BOARD MEETING – OGBCA – MARCH 14, 2008   

  CALL TO ORDER

  PRAYER

  MINUTES READ AND APPROVED

  VOTE TAKEN FOR COACH OF THE YEAR FROM THE REGIONAL COACHES:

  WINNERS:  JANITH JOHNSON – STAR SPENCER – WEST

                     MARK MCKENZIE – POCOLA – EAST

  FLOOR OPENED FOR DISCUSSION FROM CONCERNS VOICED IN THE GENERAL MEETING.  THESE ARE IN REGARD TO THE OKRANKINGS.COM AND THE WAY IT WAS USED BY COACHES DURING THE SEASON.

THESE CONCERNS:  1.  STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

                                      2.  POINT PENALTY FOR THOSE NOT VOTING

                                      3.  WHEN VOTING SHOULD STOP

                                      4.  RECORD AND SCORES MUST BE ENTERED

                                      5.  INTEGRITY OF THE COACHES USING THE SYSTEM

                                      6.  POSSIBILITY OF CONNECTING THE PLAYOFF

                                           REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE PARTICIPATION

                                           OF EACH SCHOOL OR COACH.

                                      7.  THROW OUT LOWEST 2 – 3 VOTES.

A PROPOSAL BY GARY KENNEMER WAS VOTED ON AND APPROVED TO
TAKE TO THE COMMITTEE.

  THESE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE OSSAA ADVISORY MEETING – REPORT WILL BE GIVEN AT THE NEXT MEETING.

  FLOOR WAS OPENED TO DISCUSSION FROM RICK WILSON CONCERNING THE PLAYOFF ADV. MEETINGS AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THESE AND THE IMPUT FROM THE COACHES USED MORE BY THE OSSAA.

  RICK ASKED FOR COACHES TO CONTACT HIM WITH SUGGESTIONS OR IDEAS TO TAKE TO THE OSSAA MEETING.

  MOTION TO ADJOURN TO SELECT THE 2008 ALLSTATERS.