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The
meeting commenced at 7:30 p.m. , President Tom Tani
presiding.
In
attendance: T. Tani, H. Griffiths, L. Maccubbin, R.
Dial, E. Wolf, C. DeVerna, G. Gavin, P. Simpson, N.
Mara, M.
Jacobs, Andrew McNealy, _________, Chris ____, E. Hughes
(Met NY RFU), T. Brown (Met NY RFU), A. Whalen (St.
John’s RFC).
1.
Level 1 and Touch Judge Clinic Recaps
2.
Chat Room on Ref Topics:
· E.
Wolf to coordinate
· Yahoo
list or similar arrangement probably cheaper than chat
room.
3.
Game Tape Library
· Charlie
DeVerna will coordinate
4.
2002 Law Changes
· Posted
on website (www.rugbyrefsny.org).
Includes 15’s, 7’s, and U-19 variations.
5.
What do people want at meetings?
· Discussion
of laws (focus on single point of law at given meeting),
evaluators’ perspectives, etc.
6.
Level 2 Clinic
· Will
be going to a 2-day format.
Next Level 2 clinic will be last in one-day
format.
7.
College Matches
· Desire
by colleges to play some matches on Saturdays.
· Two
potential solutions: either playing before/after clubs
on clubs’ pitches (legal issues, alcohol, insurance,
etc.) or having some club matches on given weekends
switched to Sundays to allow colleges to play Saturdays
(possibly tied into recruiting weekends for clubs).
· Issue
for having all on Saturdays: not enough referees.
· Possibly
get more refs by recruiting college players who want to
ref.
· Suggestion
from floor for limited duty college only refs.
Similar in concept to current club refs working
college games.
· Recruting
to be coordinated through L. Maccubbin.
8.
Misc.
· T.
Brown offered Vassar facilities for future clinics
· Upcoming
college front row clinic
· Dinner
– tentatively scheduled for March 1st at
Moran’s – 10th Ave. & 19th
St. – cost issues?
· Upcoming
Met NY RFU awards dinner – check website (www.metnyrfu.org)
· Next
RRSNY meeting – March 18th, 7:30 p.m.
Adjourn,
9:00 p.m.
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