INDIANA SWIMMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES OF THE MEETING – MAY 4, 2009 Location: Second Floor Conference Room (Pan Am Plaza Bldg) Time: 5:30pm Board of Directors Attendance (* denotes voting members) Member Club Position NOV08 JAN09 SP RT MAY09 AUG 09 CURRENT % Arlene McDonald* UNAT General Chair X X X X 100% Brad Smith ICAC Region 3 Coach SPTF^ X X 62% Carey Camarata NASA Region 2 Non Coach X 25% Chad Englehart* SWAC Senior Chair X X 50% Charlie Fry WTSC Open Water Chair 0% Claire Gendron* BA Region 1 Non Coach X X X 75% Daniel Proctor* CARD Athlete Rep X X X 75% Dave Boggs* SEY Region 4 Coach X X X 75% Don Cozad* PRO Region 2 Coach 0% Emily Kowalski NCSC Team Indiana X X X 75% G Daniel Michael* USC Athlete Rep X X X 75% Hal Paul* UNAT Officials Chair X X X X 100% Jen Ferguson ACST Awards 0% Jim Paynok* LCB Technical Chair X X X X 100% Kent Nelson* UNAT Secretary X X X X 100% Kyle Smith PPSC Region 1 Coach Rep X X X X 100% Lucy Duncan* UNAT Finance Chair X X X X 100% Lynn Kinstler Office Staff X X X X 100% Mark Hesse SCSC Past – General Chair X X X X 100% Matt Papachronis* SSC Age Group Chair X X X X 100% Michael Mohler* ACST Athlete Rep X X 50% Paul Stauder CSC Region 4 Non Coach X X X X 100% Ross VanAllen* WTSC Athlete Rep X 25% Sam Robertson CGAC Disability X X X 75% Scott Ingram* UNAT Admin Vice Chair X X X X 100% Tony Young* Office Staff X X X X 100% Walt Peycha* LEB Region 3 Non Coach X X X X 100% Will Bernhardt* IA Coaches Rep X X 50% BOARD TOTAL 72% ANNOUNCEMENTS Sargent at Arms – Appointed as past General Chair Moment of Silence for Angela Michael and John Mohler Thanks to the Stragetic Planning Task Force, Nationals LOC and Lynn for preparing or LEAP Level 1 Motion to accept agenda : Scott Ingram | 2nd – Lucy Duncan 1 | Page CORE VALUES: PERFORMANCE | EDUCATION | GOVERNANCE | COMMUNICATION INDIANA SWIMMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES OF THE MEETING – MAY 4, 2009 Location: Second Floor Conference Room (Pan Am Plaza Bldg) Time: 5:30pm OLD BUSINESS OB1 – Retreat Follow‐Up and Review (Attachments: Individual Board Member Retreat Assessment, Small Group Reports & Strategic Planning Document) OB2 – Goal Tracking for Strategic Planning (submitted by Jim Payonk) There was much discussion of the BHAGS, MIGS and PIGS… further information and finalization will be sought at the June meeting. OB3 – Nationals and World Championship Sponsorships (submitted by Arlene McDonald) There have been some changes to the sponsorship packages so please check those out… NEW BUSINESS NB1 ‐ USAS Convention (submitted by Arlene McDonald) NO ACTION NOTES: Arlene request anyone wishing to attend the annual convention please contact her. NB2 – Disability Workshop Report by Kyle Smith (NO ACTION REQUIRED) USA Swimming Disability Conference April 3‐5, 2009 Swimming website: Disability Sport Organization for a Colorado Springs, CO complete list of specific groups and contacts) Day 1 New Rules for Disabled swimmers and competition can be 4:00‐5:00pm Registered for Conference at the Dirks Room found in USA Swimming Rules and Regulation Handbook inside USA Swimming Headquarters. Registration included an Article 105. open walk around of USA Swimming Building ran into fellow Hoosier Jim Rusnick and Mick Nelson. If you ever get a Side Note: from the Safety/Risk Management Dept, Personal chance to tour the building it is HIGHLY recommended! A ton Assistance for Disabled swimmers DO NOT need to be history and tradition throughout the halls! certified through USA Swimming. But, the personal assistance can not be there to provide coaching. 5:00‐6:00 Intro from Gail Dummer, Disability Committee Chair, Randy Julian, Central Zone Sport Development Each Coach/Athlete is responsible for making special Consultant, and Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director USA accommodations with meet referee prior to the start of Swimming. event. Request for accommodations should be with‐in reason for the disability. Major Point of Intro: Inclusion for Disabled Athletes, USA Swimming wants them to feel part of the program. Look at 6:00‐7:00pm‐Dinner at the OTC their abilities rather than disabilities! Great Steak…fish was okay! USA Swimming Website: Updated 4/3/09 many avenues and 7:00‐7:30pm‐Paralympic Overview resources for disabled swimmers, coaches and parents to Complete Information about Paralympics Games can be use. found through the Disability Link on the USA Swimming webpage. USA Swimming NOT aiming for “disability only” meets, specific Organizations within each disability already conduct 7:30‐8:00pm‐Deaflympics: events/competitions within their group’s disability. (USA If any Club/HS has a deaf swimmer Joanne Weeden would like info on them to help track Deaf/Hearing impaired 2 | Page CORE VALUES: PERFORMANCE | EDUCATION | GOVERNANCE | COMMUNICATION INDIANA SWIMMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES OF THE MEETING – MAY 4, 2009 Location: Second Floor Conference Room (Pan Am Plaza Bldg) Time: 5:30pm swimmers throughout USA Swimming. You may contact her ‐drill for able body swimmers and coaches: at [email protected]. ‐line goggles w/foil or cotton balls ‐brings vision loss in the water into another To participate in Deaflympics athletes MUST be a registered perspective USA Swimming member. Hearing loss of at least 55 decibels in the better ear is the required standard for determining Cognitive Disabilities eligible athletes. ‐usually comes w/another disability ‐Primarily Dow Syndrome Encouragement is KEY…Deafness is considered a “Silent ‐short simple directions work best Disability” ‐focus on one stage of stroke then advance on, do not expect entire stroke development 8:00‐9:00pm‐Open Discussion: ‐discover the swimmers limitations and work within w/Erin Popovich and Jarrett Perry, USA Swimming them before expecting improvement Paralympics Athletes ‐patience is a key for their success Hold Athletes accountable…do not coddle! ‐repetition and routine needs to be strict and consistent Coach/Athlete communication must be at high level! ‐coaches need to understand swimmers mannerisms and Maintain Team aspect….DO NOT SINGLE OUT! “triggers”, understanding these can facilitate learning Educate other swimmers/coaches/parents of disability to ‐15% of Dow Syndrome have AAI, which is an exposure of the help prevent discrimination….put them in the disabled spinal cord, extreme caution is recommended with swimmers swimmers shoes. with AAI (usually within the neck area) LOOK FO THEIR ABILITY< NOT THEIR DISABILITY! Dwarfism Learn what they can do! ‐200 forms of Dwarfism ‐some form of body drag common in dwarfism, not always 7:00‐8:30‐Breakfast at OTC Athlete Center able to keep 100% buoyancy Omelets made to order…you can not go wrong there and the ‐experiment with what works best for the individual swimmer blueberry pancakes were delightful ‐teaching stroke rate/tempo has been proven to be very effective 8:45‐10:15 Coaching Swimmers w/Disabilities: Stroke ‐stroke technique and movement needs to be adjusted to Technique accommodate each swimmers body size, general ability and Presenters: Gail Dummer and Don Watkins limb flexibility and ROM ‐encouragement to increase flexibility can improve entire life Hearing Loss Amputation and Limb Deficiencies ‐if at first you do not succeed, try another way to ‐experiment with specific modification in strokes and kicking communicate instructions to what works the best with each case ‐direct communication is needed (face to face) ‐use the “stump”/missing limb as best as you can ‐sculling/feel for water drills can improve the understanding Vision Loss of stroke ‐lining goggles w/tin foil, to demonstrate disadvantage to ‐double‐arm w/backstroke/dolphin kick w/freestyle have other swimmers shown to be very effective ‐short strokes are common ‐core strength is key ‐stretch cords and vasa trainers very helpful ‐be aware of overtraining/use of “normal” body part w/stroke technique ‐use fins, paddles and other tools to help improve overall ‐knowing stroke count is key skills ‐sprinklers/tapers at end of lane very helpful ‐emphasize pushing/kicking through the center of gravity ‐bubble wrap in swim cap can prevent injury with single leg amputees to help improve form ‐balancing drills help with bi‐lateral breathing and proper body positioning 10:30‐12/noon ‐in depth and descriptive instructions are key to help Spinal and Lower Limb Conditions communication gap ‐strength training a key for abele muscles and disabled limbs 3 | Page CORE VALUES: PERFORMANCE | EDUCATION | GOVERNANCE | COMMUNICATION INDIANA SWIMMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES OF THE MEETING – MAY 4, 2009 Location: Second Floor Conference Room (Pan Am Plaza Bldg) Time: 5:30pm ‐might to become very creative during strength training of disabled limb 12:00‐1:00‐LUNCH ‐challenge them to increase ROM and flexibility ‐stroke problems will be very individualized depending on 1:15pm‐2:45pmBREAKOUT SESSION injury ‐contractures are very hard to eliminate, try to minimize Keeping swimmers involved with USA Swimming them ‐what does it take to keep these kids involved? ‐know the triggers/stress cues ‐class 1‐2 more comfortable on back ‐Parent recognition/positive feedback from parents KEY! ‐spinal surgical rods can have an adverse effect swimming ‐Achievement Awards dramatically ‐Buddy system ‐decreased sensation below injured area can become ‐Education‐Coaches/Parents/Swimmers problematic, protective clothing is suggested for practices Some topics that our Breakout Group Present to the Disability ‐longer suits can help with stability of lower limbs Committee: ‐MS‐too much exercise can become