From: hardball hock <hardballhock@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: RE: USOC Contact Us -USARS Rink Hockey help needed
To: dandl@nts-online.net
Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 6:26 PM

FYI


--- On Mon, 12/15/08, hardball hock <hardballhock@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: hardball hock <hardballhock@yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: USOC Contact Us -USARS Rink Hockey help needed
> To: gary.johansen@usoc.org
> Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 6:23 PM
> Gary,
> Firstly thank you for muddling through the grammar and
> length of the expect which may have been clipped due to its
> length. The
 emails are now contained in one place. If USOC
> can help USARS Rink Hockey, the governing committee is in
> critical need for mediation and clarification. Any help
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Please see:
> 
> In regards to official documentation siting how Barb Brooks
> became a Co-Chairman and Minutes. 
> 
> USOC has been requested to help support the process in
> mediating and clarifying how Barb Brooks became a
> Co-Chairman of the Rink Hockey Committee and if Minutes
> supplied to the greater Rink Hockey sports body should be at
> the Committees pleasure or not.
> 
> This site holds a number of email communications requesting
> clarification:
> 
> http://sites.google.com/site/hardballhock/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 12/10/08, hardball hock
> <hardballhock@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >
 From: hardball hock <hardballhock@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: RE: USOC Contact Us -USARS Rink Hockey help
> needed
> > To: gary.johansen@usoc.org
> > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:28 PM
> > Hello Gary,
> > 
> > Ruby Haddock shared you may be able to help mediate or
> > clarify questions that have popped up in regards to
> > "Rink Hockey"  Governed and sanctioned
> through
> > USA Roller Sports. 
> > 
> > On a whole there is very little communication between
> the
> > Co-Chairmen of the "Tradtionsl Hockey
> Committee",
> > soon to be the Rink Hockey Committee with members of
> the
> > sport body. For example, Co-Chairman Barb Brooks
> shared Rink
> > Hockey members and sport stakeholders cannot expect
> Minutes
> > from  the USARS Standing Committee,
 further sharing
> > committee minutes are shared because the committee
> chooses
> > to. This unfortunately explains why some are shared
> some are
> > not, and why overall historically speaking almost none
> have
> > been. This also explains the hope that USOC maybe able
> to
> > clarify and mediate on behalf of a USARS sport body.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, there is confusion as to how are
> governing
> > standing committee ever became a committee governed by
> two
> > chairman. Upon intial view, historically USARS
> hasn't
> > had a standing committee with two chairmen. Members of
> USARS
> > have been asked for documentation that reflects an
> official
> > process, decribed by the USARS By-Laws, was followed
> > regarding the appointment of a new Co-Chairman, Barb
>
 Brooks
> > only months after appointing Barb as a non-voting
> member.
> > Co-Chairmen Bill Sisson has be communicated with via
> email
> > directing requesting information since he was the
> Chairman
> > who would have requested another Chairman not replace
> him,
> > but share his responsibilities directly and with equal
> > authority. Please see the email thread below
> Ruby's
> > email indicating nearly a month of requests for
> > clarification and some form of official public
> > documentation. Unfortunately, committee membership is
> a
> > bigger issue than the appointment of a second
> chairman,
> > since most
> > ballots etc never arrive to members of USARS rink
> hockey
> > in time to vote for most committee seats that are not
> > appointed.
> > 
> > Our
 recent World team selecttion is another example
> why it
> > would be helpful for USOC to consider helping a
> committee.
> > This year's competing USA World Rink Hockey
> players were
> > forced to navigate everchanging selection criteria and
> those
> > who finally clearly met all selection requiremnts were
> asked
> > not to play so other members who did not meet
> requirements
> > could compete internationally instead. Please see:
> > http://usarinkhockey.com/forum/index.php#2 for primary
> > source discussion broken down by sunject.
> > 
> > It is very helpful to see USARS Hardall Hockey
> publically
> > taken under it's wing by aligning its name with a
> naming
> > convention that better aligns with the larger
> international
> > community of Rink Hockey: USARS Rink
 Hockey
> > 
> > Hopefully, there is something in the USOC By-Laws- or
> that
> > you can recommend that will  respectfully request our
> USARS
> > Rink Hockey Committee reiconsider the USARS By-Laws
> from a
> > place that lifts that raises our Rink Hockey Committee
> > governance to include collaboration, communication,
> and
> > differing
> > degrees of transparency necessary to honor USARS Rink
> > Hockey members
> > and sport stakeholders.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance for anything you can help to
> mediate
> > and clarify.
> > 
> > Please see the below email thread for historical
> > clarification. You should see USOC and USARS
> communication