Greetings Eastern Region skiers and officials. Please see attached agenda for the meeting, several committee reports, and proposed rule changes:
2022 TC Mid-Winter Report 12-6-21
2022 Winter Meeting agenda & reports
Reply
2022 Winter Meeting (link to meeting)
Greetings Eastern Region Skiers/Officials: The 2022 Winter Meeting is this Saturday, Jan. 8th, at 9:00a.m. Below is the link and call-in details for the meeting. An agenda and several reports will be available shortly. All Eastern Region AWSA members are welcome to join the meeting; however, you are asked to please mute your microphone.
Topic: 2022 AWSA Eastern Region Winter Meeting
Time: Jan 8, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Senior 3-Event Officials Needed for International Events
Senior 3-Event Judges, Drivers, and Scorers are needed for the following 2022 international events:
Jr. US Open in Sacramento, CA in June
Jr. World Championships, date and site TBD.
35+ World Championships 9/12-18 in Bauerech, France
Pan Am Championships, date and site TBD
World Games in Birmingham, AL.
Anyone interested please contact Hutch Haines hutch@avonselfstorage.com or Doug Robbins drobbins@teleplexinc.com
2022 Winter Meeting
Greetings Eastern Region skiers/officials: The annual Winter Meeting will be held remotely on January 8, 2022, starting at 9:00a.m. A link to the meeting will be posted at a later time. If you are qualified and interested in being an official at the 2022 Regionals or Nationals, please email me easternevp.@gmail.com
Additionally, to ALL skiers over 18 years old, wishing to participate in sanctioned events in the 2022 season, you MUST complete the SafeSport training. Below is the link located on the USA-WSWS webpage.
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-water-ski/safesportcert_backgroundscreening_instructions
2021 Summer Meeting Minutes
https://www.awsaeast.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-Summer-Meeting-Notes.docx.pdf
Note: please forgive any omissions as the minutes were recreated from memory. If you recall something noteworthy, please make those additions in the comment section.
Email Meeting of Eastern Region Council (Sept. 2021)
An email meeting of the Eastern Regional Council was held from Sept. 20-27, with a call for a vote on Sept. 28, concerning proposed amendments to the Eastern Region Bylaws (as outlined below and with the results of the vote below it).
Pursuant to Art. XI, sec. C of the Eastern Regional Bylaws, I’m conducting an email meeting for the purpose of amending our bylaws. There are three (3) action items:
(1) As you may recall from the Summer Meeting, there is a conflict between the Eastern Region Bylaws and Policy & Procedures. In particular, the relevant portion of Article V, section 3 states: “The States of Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia shall each have two (2) Council Members and [the] balance of States shall have one (1).”
The relevant portion of section 1.1 of the P&P states: “States are entitled to one representative for every 250 members, up to a maximum of 2 representatives.” I believe there’s agreement that the “250 members” should refer to AWSA members only (as opposed to all disciplines). As none of the States have that minimum, I propose that the above-cited language of Art. V, sec. 3 of the By-Laws be removed and amended to read: “States shall be entitled to Council representation as determined by the Eastern Region Policies & Procedures Manual.”
This change will permit the most flexibility moving forward for the Council to determine State representation, and removes the necessity of involving the USA-WSWS Board of Directors if we ever need to address representation in the future. NOTE: changes to the Policy & Procedures will be an action item for the Winter Meeting.
**the below items are to correct inaccurate citations in our bylaws**
(2) Bylaws Art. XI, sec. C (regarding the holding of email meetings/voting) states: “EVP at his/her discretion may call a special meeting as outlined in the ER P&P section 2.2.3 . . . .” However, there is NO section 2.2.3 in the ER P&P. I believe the procedures referred to are those in section 2.2.2 (Mid-Winter Meeting procedures/requirements). Therefore, I propose that the Bylaws be amended to state: “EVP at his/her discretion may call a special meeting as outlined in the ER P&P section 2.2.2.” PLEASE let me know if there was ever a sec. 2.2.3 that for some reason never made it to the online version of the P&P.
(3) Bylaws Art. XIII sec.1 (amending bylaws) states in pertinent part: “These bylaws may be amended . . . by a 2/3 vote of the AWSA Eastern Regional Council at the AWSA Eastern Region Mid-Winter meeting or the Annual AWSA Eastern Region Meeting, per the standards set forth in the AWSA Bylaws Article XVI“. However, AWSA Bylaws Art. XVI concerns “Dissolution” of AWSA. The section concerning “Amendments” is Article XV. Therefore, I propose that the ER bylaws be amended to state: “These bylaws may be amended . . . by a 2/3 vote of the AWSA Eastern Regional Council at the AWSA Eastern Region Mid-Winter meeting or the Annual AWSA Eastern Region Meeting, per the standards set forth in the AWSA Bylaws Article XV.“
The first amendment passed 15-1; the second and third amendments passed 16-0
Summer Meeting Follow-up
Congratulations to Karen L. Melnik for being elected EVP.
New contact list and minutes will be posted soon.
Pangaea Labor Day-NESS Finals 2021
Running order and officials assignment for the Pangaea Labor Day-NESS Finals 2021 are now available
Running order SlalomRiunningOrder
Order of groups for skiing and officiating for all 3 rounds SlalomGroupsOrderByRound
Official assignments SlalomOfficialAssignments
2021 Northeast Slalom Series finals field set
With the final stop of the 2021 Northeast Slalom Series in the books (VT States results here), the field for the Sept. 4 head-to-head finals at Pangaea is set.
Here are the brackets:
ADULTS
1) Dan Warner 110.75 (2.75@39)
8) Zach Carpenter 93.5 (3.5@35)
2) Becky Bartlett 84 (6@28)
7) Justin Campfield 95.25 (5.25@35)
3) Dana Hinman 103 (1@39)
6) Scott Behner 98 (2@38)
5) Scott Bellefeuille 100.5 (4.5@38)
4) Matt Byrne 97.5 (1.5@38)
JUNIORS
1) Aaron Bartlett 80 (2@32, 32mph)
4) Addy Byrne 54 (6@15, 28.6mph)
2) Zoe Carpenter 87 (3@35, 32 mph)
3) Tia Byrne 80.5 (2.5@32, 32mph)
Each skier is skiing against their own handicap, with the skier in each bracket that does the best against their handicap advancing. For example, if Becky Bartlett were to score 2@32 (+2 above her handicap), while Justin Campfield scored 5@35 (.25 below his handicap), Becky would advance.
Adults will be competing for a cash-prize purse of nearly $1,000, while juniors will be competing for trophies.
The 2021 Northeast Slalom Series is sponsored by h20proshop.com and Hinman Builders.
Post Regionals Juniors Update
Our juniors had a great showing at the 2021 Eastern Regional Championships in Avon, CT. There were 59 junior competitors. The Avon Old Farms Skiers put on a fantastic junior’s party onsite at the Pond, with treats and activities including pizza, snow cones, popcorn, water mats, trampoline, movie night, and lots of fun for everyone. The raffle raised close to $800 for the Eastern Region Junior Development Program.
Most Improved Awards
Congratulations to all juniors who won Most Improved Awards this year.
| Div | Event | SkierName | Div | Event | SkierName | |
| B1 | Slalom | Yonce, Parker | G1 | Slalom | Byrne, Addy | |
| B1 | Trick | Davis, Benjamin | G2 | Jump | Byrne, Tia | |
| B1 | Overall | Davis, Benjamin | G2 | Slalom | Dann, Isabela | |
| B2 | Jump | Robbins, Ty | G2 | Trick | Abelson, Alexia | |
| B2 | Slalom | Stenger, Samuel | G2 | Overall | Dann, Isabela | |
| B2 | Trick | Tarum, Zane | G3 | Jump | Carpenter, Zoe | |
| B2 | Overall | Robbins, Ty | G3 | Slalom | Quimper, Caroline | |
| B3 | Jump | Abelson, Jake | G3 | Trick | Cole, Ava | |
| B3 | Slalom | Frucci, Robert | G3 | Overall | Cole, Ava | |
| B3 | Trick | Abelson, Jake | G4 | Jump | Stenger, Solie | |
| B3 | Overall | Abelson, Jake | G4 | Slalom | Stenger, Solie | |
| B4 | Jump | Moisan, Victor | G4 | Trick | Stenger, Solie | |
| B4 | Slalom | Quimper, AJ | G4 | Overall | Stenger, Solie | |
| B4 | Trick | Moisan, Victor | G5 | Jump | Pottbecker, Sage | |
| B4 | Overall | Craig, Robbie | G5 | Slalom | Pottbecker, Sage | |
| B5 | Jump | Powell, Robert | G5 | Trick | Pottbecker, Sage | |
| B5 | Slalom | Takken, Mark | G5 | Overall | Pottbecker, Sage | |
| B5 | Trick | Powell, Robert | ||||
| B5 | Overall | Robbins, Evan |
All Stars
The Eastern Region All Star Team for 2021 was announced at Regionals. The All-Stars were selected based on their ranking score coming into regionals, and their performance at regionals. The All Star Team will be representing the East against teams from the other four Regions at Nationals. The 2021 East Region All Stars are: Ty Robbins, Alexia Abelson, Jake Abelson, Aaron Bartlett, Cameron Davis, Sage Pottbecker – Alternate: Ava Cole, 2nd Alternate: Evan Robbins
Headed to Nationals? See you at the Juniors Party at Nationals – Thursday, August 12th
Joliet Town and Country Lanes
2231 W Jefferson St.
Joliet, IL 60435
Tickets $20/person (skiers and non-skiers)
Thursday, August 12, 2021 5-8pm
5pm-6:15pm B1-3,G1-3 Bowl
6:15pm-6:45pm Awards and Pizza
6:45pm-8pm B4-5, G4-5 Bowl
Please RSVP via the link below, and purchase tickets through PayPal to nationaljdwaterski@gmail.com by Monday, August 9. A ticket is required for entry for both junior skiers and family.
**Bowling is for skiers only (due to # of available lanes), but family is welcome to attend the awards and dinner!
Link to RSVP for Juniors Party at Nationals – RSVP by 8/9
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrax9topRWTManSYYRnqhS4r1pVJFkFYpEPiwmDgOR49nP5A/viewform
