Regina High Schools Athletic Association RHSAA Council

Regina High Schools Athletic Association #1- 575 Park Street Regina, SK S4N 5B2 Phone: (306) 522-5572 [email protected]

“ATHLETICS IN EDUCATION”

RHSAA Council Meeting J.A. Burnett Education Centre Ron Mitchell Centre Tuesday, April 24, 2018

MINUTES

1. Adoption of Minutes from February 7, 2018 Motion: Dale Girodat Second: Sandra Surkan CARRIED

2. RHSAA President’s Report – Armand Jeannot • SHSAA Resolution deadline is today, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. • Motion for AGM: Where as; the existence of Jr. Teams in a school (defined as grades 9 - 11 not participating in Provincial Championships) will not preempt the formation of a joint sponsorship. The eligibility of school classification is based on grades 10 - 12 (grade 9 - 11 in the previous year for some sports) and student eligibility is determined by grades 10 - 12: Be it resolved: Applications for Joint Teams from Members whose schools do not have an existing Sr. program, grade 10 - 12, for that sport shall be made. Motion: Dale Girodat Second: Sandra Surkan CARRIED • RHSAA/SHSAA Merit Awards are due May 15th, 2018. The criteria for the awards are posted on the website. Submit nominations to Angela. • RHSAA policy for extra banquet tickets is as follows: o Student award winners will receive a ticket for themselves plus two for the parents. o All extra tickets will be billed to the school on yearend billing. o Coaches’ award winners will receive a ticket for themselves plus one for a guest. o Schools will coordinate acquiring a payment of extra tickets. • Motion: High School spring camp may be conducted on any five consecutive days between April 28 - June 15, 2018 until final exams begin in your school. Motion: John Boland Second: Troy Casper CARRIED • The motion to allow the University of Regina Senior Boys Volleyball tournament to be considered the pre-season tournament will be brought forward at the June 7th meeting.

• 2018 - 2019 Rural School Participation

Prairie Valley Rural Application Summary 2018/19

1. All teams participating in RHSAA Leagues will abide by the three-tournament rule and travel policy outlined below.

"Junior and Senior Teams may participate in a maximum of three tournaments in a sport season, plus their home tournament and in Volleyball a Preseason Tournament determined by the league. Sr. Teams may participate in one tournament in Regina, one tournament in the Province (or within a 500 km radius of Regina) and one tournament outside of the province.”

2. Schools that participate in Tier 1 (Large School) leagues must reclassify to the highest provincial classification in that sport. ex. In Volleyball and Basketball all teams must be 5A to play in Tier 1, in Soccer all Schools must be 3A in Tier 1. Jr. Teams will be classified in the same category as the Sr. Team.

The results for your schools application are as follows:

Junior Sports Basketball Volleyball Jr. Girls Tier 2 - Greenall, Lumsden Jr. Girls Tier 1 - Greenall Jr. Boys Tier 2- Greenall, Lumsden Jr. Boys - Greenall, Lumsden Jr. Girls Tier 2 - Lumsden Senior Sports Basketball Volleyball Sr. Girls Tier 2 - Greenall, Lumsden Sr. Girls Tier 1- Greenall Sr. Boys Tier 2 - Lumsden, Greenall Sr. Boys - Greenall, Lumsden Sr. Girls Tier 2 - Lumsden Soccer Football Girls Tier 2 - Greenall Greenall 3A Boys Tier 1- Greenall Mixed Category Sports Badminton Curling Lumsden Greenall (Boys/Girls/Mixed/Junior) Lumsden (Boys)

Motion: Move that All Prairie Valley Applications be accepted with the following criteria: • All schools comply to the RHSAA Tournament Rule. • All Schools declare tournaments in advance of the season. • Amendment: Sr. Division is for varsity teams only Motion: Katie Rosenkranz Second: Cindy Hock CARRIED • Noncompliance will result in removal from the league. • Jr. Teams points count in the standings and participate in playoffs.

• Teams in Sr. Tier 1 & 2 leagues of Basketball and Volleyball, points count in the standings and participate in playoffs. Tier 1 & 2 Soccer points do not count in the standings and do not participate in playoffs. • Teams in Sr. Tier 1 Girls Volleyball Leagues and Sr. Boys Volleyball Leagues points do not count in the standings and do not participate in playoffs. • Curling, Wrestling and Badminton participate in league only. Points do not count in the standings. • Greenall Football will participate in league and playoffs points count in the standings. CARRIED

Notre Dame Rural School Application Summary 2018/19

1. All teams participating in RHSAA Leagues will abide by the three-tournament rule and travel policy outlined below.

2. Schools that participate in Tier 1 (Large School) leagues must reclassify to the highest provincial classification in that sport. ex. In Volleyball and Basketball all teams must be 5A to play in Tier1, in Soccer all Schools must be 3A in Tier 1. Jr. Teams will be classified in the same category as the Sr. Team.

The results for your schools application are as follows:

Junior Sports Basketball Volleyball Jr. Girls Tier 2 -Notre Dame Jr. Girls Tier 2- Notre Dame Jr. Boys Tier 2- Notre Dame Senior Sports Basketball Volleyball Sr. Girls Tier 1- Notre Dame Sr. Girls Tier 2- Notre Dame Sr. Boys Tier 2- Notre Dame Soccer Football Girls Tier 2- Notre Dame Notre Dame - withdrawn Boys Tier 2- Notre Dame Boys and Girls Wrestling - Notre Dame

Motion #1: Move that Notre Dame Application be accepted for Sr. and Jr. Girls Volleyball with the following criteria: • Must comply to the RHSAA Tournament Rule. • All Schools declare tournaments in advance of the season. • Noncompliance will result in removal from the league. • Points count in the standings and participate in playoffs. CARRIED

Motion #2: Move that Notre Dame Application be accepted for Boys/Girls Soccer and Wrestling with the following criteria: • Must comply to the RHSAA Tournament Rule. • All Schools declare tournaments in advance of the season. • Noncompliance will result in removal from the league. • Points do not count in the standings and teams do not participate in playoffs. CARRIED

Motion #3: Move that Notre Dame Application be accepted for Tier 1 Sr. Girls Basketball, Tier 2 Jr. Girls Basketball, Tier 2 Sr. Boys Basketball and Tier 2 Jr. Boys Basketball with the following criteria: • Jr. Teams points count in the standings and participate in playoffs. • Sr. Boys Tier 2 points count in the standings and participate in playoffs. • Sr. Girls Tier 1 points do not count in the standings and do not participate in playoffs. • Must comply to the RHSAA Tournament Rule. • All Schools declare tournaments in advance of the season. • Noncompliance will result in removal from the league. DEFEATED

3. Commissioner’s Report – Angela Tillier a) Financial Report • RHSAA financial report for September, 2017 to March, 2018 is attached. Angela reviewed the financial report with council members. • Recommending an increase to the curling fee to $100.00 per team. • Refunds coming to wrestling schools 10 and under athletes. • Billing for headsets for football on year end. Motion: RHSAA financial report be accepted as prepared and presented. Motion: Krista Price Second: Barb Barnes Wilcox CARRIED b) Basketball • Thank you to the host schools hosting the City Championships. • Hoopla was held in Prince Albert. Hoopla expenses were very high for Regina. • Hoopla will be hosted in Saskatoon next year. c) Wrestling • City Championships were at F.W. Johnson Collegiate this year. LeBoldus High School will be hosting next year. • Provincials are in Regina next year. • Midseason Pool Tournament was not as successful. Numbers were way down. The City tournament was combined with males and females wrestling on Friday and Saturday. • Education is needed with the out of school coaches in protocol of medical personnel at a meet. Students will be removed from a meet if the on-site medical therapist assesses an athlete unfit to continue whether it is a concussion or something else. Coaches are not to keep athletes away from medical and must follow instructions of on-site medical. d) Track and Field • Mini Meets/Clinic dates are set.

• City Championships May 23, 24, with rain day May 25. Angela will be requesting supervision coverage in early May. • Provincials are in Prince Albert on June 1st & 2nd. Rooms and buses have been booked. Moose Jaw will be hosting next year. • This year Provincial Travel was very expensive for the Regina District. e) Badminton • City Championships are April 28th at Winston Knoll Collegiate and Riffel High School. • Regional Badminton - May 6 at Whitewood. Rooms have been booked in Moosomin. • Provincial Badminton - May 13 at Wilkie. Rooms have been booked North Battleford. • Regina will be hosting a regional next year. A host school will be needed. The Goggle rule is an issue for visiting teams from outside of Regina. f) Golf • We continue to tweak the New Format/ Approach. • City Championships are June 6th at the Murray Golf Course. Tee off is 9:30 a.m. Students are not to drive out themselves. If no coach is in attendance then students will not be able to participate. g) Football • Schedule coordination with the City and its partners is complete. • RHSAA will continue to handle bill payment. • The Scheduling Committee sought to create a balance of games at Leibel and Mosaic to reduce costs. The schedule is on the website. Thank you to Jason Janssen and Derek Pilon for serving on the committee. • More controlled access to the press box will continue. • Evraz Security will see a moderate reduction. • Notre Dame Withdrawal will have 3A teams in a bye week one time in the season. h) Volleyball • Projection league sheet attached. i) Soccer • Projection league sheet attached. j) Curling • Curling is completed and was a very successful season. Congratulations to LeBoldus High School Boys on winning the City and Provincial Championship. • Regina will be hosting a Regional next year. The Callie Curling Club has been booked. k) Hockey • There was a three-year end competition. Martin Collegiate and Luther School hosted the Bob Turner Classic. Two different schools are needed next year. l) Unified Sports • Talks are ongoing as to how the RHSAA can be involved. • Aaron Anderson will continue to develop this area moving forward.

4. SHSAA Report – Lyle McKellar/Lance Ford 1. Review of March Championships. a. Thank you for your efforts in administering, hosting, coaching, and officiating the district, conference, and regional championships b. Curling i. Regional championships - not a great weather weekend but well hosted ii. Provincial championships - Spiritwood, Rosetown, and Ituna iii. Next year Humboldt (Boys), Nipawin (Girls), and Carrot River in Nipawin (Mixed)

c. Wrestling i. Provincial championship was hosted by SSSAD at Mount Royal Collegiate - date & location changed; well hosted; female numbers are down ii. Next year Regional at Weyburn and Provincial is at U of R in Regina d. Basketball / Hoopla i. Conference and Regional tournaments - well hosted ii. HOOPLA was well hosted by NCDAA in Prince Albert - live streaming provided by Living Sky SD and Polytech was well received iii. SSSAD hosting in 2018 (40th edition)

2. Upcoming Activities a. Executive Meeting i. April 15 - 16, 2018 1. Bids to host submitted by April 11, 2018 a. 1A (7v7) Boys Soccer - Lake Lenore b. 3A Boys Soccer - SSSAD c. 2A Girls Volleyball - Medstead d. 5A Regional Volleyball - Warman (North), Weyburn & Moose Jaw (South) b. CIAAA National Conference - Regina - April 19 - 21, 2018 - quite successful c. Regional Badminton i. May 5, 2018 1. A @ Moose Jaw - SW, SC, WC 2. B @ Whitewood - SE, QV, RG 3. C @ Foam Lake - NE, NC, HC, EC 4. D @ Osler VCA - BW, NW, CV, ST d. Provincial Badminton i. May 12, 2018 - Wilkie (4 courts) e. Executive Meeting i. May 13 - 14, 2018 1. Resolution deadline is May 9, 2018 f. Provincial Track i. June 1 - 2, 2018 - Prince Albert (reminder of schedule changes due to no semi- finals in 100 and 100H) ii. Entries due by Monday, May 28, 2018; Changes by 4:00pm May 30 iii. Youth Officials Conference iv. June 8 - 9, 2018 - Regina (Miller High School) g. CIAAA Leadership Training Institute i. Notice came out yesterday - June 22 - 24 in Edmonton h. SHSAA AGM – Moosomin i. June 20 - 22, 2018 i. SHSAA Coaching Symposium i. August 21 - 22, 2018 - Saskatoon Aden Bowman ii. District financial help available

3. Miscellaneous information and reminders a. Proposed conferences for 2018 - 2019 i. check web site activity pages b. School Sport Week i. Expect something from the office in the fall - October 7-13 c. Update of School information by June 30th or sooner

d. Coach Education - RiS, Concussion (updated protocol), Fundamentals of Coaching - payment of courses on schoolcoach.ca e. SAG i. looking for feedback ii. hopefully have next year’s SAG in place at June AGM

4. Provincial Projections for 2018 - 19 (see web site) a. All championships have been filled at this time b. REGINA DISTRICT assignments i. Regional Badminton - Series A ii. Regional Curling - Series A iii. 3A 12-man Football iv. Provincial Wrestling c. Youth Officials Conference i. June 8 - 9, 2018, Regina (Miller High School) d. CIAAA Leadership Training Institute i. Notice came out yesterday - June 22 - 24 in Edmonton e. SHSAA AGM - Moosomin i. June 20 - 22, 2018 f. SHSAA Coaching Symposium i. August 21- 22, 2018 - Saskatoon Aden Bowman ii. District financial help available

5. Miscellaneous information and reminders a. Proposed conferences for 2018 - 2019 i. check web site activity pages b. School Sport Week i. Expect something from the office in the fall - October 7-13 c. Update of School information by June 30th or sooner d. Coach Education - RiS, Concussion (updated protocol), Fundamentals of Coaching - payment of courses on schoolcoach.ca e. SAG i. looking for feedback ii. hopefully have next year’s SAG in place at June AGM

6. Provincial Projections for 2018 - 19 (see web site) a. All championships have been filled at this time b. REGINA DISTRICT assignments i. Regional Badminton - Series A ii. Regional Curling - Series A iii. 3A 12-man Football iv. Provincial Wrestling

5. General Council • Thursday, June 7, Royal Executive Hotel at 9:30 a.m. Luncheon to follow. • RHSAA Executive Nominations o President - election this year for a 2 year team. o Vice President - no election this year. Next year will be an election for a 2 year team. o Member at large - election to a one year term. • Coaches Years of Service form is attached. The form will be emailed to you to complete and email it to the RHSAA office. Schools will receive invitations for their plaque winners.

6. A.O.B. - Katie Rosenkranz • A concern was raised that some schools are using many eligible 16 year olds for Jr. Teams and then dominating the competition. Should there be a maximum number of these types of players allowed on a team?  The Commissioner will monitor this situation.

7. Adjournment Motion to Adjourn: Cindy Hock