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This year at the National Governing Body
meeting. there were new rules
that could
cause some confusion. In Pennsylvania
we
have already been confused with
some of the
new rules. So below is a summary
of the rule.
The Powerlines Newsletter with
the minutes
from the meeting click here.
Motion to offer a six-month high school membership
for $15 to be good from
December 1 through
May 31. Full year high
school membership
would remain $30. Pat Anderson.
Motion Passed
The six-month High School
"season"
membership applies only
to athletes competing
in High School only competitions.
To compete
in any other USA Powerlifting
competition,
a High School division
lifter must buy the
full year membership card,
or if currently
a "H.S. season"
member, pay the
additional fee (currently
$15.00) to upgrade
to the full year card.
So this rule was set to lower the price of
HS Memberships from $30 to $15. If you lift
outside of Dec 1 - May 31st, you must pay
the full $30. If you lift in a contest where
there are divisions other then HS you must
pay $30. So this rule does not help all HS
lifters, because of the limitations of which
you must stay in.
Require that the National
Office send out
to the NGB members, financial,
drug testing
and membership reports
on a quarterly basis.
Rationale: The communication
from the National
Office and the NGB has
fallen over the years.
This would help the NGB
be more informed
as to what is really going
on at the national
level. This may also keep
the EC more informed
so that they are not blind
sided by the reports
come annual NGB meeting
time like in years
past. Submitted by Shawn
Cain. Passed: For 24 against 5
I really don't know how this will affect
anyone or can be monitored.
Change membership expiration
date to be 12
months from the time of
purchase.
Rationale: This would help
the OMT'ing program
by reducing the problem
of members not having
a current membership at
the time of the OMT.
This is also something
that a lot of members
would like to see for making
our membership
more user friendly. Meets
held late in the
year always sell membership
cards, but like
the past few Hudson Natural
Open contests,
the memberships sold are
only good for just
over 2 months. That is
simply not user friendly.
Submitted by Shawn Cain.
Passed For 32 Against O Effective for memberships purchased July
13, 2001 and after.
Now this one is good and has been a long
time coming. Now your memberships are 12
months long and don't run out at the end
of each year. This is good for a couple reasons.
Before if you went to a contest in mid September
and bought a card, it would run out at the
end of December. A $40 membership, good for
3.5 months, what for?! Now this same scenario
you will have till the August 31st the following
year. This will also open the door for year
around OMT. Before you had to be a member
to be drug tested. Well now an athlete is
a member the whole year, so he/she can't
avoid a test by saying. "You can't test
me, I'm not a member."
Establish qualifying totals
for The High
School National Powerlifting
Championships
as follows: Passed as written
below.
Girls Freshman/Sophomore
97 105 114 123 132 148 165 181 198 198+
335 358 385 407 435 479 518 562 610 625
Girls Varsity
97 105 114 123 132 148 165 181 198 198+
360 385 413 440 462 512 551 600 655 672
Boys Freshman/Sophomore
114 123 132 148 165 181 198 220 242 275 275+
585 680 730 825 875 925 950 975 1020 1045 1070
Boys Varsity
114 123 132 148 165 181 198 220 242 275 275+
630 730 800 925 995 1035 1070 1135 1150 1190 1215
This rule is clear cut, now HS Lifters must achieve the above
totals to qualify for HS Nationals.
Limit lifting at a sanctioned
USAPL event
to members in good standing.
This is to include
exhibition and guest lifters.
Rationale: the USAPL is
the best drug testing
powerlifting organization
in the United States.
It was formed as an alternative
opportunity
for the Drug Free Powerlifter,
and one of
it's goals and missions
was to promote drug
free lifting. By limiting
lifting at any
USAPL event, in any way,
by members in good
standing, will help ensure
that we have our
missions and goals being
represented. The
fact that we are IPF affiliates
is also a
concern. Allowing non-members
represent us
may do damage to that affiliation
as well.
Submitted by Shawn Cain.
Passed: For 24 against
5
Clear cut.. You must be a member to lift
at a USAPL event, even if exhibition or guest
lifters.
Motion: "Grandfather"
previously
approved lifting apparel
such as Elite power
suits, Frantz bench shirts
as legal for use
at all USAPL sanctioned
competitions that
are not direct qualifiers
for IPF international
competition. This lifting
gear must meet
dimensional, material and
construction specifications
set forth in current rules.
Rationale: There are members of USAPL that
still own such equipment. They spent their
hard-earned money purchasing this equipment
which was legal to use until the past few
years. This equipment is not longer being
manufactured and available, let it die it's
normal existence by attrition. Do not make
lifters replace these items. Motion Failed.
For complete minutes of
the 2001 National
Meeting please click here.
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