June Online Meeting

Items for discussion:

Re-evaluation of the U17 category: there is some confusion with the U17 category. Earlier we decided to make one U17 category, eliminating the Sport and Expert categories. The reason for eliminating these designations was to there were too many 2 person categories in the old system. It was thought that racers who were in this age bracket would could race as U17 OR one of SPORT, COMP, or EXPERT if they were strong enough to compete in those categories - most likely under the direction of the provincial coach. There has been some confusion with some of the racers in this category, not quite sure where they are suppose to go. The whole premiss of the MB Cup series is to create a system to put riders in categories where they can be competitive and challenged, but not overmatched. We also wanted to eliminate the number of categories (frankly having 1200 MB Provincial Cup champion jerseys out there cheapens their significance). Is this worth continuing?

Provincials: It is time to start planning the Provincials course out at Falcon. With the race this past weekend fresh in your mind think of elements you liked, disliked and want in a course. First reconnaissance will be July long weekend. Comment if you are interested in helping with this. An extended agenda of planning will be forthcoming.

Other?

Next Meeting - Monday, May 17th

Where: Sport Manitoba, MCA office.
Time: 6:30 -8:00

Agenda:

1. Online Registration
2. Late fees 
3. Club Points
4. Promotion
5. Junior category clarification
6. Trails and trail marking

Others stuff?

Meeting Info

Location: 145 Pacific (room TBD).
Time: 7:00
Date: Monday, March 15th

Agenda:

1. Review of the February Online Meeting
2. Race Categories and Movement - review and vote on policy
3. Cup Points - review and vote on policy
4. Online Registration - identify races to be included
5. Promotion
6. Participation Series - review
7. Risk and Liablity
8. Provincials 
9. Information Forms
10. Rules
11. Meeting Dates
12. Other

March Meeting

The next mountain bike meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 15th @7:00. The meeting is at the new MCA digs, 145 Pacific Avenue. I will be setting out the agenda and attaching documents shortly.

See you all there.

Hal
MTB Coordinator

online meetings

How about one more kick at this cat (not a real cat because that would be cruel)?

In an effort to try and accommodate people's busy lives, travel restricitons (Dale, Greg, Pat), and the current difficulties in finding a meeting space I propose that we try the online meetings again. Here is one way that this could work:

1. We alternate between in-person and online meetings
2. Online meetings for 2010 are February, April, June, August, October, December
3. In-person meetings for 2010 are March, May, July, September, November
4. For each online meeting I will post a list of agenda items, each agenda item will then get its own post
5. Committee members can then comment on each post as a form of discussion
6. After a set time (say, 3 weeks) the comments will be closed and I will summarize what has been said, and if warranted, asking for a vote on some items in order to make a decision
7. If the online forum does not work, we can carry the item to the in-person meeting

In-person meeting will continue as they have in the past. One thing we need to decide is the preferred day to hold the in-person meeting. We've tried Mondays and Tuesdays, what is your preference.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

halATshawDOTca

Women's Mountain Bike Committee Meeting - Rescheduled

Due to the weather on Monday, January 25th, we have rescheduled the Women's Mountain Bike Committee Meeting to Thursday, January 28th at 8pm.

Please email Jane Braun to let her know if you are attending.

Meeting location

Race Organizer's Meeting

Here is the list of proposed race dates, events and organizers. We will go over this at 9:30 on Saturday

May 2 (Grand Beach - Olympia - Cup #1)
May 16 (Brandon - BBC - Cup #2)
June 6 (Morden Back 40 - Tinker - Enduro #1)
June 13 (Falcon - B&B/Woodcock - Downhill/Cup #3)
June 27 (BAF/Birch - JYD - Cup #4)
July 4 (Reach the Beach - Olympia - Enduro #2)
July 11 (Swan River - TTT - Cup #5)
July 18 (Morden area - Training Coop - Event)
July 25 (Falcon - FGBC/Birch/RRR - 24hr Enduro #3)
Aug 15 (Birch/Assissippi? - Alter Ego - Enduro #4)
Aug 29 (Falcon - MCA MTB - Provincials)

Other items I would like to discuss:

1. Participation Series
2. Promotion

Following the race organizer's meeting there will be a joint meeting for the road and mountain bike organizer's where we will cover the following items:

Agenda:

• 9:30 - 10:30 MTB committee meets to finalize its dates and to discuss participation series and promotion
•  10:30 - 12:30 (or sooner) joint meeting with Road to cover the following items:

1. Setting the 2010 race schedule
   
2. Goals and Objectives - races as events, better organization, professionalism
3. Emergency Preparedness Plan
4. Race Organizer Information Form
5. Promotion - how the MCA can facilitate the promotion of your event (website, news releases through the MCA office?)
6. Posting Results
7. Insurance - what is covered and what is not
8. Commissaire training and First Aid

How to get to the meeting:

The location of the meeting will be the Neil John Maclean Health Science Library, located on the mezzanine level of the Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue.

There are two parkades plus street parking available at the library: one off of Emily St and one off of Techumseh St, the Emily Street Parkade would be the best choice. There should be plenty of parking available on the 16th.

To get to the library enter through the doors of the Brodie Centre and go to the mezzanine level (stairs and elevators are to your left just past the bookstore. We will be meeting in the Ross Computer Lab, located on the main floor of the library. In case you are going to be late or you get lost you can call me on my cell at 299-5872.

Here are some maps: U of M map / Google Maps

November 2009 Minutes

Date: 16/11/2009

Location: MCA Office

Race Schedule

·         The committee discussed the structure of the race schedule for the upcoming 2010 season.

·         We are working with the road committee to have a balanced schedule where Mountain and Road Cup events will not be run on the same weekend.

·         The plan is to have 5 Cup races, the Wednesday Night Series, 4 endurance events (one being a 24 hour race), and two gravity events.

·         Other races will be put on the calendar as events and may conflict with Road Cup races – Road can do the same.

·         It was decided that Falcon Lake will be the location for the 2010 Provincials race pending availability

Kids of Mud Races and Mountain Bike Races

·         The issue of running KoM races concurrently with regular Mountain Bike races was discussed. It was decided that running these events on the same day and the same venue would not be encouraged because of the logistical and resource difficulties of running an event of this size and magnitude.

Commissaire and First Aid Training

·         First aid training course is being planned by the MCA early in 2010. Clubs will be encouraged to  have people get their first aid training to facilitate the development of first aid personnel that they can use for their events.

·         A commissaire training course will be run in 2010.

Race Organizer and Athlete Manuals

·         Updates of the race organizer and racer’s manuals are being worked on and will be in place for the 2010

·         A race organizer’s meeting will take place in January outlining the goals and objectives that the committee would like each organizer to achieve for their event

MB Cup Points

·         A new points system for Mountain Bike Cup races is being developed and will be in place for 2010.

Provincial Team

·         Jay asked if clubs could give the Provincial Team a discount rate for entry fees, feeling that this would help attract kids to the program. It is up to the individual clubs to do this but it would be encouraged that they should provide a break to theses kids.