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Amateur Trapshooting AssociationMinutes of the Regularly Scheduled and Continuing
Executive Committee MeetingCommencing
Edit: 09/23/08 I 1252 August 04, 2008
On August 04, 2008, at 07:56 Hrs., Central Daylight T ime (CDT), President Neil M. Winston of the Amateur 1
Trapshooting Association, subsequent to Roll Call and confirmation of a quorum , called this Regularly Scheduled 2
and Continuing Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Amateur Trapshooting Association to order. 3
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Answering the Roll Call were: 5
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� President, Central Zone Vice President & Minnesota Delegate Neil M. Winston; 7
� Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed; 8
� Southwestern Zone Vice President & Texas Delegate Gary L. Sherrod; 9
� Southern Zone Vice President & Georgia Delegate John D. Hiter; 10
� Eastern Zone Vice President & Massachusetts Delegate Wm. M. Anzaldi, Jr.; 11
� Ex-Officio, Past President & Maryland Delegate D. Ray Greb; 12
� Treasurer Thomas G. Burkey, from Pennsylvania, 13
� Secretary G. Mike Seitz, from Indiana. 14
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It was noted for the Record that proper Notice was given for this Regularly Scheduled and Continuing 16
Meeting, and that all meeting(s) were scheduled to be held in the ATA Executive Committee Meeting Room at the 17
Event Center of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC), One Main Event Lane, Sparta, Illinois 18
62286-3035, unless otherwise necessitated and/or determined to be at the convenience of the Executive Committee 19
and in the furtherance of the business of the Amateur Trapshooting Association and its Directors and members. 20
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President Neil M. W inston noted that the Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting held 22
in San Antonio, Texas, on April 14, 2008 through April 20, 2008, and subsequent Executive Committee Minutes 23
and/or Memoranda including other Committee Meeting(s) (if any) held, have previously been distributed to the 24
Executive Committee Members for review, comment and approval. 25
Subsequent to review and discussion and upon the motion of Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed 26
with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, and following the President’s call of the 27
question, with no response, it was unanimously 28
RESOLVED That the Minutes of the Continuing Executive Committee Meeting held in San 29
Antonio, Texas, on April 14, 2008 through April 20, 2008, are hereby ratified, adopted and/or 30
approved this date and time. 31
FURTHER RESOLVED That the Minutes of all Regular and/or Special Teleconference Meetings 32
and other Official Meeting Memoranda, whenever and wherever held, pursuant to Notice, are 33
hereby ratified, adopted and/or approved this date and time. 34
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President Neil M. Winston reviewed the proposed Meeting Agenda and advised, with the concurrence of 36
the Executive Committee Members, that changes will be made (to the Agenda) as the various meeting(s) progress 37
only if they are determined to be more expedient and in furtherance of the interests of the ATA. All Executive 38
Committee Members were in agreement with the President's General Orders of Business, as previously distributed 39
and reviewed hereby. 40
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AGENDA 43
AS PROPOSED 44
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� Call Meeting to Order 46
� Roll Call and Housekeeping (Administrative) Issues: 47
� Minutes - Executive Committee (April 2008); 48
� Minutes - Revisions (If Any); 49
� 2009 and 2010 Grand American Tournament Dates; 50
� Shooting Days and Times; and 51
� Meetings/Policy & Procedures/Activities. 52
� Activity & Meeting Schedule 53
� Special Activities; 54
� Satellite Grands; 55
� Zones; 56
� CHC Chairman Dick Marascola; and 57
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� VIP’s as Scheduled. 58
� Treasurer's Report 59
� Financial Reports; 60
� Investment Summary; and 61
� Expense Analysis. 62
� Secretary's Report 63
� Pending Correspondence; 64
� By-Law Revisions; 65
� Suspension/Disciplinary Actions; and 66
� Miscellaneous Legal Issues. 67
� Administrative Report 68
� Administration, and 69
� Grand American. 70
� Sparta - World Shooting and Recreational Complex 71
� Shooting Dates (and Events). 72
� Vandalia Lead Reclamation Efforts 73
� Update. 74
� Committee Reports 75
� Marketing & Industry Committee - Chair D. Ray Greb; 76
� W eb Site Advisory Committee - Chair Neil M. W inston; 77
� All American Team Committee - Chair Gary L. Sherrod; 78
� Grand and Satellite Grand Committee - Chair Gary L. Sherrod; 79
� Foreign Shooting Development - Chair W m. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr.; 80
� Human Resource Committee - Chair D. Ray Greb; 81
� 501(c)(3) Advisory Committee Report - Chair Dr. Thomas P. Arvas; and 82
� Rules Committee - Chair Neil M. W inston. 83
� New Business 84
� Zone Meeting Reports, and 85
� Board of Directors Agenda. 86
� Reorganization Meeting 87
� Appointed Officials; 88
� Central Handicap Committee; 89
� Committee Structure and Members; 90
� Legal Counsel; 91
� Independent Accounting and Auditing Firm; and 92
� Executive Director. 93
� Adjournment. 94
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GENERAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS 97
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[Secretary's Note: Due to scheduling and the extensive amount of information presented during these Meetings, the 99
Secretary has elected to compile the information and present the Agenda item(s) together, wherever possible or 100
expedient. The date and timing of the information will be inserted in the Record Heading for the purposes of easier 101
comprehension and clarity to the reader hereof. As per the Secretary’s past practice, this approach is utilized in an 102
attempt to make the Minute Record more manageable and reader friendly.] 103
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PRESIDENT’S CALL TO ORDER (Executive Committee Meeting Room) . . . . . . . August 04, 2008, at 07:56 Hrs. 105
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� Roll Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as previously recorded and noted. 107
� Various Orders of Business and Administrative Issues were reviewed, discussed and resolved: 108
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At 08:13 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 111
President Neil M. W inston called for an Executive Session, with no objections noted from the members, in 112
order to meet with Grand American Tournament Director Mike Hampton. 113
� 114
At 08:44 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 115
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I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 118
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 08:45 HRS. 119
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 08:51 HRS. 120
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 121
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President Neil M. W inston introduced the next Order of Business: 122
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� 2009 and 2010 Grand American Tournament Dates 124
Subsequent to review and discussion and upon the motion of Southern Zone Vice President John 125
D. Hiter with second of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. Anzaldi, Jr., and following the President's call 126
of the question with no further response or discussion, it was unanimously 127
RESOLVED That the 2009 Grand American World Trapshooting 128
Championships, at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC), 129
Sparta, Illinois, shall be scheduled and held on August 05, 2009 through 130
August 15, 2009. 131
RESOLVED That the 2010 Grand American World Trapshooting 132
Championships, at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC), 133
Sparta, Illinois, shall be scheduled and held on August 04, 2010 through 134
August 14, 2010. 135
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier is hereby instructed 136
to post and/or publish written Notices of the dates for the 2009 Grand American World 137
Trapshooting Championships, at such places and in such manner that said Notices 138
have customarily been posted in previous years. 139
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That Secretary G. Mike Seitz was directed to send notice of 140
Grand American reservation dates to IDNR as follows, which includes membership arrivals 141
three (3) days prior to the scheduled Tournament and two (2) days exit privileges at the 142
conclusion of the last day of shooting: 143
� 2009 Grand American - August 02, 2009 through August 17, 2009, and 144
� 2010 Grand American - August 01, 2010 through August 16, 2010. 145
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� Executive Committee Shooting Schedules and Times 147
President Neil M. W inston encouraged all of the Executive Committee Members to review their respective 148
shooting schedules so that any conflicts could be discovered and corrected prior to the various scheduled meetings 149
(as previously provided). The President noted that a spreadsheet (listing all of the meetings and shoot schedules) has 150
been included in the respective binders, of the Executive Committee Members, to assist them with the coordination 151
of their individual shooting activities and schedules. 152
� Special Activities - Grand American Calendar of Events 153
President Neil M. W inston reviewed the Grand American Calendar of Events with the Executive Committee 154
Members ... no adjustments were noted. 155
� ATA Zone Meetings (of the Delegates/Directors) 156
The ATA Zone Vice Presidents reviewed, and advised, of their respective meeting times and schedules. 157
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I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 160
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 10:15 HRS. 161
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 10:21 HRS. 162
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 163
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At 10:21 Hrs., IN RE: Treasurer's Report 166
President Neil M. W inston requested that Treasurer Thomas G. Burkey present his Treasurer’s report. 167
Treasurer Burkey advised that he had several Schedules and Handouts to present and then proceeded with his 168
presentations. He further commented that no material or substantive changes have occurred that warranted any 169
specific mention either by himself or the independent auditors. 170
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Treasurer Burkey reviewed the following Summary Data with the members of the Executive Committee: 172
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 174
Date 175
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AverageRate
AverageYield
Dollars($)
Units(#)
08/01/02 6.28% 7.12% $ 4,605,416. 41 177
08/01/03 5.70% 6.76% $ 4,578,333. 39 178
08/01/04 5.37% 6.11% $ 4,899,124. 39 179
08/01/05 5.20% 6.03% $ 5,306,328. 45 180
08/01/06 5.28% 5.79% $ 6,330,942. 55 181
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08/01/07 5.27% 5.78% $ 6,327,228. 56 182
08/01/08 5.55% 6.18% $ 6,606,491. 59 183
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Treasurer Burkey reviewed a schedule of investment activity indicating that the average maturity on the 59 185
units (08/01/2008) is 8.14 years. He further indicated that a total amount of $386,075., was received from investment 186
activities for the year ending 09/01/2007. 187
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Treasurer Burkey advised that the PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION was as follows: 189
66.0% Commercial Notes 190
07.6% Government Securities 191
00.0% Non-Taxable Municipals 192
05.9% Certificates of Dep. and Cash equivalents 193
08.6% Mortgage Backed Securities 194
11.9% Preferred Stock Holdings 195
100.0% 196
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STATEMENT OF AFFIRMATION: 198199
No unanticipated expenses have been encountered [by the ATA]. W e have paid 200
all bills presented - on time and discounted when appropriate. 201
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /S/ Thomas G. Burkey, Treasurer 202
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SCHEDULES & HANDOUTS: 204
� Investment Schedule to Date; 205
� Comparison of Fees and Membership Dollars; 206
� 2008 Grand Budget; 207
� 2008 ATA Budget & Projected Expenditures; and 208
� Fixed Income Analysis Prepared by Smith Barney and Reviewed by Treasurer 209
Burkey. 210
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Treasurer Burkey continued with the balance of the Treasurer’s Report by presenting the following specific 212
items for review and discussion: 213
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� Budget Analysis; 215
� Cash Disbursement Journal (through July 31, 2008); 216
� 2008 Budget vs. 2007 Actuals; 217
� 3rd Quarter 2008 Budget vs. Actual; 218
� Fees and Annual Dues (FY 2008 vs. 2007); 219
� 2009 G&A Budget (with analysis and reasoning); and 220
� Bond Portfolio Detailed Spreadsheet. 221
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During and subsequent to the close of the foregoing presentations, Treasurer Thomas G. Burkey responded 223
to numerous questions from the Executive Committee members in a responsive and professional manner and he was 224
thanked for his efforts on behalf of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. 225
226
Treasurer Burkey confirmed that the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s established Investment Policy has 227
been adhered to, at all times, for the period(s) as reported and presented herein. 228
Subsequent to further discussion and review and upon the motion of Southwestern Zone Vice President 229
Gary L. Sherrod with second of Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed, and following the President’s call of 230
the question with no further response or discussion, it was unanimously 231
RESOLVED That the Treasurer's Report(s) and the Official Act(s) of Treasurer Thomas G. 232
Burkey are hereby ratified, adopted and/or approved this date and time. 233
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At 10:41 Hrs., IN RE: Secretary's Report 235
President Neil M. W inston requested that Secretary G. Mike Seitz present his Report(s). Secretary Seitz 236
reviewed the following Correspondence, Disciplinary/Suspension Actions and other Administrative and/or Legal Issues 237
to properly come before the Executive Committee: 238
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� Miscellaneous Legal and Administrative Issues 239
Secretary G. Mike Seitz briefly reviewed the following By-Law Amendment that is pending Resolute action by 240
the Board of Directors. Secretary Seitz advised that the By-Law Amendment was proposed, and noticed, by Illinois 241
Delegate Jim Matteson according to ATA By-Law provisions. The formal notice was dated and mailed July 18, 2008, 242
and is imprinted as follows: 243
244
� “Amendment of ATA By-Law Article XVI - Averages 245
246
Dear Fellow Delegate: 247
248
This is being sent to you according to By-Law Article XIX - Amendments. It is my intention to make 249
a motion at the scheduled Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors on or about August 14, 2008, to change 250
the ATA Target Year back to Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. 251
When I returned home from last year's Grand, I realized we had made a mistake by changing the target 252
year. I received many complaints from shooters as well as gun club owners and managers. 253
Their main concern was that they had no reason to shoot registered targets in Sept and Oct (here in 254
Illinois, two of our best months for shooting). The change effectively reduced the target year to ten months, 255
five of which can be bad weather. That left four months to meet target requirements for the Grand. This leaves 256
little time to meet family obligations (graduations, weddings, reunions, etc.). 257
The reason given for the change was the need to reduce the work load in the office. It was reported 258
that approximately $10,000 was spent on temporary help. Many feel the ATA would lose more than that with 259
the reduced target income if the By-Law provision remained as presently passed at last year’s annual meeting. 260
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I see no reason we can't leave the membership year Nov 1 to Oct 31 or even the calendar year Jan 1 262
to Dec 31. I welcome further debate from the floor with regard to the membership year. This way we can 263
reduce the workload at the end of the Grand (for the ATA office) and still accommodate the shooters (changing 264
the Target Year back to September 1). I feel, that in these tough economic times, we should be doing 265
everything we can to make it easy and attractive to shoot registered targets. 266
Thank you for your consideration and service to our sport and Association.” 267
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/S/ Jim Matteson, Illinois Delegate 269
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Secretary Seitz advised that the proposed By-Law Amendment essentially moots the action approved by 272
majority vote of the Board of Directors during the 2007 Annual Meeting. The By-Law Amendment directly affects the 273
following By-Law and/or Official Rule provisions: 274
§ BY-LAW, ARTICLE XVI, AVERAGES 275
“The shooting averages for each member of this corporation shall be based on the registered targets 276
shot during the twelve (12) month period ending October 31, of each year; however, scores shot at 277
any tournament that ends after October 31, regardless of starting date, will be included in the 278
following year’s averages.” 279
§ BY-LAW, ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIP, SECTION 3: ANNUAL MEMBERS 280
“(a) Annual Memberships may be secured for each year, with the membership year beginning on 281
September 1 (November 1, beginning 2008) ....” 282
§ OFFICIAL RULES, SECTION II, INFORMATION FOR SHOOTERS, SUBSECTION B. TARGET YEAR 283
“the 2008 target year runs from September 1, 2007 thru October 31, 2008; after that the target year 284
shall be November 1 thru October 31. Scores shot at any tournament ending after October 31, 285
regardless of starting date, will be included in the following year’s averages. 286
§ OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BY-LAW AND/OR OFFICIAL RULES PROVISIONS AS MAY APPLY 287
As consistent with past practice and to harmonize the By-Laws and/or Official Rules, the Secretary 288
of the Corporation is hereby directed to make whatever changes that further the intent and tenor of 289
any By-Law and/or Official Rules Resolutions that are passed by either the Board of Directors or the 290
Executive Committee, as may be authorized. 291
292
� The Executive Committee engaged in a heated debate as to their official stance on whether they 293
desired to support the proposed Amendment of Illinois Delegate Matteson. Subsequent to much discussion, it was 294
the general consensus that the decision would be left to the majority opinion of the Zone members. The issue was 295
tabled pending the Zone reports. 296
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[Secretary’s Note: SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF ZONE DELIBERATIONS (which appeared to be neutral) 298
AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR ANNUAL MEETING RESOLUTE FINDINGS ... to avoid confusion to the 299
reader(s), the Secretary has included a summary of the Board of Director Resolute Findings with respect 300
to the following By-Law Amendments - Refer to August 14, 2008, Board of Director, Annual Meeting 301
Minutes. 302
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Subsequent to the President’s presentations and a brief question and answer (Q&A) period, upon the 303
motion of Illinois Delegate Jim Matteson, with second of Pennsylvania Delegate Frank Pascoe, 304
and following the President’s call of the question, with no further response, it was by majority voice 305
vote 306
RESOLVED That By-Law Amendment, Article XVI, Averages (and Miscellaneous Provisions) 307
shall be amended as follows: 308
The shooting averages for each member of this corporation shall be based on the registered targets 309
shot during the 2008 Target Year for the fourteen (14) month period ending October 31, 2008; 310
however, scores shot at any tournament that ends after October 31, 2008, regardless of starting date, 311
will be included in the following year’s averages. 312
The shooting averages for each member of this corporation shall be based on the registered targets 313
shot during the 2009 Target Year for the ten (10) month period ending August 31, 2009; however, 314
scores shot at any tournament that ends after August 31, 2009, regardless of starting date, will be 315
included in the following year’s averages. 316
The shooting averages for each member of this corporation shall be based on the registered targets 317
shot during the 2010 Target Year, for the twelve (12) month period ending August 31, 2010, and 318
thereafter; however, scores shot at any tournament that ends after August 31, 2010, regardless of 319
starting date, will be included in the following year’s averages. 320
FURTHER RESOLVED That Secretary G. Mike Seitz is hereby directed to edit and/or change, 321
substantive or otherwise, the existing By-Laws of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and 322
the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA) and the ATA Official Rules to make certain 323
that all related or tangent provisions, whether enumerated in this Resolution or not, are likewise 324
amended in full accord with the intent and tenor of this Resolution. 325
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Directors voted (31/23) to return the Target Year to 326
September 1 through August 31, beginning with the 2010 Target Year. Effectively, this leaves the 327
2008 Target Year, fourteen (14) months in length (September 01, 2007 through October 31, 2008) 328
and the 2009 Target Year, ten (10) months in length (November 01, 2008 through August 31, 2009, 329
thereafter twelve (12) month Target Years will be the Order. 330
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� Secretary G. Mike Seitz presented a compilation of all Executive Director applicants that were invited 332
to interview with the Executive Committee. The compilations contained all relevant data that had been received from 333
the various candidates and any additional information that was developed on an individual basis. 334
All discussions were held in Executive Session to protect the privacy rights of the individuals being interviewed. 335
336
� Pending Correspondence 337
Secretary G. Mike Seitz advised, and noted for the Record, that there is no Pending Correspondence to 338
report or disclose to the Executive Committee, other than that which has already been disclosed and/or scheduled 339
on the Agenda. 340
341
� Disciplinary Actions, Suspensions and/or Pending Issues 342
Secretary G. Mike Seitz, with the (prior and ongoing) assistance of Office Manager Connie J. Collier, reviewed 343
the following Complaint(s), Correspondence, Issues and/or Other Inquiries: 344
345
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . # 08-01 346
(Respondent) 347
348
Robert WoodATA # 06-18417 Tehachapi, CA 93561
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 349
350
Kevin ErwinATA # 92-00530Santa Maria, CA 93454
ACTION: 351
By letter, addressed to the ATA Corporate Office and dated June 05, 2008, ATA Member Kevin Erwin (ATA 352
# 92-00530), made complaint against Robert Wood (ATA # 06-18417). The complaint was received at the ATA Office 353
on June 10, 2008. ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier reviewed the complaint and determined that it substantially 354
complied with the requirements as set forth in the published ATA Official Rules. The complaint was forwarded to 355
ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson, on July 03, 2008, for investigation and recommendation, as appropriate 356
in the circumstance. 357
[Secretary’s Note: The official notification to the California Delegate was delayed, pending the results 358
of a brokered agreement between the parties to settle their differences. These efforts were unsuccessful 359
and the complaint has been scheduled and processed accordingly.] 360
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Robert W ood, violated ATA Official Rules by exhibiting disruptive 361
and unsportsmanlike behavior (ATA Official Rules, Section XII, B (Disqualification), 1., 2, f., & g). 362
363
STATUS: Pending - completed investigation and findings of fact. 364
Extension of Time - Due to her required attendance at the 2008 Grand American 365
Tournament, ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson asked for, and received, an 366
extension of time from President Neil M. W inston, in which to conduct her investigation. 367
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ACTION CONTINUED (SUBSEQUENT EVENTS): 368
Subsequent to her findings of fact and investigation, ATA California Delegate Eileen W illiamson forwarded 369
her investigative file including her written recommendations dated August 27, 2008 to W estern Zone Vice President 370
Bruce F. Reed. The California Delegate’s written report and recommendations concluded as follows: 371
“... In regards to Mr. Erwin’s complaint about Mr. W ood ... ‘interfering with the shoot and threatening 372
him with arrest ...’, while Mr. Erwin was trying to run a large shoot is valid. Although Mr. W ood’s need 373
for information and clarification of the decision was justified, he, in my opinion, was upset by the clubs’ 374
decision and overreacted to the situation. It appears that Mr. Erwin tried his best, three times, to tell 375
Mr. W ood why the gun club management came to the decision, but Mr. W ood was upset about how 376
the decision affected his daughter. 377
Mr. Erwin stated that all he wanted was ‘for Mr. W ood to know how much time, preparation and 378
expense went into running a large shoot and how his continued actions and disruptions interfered with 379
running the shoot.’ I believe Mr. W ood’s actions warrant a letter from the ATA stating just that ....” 380
381
Subsequent to receipt of the complaint summary of ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson, W estern Zone 382
Vice President Bruce F. Reed [now President Reed], during the regularly scheduled teleconference meeting of the 383
Executive Committee held on September 22, 2008, advised that he concurred with the California Delegate’s 384
recommendation in this regard. 385
386
STATUS (FINAL): 387
Subsequent to presentment and consideration, and upon the motion of President & Western Zone Vice 388
President Bruce F. Reed with second of Eastern Zone Vice President William M. Anzaldi, Jr., and following the 389
President’s call of the question with no further response, it was unanimously 390
RESOLVED That ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier is hereby directed to send an Official 391
Letter to respondent, Robert Wood (ATA # 06-18417) advising him that his actions, from an 392
objective standard, were found to be disruptive to the conduct of the referenced, registered 393
trapshooting event. It is recognized by the Executive Committee that Mr. Wood was concerned 394
about fair treatment to his daughter, but he is to be admonished for his repeated actions in 395
attempting to influence gun club management’s decision of the shoot-off scenarios that were 396
chosen to be implemented. 397
BE IT FURTHER NOTED FOR THE RECORD That no further action is contemplated hereby and 398
the Executive Committee considers this matter to be closed. 399
[Record Note: ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier notified all interested parties of record of the 400
findings and determinations made by the Executive Committee, on September 24, 2008, by certified mail 401
with return receipt required, all in accordance with the intent and tenor of this Resolution and directive. 402
403
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . # 08-02 404
(Respondent) 405
406
Kevin Erwin, et alATA # 92-00530Santa Maria, CA 93454
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 407
408
Robert WoodATA # 06-18417 Tehachapi, CA 93561
COUNTERCLAIM AND RESTATEMENT OF COMPLAINT # 08-01 409
410
ACTION: 411
By letter, addressed to the ATA Corporate Office and dated June 17, 2008, ATA Member Robert W ood (ATA 412
# 06-18417), made complaint against Kevin Erwin (ATA # 92-00530). The complaint was received at the ATA Office 413
on June 24, 2008. ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier reviewed the complaint and determined that it substantially 414
complied with the requirements as set forth in the published ATA Official Rules. The complaint was forwarded to 415
ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson, on July 03, 2008, for investigation and recommendation, as appropriate 416
in the circumstance. 417
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Kevin Erwin, et al, violated various ATA Official Rules concerning 418
shooter declarations and classifications. Petitioner W ood further alleges unsportsmanlike behavior including physical 419
abuse by Respondent Erwin, all of which, if proven, are in contravention of ATA Official Rules. 420
421
STATUS: Pending - completed investigation and findings of fact. 422
Extension of Time - Due to her required attendance at the 2008 Grand American 423
Tournament, ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson asked for, and received, an 424
extension of time from President Neil M. W inston, in which to conduct her investigation. 425
426
ACTION CONTINUED (SUBSEQUENT EVENTS): 427
Subsequent to her findings of fact and investigation, ATA California Delegate Eileen W illiamson forwarded 428
her investigative file including her written recommendations dated August 27, 2008 to W estern Zone Vice President 429
Bruce F. Reed. The California Delegate’s written report and recommendations concluded as follows: 430
“... The incident started when Mr. W ood felt his daughter [most probably] lost her spot on a California 431
Junior Zone Team when positions tied for the team were decided by long run instead of a shoot-off. 432
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Mr. W ood went to talk to Mr. Erwin, the President of the Santa Maria Gun Club, and Mr. Erwin 433
suggested they go outside of the crowded clubhouse to discuss the situation. W alking through the 434
clubhouse to go outside is when Mr. W ood alleges that Mr. Erwin inappropriately touched him. After 435
they talked the two men shook hands and went their separate ways. Mr. W ood went back to Mr. 436
Erwin two additional times to discuss this situation ... Both parties agree that there were a lot of 437
people in the clubhouse but Mr. W ood assumes that the contact, if it happened with Mr. Erwin, was 438
intentional. Mr. W ood, at that time, was upset that his daughter was not on the Zone team and I 439
believe he was frustrated when he confronted Mr. Erwin. His statement of the incident started with 440
a ‘shove’ then was changed to ‘contact with his arm.’ That he threatened to call the police because 441
of ‘contact with my arm twice’ sounds like he was frustrated because the decision was not favorable 442
to his daughter ... All these accounts of Mr. W ood and Mr. Erwin varied depending on the witnesses. 443
I can’t conclude without a doubt that there was contact by Mr. Erwin. There is not one consistent 444
version of events that took place between the witnesses. The accounts are contradictory and even 445
different from the complaint filed by Mr. W ood. I don’t believe that the evidence presented by the 446
witnesses is consistent enough to prove that Mr. Erwin did anything that violated ATA Rules. I 447
recommend that the complaint against him be dismissed ... All ties for club trophies were shot-off 448
according to ATA Rules. There is no ATA Rule that governs how clubs decide tiebreakers for trophies 449
other than ATA trophies. Therefore, Mr. Erwin and the Santa Maria Gun Club management didn’t 450
violate any ATA Rules concerning shoot-offs when they decided to pull the long-runs of the shooters 451
who were tied for trophies that weren’t ATA awards ... The allegation by Mr. W ood that a shooter’s 452
category was changed during the shoot is partially correct ... categories were changed after the event 453
started and were changed back to the correct category before the completion of the 1st 100 or a 200- 454
bird event, I don’t believe an ATA Rule was violated ... 455
In closing, I would like to say that the events at the Santa Maria Gun Club were unfortunate in that 456
this father felt that his daughter should have been on the team. I believe that he overreacted to the 457
decision of the gun club and that the situation escalated beyond where it should have because of the 458
disappointment and hurt feelings of a proud father,” concluded Delegate W illiamson. 459
460
Subsequent to receipt of the complaint summary of ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson, W estern Zone 461
Vice President Bruce F. Reed [now President Reed], during the regularly scheduled teleconference meeting of the 462
Executive Committee held on September 22, 2008, advised that he concurred with the California Delegate’s 463
recommendation in this regard. 464
465
STATUS (FINAL): 466
Subsequent to presentment and consideration, and upon the motion of [now] President & Western Zone Vice 467
President Bruce F. Reed with second of [now] Central Zone Vice President Jeff L. Wagner, and following the 468
President’s call of the question with no further response, it was unanimously 469
RESOLVED That ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier is hereby directed to send a Notice of 470
Dismissal to petitioner, Robert Wood (ATA # 06-18417) advising him that his complaint has 471
been reviewed and dismissed, with prejudice, and it shall be considered null and void. 472
FURTHER RESOLVED That based on the evidence presented by ATA/California Delegate 473
Eileen Williamson that the physical abuse claim was found to be nothing more than a socially 474
permitted touching that is common for such crowded conditions. 475
BE IT FURTHER NOTED FOR THE RECORD That no further action is contemplated hereby and 476
the Executive Committee considers this matter to be closed. 477
[Record Note: ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier notified all interested parties of record of the 478
findings and determinations made by the Executive Committee, on September 24, 2008, by certified mail 479
with return receipt required, all in accordance with the intent and tenor of this Resolution and directive. 480
481
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . # 08-03 482
(Respondent) 483
484
Redlands Shooting Park as responsible party for theClassification Committee at the ATA Western Zone2125 N. Orange St., Redlands, CA 92373
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 485
486
Fred BersonATA # 02-11271Valencia, CA 91354
ACTION: 487
By letter, addressed to the ATA Corporate Office and dated July 20, 2008, ATA Member Fred Berson (ATA 488
# 02-11271), made complaint against Redlands Shooting Park, Redlands, CA, as responsible party for the 489
Classification Committee at the ATA W estern Zone. The complaint was received at the ATA Office on July 31, 2008. 490
ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier reviewed the complaint and, subsequent to consultation with President Neil M. 491
W inston and Secretary G. Mike Seitz, determined that it substantially complied with the requirements as set forth in 492
the published ATA Official Rules. The complaint was forwarded (via personal delivery by Secretary Seitz) to 493
ATA/California Delegate Eileen W illiamson, on August 04, 2008, for investigation and recommendation, as appropriate 494
in the circumstance. Delegate W illiamson respectfully recused herself from this investigation due to her earlier 495
involvement with this situation. Secretary Seitz acknowledged the personal recusal and was also notified by email on 496
August 05, 2008. Thereafter, ATA/California 1st Alternate Vickie Larkin was contacted by Secretary Seitz and she 497
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was requested to complete a fact finding investigation (informally) so that the Executive Committee could properly 498
adjudicate this matter. 499
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Redlands Shooting Park [by and through Jessica Anderson, 500
CGSTA Director, et al, performing classification duties for Redlands in a vicarious capacity) committed certain 501
irregularities that are the bases for the complaint, herein. 502
ATA Member Berson stated as follows: 503
“This has been a tough year for me with very low scores due to arthritic hands. My singles scores 504
have dropped down to 92.21 and I have trouble shooting more than two hundred targets in a day, so 505
I only shot singles [1400 singles vs. 600 handicap] this 2008 target year. In years past, I was ATA 506
classified as an “A” or “AA” shooter and in 2004 was a CA. State AA Singles Runner Up. That was 507
four years ago! 508
This week, Friday, July 18, 2008, I entered the W estern Zone shoot at Redlands Gun Club. During 509
the classification process, I showed the handicapper my card and she told me I was a ‘C’ shooter. 510
I disagreed and stated I had been classified in class B and A and sometimes AA this year, but I was 511
not a class C shooter. She insisted I was in class C due to the AAA [six classifications] being used 512
at this particular registered shoot. I gave up arguing with her and had to unwillingly accept a C 513
classification. This discussion was witnessed by a fellow competitor and he volunteered to verify this 514
discussion. 515
During Friday’s singles event, I shot a 98 and was tied with two other C shooters. The shoot off was 516
carried over to the Saturday, July 19, singles event ... I won the shoot off with a 100 straight and the 517
runner up had a score of 98.” 518
519
Thereafter certain members of the classification committee called Mr. Berson into a special meeting which 520
resulted in him being placed in class B, retroactively, and his trophy win from Friday was reversed and thus forfeited 521
to the second place finisher. 522
During the recently concluded Grand American Tournament, President Neil M. W inston and W estern Zone 523
Vice President Bruce F. Reed reviewed all the pertinent facts and evidence that was available, at the time, and 524
presented their preliminary findings and opinions to the remaining Executive Committee members. Formal action was 525
deferred until 1st Alternate Delegate Vickie Larkin could complete her findings of fact for the Executive Committee. 526
527
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: 528
ATA/California 1st Alternate Delegate Vickie Larkin concluded her fact finding and submitted her file to 529
Secretary G. Mike Seitz, as per the direction of W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed. Alternate Delegate 530
Larkin, as instructed, did not offer a recommendation - she was charged with corroborating the facts as presented to, 531
and understood by, the Executive Committee during the 2008 Grand American Tournament. 532
533
STATUS (FINAL) - September 22, 2008: 534
Subsequent to administrative review of the Executive Committee members and upon the motion of Central 535
Zone Vice President Jeff L. Wagner with second of President & Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed and 536
following the President’s call of the question, it was unanimously 537
RESOLVED That the Executive Committee finds no mal-intent exhibited by either the Petitioner 538
or Respondent, herein, but certain errors of judgment did, in fact, occur on the part of the 539
classification committee at the ATA Western Zone held at the Redlands Shooting Park with 540
respect to the subject matter of this protest/complaint as filed. 541
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier is hereby directed to send 542
written notification (certified mail w/return receipt) to management of the Redlands Shooting 543
Park, Redlands, California, advising them as follows: 544
� Redlands Shooting Park is hereby advised that they are to declare co-winners of 545
Friday’s singles event in Class C, and that Fred Berson is to be awarded an identical 546
trophy or prize (at no cost to Mr. Berson) as was presented to the present Class C 547
winner of that same event. 548
� Redlands Shooting Park is to send a letter to Fred Berson (ATA # 02-11271) 549
apologizing for any and all inconvenience or humiliation that was caused to him by 550
this incident. 551
� Redlands Shooting Park is advised that they shall notify the ATA Office Manager when 552
actions mandated, hereby, have been completed. 553
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That [then] President Neil M. Winston, Western Zone Vice 554
President Bruce F. Reed, and the Executive Committee body, believe that it is common 555
knowledge - if not accepted fact - that the vast majority of classifiers are, or should be, aware 556
that ATA members may request to be “classified up” from a lower designated (or indicated) 557
singles or doubles classification if the shooting participant declares an infirmity, or other 558
illness, that was temporary in nature and tended to skew the participant’s averages such that 559
it would not be fair to the other Class Participants for this, or a particular shooter, to shoot in 560
a lesser - although indicated - class. After all, it is the ATA member’s responsibility to make 561
certain that he/she is properly classified and to make those fact(s) known. The Executive 562
Committee is of the belief that Mr. Berson articulated sufficient reasoning to the classifier 563
which should have been taken into consideration for classification purposes. 564
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BE IT FURTHER NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Executive Committee considers this 565
matter to be closed and no further action is contemplated hereby. 566
[Record Note: ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier responded to all parties by written notification 567
dated September 9, 2008 and as amended September 23, 2008, according to the intent and tenor of this 568
directive and Resolution.] 569
570
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . # 08-04 571
(Respondent) 572
573
Michael F. CooperATA # 02-11696 Ridgecrest, CA 93556
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 574
575
576
577
578
ATA Executive Committee by and through Doug Elson,Assistant Grand American Tournament Directorpresenting an inquiry from David W. NelsonATA # 04-10281. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalia, OH 45377
ACTION: 579
By letter, presented to Assistant Tournament Director Doug Elson and dated August 09, 2008, ATA Member 580
David W . Nelson (ATA # 04-10281), presented official notice of inquiry to the ATA Executive Committee alleging that 581
a person - other than the rightfully squadded participant - shot on his squad in contravention of ATA Official Rules. 582
583
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: 584
This notice and subsequent investigation resulted in the filing of an official complaint against Michael F. 585
Cooper (ATA # 02-11696) and which (complaint) was subsequently referred to ATA/Illinois Delegate James Matteson 586
for expedited investigation and review. 587
ATA/Illinois Delegate Matteson conducted an investigation and concluded as follows: 588
“It is my opinion that Mr. Mike Cooper violated ATA Official Rule Section II, C., 5., in that he caused 589
false scores to be recorded. I don’t feel that there was an intent to cheat or defraud by doing so. I 590
believe that after being denied a refund, he felt that he should shoot the targets he paid for. It is my 591
opinion that along with disqualification of the score, he should receive a strong letter of reprimand 592
from the ATA.” 593
Upon completion of his investigation, ATA/Illinois Delegate Matteson presented his findings of fact, and 594
recommendations, to W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed. The file, as presented to Vice President Reed, 595
contained a handwritten statement from Michael F. Cooper in which he admitted that the basic allegations made 596
against him were accurate, but that he did not have any malicious intent. 597
598
STATUS (FINAL): 599
W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed presented the report and related documents to the Executive 600
Committee members and advised that he appreciated the brief, yet thorough, report of ATA/Illinois Delegate Jim 601
Matteson but he respectfully disagreed with the penalty portion of the recommendation. Vice President Reed stated 602
that there might not have been an attempt to defraud the ATA and its membership - by this substitution of shooters - 603
but the message must be impressed upon all shooters that such actions will not be condoned by the Executive 604
Committee and that violators will be treated harshly. 605
Subsequent to administrative review of the Executive Committee members and upon the motion of Western 606
Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod and 607
following the President’s call of the question, it was unanimously 608
RESOLVED That M ichael F. Cooper (ATA # 02-11696) be, and is hereby, suspended from 609
membership in the Amateur Trapshooting Association for a period of three (3) months. 610
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier is hereby directed to send 611
written notification (certified mail w/return receipt) to Michael F. Cooper, with courtesy copies 612
to all other interested parties advising them of the Executive Committee’s action in this regard. 613
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Executive Committee considers this matter to be 614
closed and no further action is contemplated hereby. 615
[Record Note: ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier responded to all parties by written notification 616
dated August 27, 2008, according to the intent and tenor of this directive and Resolution.] 617
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[Secretary’s note: This complaint has been included in the Official Record (at this time for informational 618
purposes, only.] 619
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . # 08-05 620
(Respondent) 621
622
Mike MannATA # 07-34685 Ridgecrest, CA 93556
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 623
624
625
Rhonda LaurentATA # 99-01008Donnellson, IL 62019
ACTION: 626
By letter, addressed to ATA Corporate Headquarters, dated August 25, 2008, ATA Member Rhonda Laurent 627
(ATA # 99-01008, Donnellson, Illinois, made complaint against Mike Mann (ATA # 07-34685). The complaint was 628
received at the ATA Office on September 02, 2008. ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier reviewed the complaint and 629
determined that it substantially complied with the requirements set forth in the published ATA Official Rules. 630
The complaint was forwarded to ATA/Illinois Delegate Jim Matteson, on September 03, 2008, for investigation 631
and recommendation, as appropriate in the circumstance. 632
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Mike Mann, violated ATA Official Rules by allegedly making 633
inappropriate remarks, to the Petitioner, when she contacted the shoot-off office to inquire about the results of a prior 634
shoot-off. 635
636
STATUS: Pending - completed investigation and findings of fact. 637
638
[Secretary’s note: This complaint has been included in the Official Record (at this time for informational 639
purposes, only.] 640
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . # 08-06 641
(Respondent) 642
643
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association (PSSA)Elysburg, PA 17824
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 644
645
646
John W. Kulesa, Jr.ATA # 07-62949Eagleville, PA 19403
ACTION: 647
By letter, addressed to ATA Corporate Headquarters, dated September 10, 2008, ATA Member John W . 648
Kulesa, Jr. (ATA # 07-62949), Eagleville, Pennsylvania, made complaint against Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s 649
Association (PSSA). The complaint was received at the ATA Office on September 16, 2008. ATA Office Manager 650
Connie J. Collier reviewed the complaint and determined that it substantially complied with the requirements set forth 651
in the published ATA Official Rules. 652
The complaint was forwarded to ATA/Pennsylvania Delegate Frank Pascoe, on September 17, 2008, for 653
investigation and recommendation, as appropriate in the circumstance. 654
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association (PSSA), violated 655
ATA Official Rules Section IV (ATA Tournaments), I., (Safety), 1, 3 & 6. 656
657
STATUS: Pending - completed investigation and findings of fact. 658
659
[Secretary’s note: This complaint has been included in the Official Record (at this time for informational 660
purposes, only.] 661
COMPLAINT . . . . . . . . . . . # 08-07 662
(Respondent) 663
664
Spear X. ProukouATA # 44-35032Russell, PA 16345
COMPLAINANT (Petitioner) 665
666
667
John W. Kulesa, Jr.ATA # 07-62949Eagleville, PA 19403
ACTION: 668
By letter, addressed to ATA Corporate Headquarters, dated September 10, 2008, ATA Member John W . 669
Kulesa, Jr. (ATA # 07-62949), Eagleville, Pennsylvania, made complaint against Spear X. Proukou (ATA # 44-35032). 670
The complaint was received at the ATA Office on September 16, 2008. ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier 671
reviewed the complaint and determined that it substantially complied with the requirements set forth in the published 672
ATA Official Rules. 673
The complaint was forwarded to ATA/Pennsylvania Delegate Frank Pascoe, on September 17, 2008, for 674
investigation and recommendation, as appropriate in the circumstance. 675
The complaint alleges that the Respondent, Spear X. Proukou violated ATA Official Rules, Section XII 676
(Disciplinary Action ...), B. (Disqualification), a., and other applicable sections consistent therewith. 677
678
STATUS: Pending - completed investigation and findings of fact. 679
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At 11:24 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 680
President Neil M. W inston called for an Executive Session, with no objections noted from the members, in 681
order to discuss certain ongoing issues with IDNR that need to be resolved. 682
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At 11:29 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 684
685
Subsequent to the Secretary’s presentations, review and discussion and upon the motion of Western Zone 686
Vice President Bruce F. Reed with second of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. Anzaldi, Jr., and following the 687
President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 688
RESOLVED That the Secretary's Report(s) and the Official Act(s) of Secretary & In-House 689
Counsel G. Mike Seitz are hereby ratified, adopted and/or approved this date and time. 690
691
At 11:30 Hrs., IN RE: General and Administrative Report 692
President Neil M. W inston advised that the next scheduled Agenda item was a teleconference call with ATA 693
Office Manager Connie J. Collier. President W inston placed the call and connected Office Manager Collier and 694
welcomed her to the meeting. Subsequent to introductions, Office Manager Collier thanked the Executive Committee 695
for the opportunity to meet with them and to present the latest activity report from the Vandalia office. She reminded 696
the Executive Committee members that her bi-monthly written, email reports contain more detail than the summary 697
she is about to deliver. 698
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 699
Administrative Office 700
701
“Office operations continue to run smoothly with no areas of concern to report. W e are up to date in data entry as it 702
pertains to shoot reports and will continue to key shoots during the Grand American as sufficient staff is available for 703
the office to function as usual. W e were able to stay up to date with day to day activities and also process pre- 704
squadding in a timely fashion. All should be commended for their effort. 705
706
The general administrative office staff remaining in Vandalia during the Grand American will work normal business 707
hours at least at this point. That may change as circumstances warrant, although I do not anticipate that happening.” 708
709
Marketing Department Realignment 710
“W ith the recent departures of Marketing & Communications Director Stacey M. Hodkey and employees A.J. W ilson 711
and Leslie Klenke, we have re-employed Mindy Greer to help Nick with some of the daily tasks in Marketing and to 712
help with keying shoots. Mindy is a perfect fit as she is a prior part-time employee of the ATA and comes with good 713
experience and skill sets and at an opportune time. At this time Nick has been keeping up with the website until more 714
permanent arrangements can be made after the Grand American.” 715
[Secretary’s note: Later, during these scheduled meetings, President Neil M. Winston proposed that 716
Nick Aycock, Marketing Coordinator, be promoted to Marketing Manager of the ATA. Subsequent to 717
motion and second, this proposal was approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee. 718
Congratulations to Nick and we all wish him well in his new position with the ATA.] 719
720
Office Manager Collier continued by stating, “In my opinion, we need to hire an IT person that has a background in 721
Access and has the ability to run queries and coordinate with TechPro and UCR on changes made in the ATA 722
computer system and website. I understand that this consideration has been placed on the Executive Committee’s 723
Agenda for discussions during the Grand American Tournament. Nick and I have preliminarily interviewed this 724
individual and Nick will be able to share more pertinent details, later, in these scheduled meetings. I encourage you 725
to speak with Nick about this person's skill sets. Nick and I are reasonably certain that this individual will make a good 726
fit and be a competent employee for the ATA. The wage expectations are in line with the marketing territory of the ATA 727
and within the research parameters that President W inston conducted some eighteen (18) months ago.“ 728
729
Renewals 730
“Recently Nick, Vickie Hagerty and I met with the printing company to order our 2009 renewals. This is later than 731
normal due to the Target Year ending October 31, 2008. However, with the recent stirring amongst the Board of 732
Directors it looks like the Target Year will be changed back to Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, at least at some point in the 733
future. Membership renewals are scheduled to be sent out by September 08, 2008. I will check with Secretary Seitz 734
after the Board of Director Annual Meeting to see if there are any changes that we have to adjust for at the ATA office.” 735
736
Update on Lead Reclamation 737
“Since April of this year, there has been much dialogue between the ATA and Dayton International Airport with regard 738
to certain projects being completed at DIA’s request. W e started late May, early June due to the rain. That has been 739
the situation all season – too much rain. This has been the frustration to both Garland Sears and ATA. 740
To date the R/W 36 RSA job has been completed and Miller Brothers is currently working on the R/W 6R project. 741
Secretary Seitz and I discuss these developing situations at least weekly and we will continue to keep the Executive 742
Committee advised. Conventional field reclamations were started on July 31, 2008, and will continue until the weather 743
adversely affects the process. W e are working on alternative approaches to keep the reclamation processes on their 744
current schedule and we will attempt to push forward even when we receive inclement weather.” 745
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[Secretary’s note: The remaining discussions pertaining to the lead reclamation discussions were 746
conducted in Executive Session.] 747
748
Problems with Processing Disk Shoots 749
Office Manager Collier advised that she has received several calls with respect to processing disk reports from 750
member gun clubs. After consulting with Shawna Johnson (ATA office), it was discovered that the shoot software 751
vendor had an error in their program that has been rectified and future reports should be received error free. The “fix” 752
has been placed on the software vendor’s website and can be downloaded. Office Manager Collier further advised 753
the Executive Committee that the disk error had nothing to do with the Citrix system, itself. 754
755
Subsequent to ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier’s presentations, review and discussion and upon the 756
motion of Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed with second of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. 757
Anzaldi, Jr., and following the President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 758
RESOLVED That the Administrative Report(s) of ATA Office Manager are hereby ratified, 759
adopted and/or approved this date and time. 760
761
762
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 763
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 12:15 HRS. 764
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 13:21 HRS. 765
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 766
767
768
At 13:21 Hrs., IN RE: COMMITTEE REPORTS 769
770
1 RULES COMMITTEE 771
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair, President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston 772
Committee Members Attending: Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod and Eastern Zone Vice 773
President Wm. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. 774
The Rules Committee met in numerous sessions throughout the Tournament (Preliminary and Grand weeks). 775
The following By-Law and/or Official Rules provisions were reviewed by the Executive Committee and debated and 776
reviewed by the Governing Zone Bodies, in their regularly scheduled preparatory meetings, prior to being submitted 777
to the Board of Directors for final review and approval. 778
[Secretary’s note: As consistent with the Secretary’s past practice, all By-Law and Official Rules 779
provisions are being presented in compilation form (as follows) as a single set. Further detail can be 780
found in the Board of Director Minutes and/or elsewhere in this Minute Record. Due to the numerous 781
substantive and editorial changes and/or amendments, the Secretary believed that this format would 782
cause less confusion and make the changes more understandable to those affected thereby.] 783
784
SUMMARY 785786
2009 Revisions to the Official ATA Rules, By-laws, Policies & Other Shooter Information 787
Effective: November 01, 2008 (2009 Target Year) 788
Page and Citation References are to the Official Rulebook printed 09/01/2007 789
(All changes or amendments are in italic font style) 790
Section I, B., (MEMBERSHIP) 791
Pg. 4 - The 2009 target year runs from November 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. 792
Section II, B., (TARGET YEAR) 793
Pg. 8 - The 2009 target year runs from November 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009; after that 794
the target year shall be September 1, through August 31. Scores shot at any 795
tournament ending after October 31, 2008 regardless of starting date, will be included 796
in the following year’s averages. 797
Section III, C., 5., (CHECKLIST FOR THE SHOOT) 798
Pg. 10 - Add at the end: except as permitted in Section VII. Par., A., 8. 799
Section III, D., 5., (FOLLOW UP DUTIES) 800
Pg. 12 - Add new instruction between b. & c., and re-index: A trophy list and shoot-off results 801
for all ATA registered events that qualify for All American points. 802
Section IV, G, 2., (SQUADDING, SQUAD LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES AND TARGET OBSERVATION) 803
Pg. 14 - Add ending sentence: When squadding 18 yard shooters, there shall be no more 804
than one (1) yard difference between adjacent shooters in the squad and no more 805
than a total difference of two (2) yards in a squad. 806
Section IV,, H., 6., (SHOOT-OFFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOUSEKEEPING - editorial correction 807
Pg. 16 - Change “notifiedand” to notified and .... 808
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Section VI, (THE ATA HANDICAP SYSTEM) 809
Pg. 22 - Change the second sentence to: The minimum handicap is 18.0 yards and the 810
maximum is 27.0 yards. 811
Section VI, B., (HANDICAP EVENTS) 812
Pg. 22 - Change first sentence to reflect: 18 to 27 yards. 813
Section VI, C., (HANDICAP YARDAGE ASSIGNMENT) 814
Pg. 22 - Change first sentence to reflect: 18 to 27 yards. 815
Section VI, C., 2., (HANDICAP YARDAGE ASSIGNMENT) 816
Pg. 23 - Add at the end of Section: (Note: If a male sub-junior has been reduced to the 18.0 817
yard line by the review process, upon reaching his 15th birthday he will remain at the 818
18.0 yard line until punched to a higher yardage). 819
Section VI, G., 1., a(1), (1000 TARGET REVIEW) 820
Pg. 26 - Change 2 yards to three (3) yards: No shooter will be reduced more than three (3) 821
yards in any Target Year. 822
Section VI, G., 1., a(2), (3), (1000 TARGET REVIEW) 823
Pg. 26 - Delete: (2) and re-index - (3) becomes (2) 824
Section VII, A, (PROCEDURE) 825
Pg. 28 - Add new provision between 7. & 8., and re-index: A contestant that inadvertently 826
shoots ONE (1) post, only, at the incorrect yardage shall be allowed to move to the 827
correct yardage and re-shoot only those targets scored “DEAD” on that post. Targets 828
shot at the incorrect yardage and scored “LOST” shall remain “LOST.” Targets shot 829
at the incorrect yardage on more than ONE (1) post shall be disqualified. 830
Section VII, E, 10., (NO TARGET) 831
Pg. 32 - Delete the following: For example, targets shot at and hit from the wrong yardage 832
marker and broken must be shot over, targets shot from the wrong yardage-marker 833
and missed will be scored “LOST.” 834
Section X, D., 2., (ATA TROPHIES) 835
Pg. 36 - Changed verbiage: A contestant whose score qualifies them for more than one (1) 836
ATA trophy must notify shoot management as to which trophy he/she desires to 837
accept or shoot for. The shooter must make his/her declaration no less than 15 838
minutes, and no more than 45 minutes, after the last scores for that day’s events are 839
posted and before entering into any shoot-off/carry-over. The exact time for such 840
declaration shall be made by shoot management and published in the shoot 841
program. If not published in the program, the time shall be 15 minutes. This 842
declaration should be made at a place specified by shoot management. 843
Section X, D., 3., (ATA TROPHIES) 844
Pg. 37 - Replace paragraph with the following: Any category shooter who is tied for event 845
champion may shoot-off/carry-over for champion only. Shooters failing in the 846
champion shoot-off/carry-over or may elect only one (1) of the options listed in 847
Paragraph D., 5., (a) or (b). 848
Section X, D., 4., (ATA TROPHIES) 849
Pg. 37 - Add new paragraph: Any category shooter who is high or tied for place, class or 850
yardage group and also high or tied for his/her category, may elect only one (1) of the 851
options listed in Paragraph D., 5., a., or b. 852
Section X, D., 5., a., & b., (ATA TROPHIES) 853
Pg. 37 - Add new paragraph: Options available to category shooters: 854
a. Take outright or shoot-off/carry-over for his/her category forfeiting any place, 855
class or yardage group trophy. 856
b. Take outright or shoot-off/carry-over for place, class or yardage group 857
trophy, forfeiting any category trophy. 858
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Section X, D., 5., a., & b., (ATA TROPHIES) 859
Pg. 37 - Concluding paragraphs: New paragraph(s) immediately following Sec. X., D., 5., a., 860
& b.: 861
If the shooter fails to make a declaration within the specified time, shoot 862
management shall declare for the shooter and place the shooter as mandated by 863
Paragraph D., 5., a. 864
If a shooter is placed in more than one (1) category, shoot management shall place 865
and declare, if required: 866
� Sub-junior or Junior over Lady; 867
� Lady over Veteran or Senior Veteran; 868
� Chair (shooter) over All Other Categories. 869
Once any declarations have been made either by a shooter or shoot management, 870
the declaration is final and cannot be changed. There shall be no exceptions to this 871
rule. 872
Concluding paragraph at the end of the present (09/01/2007) Section X, D., 3., (“When 873
there are both Junior and Sub-Junior trophies ....”) shall remain the same and be appended 874
at the end of this amended paragraph, immediately referenced above. 875
Section XI, A, (GRAND AMERICAN QUALIFICATION) 876
Pg. 37 - The first three (3) paragraphs in the present Section (09/01/2007) shall be replaced with the 877
following three (3) paragraphs: 878
No participant shall be classified to shoot Handicap events at less than 25.0 yards 879
unless he/she has a minimum of 1000 registered Handicap targets in the current year. The 880
1000 handicap targets must have been registered beginning the first day after the last day 881
of the previous Grand American World Trapshooting Championships through the last day 882
of preliminary week of the current Grand American World Trapshooting Championships. 883
However, participants who fail to meet Grand American Handicap qualification as described 884
above shall have the choice of shooting targets only from their assigned yardage provided 885
they waive and forfeit all rights to trophies, options, purses, and added money. Handicap 886
target requirements are waived for Senior Veterans, making them eligible for trophies and 887
monies. 888
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 16 yard targets registered beginning the 889
first day after the last day of the previous Grand American World Trapshooting 890
Championships through the last day of preliminary week of the current Grand American 891
World Trapshooting Championships will be advanced (1) class or more at the discretion of 892
the Handicap Committee. Shooters with less than 300 registered singles targets will be 893
placed in class B or higher at the discretion of the Handicap Committee. 894
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 double targets registered beginning the 895
first day after the last day of the previous Grand American World Trapshooting 896
Championships through the last day of preliminary week of the current Grand American 897
World Trapshooting Championships will be advanced (1) class, or more, at the discretion of 898
the Handicap Committee. Shooters with less than 300 registered doubles targets will be 899
placed in class B or higher at the discretion of the Handicap Committee. 900
Concluding paragraph at the end of the present (09/01/2007) Section XI, A., (“It shall 901
be the shooter’s responsibility ....”) shall remain the same and be appended at the end of this 902
amended paragraph, immediately referenced above. 903
Section XII, B., 1., d., (DISQUALIFICATION) 904
Pg. 41 - Replace the current provision with the following: If a shooter fails to shoot at his/her 905
correct yardage in any sub-event, except as permitted in Section VII, A., 8. 906
Section XII, B., 8., (DISQUALIFICATION) 907
Pg. 42 - Add new provision as follows: When a shooter’s Handicap score is disqualified and 908
that score would have earned yardage under the earned yardage table, the shooter’s 909
average card must be punched to the earned yardage. Those targets that are 910
disqualified will not become part of the shooter’s target history. 911
Section XIII, E., (FLIGHTS AND ANGLES) 912
Pg. 49 - In doubles shooting ... paragraph shall be amended in accordance with the following: 913
Targets shall be between 8 feet and 10 feet high when 10 yards from point B 914
Section XIII, E., (RULES FOR THE USE OF RADAR GUNS AND CHRONOGRAPHS ....) 915
Pg. 50 - Delete all reference to the ending verbiage, last sentence in the concluding 916
paragraph, as follows: Note: target speed may be set by distance as above or by speed as 917
determined by radar gun or chronograph. Target(s) must be set by measured speed or 918
distance but not both. 919
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1000 TARGET REVIEW SYSTEM SUMMARY- “REVIEW PROCESS” 920
Pg. 66 - Delete Item No. 11 (at top of page - no longer applicable). 921
1000 TARGET REVIEW SYSTEM SUMMARY 922
Pg. 67 - Change paragraph 3 as follows: No shooter will be reduced more than three yards 923
in any one Target Year. 924
Original Copy, herein, provided Southern Zone Vice President & Rules Committee Chair John D. 925
Hiter ... the Secretary, in particular, thanks him for his diligent and thoughtful efforts. 926
927
[The preceding By-Law and/or Official Rule Amendments were approved by the Board of Directors or 928
the Executive Committee members during the Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting during the 929
2008 Grand American or subsequent Teleconference meetings, in which a quorum of the voting 930
members were present throughout.] 931
932
Subsequent to the numerous and comprehensive presentations by President & Rules Committee Chair Neil 933
M. W inston and Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter and following the reviews, changes and/or amendments 934
that have occurred during these Executive Committee meetings, including the various Zone meetings and with the 935
enabling concurrence of the Board of Directors (from the August 14, 2008, Annual Meeting) and upon the motion of 936
Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter with second of President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. 937
Winston, and following the President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 938
RESOLVED That the Amateur Trapshooting Association Official Rules, as the same are shown 939
and designated in the Amateur Trapshooting Association Official Rules (Booklet) Reprinted 940
September 01, 2007, and as such ATA Official Rules (Rule Book) shall be amended, revised 941
and/or reprinted, with an effective date of September 01, 2008, are hereby adopted and shall 942
be effective throughout the Term, ending August 31, 2009, for the conduct of Registered 943
Trapshoots including the promotion and governance of the sport of trapshooting throughout 944
the world. 945
946
1 GRAND AND SATELLITE GRAND PROGRAM COMMITTEE 947
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod 948
Committee Members Attending: President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston; Western Zone Vice 949
President Bruce F. Reed and Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter. 950
Committee Chair & Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod commented that the Grand Program 951
was a general improvement over prior years and he was pleased at the printing and postage savings that were realized 952
by cutting back the distribution. 953
954
1 MARKETING & INDUSTRY COMMITTEE 955
I . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing & Industry Committee Chair, President & Eastern Zone Vice President D. Ray Greb 956
Committee Members Attending: Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed; Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. 957
M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr.; and ATA Marketing Manager Nick Aycock. 958
Committee Chair, President & Eastern Zone Vice President D. Ray Greb advised that the many new initiatives 959
that were instituted by Director of Marketing & Communications Stacey M. Hodkey will be maintained by the Marketing 960
Department. He noted that the initiatives were well received by the ATA membership and the valued vendors and 961
sponsors that participated. Further marketing reports were presented throughout the scheduled meetings by Marketing 962
Coordinator Nick Aycock [now Marketing Manager - see further herein]. 963
President Neil M. W inston noted that he wanted to personally thank former Marketing & Communications 964
Director Stacey M. Hodkey for her many years of valuable service to the ATA and commented that she will be missed 965
and that the entire Executive Committee wishes her well in her new pursuits. 966
[Secretary’s note: The Marketing & Industry Committee met in several sessions during the Regularly 967
Scheduled Meetings of the Executive Committee. The gist of those meetings has been included in the 968
above summary for the ease of the reader.] 969
970
971
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 972
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 14:30 HRS. 973
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 14:44 HRS. 974
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 975
976
977
1 ALL AMERICAN TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE 978
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod 979
Committee Members Attending: Ex-Officio & Immediate Past President D. Ray Greb. 980
981
[Secretary’s note: As consistent with the Secretary’s past practice, the All American Executive 982
Committee discussions and the All American Committee meeting discussions as related by All American 983
Committee Chair Gary L. Sherrod are being presented in compilation form (as follows) as a single set.] 984
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Committee Chair Gary L. Sherrod commented that he is generally pleased with the functioning of the All 985
American website and the team calculations. Committee Chair Sherrod wanted to remind the Executive Committee 986
members - and the ATA membership of the following: 987
( The Grand American, Satellite Grand Americans and State shoots will continue to qualify as presently 988
depicted in the ATA Official Rules. 989
( “Other Shoots” individual preliminary events still earn All American Points when their respective 990
entries total more than 600 participants ... not all preliminary events will earn points, only those that meet or 991
exceed the 600 participant number. 992
Committee Chair Sherrod noted that he still received numerous calls regarding the applicability of the two (2) 993
emphasized listings above. 994
995
Committee Chair Sherrod commented that the All American Committee and/or the Executive Committee have 996
discussed the following matters that are still pending at this time. 997
998
� W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed (revisiting a prior comment of his) stated that “long term” 999
he would like to see a more uniform - if not identical - package of AA points as to what events will qualify for 1000
such calculations. Committee Chair Sherrod stated that he will put that on his Committee’s agenda for future 1001
discussions and report back to the Executive Committee. 1002
1003
� All American Team Qualification and Points - Consideration was given to publishing a qualifying 1004
statement drafted - to the effect - that All American Points will not be awarded to a position and/or place unless 1005
stated in the official program (i.e., All American points will not be awarded to any shooter unless the official 1006
program specifies a trophy for that position/title). 1007
[Secretary’s note: This provision is still under consideration and advisement of the All American and 1008
Executive Committees.] 1009
1010
� All American Team Qualification and Points - In tournaments where resident, open and non-resident 1011
trophies are offered in the same event, only two (2) of the classification(s) will be eligible to receive All 1012
American points. 1013
[Secretary’s note: This provision is still under consideration and advisement of the All American and 1014
Executive Committees.] 1015
1016
� Beginning with the 2010 Target year, all Satellite Grand American Tournaments will generate All 1017
American points on attendance numbers, only, subject to the minimums as apply in the Official Rulebook. The 1018
Satellite hosts will have the 2008 and 2009 Target Years to build their shoot attendance to satisfactory levels. 1019
1020
[Secretary’s note: This provision is still being debated and under consideration and advisement of the 1021
All American and Executive Committees, only. All American Chair Gary L. Sherrod is still analyzing the 1022
attendance numbers and will consult with the All American Selection Team Committee members and 1023
offer a definitive recommendation to the Executive Committee for further evaluation and review.] 1024
1025
President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. W inston mentioned that the All American website is about 1026
six (6) weeks behind in posting scores and calculations. Committee Chair Sherrod advised that he was not aware of 1027
any particular difficulties and requested permission to have Kathy Key (AA W ebsite Coordinator) step into the meeting 1028
to respond to the President’s statement. 1029
There were no objections and Kathy Key joined the meeting to respond to several questions from the 1030
Executive Committee. Kathy stated that there are a few shoot (AA qualifying) that could be as dated as advised by 1031
President W inston but they (host sites) bear the responsibility. “W e can only enter scores and proceed with 1032
calculations when we receive the shoot report,” commented Kathy Key. “As a general rule, when we receive a shoot 1033
report - and everything is in order - the results and calculations are posted within three (3) days, unless there is other 1034
pressing business that prevents the update,” advised Ms. Key. 1035
President W inston and All American Committee Chair Sherrod thanked Ms. Key for taking the time to clarify 1036
the concerns of the Executive Committee and for responding to their other questions. 1037
1038
Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter initiated a renewed discussion pertaining to minimum qualifying 1039
criteria that host clubs or organizations have to meet in order to be eligible for a Satellite Grand franchise. After a brief 1040
discussion, the issue was tabled pending further research and recommendations from Southern Zone Vice President 1041
Hiter. 1042
1043
The foregoing discussions prompted Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed to move that the ATA 1044
shall limit the present number of Satellites to those that are presently of record. President & Central Zone Vice 1045
President Neil M. Winston seconded the motion. The motion was withdrawn after the discussions indicated that a 1046
majority of the Executive Committee members wanted to address the Satellite Grand issues as a single subject 1047
according to the prior introductions of Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter. 1048
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1 HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE 1049
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair, ATA President & Eastern Zone Vice President D. Ray Greb 1050
Committee Members Attending: Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter; Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. 1051
M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr.; and Treasurer Thomas G. Burkey. 1052
Committee Chair & President D. Ray Greb advised that the Human Resource Committee has evaluated 1053
numerous employment - or hiring situations- with the Executive Committee. Due to the sensitive and confidential 1054
nature of the discussions and recommendations, all pertinent developments and findings - except for the summaries 1055
herein - were conducted in Executive Session. 1056
� Eight (8) finalists for the vacant Executive Director position were interviewed in person beginning on 1057
August 8 and concluded on August 10, 2008. All candidates were judged to be of exceptional quality and 1058
possessed skill sets that would, otherwise, serve the ATA in a most competent manner. At the conclusion of 1059
the final interview on Sunday (August 10th), the Executive Committee met throughout the remainder of the 1060
day and early evening and decided on the candidate that seemed to be the most qualified for the ATA, at this 1061
juncture. 1062
Secretary G. Mike Seitz was authorized and directed to extend an offer-sheet to Mr. James L. Thompson, 1063
Dayton, Ohio, which contained competitive market terms and conditions. Secretary Seitz reported that Mr. 1064
Thompson accepted the offer sheet and agreed to travel back to Sparta on August 12 to attend the remainder 1065
of the Executive Committee meetings and to better acclimate himself to his new position. The entire Executive 1066
Committee and ATA staff welcome Mr. Thompson to his new duties and employment with the ATA. 1067
� The Executive Committee considered ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier’s recommendation that 1068
Nick Aycock, Marketing Coordinator, be promoted to ATA Marketing Manager due to the recent departure of 1069
Stacey M. Hodkey, Director of Marketing & Communications. The Executive Committee and Human Resource 1070
Committee was generally inclined to agree with the recommendation of Office Manager Collier but after 1071
discussion, it was determined that it would be more appropriate to wait for the results of the Executive Director 1072
interviews to see if a consensus agreement is reached on filling the position with one of the candidates 1073
(interviews pending). 1074
Subsequent to the hiring of Jim L. Thompson as Executive Director, the recommendation of ATA 1075
Office Manager Collier was broached with the new Executive Director. Mr. Thompson gladly responded by 1076
informing the Executive Committee that he has known Stacey M. Hodkey (former Director of Marketing & 1077
Communications) and thought she did a “fantastic job at ATA marketing.” He admitted that he “did not know 1078
Nick Aycock, as well, but had observed him working at the Grand and knew that he was for the most part 1079
Stacey’s trusted understudy and that he obviously must be competent to serve in that position.” Continuing, 1080
Executive Director advised that he “supports the promotion of Nick to Marketing Manager and defers further 1081
consideration to the wisdom of the Executive Committee.” 1082
1083
Subsequent to further review and discussion and upon the motion of President & Central Zone Vice 1084
President Neil M. Winston with second of Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed, and following the 1085
President’s call of the question, with no response, it was by majority voice vote 1086
RESOLVED That effective August 18, 2008, Marketing Coordinator Nick Aycock shall be 1087
promoted to the new position of ATA Marketing Manager. 1088
1089
[Secretary’s note: As previously mentioned James L. Thompson was hired as Executive Director of the 1090
ATA with an effective date of August 10, 2008, and attended all of the Executive Committee meetings 1091
starting August 12, 2008. Executive Director Thompson participated fully and the synergies with the 1092
Executive Committee were excellent - as expected. 1093
A short (informative) biographical follows - more detail can be obtained on the ATA website.] 1094
1095
Jim L. Thompson brings to the ATA more than 30 years of working and managerial experience. Executive 1096
Director Thompson spent a lot of time at the W SRC grounds taking it all in and taking notes about everything. ED 1097
Thompson wants to attract more members and will oversee subsequent Grand American Tournaments. ED Thompson 1098
has been a long time member of the ATA and states that it is a healthy, thriving organization with room to grow and 1099
improve its membership services. 1100
ED Thompson began his working life with General Motors in 1974 and steadily progressed through a 1101
successful career. In 1984 he was a general supervisor and in 1986 he became the youngest to be named 1102
maintenance supervisor, with responsibility for an 800+ employee work force. During this time he attended St. Clair 1103
Community College and W right State University in Dayton (Ohio) studying business and finance. He also attended 1104
and completed the training schedule at General Motors Institute (GMI). 1105
In 1999 General Motors separated its part manufacturing and Thompson went with the newly formed company, 1106
Delphi, Kettering, Ohio. W hile there, he held positions of increasing responsibility and advanced in several 1107
management appointments. Thompson said his last two years at Delphi were most challenging and rewarding ... 1108
Delphi felt the pressures of globalization and found that its products were no longer unique and competitive in the 1109
marketplace. The parent company slid into bankruptcy but the Kettering plant continued to thrive in the 1110
turnaround/workout plan. Thompson participated in the turnaround team. Thompson and other members of the team 1111
had the opportunity to go to Toyota and learn the famed Toyota Production System. “W e all went to ‘lean school’ 1112
which specialized in lean management technologies. W e became fanatics. W e reduced our overhead costs and made 1113
the plant sellable and was ultimately was sold to Tenneco on June 1 of this year.” 1114
ED Thompson will oversee office operations and be in charge of strategic planning. Connie Collier will remain 1115
office manager and he thinks that she has done a tremendous job in the interim with no Executive Director. ED 1116
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Thompson is a communicator and wants to hear from the staff members and the membership. In addition to 1117
communication, ED Thompson’s business style includes integrity, safety, customers (members), employees and 1118
relationships. He will be visible and will be out in the field. “I want to hear from members, the good and bad ... you 1119
can’t improve something if you don’t know what the problems are,” concluded Executive Director Thompson. 1120
1121
� IT Position - W ith the recent departure of Leslie Klenke and A.J. W ilson (graphic arts and Internet 1122
Technology personnel), the ATA accepted applications for an IT position. ATA Office Manager Connie J. 1123
Collier and Marketing Manager Nick Aycock conducted preliminary interviews and chose a single applicant 1124
to propose to the Human Resource and Executive Committees. Subsequent to the review of both 1125
Committees, it was decided that this position shall remain unfilled pending the hiring of an Executive Director. 1126
[Secretary’s note: See also, General and Administrative Report (ATA Office Manager Connie J. Collier) 1127
and Miscellaneous Meetings (at the end of the Minute Record, herein - for further information with this 1128
subject item. 1129
Subsequent action: Executive Director Jim L. Thompson, ATA Office Manager and Marketing Manager 1130
met with Shawn Seippel (original recommendation) and conducted a second interview. All three (3) 1131
officers of the ATA agreed that Mr. Seippel would make a competent employee and his skill sets were 1132
a good match for the ATA; therefore, he was hired (as per prior authority granted) with an effective 1133
starting date of September 08, 2008.] 1134
1135
1 WEBSITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1136
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston 1137
Committee Members Attending: Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter; Barry Bourdage (TechPro); and 1138
Bob Butterworth (TechPro). 1139
President & Committee Chair Neil M. W inston commented that TechPro has delivered on all substantive parts 1140
of their prior presentations. At this time he introduced TechPro & W ebsite Committee members Barry Bourdage and 1141
Bob Butterworth to the meeting. The TechPro representatives thanked President W inston for the introductions and 1142
the opportunity to present their Information Technology Update to the Executive Committee. Barry and Bob presented 1143
the following report (which will also be presented to the Board of Directors): 1144
OVERVIEW 1145
� Brief Statistics ... 1146
� 1,800 visitors per day; 1147
� Almost 7,000 Buddies/Quicklists (up from 3,000 last year); 1148
� Club pages are the second most popular way to enter the website; and 1149
� 89,000 SIC visits, up from 59,000 last year. 1150
� All-American Team Management ... 1151
� Points are calculated days after a shoot comes into the office - not months; 1152
� All points that are calculable have been included; 1153
� Team Standings have been updated to load even more quickly; 1154
� Event Information has been expanded and updated; and 1155
� Shooter Information Center has also been expanded and updated. 1156
� Shoot Programs & Results ... 1157
� New Home Page component to see relevant programs and results; 1158
� Updated club page to see names, programs and results for each shoot; and 1159
� Updated state/month search. 1160
� Future Plans ... 1161
� Faster results to the website; 1162
� Password resets; 1163
� Location/date based shoot search; 1164
� Live updating PC Masters. 1165
1166
Subsequent to their presentations, Barry Bourdage and Bob Butterworth responded to numerous questions 1167
from the Executive Committee in a competent and professional manner. President W inston, on behalf of himself and 1168
the Executive Committee, thanked the TechPro representatives for their time and effort on behalf of the ATA and its 1169
membership. 1170
1171
1 FOREIGN SHOOTING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1172
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. 1173
Committee Chair & Eastern Zone Vice President W m. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., commented that he had no formal 1174
report to present at this time. 1175
1176
1 GRAND & SATELLITE GRAND TROPHY COMMITTEE 1177
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Past President D. Ray Greb 1178
Committee Members Attending: Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. 1179
Committee Chair & Past President D. Ray Greb commented that he felt that “there has been an improvement 1180
to the Grand trophy selection but there is much work yet to be done in order to keep the trophies fresh and interesting.” 1181
He further stated that once the new Executive Director is hired that he/she should be placed in charge of keeping track 1182
of the (trophy) market and offering suggestions to the Committee. 1183
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1 GRAND OPTIONS COMMITTEE 1184
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair, President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston 1185
Committee Members Attending: Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed; Southwestern Zone Vice President 1186
Gary L. Sherrod; and Robert J. Stuart. 1187
Committee Chair & President Neil M. W inston commented that the Grand Options Committee has no further 1188
suggestions or comments to offer at this time to the Executive Committee. “The changes implemented over the prior 1189
meetings of the Committee and Executive Committee have served their purpose and appear to be sufficient for the 1190
time being,” concluded Committee Chair W inston. 1191
1192
1 501(c)(3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1193
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Chair & Past President Dr. Thomas P. Arvas 1194
Committee Chair & Past President Dr. Thomas P. Arvas was unavailable to meet with the Executive 1195
Committee to review any updates at this time. President Neil M. W inston did advise that Chairman Arvas has kept 1196
him advised on all pertinent details from the 501(c)(3) Advisory Committee. ATA Youth Development Director Edie 1197
P. Fleeman did offer numerous comments on her related activities that impact the 501(c)(3) Committee including the 1198
Funds Celebration (yet to be held). Development Director Fleeman’s detailed report is contained in this Minute Record 1199
(immediately following). 1200
1201
1202
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1203
(August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 17:15 HRS. 1204
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 08:00 HRS. 1205
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1206
1207
1208
At 08:00 Hrs., IN RE: ATA Youth Development Director Report 1209
President Neil M. W inston called for the next Order of Business and introduced Youth Development Director 1210
Edie P. Fleeman. Youth Development Director Fleeman thanked President W inston for the introduction and the 1211
invitation to present her ATA Youth Development Director Report, as follows: 1212
1213
“COACH SCHOOLS 1214
At this time last year, two NRA/ATA Trap Coach Schools had been conducted, one in Texas and one in 1215
Michigan, producing 24 ATA Shooting Coaches. Since then, 15 Coach Schools have been held for a total of 287 1216
Coach School graduates. The exciting news out of Missouri is two-fold: the requirement that every team have a 1217
credentialed coach resulted in five Coach Schools with another on the horizon, and the news from the University of 1218
Central Missouri that Coach School graduates may earn one credit hour in Agriculture, graduate or undergraduate. 1219
There are now 96 ATA Shooting Coaches in Missouri including Missouri ATA Delegate Karrol Hillebrand! Canada has 1220
11 ATA Shooting Coaches. Gary DeSmidt in W isconsin, a graduate of the very first Coach School, is responsible for 1221
hosting two Coach Schools at his club, producing 53 ATA Shooting Coaches. 1222
1223
ATA SHOOTING COACHES 1224
Through the generosity of the National Rifle Association doing a mailing to all NRA/USAS Shotgun Coaches, 1225
we have an additional 188 ATA Shooting Coaches through this ‘reciprocity’ program. This mailing, which included the 1226
expanded Trap Fundamentals chapter of the Coach School curriculum, not previously a part of the pre-existing 1227
Shotgun Coach School, allowed these NRA Shotgun Coaches who are ATA members to become ATA Shooting 1228
Coaches by sending in a $10 credentialing fee. This has resulted in over 40 new ATA members. 475 is the current 1229
total number of ATA Shooting Coaches (from Coach Schools plus from ‘reciprocity’). It has been very rewarding to 1230
have ATA Shooting Coaches introduce themselves to me during my time at the Grand. Five ‘reciprocity’ coaches 1231
signed up at the Grand and there were many patches seen on shooting vests. The second place SCTP Varsity Team 1232
was coached by a graduate of the Alabama Coach School and he is in the planning process for another coach school 1233
there soon. 1234
COACH MERCHANDISE 1235
New on the ATA web site are Coach shirts, shooting bags, and the logo patch and rocker sets! 1236
1237
ATA COACH TRAINERS 1238
Our instructor cadre has grown by two with Rod Zeller (Missouri) and Gino Bortone (Local Organizer of the 1239
Alabama Coach School who recently moved to Texas) joining ATA Lead Coach Instructor Jim McDiffett. Rod earns 1240
the marathon award for teaching two Coach Schools back-to-back. That’s four days straight! 1241
1242
COACH SCHOOL BROCHURE 1243
New is a brochure describing the W hy’s and How’s of becoming an ATA Shooting Coach. 1244
1245
ATA YOUTH RECOGNITION AWARD 1246
Fourteen remarkable youth shooters applied for our first ATA Youth Recognition Award and then it was up 1247
to our judges to pick the cream of the crop from the cream of the crop! The seven judges, scattered across North 1248
America and all actively involved in youth shooting programs, found their jobs extremely difficult yet oh so rewarding. 1249
First Place is Katelynne Baier of Ohio, with Second Place to Garrett W alters of Michigan, and Third Place to Cole 1250
Mitchell of W ashington. Our appreciation to the Trapshooting Hall of Fame and the Friends of NRA for supplying the 1251
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scholarship monies. Bios of the three award winners have been posted on the ATA web site and longer bios will 1252
appear in the September issue of Trap & Field. Next year, the scholarship monies will be donated by Frank Brownell 1253
of Brownells Inc. 1254
Thank Mr. Brownell by patronizing his fine company - he is well deserving! 1255
1256
ATA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD 1257
It was a tie! Jim Sable and Mark Stevens, both of Minnesota and both ATA Shooting Coaches (Jim from the 1258
MN Coach School and Mark from “reciprocity”), are the ATA Coaches of the Year. Jim and his crew of volunteers 1259
worked for seven years to get trapshooting into the local school system. Mark runs unique programs at the 2007 ATA 1260
Club of the Year including one to train youth shooters in how to shoot in a trap tournament. 1261
1262
WEBSITE 1263
The efforts over many months last Fall by Stacey and our IT people at TechPro culminated in January with 1264
a new section on the ATA web site entitled “Youth Trapshooting and Coach Schools”. Listed here is information of 1265
interest to coaches and youth shooters alike, giving them links to the Trapshooting Hall of Fame Scholarship, the ATA 1266
Youth Recognition Award, collegiate shooting programs, as well as links to information on the NRA/ATA Trap Camp 1267
and the Marksmanship Qualification Program, and SCTP. 1268
This is also the place where industry can advertise products made especially for youth and special offers. 1269
ATA Shooting Coaches who have given us permission to place their contact information on the web site are also listed 1270
here. I have a list of ALL the ATA Shooting Coaches and will be glad to e-mail it to ATA Delegates as it is lengthy. 1271
Coaches listed on this master list as “Do Not Contact” have asked that their contact information not be posted on the 1272
web site. Many of these coaches are associated with school teams and are not available to coach youth who are not 1273
in their school. 1274
NEWSLETTER FOR ATA SHOOTING COACHES 1275
The third issue of the Newsletter for ATA Shooting Coaches will come out after the Grand. The Newsletter 1276
is posted in our Youth section of the ATA web site and an e-mail is sent to coaches and delegates to tell them when 1277
a new issue is posted. It is mailed to those coaches and delegates who do not have e-mail addresses. 1278
1279
TRAVEL 1280
OCTOBER and APRIL: A new SCTP program was starting at a long-dormant club in North Carolina so my 1281
husband and I have been visiting, coaching and encouraging this group which started in October with three kids and 1282
has grown to over 20 with great support from their club which is owned by the city. Their Rookie team finished 5 in 1283th
the 2008 SCTP Nationals in trap! 1284
NOVEMBER and JUNE: Trips to the North Carolina Home Grounds for these shoots allowed time to promote 1285
the Coach Schools. See June below. 1286
JANUARY: I didn’t travel far for this one – I acted as Local Contact and attended the Coach School in North 1287
Carolina. I graduated too! 1288
FEBRUARY took me to the SHOT Show. I had the advantageous opportunity to have Stacey introduce me 1289
to her industry contacts, to look at their products and discuss our youth programs with them. 1290
In MAY I made my second visit to the Nebraska Cornhusker Shoot where close to 1700 kids competed over 1291
three days. NRA’s Manager of Collegiate Programs, Tori Croft, and I shared a table where we displayed materials 1292
on NRA programs, NRA/ATA programs, and ATA membership. This is not a registered trapshoot but ATA presence 1293
was appreciated. May also saw the annual meeting of the NRA Collegiate Programs Committee, which I chair. This 1294
committee covers collegiate rifle, pistol and shotgun, awarding, among other duties, NRA Collegiate All American in 1295
the three disciplines. Scheduling problems prevented this committee from meeting at the ACUI Collegiate Shotgun 1296
Championships in 2008, but the committee hopes its next meeting will be at the 2009 ACUI Collegiate Shotgun 1297
Championships. I attended the NRA Annual Meeting in May and spent time at the ATA booth with Stacey and Nick 1298
talking with our members and signing up new members. Stacey and I visited vendors and received donations for the 1299
Funds Celebration. 1300
I attended and participated in the North Carolina State Shoot in JUNE which was also the SCTP State 1301
Championship. I appreciate the recognition afforded me by Terry Roush, Ken Duncan, and ATA Shooting Coach Greg 1302
High. Under the direction of ATA Shooting Coaches and SCTP State Directors Kim and Doug McKinney, the number 1303
of participants in the SCTP State Championship grew from 15 last year to 66. At the end of June, I attended and 1304
participated in the Canadian National Trapshooting Championships. I was honored to be squadded by the Match 1305
Director and ATA Shooting Coach, Barbara Sheldon, on her personal squad, even though she ended up not competing 1306
in favor of spending the time to run a high-quality tournament. Remaining on that squad was ATA Shooting Coach 1307
Bill Malcolm and we were joined one day by one of ATA Shooting Coach Florin Marinache’s juniors. 1308
JULY saw the Trap Camp conducted at my local club by Venture Crew 111. Venture youth and leaders had 1309
attended the NRA/ATA Trap Coach School in January to prepare for this event. Other graduates from that School 1310
worked this camp, one with the idea to replicate the experience at his home club. This two-day event included 1311
classroom work as well as a lot of shooting. I happened to mention to now ATA Coach of the Year Jim Sable the two 1312
mother-son duos on the squad I was instructing – and how the mothers came on strong in the end. He is now planning 1313
on holding a mother-son (and mother-daughter!) shoot at his home club and it is generating a lot of interest! 1314
AUGUST travel is to the Grand for SCTP days and the Funds Celebration, then back for the Board meeting. 1315
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2008 FUNDS CELEBRATION 1316
The Funds Celebration moved to a larger facility this year and our speaker, W ayne LaPierre, was a hit! At 1317
this writing, it is too early to tell the final dollar amount. W e certainly appreciate the support of our silent auction donors 1318
and everyone who attended. 1319
MONEY 1320
Income (Cash): Last year’s inaugural Funds Celebration brought in around $10,000 to the ATA Funds. The 1321
Coach School program has made over $6,000 over expenses, plus we have Coach merchandise in the ATA Store with 1322
the profits going to the Funds. A sizeable donation has been received from Hodgdon Powder for the Youth and 1323
Education Fund. Frank Brownell will be funding his donation in the next few months to provide the scholarship monies 1324
for the 2009 ATA Youth Recognition Award. 1325
Once again, please be aware of and acknowledge these two fine companies for their significant support of 1326
our Youth Recognition efforts. Their generosity to the ATA can be directly related to our support of their business 1327
efforts. 1328
Income (In Kind): NRA did not charge us last fall for the cost of the curriculum copies for four Coach Schools. 1329
NRA paid all expenses for the first two Coach Schools in 2007. 1330
Expenses: Expenses to date have been for my travel and office expenses, plus this August, our ATA Lead 1331
Coach Instructor and ATA Ambassador were funded to attend the SCTP days of the Grand. 1332
1333
PLANNING 1334
More Coach Schools!!! Many are already in the works. 1335
More Trap Camps!!! Encouraging clubs to conduct Trap Camps to train beginning shooters and/or 1336
SportsFests to attract new shooters, particularly youth, to their clubs. 1337
Fundraising: Continue our fundraising efforts to get our Funds to a level where they can support grant 1338
requests. 1339
Outreach: Continue contacting organizations with trap programs such as the National High School Rodeo 1340
Association, the Royal Rangers, and Venturing, concerning training.” 1341
1342
Subsequent to Youth Development Director Edie P. Fleeman’s report, she responded to numerous questions 1343
from the Executive Committee in a responsive and professional manner. President Neil M. W inston, on behalf of 1344
himself and the entire Executive Committee, thanked Youth Development Director Fleeman for her fine performance 1345
on behalf of the ATA and its membership. 1346
1347
At 08:34 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 1348
President Neil M. W inston called for an Executive Session, with no objections noted from the members, in 1349
order to discuss more sensitive issues with Youth Development Director Edie P. Fleeman. 1350
� 1351
At 09:35 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 1352
1353
1354
At 09:36 Hrs., IN RE: Meeting with Phil Kiner 1355
President Neil M. W inston called for the next Order of Business and introduced Phil Kiner and requested that 1356
he review his professional observations and recommendations that were sent to the ATA Delegates for their review 1357
and consideration. 1358
Phil thanked the Executive Committee for the opportunity to review his letter, “Let’s Talk Membership 1359
Retention” with them and to respond to any of their questions. Phil read his opening paragraph to the Executive 1360
Committee for introductory purposes. 1361
“It seems to me that there are two opposite approaches to making rules/laws. The first is to make 1362
them so stringent that the number of those who will take advantage of the system is reduced to the 1363
absolute minimum - regardless of how many non-cheaters it impacts negatively. The other approach 1364
is to make the rules liberal enough, so that, while it is assumed that some cheaters will be able to play 1365
the system, the majority of the general population will remain relatively unhindered/unpunished in their 1366
pursuits within the system. I also think that politicians will often embrace the status quo rather than 1367
advocate change because people (members) might not like the change, and doing nothing is “safer” 1368
(when it comes to re-election time) than doing something. This is true when doing nothing is not 1369
actually in the long-term best interests of the majority of the population (members).” 1370
Phil presented persuasive arguments for the following topics: 1371
� Reconsider adding back the 18 and 19 yard line for handicap purposes and to start all new members 1372
on the 18 yard line - ladies, juniors and sub-juniors on the 17 yard line. 1373
� Change the maximum yardage from the 27 yard line to the 29 and make anyone that gets a punch 1374
to the 28/29 subject to a mandatory reduction (Phil credited Steve Carmichael for his review and 1375
input). 1376
� Go back to the old 1,200 fps rule for ammunition with an effective date of December 31, 2010. Phil 1377
argues that “this would strengthen/lengthen the effect of shooters’ 27 or 28 yard handicap and would 1378
simplify a lot of ammo production and buying decisions.” 1379
1380
Phil concluded his presentations by stating, “I have outlined some concepts that I feel have merit and instead 1381
of summarily saying it will not work, why not give something new a try? I did not go into specifics or details of 1382
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implementation which could be figured out once the decision to make some changes was actually made.” 1383
President W inston, on behalf of himself and the Executive Committee, thanked Phil for his recommendations 1384
and professional opinions. President W inston further acknowledged the long-time contributions that Phil has made 1385
to the sport of trapshooting and thanked him for his devotion to the sport of registered trapshooting. “The suggestions 1386
will be presented to the Delegates during the Zone meetings for their input and reaction,” commented President 1387
W inston. 1388
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1390
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1391
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 09:55 HRS. 1392
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 10:15 HRS. 1393
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1394
1395
1396
At 10:18 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 1397
President Neil M. W inston called for Executive Sessions on the foregoing dates to review meeting procedures 1398
and review the personnel documents of the various Executive Director candidates. There were no objections 1399
noted from the members, in order to review these confidential employment matters. 1400
� 1401
At 18:00 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 1402
[Secretary’s Note: The Executive Committee met throughout both day(s), as referenced, to conduct regular 1403
business and to retire to Executive Session as the discussions warranted for purposes of confidentiality.] 1404
1405
1406
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1407
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 17:01 HRS. 1408
(August 06 & 07, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 09:00 HRS. 1409
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1410
1411
1412
At 10:15 Hrs., IN RE: Central Handicap Committee Report 1413
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHC Chair Richard Marascola 1414
President Neil M. W inston welcomed CHC Chair Richard Marascola to the Executive Committee meeting to 1415
present the Central Handicap Committee Report. Chair Marascola advised that the Central Handicap Committee met 1416
on August 04, 2008 and compiled the following Reports for Executive Committee review. 1417
1418
CHC Chair Marascola, of the Central Handicap Committee, presented the following Reports: 1419
REVIEW ANALYSIS 14202002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008- YTD
Total Reviews 142116,732 16,777 17,247 16,342 16,534 15,930 11,440
Total Reductions for the 1422
Target Year 14239,758 9,558 10,254 9,586 8,319 6,903 5,798
Total Reduction Refusals 14244,010 4,047 4,358 4,209 3,796 2,437 5,798
Shooters Refusing 2 or more 1425
Reductions for the Year 1426699 773 873 829 709 354 288
Not refused by Shooter 1427
(by ATA Office or Delegate) 1428500 144 160
“K” Coded Shooters 14290 346 526 716 829 924 874
1430
SHOOTER REQUESTED INCREASES 1431
Central Western Southwestern Eastern Southern 1432
2006 53 31 27 19 24 1433
2007 22 13 08 09 21 1434
2008 25 12 06 11 11 1435
1436
SHOOTER REQUESTED REDUCTIONS 1437
Central Western Southwestern Eastern Southern 1438
2006 06 12 04 00 00 1439
24
2007 05 07 10 04 01 1440
2008 12 13 01 09 01 1441
REGISTERED LEAGUES CONTRASTED WITH BIG 50's 1442
2006 1443
1444
1,396 Big 50's. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2006
56 Leagues. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2006
2007 1445
1446
1,422 Big 50's. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2007
52 Leagues. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2007
2008 1447
1448
1,195 Big 50's. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2008
49 Leagues. . . . . . . . . . '
Held or Scheduled Prior toAugust 31, 2008
1449
CHC Chair Dick Marascola also presented detailed reports on the following: 1450
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active (shooting) Members by Individual ATA Zone. 1451
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active (shooting) Members in Each Canadian Province (including in Zone numbers). 1452
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Summary from 1992 through 2007. 1453
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State and Province - Total (shooting) Member Summary. 1454
14551456
ATA/PITA Cross Registration Report for Target Year(s) As Indicated 1457
CHC Analysis revealed the following: 1458
2008 - A total of five hundred thirty three (533) shooters cross registered targets (YTD). 1459
2007 - A total of five hundred seventh two (572) shooters cross registered targets. 1460
2006 - A total of five hundred thirty six (536) shooters cross registered targets. 1461
2005 - A total of four hundred seventy two (472) shooters cross registered targets. 1462
2004 - A total of four hundred seventy (470) shooters cross registered targets. 1463
1464
CHC Chair Richard Marascola concluded his Reports by noting that all other activities are normal and within 1465
the rules that are on-going with no other CHC unfinished business. CHC Chair Marascola noted that the CHC 1466
Committee recommends the following considerations: 1467
' The CHC Committee desired to present information that could be a vital asset in supporting and assuring a 1468
long lasting future for Canadian and USA ATA shooters. 1469
Chairman Marascola advised that “according to the ATA records there are 58 clubs [in Canada] that throw 1470
ATA targets. Most clubs only operate during ‘whether permitting’ months. The total number of registered 1471
targets for the year 2007 was 2,691,000. The number of shooters for the year 2008 was 5,221 with only 964 1472
active. The way the ATA is set up, it provides the same across the board returns for money and trophies. The 1473
Canadian shooters are also rewarded at the Grand American with special trophies. Canada is also recognized 1474
daily at the Grand American with the display of its flag and the playing of its national anthem ... the ATA 1475
Marketing Department should include Canada in their search for sponsorship and other revenue generating 1476
initiatives ... A separate meeting between the Canadian Delegates and the Executive Committee might open 1477
new doors of opportunity for the ATA.” 1478
[Secretary’s note: The Executive Committee agrees with CHC Chair Dick Marascola and will pass this 1479
information to the ATA Marketing Department for further planning and implementation.] 1480
1481
' CHC Chair Marascola recommended the following Official Rule revision: 14821483
Section VI, G., 1., a(1), (1000 TARGET REVIEW) 1484
Pg. 26 - Change 2 yards to 3 yards: No shooter will be reduced more than 3 yards in any 1485
target year. 1486
Chairman Dick Marascola’s reasoning for this change was that this change would 1487
encourage shooters to shoot at least 3,000 handicap targets to qualify for 3 1488
reductions (in any target year) and thus have a much better chance of becoming 1489
more competitive in our target game. CHC Chair Marascola admitted that the 1490
approval of this recommendation will enable some of the shooters to “game” the 1491
system but it is felt that the vast majority of the shooters will appreciate this 1492
additional opportunity to become, or remain, more competitive in our sport. 1493
1494
' CHC Chair Marascola recommended the following Official Rule revision: 14951496
Section XII, B., 1., d., (DISQUALIFICATION) 1497
Pg. 41 - Replace the current provision with the following: If a shooter fails to shoot at his/her 1498
correct yardage, except as permitted in Section VII, A., 8. 1499
25
Section XII, B., 8., (DISQUALIFICATION) 1500
Pg. 42 - Add new provision as follows: When a shooter’s Handicap score is disqualified and 1501
that score would have earned yardage under the earned yardage table, the shooter’s 1502
average card must be punched to the earned yardage. Those targets that are 1503
disqualified will not become part of the shooter’s target history. 1504
Chairman Dick Marascola stated that this change is more “housekeeping” in nature 1505
since this is the current practice that is followed in such instances. 1506
1507
' CHC Chair Marascola recommended the following Official Rule revision: 15081509
Section XI, A, (GRAND AMERICAN QUALIFICATION) 1510
Pg. 37 - The first three (3) paragraphs in the present Section (09/01/2007) shall be replaced with the 1511
following three (3) paragraphs: 1512
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 16 yard targets registered beginning the 1513
first day after the last day of the previous Grand American World Trapshooting 1514
Championships through the last day of preliminary week of the current Grand American 1515
World Trapshooting Championships will be advanced (1) class or more at the discretion of 1516
the Handicap Committee. Shooters with less than 300 registered single targets will be placed 1517
in class B or higher at the discretion of the Handicap Committee. 1518
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 doubles targets registered beginning the 1519
first day after the last day of the previous Grand American World Trapshooting 1520
Championships through the last day of preliminary week of the current Grand American 1521
World Trapshooting Championships will be advanced (1) class, or more, at the discretion of 1522
the Handicap Committee. Shooters with less than 300 registered singles targets will be 1523
placed in class B or higher at the discretion of the Handicap Committee. 1524
Concluding paragraph at the end of the present (09/01/2007) Section XI, A., (“It shall 1525
be the shooter’s responsibility ....”) shall remain the same and be appended at the end of this 1526
amended paragraph, immediately referenced above. 1527
President Neil M. W inston has advocated a less stringent approach to “class 1528
advancement” for several years due to his extensive research on the subject. CHC 1529
Chair Dick Marascola and Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter 1530
collaborated on this particular amendment and offered their joint opinions, thereon. 1531
1532
[Secretary’s note: The foregoing CHC recommendations were approved and adopted effective 1533
September 01, 2008, by the ATA Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee. Further detail 1534
might apply or be helpful to the reader - please refer to the Annual Board of Directors’ minutes or the 1535
All American and Rules Committee minutes in this Meeting Record.] 1536
1537
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Concept of 27+ (Authored by Steve Carmichael) 1538
Chair Dick Marascola presented a concept that was proposed by Steve Carmichael from the Las Vegas Gun 1539
Club pertaining to the extension of the 27 yard line (to a max of 29 yards) on a club/event case by case basis ... that 1540
would be totally voluntary on the part of the clubs. The practical application of the concept would be that “a 27+ gun 1541
club should have 29 yard walkways (or at least a few traps equipped with such). All 27 yard shooters start at that 1542
yardage, but could earn yardage back to the 29 yard line just for that tournament.” 1543
The Executive Committee briefly discussed this concept with Chairman Marascola and decided to table the 1544
discussions and deferred further considerations to the ATA ad hoc Steering Committee. 1545
[Secretary’s note: The 27+ discussions were held on August 16, 2008. This reference is to the 1546
Miscellaneous Meetings near the end of this Minute Record.] 1547
1548
President Neil M. W inston strongly believed that the CHC Committee has “hit some real winners” (the 1549
foregoing recommendations) and on behalf of himself and the entire Executive Committee thanked CHC Chair Dick 1550
Marascola (and the CHC Committee) for their comments and professional efforts on behalf of the ATA, its membership 1551
and the Central Handicap Committee. 1552
1553
1554
� August 08, 2008 1555
� August 09, 2008 1556
� August 10, 2008 1557
1558
At 08:00 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 1559
President Neil M. W inston called for Executive Sessions on the foregoing dates to conduct early morning and 1560
late afternoon meetings with the executive director candidates that were chosen to interview personally with 1561
the Executive Committee. There were no objections noted from the members, in order to meet with regard 1562
to these confidential employee issues. 1563
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� 1564
At 18:00 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 1565
[Secretary’s Note: The Executive Committee met throughout all three day(s), as referenced, to conduct 1566
regular business and to retire to Executive Session as the discussions warranted for purposes of 1567
confidentiality.] 1568
1569
1570
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1571
(August 13, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 17:01 HRS. 1572
(August 14, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 09:00 HRS. 1573
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1574
1575
1576
At 09:10 Hrs., IN RE: Summary Report of the Zone Meetings 1577
Attending Zone Officials: 1578
Central Zone: President & Vice President Neil M. W inston 1579
W estern Zone: Vice President Bruce F. Reed 1580
Southwestern Zone: Vice President Gary L. Sherrod 1581
Southern Zone: Vice President John D. Hiter 1582
Eastern Zone: Vice President W m. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. 1583
1584
Zone Agenda 1585
ITEM # 01: Target Year and Membership Year 1586
ATA By-Law Amendment, Article XVI (Averages) 1587
ATA By-Law Amendment, Article III (Membership) 1588
1589
Illinois Delegate Jim Matteson provided Notice under ATA By-Law Article XIX Amendments to change 1590
the Target and Membership Years back to September 01 to August 31, year to year. Effectively 1591
changing the Target and Membership Years from November 1 to October 31, year to year (as was 1592
approved by the BOD during last year’s Annual Meeting. 1593
1594
[Secretary’s notes: G. Mike Seitz advises that the Central Zone was strongly supportive of Illinois 1595
Delegate Matteson’s proposal. The remaining Zones were mixed but the general sentiment appeared 1596
to be with the status quo and thus leave the By-Law Amendment unchanged. But, subsequent dialog 1597
obviously created more interest in changing the Target Year. The following Board of Director Resolution 1598
(as reported under the Secretary’s Reports) is included here for clarification purposes, only.] 1599
“[Secretary’s Note: SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF ZONE DELIBERATIONS (which appeared to be neutral) 1600
AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR ANNUAL MEETING RESOLUTE FINDINGS ... to avoid confusion to the 1601
reader(s), the Secretary has included a summary of the Board of Director Resolute Findings with respect 1602
to the following By-Law Amendments - Refer to August 14, 2008, Board of Director Annual Meeting 1603
Minutes.”] 1604
1605
RESOLVED That By-Law Amendment, Article XVI, Averages (and Miscellaneous Provisions) 1606
shall be amended as follows: 1607
The shooting averages for each member of this Corporation shall be based on the registered targets 1608
shot during the 2008 Target Year for the fourteen (14) month period ending October 31, 2008; 1609
however, scores shot at any tournament that ends after October 31, 2008, regardless of starting date, 1610
will be included in the following year’s averages. 1611
The shooting averages for each member of this Corporation shall be based on the registered targets 1612
shot during the 2009 Target Year for the ten (10) month period ending August 31, 2009; however, 1613
scores shot at any tournament that ends after August 31, 2009 , regardless of starting date, will be 1614
included in the following year’s averages. 1615
The shooting averages for each member of this Corporation shall be based on the registered targets 1616
shot during the 2010 Target Year, for the twelve (12) month period ending August 31, 2010, and 1617
thereafter; however, scores shot at any tournament that ends after August 31, 2010, regardless of 1618
starting date, will be included in the following year’s averages. 1619
FURTHER RESOLVED That Secretary G. Mike Seitz is hereby directed to edit and/or change, 1620
substantive or otherwise, the existing By-Laws of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and 1621
the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA) and the ATA Official Rules to make certain 1622
that all related or tangent provisions, whether enumerated in this Resolution or not, are likewise 1623
amended in full accord with the intent and tenor of this Resolution. 1624
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Directors voted (31/23) to return the Target Year to 1625
September 1 through August 31, beginning with the 2010 Target Year. Effectively, this leaves the 1626
2008 Target Year, fourteen (14) months in length (September 01, 2007 through October 31, 2008) 1627
and the 2009 Target Year, ten (10) months in length (November 01, 2008 through August 31, 2009, 1628
thereafter twelve (12) month Target Years will be the Order.” 1629
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Zone Agenda 1630
ITEM # 01A: Target Year and Membership Year 1631
GRAND AMERICAN QUALIFICATION 1632
ATA Official Rules, Section XI, A 1633
1634
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL ... from the Executive Committee 1635
[This Rule Amendment shall be effective on August 18, 2008, and continue in effect, thereafter, 1636
if approved by majority vote of the Board of Directors at the 2008 Annual Meeting.] 1637
1638
No participant shall be classified to shoot Handicap events at less than 25.0 yards unless he/she has 1639
a minimum of 1000 registered ATA Handicap targets in the current year period beginning on the day 1640
after the last shooting day of Grand W eek and ending on the first day of Grand W eek, year to year.... 1641
1642
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 16 yard targets in the current year period beginning on the 1643
day after the last shooting day of Grand W eek and ending on the first day of Grand W eek, year to 1644
year, will be advanced at least two (2) classes or more at the discretion of the Handicap Committee.... 1645
1646
Shooters who do not have a total of 1000 doubles targets in the current year period beginning on the 1647
day after the last shooting day of Grand W eek and ending on the first day of Grand W eek, year to 1648
year, will be advanced at least two (2) classes or more at the discretion of the Handicap Committee. 1649
1650
[Secretary’s note: This Alternative Proposal was intended to moot and/or supplement the foregoing By- 1651
Law Amendment. This provision was approved by the Board of Directors, to make reaching or attaining 1652
Grand Target Requirements easier, and is reported in more detail under the Rules Committee 1653
presentations.] 1654
1655
Zone Agenda 1656
ITEM # 02: Phil Kiner’s Letter and Recommendations 1657
1658
� Reinstate the 18 & 19 yard lines; 1659
� Maximum Handicap Yardage increase to 29 yards; and 1660
� 1200 fps for maximum velocity by 12/31/2010. 1661
1662
[Secretary’s note: The suggestion to reinstate the 18 and 19 yard lines received generally 1663
positive support from the Zones and was subsequently adopted by the Board of Directors as 1664
reported under the Rules Committee presentations, herein. Increasing the maximum handicap 1665
yardage to 29 and adopting the 1200 fps (shell) velocity by 12/31/2010 received little to no 1666
support Zone-wide, and were not adopted.] 1667
1668
Zone Agenda 1669
ITEM # 03: Recommendations of CHC Committee presented by CHC Chair Dick Marascola 1670
ATA Official Rule Changes: 1671
� Section XII Score Disqualification 1672
W hen a shooter’s Handicap score is disqualified and that score would have earned 1673
yardage under the earned yardage table, the shooter’s card must be punched to the 1674
earned yardage. Those targets that are disqualified will not become part of the 1675
shooter’s target history. 1676
1677
� Add to Section XII; Pg. 4, D. b (Line J) 1678
Handicap System VI: Change to: 1679
Increase the reductions to 3 yards per Target Year ... “this change would encourage 1680
shooters to shoot at least 3,000 handicap targets to qualify for 3 reductions and 1681
hopefully become more competitive.” QUOTE attributed to CHC Chair Marascola. 1682
1683
� Section XI, Pg. 39 1684
Grand American Qualifications 1685
Paragraph 2 & 3 1686
“Shooters who do not have 1,000 16 yards and 1,000 doubles in the current year will 1687
be advanced 1 class or more at the discretion of the CHC.“ QUOTE attributed to CHC 1688
Chair Marascola. 1689
1690
[Secretary’s note: All three (3) CHC recommendations were adopted either by the Executive 1691
Committee and/or the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee expressed their sincere 1692
appreciation to the thoughtfulness and diligence that is continually exhibited by the CHC for 1693
the betterment of the ATA and its membership. Further details to these changes may be viewed 1694
in this Minute Record under the Rules Committee presentations.] 1695
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At 10:00 Hrs., IN RE: Executive Session 1696
President Neil M. W inston, Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and Secretary G. Mike Seitz met throughout 1697
the day to review and amend the proposed Agenda for the Board of Directors’ Annual Meeting. 1698
� 1699
At 17:40 Hrs., IN RE: Regular Meeting Reconvened 1700
[Secretary’s Note: The Executive Committee met in final preparation for the Board of Directors’ Annual Meeting.] 1701
1702
1703
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1704
(August 14, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 21:50 HRS. 1705
(August 15, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 08:30 HRS. 1706
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1707
1708
1709
� At 08:30 Hrs., IN RE: 2009 REORGANIZATION MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 15, 2008 1710
President Neil M. W inston welcomed newly elected Central Zone Vice President Jeff L. W agner to the meeting 1711
and requested that he participate in all the remaining meetings with the Executive Committee, as presently scheduled. 1712
Central Zone Vice President Elect W agner stated that he appreciated the invitation and would gladly participate in the 1713
meetings. 1714
President W inston then requested President Elect and W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed to assume 1715
chairmanship of the meeting and conduct the Reorganization portion of the Executive Committee meeting. President 1716
Elect Reed stated that he was prepared to proceed and introduce his recommendations, appointments, and/or special 1717
assignments for the various Corporate offices and/or positions for the 2009 Target Year beginning September 01, 1718
2008 (exceptions or subsequent appointments, if any, are as noted herein). 1719
Edit: September 16, 2008 - 1200 Hrs./JDH 17201721
2009 REORGANIZATION MEETING APPOINTMENTS/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1722
President & Vice President Bruce F. Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1723Western Zone Douglas, WY
Vice President Gary L. Sherrod . . . . . . . . 1724Southwestern Zone Lubbock, TX
Vice President John D. Hiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1725Southern Zone Snellville, GA
Vice President William M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. . . . . 1726Eastern Zone Mattapoisett, MA
Vice President Jeff L. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1727Central Zone Williston, ND
1728Ex-Officio & Immediate Past P. Neil M. Winston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1729St. Paul, MN
Treasurer Thomas G. Burkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1730Chambersburg, PA
Secretary & In-House Counsel G. Mike Seitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1731Lawrenceburg, IN
Executive Director Jim L. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1732Dayton, OH
Office Manager Connie J. Collier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1733Vandalia, OH
Director of Finance & Controller Judy Harden, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1734Vandalia, OH
Marketing Manager Nick Aycock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1735Vandalia, OH
1736Central Handicap Committee Richard (Dick) Marascola, CHC Chair . . . . . . . 1737West Covina, CA
Central Handicap Committee Danny McKenzie . . . . . . . . 1738CHC Western Zone Troy, ID
Central Handicap Committee Tom E. Hunter, Jr. . . 1739CHC Southwestern Zone Milam, TX
Central Handicap Committee Terry L. Roush . . . . . . . . . 1740CHC Southern Zone Greensboro, NC
Central Handicap Committee Wayne D. Morris . . . . . . . . . 1741CHC Eastern Zone Charlestown, RI
Central Handicap Committee Dean Townsend . . . . . . . . . 1742CHC Central Zone Thornville, OH
Central Handicap Committee 1743
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helper/Assistant 1744
Robert (Bob) Felber, Jr. CHC Helper/Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHC Central Zone
Sioux Falls, SD
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Central Handicap Committee 1745
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helper/Assistant 1746
Philip R. Vasquez . . . . . CHC Helper/Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHC Southwestern Zone
Mead, CO
1747Rules Committee John D. Hiter, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1748Snellville, GA
Rules Committee Neil M. Winston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1749St. Paul, MN
Rules Committee Gary L. Sherrod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1750Lubbock, TX
Rules Committee Dean Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1751Thornville, OH
Rules Committee Terry Roush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1752Greensboro, NC
Rules Committee Betty A. Sackett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1753Mesa, AZ
Rules Committee Jim L. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1754Dayton, OH
1755Grand Program(s) Committee Gary L. Sherrod, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1756Lubbock, TX
Grand Program(s) Committee Neil M. Winston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1757St. Paul, MN
Grand Program(s) Committee Bruce F. Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1758Douglas, WY
Grand Program(s) Committee John D. Hiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1759Snellville, GA
Grand Program(s) Committee Dean Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1760Thornville, OH
Grand Program(s) Committee Robert J. Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1761Port Charlotte, FL
1762Marketing & Industry Comm. William M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., Chair . . . . . . . . . . 1763Mattapoisett, MA
Marketing & Industry Comm. Nick Aycock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1764Vandalia, OH
Marketing & Industry Comm. Bruce F. Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1765Douglas, WY
Marketing & Industry Comm. Richard (Dick) Marascola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1766West Covina, CA
Marketing & Industry Comm. D. Ray Greb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1767Baltimore, MD
Marketing & Industry Comm. Dave J. Sickmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1768Hiram, GA
Marketing & Industry Comm. Dale Stockdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1769Ackley, IA
Marketing & Industry Comm. Terry L. Heeg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1770Ingalls, IN
Marketing & Industry Comm. Jim L. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1771Dayton, OH
1772All American Team 1773
Selection Committee Gary L. Sherrod, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1774Lubbock, TX
All American Team 1775
Selection Committee Bruce F. Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1776Douglas, WY
All American Team 1777
Selection Committee Phil C. Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1778Hudson, NH
All American Team 1779
Selection Committee Lucky Nightingale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1780White Hall, MD
All American Team 1781
Selection Committee D. Ray Greb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1782Baltimore, MD
All American Team 1783
Selection Committee Sandy Tidwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1784Indianapolis, IN
1785
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Human Resource Committee Jim L. Thompson, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1786Dayton, OH
Human Resource Committee Thomas G. Burkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1787Chambersburg, PA
Human Resource Committee John D. Hiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1788Snellville, GA
Human Resource Committee William M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1789Mattapoisett, MA
Human Resource Committee D. Ray Greb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1790Baltimore, MD
1791Web Site & Communications 1792
Committee Jim L. Thompson, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1793Dayton, OH
Web Site & Communications 1794
Committee Neil M. Winston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1795St. Paul, MN
Web Site & Communications 1796
Committee John D. Hiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1797Snellville, GA
Web Site & Communications 1798
Committee Phil C. Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1799Hudson, NH
Web Site & Communications 1800
Committee 1801
TechProBarry Bourdage and Bob Butterworth . . . . . . . Saint Charles, IL
1802Foreign Shooting Development Neil M. Winston, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1803St. Paul, MN
Foreign Shooting Development Jeff L. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1804Williston, ND
1805Grand & Satellite Grand Trophy 1806
Committee Jim L. Thompson, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1807Dayton, OH
Grand & Satellite Grand Trophy 1808
Committee William M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1809Mattapoisett, MA
Grand & Satellite Grand Trophy 1810
Committee Jeff L. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1811Williston, ND
Grand & Satellite Grand Trophy 1812
Committee Connie J. Collier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1813Vandalia, OH
Grand & Satellite Grand Trophy 1814
Committee D. Ray Greb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1815Baltimore, MD
1816501(c)(3) Advisory Committee Jim L. Thompson, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1817Dayton, OH
501(c)(3) Advisory Committee Dr. Tom P. Arvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1818Albuquerque, NM
1819Independent Auditing Firm Brady Ware (CPA’s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1820 Dayton, OH
1821Outside Legal Counsel 1822
1823
Farris Law OfficeAlan R. Farris, Independent Counsel . . . . . . . . Sparta, IL
1824
President Elect & W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed thanked the Executive Committee members 1825
for their support of the ATA and himself and stated that he is going to make certain that all of the Executive Committee 1826
members are kept up to date with his efforts on behalf of the ATA. President Elect Reed also advised that he is going 1827
to continue the monthly teleconference calls amongst all of the Executive Committee members and invited guests or 1828
participants. He advised the Executive Committee that it is his desire that all members keep current with their reading 1829
of business matters that are passed before them. It is his style and desire to operate the ATA as a business and in 1830
that pursuit, “when we meet - whether by teleconference or in person - I want to be able to analyze the facts and make 1831
good business decisions and move on to other business,” emphasized President Elect Reed. 1832
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� Appointment of Corporate Treasurer 1833
Subsequent to his remarks, President Elect & Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed called the 1834
question pertaining to the Executive Committee appointment of Thomas G. Burkey as ATA & ATAA Corporate 1835
Treasurer, with no response, and upon the motion of Southern Zone Vice President John D. Hiter with second of 1836
Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, it was unanimously 1837
RESOLVED That Thomas G. Burkey is hereby approved and confirmed as ATA Corporate 1838
Treasurer for the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and Amateur Trapshooting 1839
Association of America (ATAA) for the Annual Term, beginning September 01, 2008. 1840
1841
� Confirmation and Approval of Corporate Secretary and In-House Counsel 1842
President Elect and Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed called the question pertaining to the 1843
confirmation and continuing appointment of G. Mike Seitz as ATA & ATAA Corporate Secretary & In-House 1844
Counsel, with no response, and upon the motion of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., with 1845
second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, it was unanimously 1846
RESOLVED That the continuing appointment of G. Mike Seitz as ATA Corporate Secretary & 1847
In-House Counsel for the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and Amateur Trapshooting 1848
Association of America (ATAA) is hereby ratified and confirmed. 1849
1850
� Recognition and Approval of Committee Assignments 1851
President Elect & W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed noted that the preceding recommendations, 1852
appointments, and/or special assignments are hereby established and the appointed Offices are filled and the 1853
Committees designated for the Annual Term, beginning September 01, 2008. 1854
Subsequent to further review and discussion, President Elect Reed called the question, with no additional 1855
response, and upon the motion of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. Anzaldi, Jr., with second of Southwestern 1856
Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, it was unanimously 1857
RESOLVED That all recommendations, appointments and/or special assignments to the 1858
Offices and/or Committees of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and Amateur 1859
Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA), made by President Elect Bruce F. Reed, 1860
including the confirmations of Zone Vice Presidents (as/if applicable), are hereby ratified, 1861
adopted and/or confirmed, as required, for the Annual Term beginning September 01, 2008, 1862
and until their successors are duly qualified. 1863
1864
� Approval of Independent Accountants & Auditors 1865
President Elect & Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed called the question pertaining to the 1866
continuing retainer of Brady W are as the independent auditing firm of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) 1867
and the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA) for fiscal year of October 01, 2008 through 1868
September 30, 2009. 1869
Subsequent to discussion, and on the motion of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod with 1870
second of President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston and following the President Elect’s call of the 1871
question, with no response, it was unanimously 1872
RESOLVED That Brady Ware, Dayton, Ohio, shall be retained as the Accountants and Auditors 1873
of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and Amateur Trapshooting Association of 1874
America (ATAA) through and including fiscal year 2009, on terms and conditions to be agreed 1875
upon in a commercially reasonable manner and as consistent with custom and past practice. 1876
1877
� Adoption of ATA Official Rules 1878
Following the reviews, changes and/or amendments that have occurred during these, and prior, Continuing 1879
Meeting(s) and pursuant to Article XIII of the By-Laws of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and the 1880
Amateur Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA) and upon the motion of Southern Zone Vice President 1881
John D. Hiter with second of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., and following the President 1882
Elect’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 1883
RESOLVED That the Amateur Trapshooting Association Official Rules, as the same are shown 1884
and designated in the Amateur Trapshooting Association Official Rules (Booklet) Reprinted 1885
September 01, 2007, and as such ATA Official Rules (Rule Book) may be currently amended, 1886
revised and/or reprinted, are hereby adopted and shall be effective throughout the Term, 1887
ending August 31, 2009, for the conduct of Registered Trapshoots including the promotion and 1888
governance of the sport of trapshooting throughout the world. 1889
1890
� Corporate Meeting Confirmation 1891
Secretary G. Mike Seitz advised President Elect Bruce F. Reed that this is the customary time to confirm the 1892
next scheduled meeting date of the Executive Committee. President Elect Reed agreed and subsequent to review 1893
and discussion, it was unanimously 1894
AGREED That the next regularly scheduled meeting (Winter meeting) of the ATA Executive 1895
Committee shall be held at a convenient meeting location (TBD) during the Autumn Satellite 1896
Grand American Tournament, Tucson, Arizona. The specific dates and time will be published 1897
when finalized by President Elect Bruce F. Reed. 1898
FURTHER AGREED That according to dictates of By-Law Article V, Executive Committee, 1899
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Section 6, the Executive Committee by unanimous acclamation hereby serves notice of its 1900
waiver of the requirement to meet, at least once, annually at the Corporate Headquarters of the 1901
ATA in Vandalia, Ohio. 1902
1903
� Secretary G. Mike Seitz advised that the existing Banking Resolution needed to be revised and updated so 1904
that the ATA Corporate Officers can continue to properly, and efficiently, complete their duties on behalf of the 1905
Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and/or the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America (ATAA). 1906
The Resolution, by title, is captioned Corporate Resolution and Authority and has been amended and reproduced by 1907
the Secretary, as follows: 1908
Subsequent to this advice and presentment and upon the motion of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm.M. 1909
(Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod and following the President 1910
Elect's call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 1911
RESOLVED That the following Resolution(s) are hereby adopted and/or approved this date and 1912
time with an effective date of September 01, 2008, without further amendment or modification: 1913
BE IT RESOLVED That the following designated officers and/or agents of the Corporation, or 1914
any of them, are hereby authorized and directed to open an Account or Accounts with any 1915
Federal or state bank, providing such bank provides protection for Account(s) with Federal 1916
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or other Federal agency for protection of Accounts, for 1917
the purpose of engaging in transactions to purchase, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise enter 1918
into Agreements, Contracts, Commitments, or similar Agreements, for cash or forward 1919
settlement or future contracts, either mandatory or optional or both, for the following types 1920
of Instruments: 1921
U.S. Government and Federal Agency Securities; Money Market Instruments, including but not 1922
limited to, Certificates of Deposit, Bankers Acceptances, Deposit Checking Accounts, Savings 1923
Accounts and Commercial paper; Mortgage Backed Securities; Federal Home Loan Mortgage 1924
Association and Federal National Association Securities; Finance Agreements, including but 1925
not limited to, Resale, Repurchase, Borrowing and Lending Agreements for U.S. Government 1926
and Federal Agency Securities, Money Market Instruments and Mortgage Backed Securities; 1927
Tax-Free obligations including, but not limited to, Municipal Notes and Tax Exempt private 1928
placements. 1929
DESIGNATED OFFICERS AND/OR AGENTS 1930
NAME CORPORATE TITLE SIGNATURE 1931
1932
Bruce F. Reed President 1933By: /BFR
1934
Thomas G. Burkey Treasurer 1935By: /TGB
1936
James L. Thompson Executive Director 1937By: /JLT
1938
Connie J. Collier Office Manager 1939By: /CJC
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That for all Account(s) authorized above, the designated officers 1940
and/or agents are authorized to commit, bind, and obligate the Corporation to execute 1941
transactions, and in connection therewith to deliver securities and monies, to sign and deliver 1942
agreements, contracts, commitments and confirmations and other necessary and desirable 1943
or customary documents, and that the banking institution(s) in which any Account(s) is 1944
opened by designated officers and/or agents is authorized to act upon any verbal or written 1945
orders and instructions from the designated officers in connection with such Accounts and 1946
transactions. 1947
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the banking institution in which any Account is opened by 1948
designated officers and/or agents may rely upon this Resolution in its entirety until notified 1949
in writing of the modification, replacement or revocation hereof by action of the Executive 1950
Committee of the Amateur Trapshooting Association and/or Amateur Trapshooting 1951
Association of America. 1952
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That Secretary G. Mike Seitz prepared original and 1953
conforming copies of independent, Authorizing Agreements for both the Amateur 1954
Trapshooting Association (ATA) and the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America 1955
(ATAA) which were executed in the original by all individuals party thereto. 1956
1957
President Elect Bruce F. Reed called for any other business to properly come before the Executive Committee 1958
pertaining to Reorganization issues; there being no response, President Elect Reed concluded the Reorganization 1959
Meeting and thanked all of the Executive Committee Members and other Committee Appointees for their contributions 1960
and support. The Executive Committee Members, likewise, thanked President Elect Reed and thanked him for his 1961
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selections and assignments and offered their continuing support to the ATA and himself during his term of Office. 1962
These actions and reports conclude the official presentations of the 2009 ATA Executive Committee (for the 1963
Annual Term expiring August 31, 2009, at this Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting held during the 2008 1964
Grand American W orld Trapshooting Championships Tournament. 1965
President Neil M. W inston resumed as Chair of the meeting. All of the Executive Committee members 1966
extended their best wishes to the ATA staff and membership. President W inston thanked the Executive Committee 1967
for their support and diligent work, during his Presidential term, and that which was devoted to the ATA, its membership 1968
and staff members. 1969
President W inston reiterated a prior statement by expressing his pleasure at the election of W estern Zone Vice 1970
President Bruce F. Reed, as President, and Jeff L. W agner, as the newly elected Central Zone Vice President. 1971
President W inston concluded that he will continue to make himself available to the Executive Committee and the ATA 1972
staff members should his assistance be needed or desired. 1973
1974
1975
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neil M. Winston called a Recess as indicated 1976
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECESS AT 09:55 HRS. 1977
(August 05, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING RESUMED AT 10:15 HRS. 1978
All Executive Committee Members answered the Call at the resumption of the Meeting. 1979
1980
19811982
SATELLITE GRAND CONSIDERATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS 1983
1984
k 22nd Great Lakes Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 16, 2008 [IN ABSENTIA] 1985
As previously authorized by the Executive Committee (and for the convenience of the Satellite Zone 1986
Representatives), the enabling review for the 22nd Great Lakes Grand was held in absentia. 1987
Subsequent to this review and discussion and on the motion of President & Central Zone Vice President 1988
Neil M. Winston with second of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M . (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., and following the 1989
President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 1990
RESOLVED that the Michigan Trapshooting Association (MTA) is hereby granted permission 1991
to host a registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the Great Lakes Satellite Grand 1992
American Tournament on the (proposed) dates of May 19, 2009, through May 25, 2009. The 1993
Tournament shall be held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association (MTA) homegrounds 1994
located in Mason, Michigan. The Michigan Trapshooting Association (MTA) is granted license 1995
to utilize the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for promotion and 1996
conduct of this Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other 1997
authority or permission is granted, hereby. 1998
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 1999
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2000
Tournament Contract and submit same to the Michigan Trapshooting Association for proper 2001
execution. 2002
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2003
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2004
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2005
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2006
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2007
viability of the Satellite venues. 2008
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director and/or Office Manager Connie J. Collier will 2009
not execute the Satellite Contract until he/she receives the required Letter, from the Michigan 2010
Trapshooting Association (MTA), approving the Tournament at Michigan Trapshooting 2011
Association homegrounds in Mason, Michigan, on the (proposed) dates of May 19, 2009, 2012
through May 25, 2009, has been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2013
2014
k 33rd Spring Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 16, 2008 [IN ABSENTIA] 2015
As previously authorized by the Executive Committee (and for the convenience of the Satellite Zone 2016
Representatives), the enabling review for the 33rd Spring Grand was held in absentia. 2017
Subsequent to this review and discussion and on the motion of W estern Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed 2018
with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, and following the President’s call of the question, 2019
with no response, it was unanimously 2020
RESOLVED that the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club is hereby granted permission to host a 2021
registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the Spring Satellite Grand American 2022
Tournament on the dates of February 16, 2009, through February 22, 2009. The Tournament 2023
shall be held at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club at Tucson, Arizona. Tucson Trap & Skeet 2024
Gun Club and/or the Arizona State Trapshooting Association are granted license to utilize the 2025
Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for promotion and conduct of 2026
this Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other authority or 2027
permission is granted, hereby. 2028
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2029
34
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2030
Tournament Contract and submit same to the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club for proper 2031
execution. 2032
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2033
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2034
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2035
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2036
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2037
viability of the Satellite venues. 2038
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2039
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Satellite Contract until he/she receives the required 2040
Letter, from the Arizona State Trapshooting Association, approving the Tournament at Tucson 2041
Trap & Skeet Gun Club in Tucson, Arizona, on the (proposed) dates of February 16, 2009, 2042
through February 22, 2009, has been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2043
2044
REVIEW CONTINUED ... SUPPLEMENTAL 2045
k 6th Autumn Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 16, 2008 [IN ABSENTIA] 2046
Subsequent to this additional review and discussion and on the motion of Western Zone Vice President 2047
Bruce F. Reed with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod, and following the President’s 2048
call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 2049
RESOLVED that the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club is hereby granted permission to host a 2050
registered trapshooting Tournament to be known as the Autumn Satellite Grand American 2051
Tournament on the dates of TBD - 2009, through TBD - 2009. The Tournament shall be held 2052
at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club at Tucson, Arizona. Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club 2053
and/or the Arizona State Trapshooting Association are granted license to utilize the Amateur 2054
Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for promotion and conduct of this 2055
Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other authority or 2056
permission is granted, hereby. 2057
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2058
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2059
Tournament Contract and submit same to the Tucson Trap & Skeet Gun Club for proper 2060
execution. 2061
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2062
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2063
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2064
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2065
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2066
viability of the Satellite venues. 2067
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2068
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Satellite Contract until he/she receives the required 2069
Letter, from the Arizona State Trapshooting Association, approving the Tournament at Tucson 2070
Trap & Skeet Gun Club in Tucson, Arizona, on the (proposed) dates of TBD - 2009, through 2071
TBD - 2009, has been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2072
2073
k 5th Empire Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 11, 2008, 08:49 Hrs. 2074
President Neil M. W inston welcomed Dave Kelly to the meeting to present NYSATA requests for the 2075
Northeastern Satellite Grand American and the Empire Satellite Grand American Tournaments. Representative Kelly 2076
stated that both Grand American Satellite Tournaments remain quite popular - and “with a bit of cooperation with the 2077
weather, they should both increase in popularity and attendance.” Representative Kelly advised that the officers of 2078
the NYSATA would like to seek Executive Committee approval to hold and conduct the Empire Satellite Grand 2079
American Tournament on May 27 through May 31, 2009. 2080
Subsequent to further review and discussion and on the motion of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. 2081
(Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., with second of President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston, and following the 2082
President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 2083
RESOLVED that the New York State Amateur Trapshooting Association (NYSATA) is hereby 2084
granted permission to host a registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the Empire 2085
Satellite Grand American Tournament on the dates of May 27, 2009, through May 31, 2009 . The 2086
Tournament shall be held at the NYSATA Homegrounds in Cicero, New York. The New York 2087
State Amateur Trapshooting Association (NYSATA) is granted license to utilize the Amateur 2088
Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for promotion and conduct of this 2089
Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other authority or 2090
permission is granted hereby. 2091
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2092
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2093
Tournament Contract and submit same to the New York State Amateur Trapshooting 2094
Association (NYSATA) for proper execution. 2095
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2096
35
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2097
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2098
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2099
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2100
viability of the Satellite venues. 2101
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2102
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Contract until the required Letter from the New York State 2103
Amateur Trapshooting Association approving the Tournament to be held at the NYSATA 2104
homegrounds in Cicero, New York, on the dates of May 27, 2009, through May 31, 2009, has 2105
been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2106
2107
REVIEW CONTINUED ... SUPPLEMENTAL 2108
k 24th Northeastern Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 13, 2007, 08:42 Hrs. 2109
Subsequent to further review and discussion and on the motion of Eastern Zone Vice President Wm. M. 2110
(Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., with second of President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston, and following the 2111
President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 2112
RESOLVED that the New York State Amateur Trapshooting Association (NYSATA) is hereby 2113
granted permission to host a registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the 2114
Northeastern Satellite Grand American Tournament on the dates of September 15, 2009, 2115
through September 20, 2009 . The Tournament shall be held at the NYSATA Homegrounds in 2116
Cicero, New York. The New York State Amateur Trapshooting Association (NYSATA) is 2117
granted license to utilize the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename 2118
for promotion and conduct of this Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament 2119
and no other authority or permission is granted hereby. 2120
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2121
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2122
Tournament Contract and submit same to the New York State Amateur Trapshooting 2123
Association (NYSATA) for proper execution. 2124
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2125
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2126
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2127
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2128
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2129
viability of the Satellite venues. 2130
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2131
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Contract until the required Letter from the New York State 2132
Amateur Trapshooting Association approving the Tournament to be held at the NYSATA 2133
homegrounds in Cicero, New York, on the dates of September 15, 2009, through September 2134
20, 2009, has been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2135
2136
k 30th Southwestern Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 05, 2008, 08:04 Hrs. 2137
President Neil M. W inston welcomed Mr. Mike Hampton, Jr., Manager of the National Shooting Complex, to 2138
the Executive Committee meeting to review the proposal for the hosting of the 30th Southwestern Satellite Grand 2139
American Tournament. Manager Mike Hampton, Jr., advised that the modified - International trap - fields remain quite 2140
popular and successful. Manager Hampton advised that unless there are objections from the Executive Committee 2141
that for the 2009 Tournament, the National Gun Club is going to consider post card announcements of the Tournament 2142
and restrict the printing of programs and mailing. “The costs of printing and mailing are still escalating and we - all gun 2143
clubs - need to take advantage of the ever increasing popularity of the Internet for such notifications,” advised Manager 2144
Hampton. 2145
[Secretary’s note: The Executive Committee did not raise any objections to this particular approach and 2146
asked that they be kept advised if there were complaints lodged and to the overall impact of the 2147
distribution method.] 2148
2149
Manager Hampton reviewed a few other changes that he would like the Executive Committee to consider (i.e., 2150
attendance pin and logo productions). Subsequent to a brief discussion, the Executive Committee took those requests 2151
under advisement and advised Manager Hampton that further consideration would be given to them at subsequent 2152
meetings. Manager Hampton also advised that twenty (20) Pat-Traps have been installed on the shooting line with 2153
six (6) more planned for the Fall (2008). The Executive Committee was unanimous in their praise for Manager 2154
Hampton and their progressive attitude in preserving and promoting the trap venues at the National Shooting Complex. 2155
Subsequent to this review and discussion and on the motion of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary 2156
L. Sherrod with second of Western Zone Vice President Bruce F. Reed, and following the President’s call of the 2157
question, with no response, it was unanimously 2158
RESOLVED that the National Shooting Complex is hereby granted permission to host a 2159
registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the Southwestern Satellite Grand 2160
American Tournament on the dates of April 11, 2009, through April 19, 2009. The Tournament 2161
shall be held at the National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, Texas. The National Shooting 2162
Complex and the Texas Trapshooting Association are granted license to utilize the Amateur 2163
Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for promotion and conduct of this 2164
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Tournament. Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other authority or 2165
permission is granted hereby. 2166
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2167
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2168
Tournament Contract and submit same to the National Shooting Complex for proper 2169
execution. 2170
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the National Shooting Complex is hereby granted special 2171
privilege for the 2009 Southwestern Satellite Grand to use the following name (if scheduled): 2172
KIDS & KLAYS SOUTHWESTERN SATELLITE GRAND AMERICAN - in recognition of their 2173
benevolent, and charitable, efforts on behalf of this fine organization. 2174
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2175
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2176
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2177
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2178
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2179
viability of the Satellite venues. 2180
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2181
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Contract until the required Letter from the Texas 2182
Trapshooting Association approving the Tournament to be held at the National Shooting 2183
Complex, San Antonio, Texas, and the requested dates of April 11, 2009, through April 19, 2184
2009, has been received and recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2185
2186
k 29th Southern Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 16, 2008 [IN ABSENTIA] 2187
Subsequent to further review and discussion and on the motion of Southern Zone Vice President John D. 2188
Hiter with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod and following the President’s call of the 2189
question, with no response, it was unanimously 2190
RESOLVED that the Silver Dollar Shooting Club is granted permission to host a registered 2191
trapshooting tournament to be known as the Southern Satellite Grand American Tournament 2192
on the dates of March 09, 2009, through March 15, 2009. The Tournament shall be held at the 2193
Silver Dollar Shooting Club in Odessa, Florida. Silver Dollar Shooters Club and/or Silver Dollar 2194
Properties is granted license to utilize the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) Logo and 2195
Tradename for the promotion and conduct of this Tournament. Said license is exclusive to 2196
this Tournament and no other authority or permission is granted hereby. 2197
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2198
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2199
Tournament Contract and submit same to the Silver Dollar Shooters Club for proper execution. 2200
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2201
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2202
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2203
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2204
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2205
viability of the Satellite venues. 2206
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2207
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Contract until the required letter from the Florida State 2208
Trapshooting Association approving the Tournament to be held in Odessa, Florida, and the 2209
requested dates of March 09, 2009, through March 15, 2009, has been received and recorded 2210
at the ATA headquarters. 2211
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REVIEW CONTINUED ... SUPPLEMENTAL 2212
k 10th Dixie Grand (Odessa, Florida) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 16, 2008 [IN ABSENTIA] 2213
Subsequent to further review and discussion and on the motion of Southern Zone Vice President John D. 2214
Hiter with second of Southwestern Zone Vice President Gary L. Sherrod and following the President’s call of the 2215
question, with no response, it was unanimously 2216
RESOLVED that the Silver Dollar Shooting Club is hereby granted conditional permission to 2217
host a registered trapshooting tournament to be known as the Dixie Satellite Grand American 2218
Tournament on the dates of January 12, 2009, through January 18, 2009. The Tournament 2219
shall be held at the Silver Dollar Shooters Club in Odessa, Florida. Silver Dollar Shooters Club 2220
and/or Silver Dollar Properties is granted license to utilize the Amateur Trapshooting 2221
Association (ATA) Logo and Tradename for the promotion and conduct of this Tournament. 2222
Said license is exclusive to this Tournament and no other authority or permission is granted 2223
hereby. 2224
FURTHER RESOLVED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2225
Connie J. Collier are hereby directed to prepare an appropriate Satellite Grand American 2226
Tournament Contract and submit same to the Silver Dollar Shooters Club for proper execution. 2227
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Target and Shooter Service fees (exclusive of daily 2228
fees) remain, and shall be limited to, a maximum charge of Twenty Nine ($29.00) Dollars per 2229
hundred in all sanctioned Satellite Grand American Tournaments, subject to further review and 2230
adjustment, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee, due to the current exigent 2231
circumstances pertaining to fuel and pitch costs and their respective impact on the financial 2232
viability of the Satellite venues. 2233
FURTHER NOTED That ATA Executive Director Jim L. Thompson and/or Office Manager 2234
Connie J. Collier will not execute the Contract until the required letter from the Florida State 2235
Trapshooting Association approving the Tournament to be held in Odessa, Florida, and the 2236
requested dates of January 12, 2009, through January 18, 2009, has been received and 2237
recorded at the ATA headquarters. 2238
2239
k 22nd Western Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 15, 2008 2240
2009 considerations were deferred at the request of President Elect & W estern Zone Vice President Bruce 2241
F. Reed. Scheduled location and shoot dates are tentative at this time. W estern Zone Vice President Reed noted that 2242
he will confirm at the earliest possible opportunity and advise the Executive Committee of his decision in this regard. 2243
2244
k 2nd Heartland Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 15, 2008 2245
2009 considerations were deferred to the collective decision of the Executive Committee during subsequent 2246
meetings. Central Zone Vice President Elect Jeff L. W agner was charged with the responsibility to analyze the 2247
Heartland Grand Tournament and offer his preliminary opinion and recommendation to the Executive Committee at 2248
his earliest opportunity. 2249
22502251
MISCELLANEOUS MEETINGS, VISITS AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES 2252
COMPILATION OF DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULED MEETINGS 2253
2254
August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:30 Hrs. 2255
( ATA Employment Issues 2256
President Neil M. W inston introduced ATA Marketing Coordinator [now Marketing Manager] Nick Aycock to the 2257
meeting so that he could review the results from the preliminary interview that he and ATA Office Manager Connie J. 2258
Collier conducted in regard to filling the IT position for the ATA. Subsequent to the discussions, President W inston 2259
thanked Marketing Coordinator Aycock for his presentations and recommendations. The Executive Committee was 2260
favorably inclined to offer the position to the individual (as presented) but wanted to defer the final decision - pending 2261
the outcome of the Executive Director interviews. Mr. Aycock readily agreed with the EC’s judgment and noted that 2262
he will save the notes and recommendations that he and Office Manager Collier developed and share them with the 2263
Executive Director, as or when hired. 2264
[Secretary’s note: Confidential discussions were conducted in Executive Session as per standard 2265
protocol.] 2266
2267
August 04, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:05 Hrs. 2268
( NRA/ATA MOU - Coaches’ Training Clinics 2269
President Neil M. W inston called for an Executive Session to discuss the recently (NRA) proposed amendment 2270
to the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) operating agreement between the NRA and ATA. ATA Youth 2271
Development Director Edie P. Fleeman was invited to the meeting to present the gist of the present MOU and a 2272
summary prepared by herself and Secretary G. Mike Seitz with regard to the ramifications, and import, of the NRA 2273
proposed amendment. 2274
38
August 08, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08:51 Hrs. 2275
( Executive Session meeting with Tournament Director Mike Hampton, Sr., to discuss certain 2276
issues with the Locker Room at the WSRC and future office arrangements. 2277
2278
August 08, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 Hrs. 2279
( NRA/ATA - Meeting Between NRA and ATA Representatives 2280
Don Sipes, David Coy and Past President Dr. Thomas P. Arvas (as Chair of the NRA Shotgun Committee) 2281
were welcomed to the Executive Committee meeting by President Neil M. W inston. This meeting was scheduled 2282
between the two (2) organizations so they could properly review and debate the proposed amendment to the current 2283
MOU that governs material aspects of the NRA/ATA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pertaining to the (Trap) 2284
Coaches’ Training Schools that are being conducted by the ATA. 2285
[Secretary’s note: All ensuing discussions were conducted in Executive Session pending the 2286
completion of the review and negotiations.] 2287
2288
August 10, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08:00 Hrs. 2289
( Budweiser Shoot-Out at the Grand American 2290
There was much discussion with Tournament Director Mike Hampton with reference to the eligibility of 2291
Budweiser Shoot-Out participants. To gain a better perspective of Budweiser’s intent, President Neil M. W inston called 2292
for Dick Marascola (Marketing Committee Member and liaison with Anheuser-Bush) to meet with the Executive 2293
Committee. Marketing Committee Member Marascola (and CHC Chair) visited with the Executive Committee and 2294
directly confirmed that ALL participants in the Budweiser sponsored event should be eligible for selection to the 2295
Budweiser Shoot-Out. 2296
2297
August 10, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08:15 Hrs. 2298
( “Shoot-Up” Rule as Applied to the NRA Singles 2299
Bob Stuart, Owner, of R.J. Stuart Computer Services confirmed that many shooters were disgruntled with the 2300
fact that they could not shoot the second hundred of the NRA singles that were conducted over Saturday and Sunday. 2301
The Executive Committee was already made aware that, literally, dozens of entries were refused for the second 2302
hundred of the NRA singles and the Executive Committee was determined not to have this happen again. Bob Stuart 2303
advised the Executive Committee members that he could rewrite his current software - “on the fly” - but it might cause 2304
a crash of the entire shoot program without proper testing ... testing that he did not have time to conduct during the 2305
Grand American, itself. After much discussion, it was decided to disregard the “fix” this year but next year - by 2306
unanimous consensus of the Executive Committee - “no event programs will be split, such as the NRA Singles event 2307
was this year.” Mr. Stuart further advised his program was written to conform with the ATA’s no “Shoot-Up” rule which 2308
is why the lock-out existed in the first place. 2309
[Refer: Section IV, ATA Tournaments, D, Firing Position and Shooting Order.] 2310
2311
August 10, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13:00 Hrs. 2312
( Dieter Krieghoff 2313
The Executive Committee was pleased to meet with Dieter Krieghoff and to openly address some of his 2314
concerns with the Krieghoff sponsorship. Subsequent to these discussions, it was the unanimous consensus that 2315
Marketing Coordinator Nick Aycock [now manager] will keep Mr. Krieghoff advised of the on-going planning and results 2316
of the meeting concluded this date. Dieter Krieghoff noted that he was pleased to find the Executive Committee 2317
receptive to his concerns and ideas and looks forward to a continuing dialog in the best interest of the ATA and its 2318
numerous sponsors. 2319
2320
August 11, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08:00 Hrs. 2321
( Tourism Bureau Southwestern Illinois 2322
W ith the acquiescence of President Neil M. W inston, Eastern Zone Vice President W m. M. (Bill) Anzaldi, Jr., 2323
introduced Pat W hite, Marketing Director, and Scott W inter, Sports Marketing Manager of the Tourism Bureau Illinois 2324
Tourism. These two (2) representatives were appearing before the Executive Committee to propose their Lodging 2325
Services Proposal. 2326
Subsequent to the presentation and Q&A period, it was by consensus agreement of the Executive Committee 2327
RESOLVED That ATA Marketing Manager Nick Aycock shall be, and is hereby, authorized to 2328
effect the Plan and Agreement as presented this date and time. 2329
BE IT NOTED FOR THE RECORD That the Executive Committee was in unanimous agreement 2330
that such a program could prove to be of valuable benefit to the ATA membership and Grand 2331
American attendees. 2332
2333
August 12, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09:03 Hrs. 2334
( Meeting with IDNR Representatives 2335
Chris Hespen, Facilities Manager/W SRC, and Nicky Christian, Vendor Coordinator, met with the Executive 2336
Committee to explore future W SRC opportunities that would hopefully benefit both the ATA and IDNR. Manager 2337
Hespen explained that IDNR Acting Director Sam Flood was unable to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict 2338
that was unavoidable; therefore, the planned discussions regarding the Memorandum of Understanding and included 2339
Lease Amendments will be deferred to a later date. 2340
Subsequent to an interactive dialog, it was determined that Facilities Manager Hespen will reduce his thoughts 2341
and anticipations to a writing and submit them to Secretary G. Mike Seitz for distribution to the Executive Committee 2342
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members. President Neil M. W inston thanked Mr. Hespen and Ms. Christian for taking the time to visit with the 2343
Executive Committee to explore mutually beneficial ideas and President W inston also extended his thanks and that 2344
of the ATA membership for all the preparations that were made by IDNR for this year’s Grand American Tournament. 2345
2346
August 13, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08:30 Hrs. 2347
( Past President & Alaska Delegate Dave R. Kaiser and Executive Committee Summaries 2348
Past President & Alaska Delegate David R. Kaiser met with the Executive Committee to present his views of 2349
the newly formed Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (a/k/a SSSF and 3SF) organization and what he 2350
believed to be their intentions with respect to registered shooting and membership in the three (3) National Governing 2351
Bodies (NGB) consisting of ATA, NSSA and NSCA. Past President Kaiser advised that he has been approached to 2352
serve as an advisor of this newly formed shooting organization that was formed to assume the lead - and exclusive 2353
role - in handling the former SCTP program that is currently managed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation 2354
(NSSF). Past President Kaiser emphasized that he can offer no guarantees as to the ultimate approach that SSSF 2355
will take as to the conduct of their tournaments and the registered aspects of the program, but he “is 90% confident 2356
that SCTP will have its national championships in 2009 at Sparta (W SRC) in conjunction with the Grand American.” 2357
Past President Kaiser also reminded the Executive Committee that President Neil M. W inston has received 2358
a letter of assurance (“twice”) from Bill Christy, President of SSSF, in which it is stated that the 2009 SSSF 2359
championships will be conducted at the W SRC and that the program targets will be registered. President W inston 2360
added that he did, in fact, receivethe referenced letter and two (2) emails from SSSF President W illiam Christy. 2361
President Christy wrote: “To be clear, the SSSF will take over operation of SCTP in January 2009 and will require 2362
registered targets for each discipline at the 2009 SCTP State Qualification Championships and the 2009 SCTP 2363
National Championships.” 2364
Executive Committee Summaries 2365
President W inston advised that he has spoken, by phone, to President Christy and noted that the critical 2366
requirement for the ATA, that the trap national championship be held at Sparta in conjunction with the Grand American 2367
- both in 2009 and in the future - was not covered by the email. President Christy said “if I were a betting man, I’d say 2368
that is what is going to happen” (presumably in 2009, since President Christy’s email was limited to that time-frame). 2369
President W inston recounted this exchange to the Executive Committee and, again, advised that not only the 2370
tim ing of the youth national championship but also the location and permanence of the commitment were, in his 2371
opinion, too important to be trusted to emails and phone calls and what the ATA requires - to meet its fiduciary 2372
obligations to the Corporate Body and its membership - are definitives to protect the ATA’s vital interests in preserving 2373
the youth aspects of the registered trapshooting sport. President W inston also emphasized that the Executive 2374
Committee has a responsibility to encourage participating at the W SRC for other interested parties and entities (i.e., 2375
IDNR, ATA sponsors and vendors). He also reminded the members of the Executive Committee that they all traveled 2376
to the 2008 SHOT Show to attend a specially called meeting to secure such assurances and/or guarantees from 2377
SCTP, Bill Christy or anyone in a position to give them, and received none and have subsequently pressed for same 2378
from any interested and/or responsible party without success. 2379
Upon conclusion of President W inston’s and Past President Kaiser’s comments, the Executive Committee 2380
members thanked Past President Kaiser for taking the time to speak with the Executive Committee and assured him 2381
that they would make a decision that operates to the continuing - and best - interests of the ATA and its membership. 2382
2383
August 14, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:04 Hrs. 2384
( Trapshooting Hall of Fame, Inc. - Treasurer’s Position 2385
ATA Treasurer, Thomas G. Burkey, announced that the Trapshooting Hall of Fame, Inc., has requested that 2386
he consider serving as its treasurer due to the recent resignation of Phil C. W right as its Secretary & Treasurer. Past 2387
President W right voluntarily stepped down as the HOF Secretary & Treasurer in order to avoid any appearance of 2388
impropriety or a conflict of interest due to other pending and personal interactions with the HOF. 2389
Treasurer Burkey advised that “if there are no objections from the voting members of the ATA Executive 2390
Committee” that he will most probably accept the appointment. President Neil M. W inston canvassed the members 2391
present and there were no objections raised. Secretary G. Mike Seitz, responding to a direct question, stated that 2392
“there is no inherent legal conflict of interest between the ATA and the HOF with Treasurer Burkey serving in both 2393
capacities.” 2394
2395
August 14, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:15 Hrs. 2396
( Meeting with Ben, Alan & Betty Loveless 2397
President Neil M. W inston invited Ben, Alan & Betty Loveless to meet with the Executive Committee prior to 2398
the Annual Board Meeting to review their thoughts on the current state of affairs with the various - and seemingly 2399
competing - youth shooting groups. All three (3) individuals presented great insight into the factions that have 2400
developed and offered good advice - in the best interests of the shooting sports and, in particular, the ATA. 2401
2402
August 16, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:03 Hrs. 2403
( ATA Youth Trapshooting 2404
President Neil M. W inston and President Elect Bruce F. Reed led a proactive discussion and debate over the 2405
future of ATA Youth Trapshooting. Many of the details discussed - and plans made - were conducted in Executive 2406
Session, but both Officers wanted it official recognized in the Record as follows: 2407
Subsequent to exhaustive review and debate and on the motion of President Elect & Western Zone Vice 2408
President Bruce F. Reed with second of President & Central Zone Vice President Neil M. Winston and following 2409
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the President’s call of the question, with no response, it was unanimously 2410
RESOLVED That the ATA Executive Committee, as enabled by the Board of Directors during 2411
the 2007 Annual Meeting and confirmed during the 2008 Annual Meeting, will do all things 2412
necessary and/or expedient to continue with - or create - a fully functioning ATA registered 2413
Youth Trapshooting program that supports, and fosters, the corporate purpose and ideals 2414
established over these many years with, and for, the ATA’s registering youth. 2415
2416
August 16, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:03 Hrs. 2417
( Creation of an ad hoc ATA Steering Committee 2418
President Elect Bruce F. Reed advised the Executive Committee that it was his desire to appoint an ad hoc 2419
ATA Steering Committee to interact with - and offer suggestions to - the Executive Committee for the betterment of 2420
the ATA. President Elect Reed will make his final decisions in this regard and contact those individuals that he wants 2421
to consider for the Steering Committee. His preliminary thoughts are that those individuals and/or groups of individuals 2422
that are chosen will meet on an informal basis with him at the various Satellite Grand American Tournaments or other 2423
major shoots throughout the Country during his Presidential term. The President Elect wants this Steering Committee 2424
to be a “free thinking - out-of-the-box” kind of Committee to consider the future of registered trapshooting and how we 2425
need to be positioning ourselves (ATA) at this time to make certain that the ATA continues to provide competitive and 2426
entertainment service to its members that, yet, enables the ATA to function as viable business entity in this increasingly 2427
competitive marketplace. 2428
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ADJOURNMENT 2430
2431
FOR THE GOOD OF THE AMATEUR TRAPSHOOTING ASSOCIATION, President Neil M. Winston called for the 2432
presentation of further business, with no response, and subsequent to reviewing the Meeting Agenda and polling the 2433
Executive Committee members, it was determined that there was no further business to properly come before the 2434
Executive Committee at this Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting, and on unanimous concurrence of all 2435
Executive Committee members present, this Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting was recessed at 14:30 2436
Hrs., Central Daylight Time (CDT) on August 16, 2008, and will stand adjourned at the conclusion of the 2008 2437
Grand American World Trapshooting Championships Tournament. 2438
2439
2440
Respectfully submitted: 24412442
Certification: 2443
I, G. Mike Seitz, Corporate Secretary, of the Amateur Trapshooting Association and recording for the Executive 2444
Committee, hereby certify that the foregoing Minute Record is substantially accurate and complete, subject to 2445
edification of the Executive Committee as a whole. 2446
The undersigned, duly appointed Secretary of the Amateur Trapshooting Association, further certifies: 2447
� Notice of this Regularly Scheduled and Continuing Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Amateur 2448
Trapshooting Association, commencing August 04, 2008, at Sparta, Illinois, was properly given. 2449
� At this Regular Scheduled and Continuing Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Amateur 2450
Trapshooting Association, a quorum was constituted in accordance with said Notice. 2451
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2453
By: Secretary 2454
G. Mike Seitz 2455
Amateur Trapshooting Association 2456