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Proposal One - withdrawn prior to the meeting, no vote

Proposal Two (pass) -changing the calculation of yards to meters
Yes -- 100
No -- 0
Abstain -- 2

Proposal Three (pass) -bid in for divisional exchange
Yes -- 102
No -- 0
Abstain -- 0

[b]Proposal Four (pass) at least one team rep on the cover sheet
Yes -- 100
No -- 2
Abstain -- 0[/b]

Proposal Five (pass)  - alternates/divisionals - not having them
Yes -- 77
No -- 20
Abstain -- 5
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The fact that there were NO votes on this is hilarious.  WHY?[/quote]

Given the results, I take it the "alternates for divisionals" proposal prompted the most spirited discussion ... which would also be hilarious!  [/quote]

It sounded like a team had an "alternate" right there when the false start happened and were mistaken the kids could get in.  A lot of coaches think the concept of alternates is an honor, etc.  Waiting in the wings.  But in reality, asked the kids who are in that position.  They loathe it.  It is awful.  You want some kid to not show up or get sick so you can swim?  No decent kid really wants that, so you feel dirty about it.  They parade you up, you wait, and then they parade you out.  There is that one story from IAS that they all hang their hat on that is the stuff of legend - an alternate gets in and wins it all - wow, how awesome.  But mostly, it just makes the kids feel terrible.[/quote]

Yes, as bad as it is for IAS, it would be 10x worse for divisionals.  Just a dumb proposal.  To think that 20 team reps supported it is comical.[/quote]

Agreed. Lining kids up or even expecting them to show up and sit around all afternoon in hopes o swimming at divisionals is just silly. Sure some kids may already be there, but overall it doesn't make sense.

the board's stance, which I agree with,  is that there are no true alternates for divisionals. they do not have kids waiting in the wings at divisionals. They are only listed as alternates for the bid in process.[/quote]

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