Football Post-season Meeting Minutes

November 19, 2007

1. Attendees
   Brandon Nordoft, Bert Church
   Brent Legault, George McDougall
   Brian Utley, Chestermere
   Bruce O'Neil, Cochrane
   Howie Leong, Chestermere
   Jacquie Mirtle, RVSD
   Norm Cobble, Bow Valley
   Rob McNab, Cochrane
   Steve Repic, Commissioner
   Tony Lucas, Springbank
   
   
2. Commissioner's Report
   Thanks to Steve Repic for acting as commissioner again this season. Steve reported favourably on the season: sportsmanship was up and major fouls were down. Steve thought the schedule worked very well.
   
   
3. 2007-08 Season Review
   Schedule - coaches thought it was light but were able to work exhibition play in very well.
   Officials - no complaints. Action: JM to pass on to CFOA how fairly George McDougall was treated.
   Physiotherapy - change in personnel made for spotty coverage.
   Results - Slow coming in. Thank you to Verne Friesen for doing stats.
   Fields - schedule worked very well for the Grounds department
   
   
4. 2007-08 Awards Banquet
   Monday, November 26
   Springbank Community High
   $20
   Guest speaker: Rob Cote, Calgary Stampeders?
   Divisional champonship trophy will be presented to Cochrane High at the banquet.
   Action: Coaches are to get numbers to Tony Lucas ASAP.
   Action: JM to design and print program.
   
   
5. 2008-09 Season
   Coaches discussed their dismay with the principals' vote at the spring Parameters meeting. The feeling was that the coaches already voted Bow Valley's motion down at the coaches meeting and were very surprised to see it, not only come up again at Parameters, but passed by the principals.
   
   Motion: Bruce O'Neil, from Cochrane, moved that football coaches do not support Bow Valley's play-off schedule motion, voted in by principals at the spring Parameters meeting.
   Rationale: How do we determine what team from Tier 2 or 3 advances if one of those teams loses out in the first round of play-offs? If it goes back to the regular season record, coaches don't like that because it doesn't allow for the fact that teams improve throughout the season. If there is to be another game to determine who advances then we're looking at a possible mid-week game. Furthermore, the Bow Valley motion shortens the season for some teams. Finally, the Tier 2 regional qualifying game (vs. Okotoks) also needs to be played in the same time period. The coaches feel there are too many "What ifs".
   Vote: 4 in favour, 1 against, 1 abstained
   
   Motion: Brian Utley, from Chestermere, moves that we add one regular season game per team to the current schedule format:
   Bert Church vs. George McDougall
   Cochrane vs. Bow Valley
   Springbank vs. Chestermere
   Home and home games would be worth one point each.
   Rationale: Home and home games (mostly) based on areas will foster rivalries, add a game to a light schedule and raise football profile.
   Vote: 4 in favour, 1 against, 1 abstained
   
   Action: JM to determine the forum at which to present these motions to principals in January so that the schedule can be completed in February.
   
   
6. Pre-season Meeting
   Tuesday, April 22
   4:30 pm, Education Centre, Airdrie
   
   
7. Awards Selection
   Award winners were determined and will be posted after the banquet.