SOUTH INTER-CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S GENERAL MEETING

GREEN GARDEN COUNTRY CLUB

AUGUST 15, 2001

MINUTES

 

 

Meeting called to order 9:10 a.m.

 

·        Introduced new athletic directors from Argo, Shepard, Rich South.

·        Recognized all SICA schools that won state championship plaques in the 2000-2001 school year

·        Assignment chairman report on officials.

·        Les Duncan – passed out girls basketball assignments.

·        Diana Morrow – talked about the state of soccer officials.

·        Bill Laude – passed out football official’s schedules.  Encouraged schools to move JV games to Mondays.

·        Sharon Brosius – passed out volleyball official’s schedule.

·        Charlie McCarthy, swim assignment chairman – mailed out swim officials schedule

·        Update SICA information sheet.

·        J. Daniels passed out updated sheets for the website.  Asked all schools to input all home fall SICA contests by September 5, 2001.

·        Trophys-R-Us will deliver all awards to the individual schools in the next two weeks.

·        Herb Priebe sent letter regarding discrepancy in assignment pay for baseball and softball in SICA West.

·        Motion was made by D. Michels, seconded by L. Motta, to bring baseball and softball assignment chairman equal (approved 32-0).  Motion was made by R. Piatchek, seconded by K. Irvin, to increase pay by January 7, 2002 to reflect the addition of Lincoln-Way East in baseball and softball for assignment chairman fee (approved 32-0).

·        Need to revisit our SICA Constitution for any updates.

·        Motion made by D. Brost, seconded by L. Motta, for SICA to strongly encourage all schools to have in place a heat practice guideline policy (approved 31-1).

·        Notified that Kankakee is dropping boys and girls cross country.

·        Discussion on vice-president position was discussed.  This will be brought up at the next Board of Control meeting.

·        Tom Sidote will be the conference site person, replacing Ron Ray, who replaced Phil Svetich.

·        Next general meeting date is Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at Green Garden.

·        Next Board of Control meeting is Wednesday, September 12, 2001 at Green Garden, hosted by Kankakee.

·        Conference meetings reports – attached

·        T. Sidote motioned to adjourn meeting at 10:37 a.m., seconded by L. Bernard.

 

 

 

SICA WEST

·        Talked about the situation in District 230.  All SICA West schools are willing to do whatever we can regarding their problems.

·        Bob Fabrizio, Stagg, President

·        Greg Gornik, Joliet, Secretary

·        Board of Control       Dave Brost, Lincoln-Way East

Len Motta, Sandburg

Dennis Michels, Lincoln-Way Central

OPENINGS, NEEDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        Joliet Township has openings this fall –

1.     Girls Volleyball -one date, all levels

2.      Two volleyball JV dates, Wednesday, September 5 and Tuesday, September 18

3.     Frosh football A&B level, any date August 28 thru September 5

 

SICA EAST

·        Rotation       Kay Rampke, Thornridge,  President

Gary Lagesse, Thornwood, Secretary

·        02-03        Bloom (secretary), Thornwood (president)

·        03-04      H-F (secretary), Bloom (president

This re-establishes alpha sequence for division officers.

·        Board of Control members –      Shepard, new 3 year term

H-F, last year

·        02-03      Thornton replaces H-F

OPENINGS, NEEDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        Shepard need to fill JV Wrestling meets

·        Bloom has varsity golf only – no soph. Golf

·        Thornton needs head girls volleyball coach

 

SICA SOUTH

·        Mark Sutton, Bradley-Bourbonnais, President

·        Mark Hopman (tentative), Rich South, Secretary

·        Gwaine Perkins, Rich East, Board of Control

OPENINGS, NEEDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        Rich East needs two sophomore boys basketball games, December 20 & 22

 

SICA NORTH

·        Mark Kleemann, Oak Lawn, President

·        Steve Lawrence, Argo, Sgt. At Arms

·        Homer Thomas, Richards, Vice President

·        Tim Smith, Reavis, Secretary

·        Board of Control         Larry Bernard, Bolingbrook

Dennis Schley, Romeoville

OPENINGS, NEEDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        Argo – frosh softball 2002; JV girls volleyball & basketball

·        Reavis – three PE/Health teachers for 2002-2003

·        Romeoville – Assistant Volleyball coach 2001

·        Oak Lawn – Fall 2001 – Consumer Ed teacher with coaching (winter/spring)

·        Richards – A.D. for 2002-2003

·        CHANGES IN SICA INFORMATION

1.      Oak Lawn

Superintendent – Dr. Ben Nowakowski

A.D. e-mail – mkleemann@olchs.org     (school)

                        Kleemann@aol.com      (home)

2.      Reavis

Athletic office fax:  708-599-3560 (direct to office)

A.D. e-mail – tjsad220@hotmail.com

 

SICA CENTRAL

·        Lou Narish, Tinley Park – President

·        Joe Skowronski, Eisenhower – Secretary

·        Board of Control         Bob Mitchell, T.F. South

Lisa Wunar, Hillcrest

·        SICA Central will experiment with home team supplying volleyballs for conference matches this fall.

OPENINGS, NEEDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        Tinley Park does not have a frosh/soph girls golf team – varsity only

·        Bremen needs Freshman B football games on week 3 and week 4 – home or away – Thursday or Saturday

·        T.F. North needs Freshman B football games