2nd CCAC (Withdrawn)

Recommendation #3
Parking Passes
Assign more than one parking pass per team at state meet
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD (8-0 Disapprove)
2nd CCAC (No action)

Recommendation #4
Proposed Calendar
Keep Cross Country state finals on same weekend as it is currently.
Motioned by Cervizzi / 2nd by Gibson
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD

Recommendation #5
Classification
Staff research and report the number of teams that participated in districts to determine classification(s).
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd by Penney
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD


8. Recommendations (Effective 2004-05) (If passed by the Board of Directors in its February 2004 Meeting)

Recommendation #1 (Second Submission)
Regional Team Awards
Require Regional Hosts to provide regional champion and runner-up trophies
Motioned by Boza / 2nd by Penney
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD

Recommendation #2
State meet host(s)
Allow schools to host the state meet(s) at separate locations
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd Means
1st CCAC (6-1 Disapprove / Defeated)

Recommendation #3
14.014 Participation - Team
Change the participation policy to read “minimum of 4 meets” or delete altogether.
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd Means
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st AD

Recommendation #4
14.022 Participation – Individual
Change the participation policy to read “minimum of 2 meets” or delete altogether.
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd by Crabtree
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st ADAC

Recommendation #5
19.051 Advancement of Teams from Districts to Regionals
Base the number of teams advancing from district to regionals on the number of schools listed in the district
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd by Means
1st CCAC (4-3 Approve)
1st ADAC

Recommendation #6
19.052 and 19.054 Individual Honors at Region and State Levels
Delete the requirement to participate in the previous round in order to be eligible to receive individual honors in the succeeding level.
Motioned by Crabtree / 2nd by Gibson
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st ADAC

Recommendation #7
22.030 Length of Course
Change the length of the course from 5k to 3 miles.
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd by Penney
1st CCAC (6-1 Disapprove/Defeated)

Recommendation #8
18.031 District Planning Meetings / Conference Calls
Make conference calls mandatory rather than optional, upon district’s request of FHSAA’s approval.
Motioned by Gibson / 2nd Penney
1st CCAC (5-2 Disapprove/Defeated)

Recommendation #9 (Submitted by Athletic Directors Advisory Committee)
19.050 Advancement of Teams to state finals
Advance top four teams from each region to state finals.
1st ADAC (8-0 Approve) 04/03/02
1st CCAC (6-1 Disapprove) 12/04/02
2nd ADAC

Recommendation #10
Classification / Number of teams advancing to state finals
If the number of participating teams necessitates five classes, advance five teams and fifteen individuals from regions to finals.
Motioned by Boza / 2nd by Cervizzi
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st ADAC

Recommendation #11
Classification / Number of teams advancing to state finals
If the number of participating teams necessitates four classes, advance five teams and fifteen individuals from regions to finals.
Motioned by Boza / 2nd by Cervizzi
1st CCAC (4-3 Approve)
1st ADAC

Recommendation #12
19.045 Coaches Meeting
Coaches meeting must be scheduled as early as 5 PM. Either the boys or girls head coach must attend.
Motioned by Cervizzi / 2nd by Means
1st CCAC (7-0 Approve)
1st ADAC


Mr. Rothman adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.