DCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes
February 16, 2020
Meeting called to order 2:14
- Cancelation of qualifiers
- Many qualifiers were cancelled due to participation
- Review the policy within the qualifier packet that discusses what to do if a qualifier gets cancelled – if you paid then it counts if you do not receive a refund then it will still count as your team qualifying for States
- Members suggested that were too many qualifiers and that they cannot attend all the qualifiers. Suggestion was made to limit the number of qualifiers or require more than 2 qualifiers to qualify for States
- A suggestion was made by multiple members to not have multiple qualifiers on the same weekend
- Adjusting the calendar for the qualifiers
- We are changing the dates for when qualifiers applications and packets are due so that it lines up better with scheduling in advance
- Scoresheet error
- There was an error on the tiny novice with the point range for superior, qualifier hosts will be notified when they receive their scoresheets
- Volunteers
- We are in need for many volunteers for States to make the event successful
- We would like 2 from each organization
- Adults are preferred for volunteers
- All volunteers receive a meal voucher and work for the opposite session than what their organization is competing
- Please let Rhiannon know if you have volunteers
- State’s Updates
- March 8this daylight savings time, please let your athletes know
- Music will be provided in the warm up room, please
- Locker rooms will be adjusted based on feedback from last year, was asked to be
- Questions was brought up as to what the set score for traditional rec is. It is 90% of the set score, the total possible points of 101 points.
- Tumbling rubric is 75%, we will address it for next year back to 50+1
- Game Day clarification, timing begins with the first choreographed move. We will reiterate with our judges.
- A suggestion was made to take out of the either or in the fight song section of game day for tumbling/building so that it is not confusing for judges as there has been some confusion
- We are still working on the judges training for judges in Delaware
- A question was brought up about exhibition at States, there is an exhibition
- Please field questions through the board
- We have been getting a lot of questions about cancelations and other concerns, please field questions through the board. There have been some miscommunications
- We will do everything we can do to get back to you within 24 hours.
- Molly’s email is lingo@cape.k12.de.us
- DCCA now has a Facebook page Delaware Cheerleading Coaches Association and an Instagram
- Please send us suggestions for Coaches Conference
Meeting adjourned at 3:02
