USQRA

Nationals & AGM
The United States Quad Rugby Association National Championships will be held on April 15-18 in Phoenix, Arizona. All Team Representatives are encouraged to attend the AGM on April 15th. If you are unable to attend, or send a team member in your place you may vote by proxy on the issues that are printed in the next newsletter. Please fax your vote to Kevin Orr at (205)868-2283 by April 12th and identify which additions or changes for which you are voting.

Any proposed Bylaw or Rule changes are due by March 24th
Any proposals/rule changes you want brought up for discussion or vote at the AGM must be submitted by March 24th. Your written request needs to be received by the Commissioner or Secretary no later than this date for it to be considered for the AGM agenda.

Open Board Positions
Commissioner
Secretary
Vice President
Treasurer

Rugby Chair Auction
EAGLE, QUICKIE, SPORTAID, and INVACARE continue to support our sport, and have once again supported our post-season tournaments with the donation of Rugby Chairs and cash. You have the opportunity to bid to win one of these chairs by open bid auction at this year's National Championships in Phoenix. The bids have been, and will continue to be open until the conclusion of the National Tournament. The current high bids can be viewed on the website, or by calling John Bishop at (561) 964-1712 until April 12th. The winners will be announced after the Championship Game. Call John for more details. Thank you to our sponsors for the support!

1999 Team USA Tryouts
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Institute in Warm Springs, GA will host the 1999 Team USA Rugby Tryouts on May 28-31st, 1999. This will be for a developmental team that will compete at the World Wheelchair Games in Christchurch, New Zealand in October. The team will consist of players without Paralympic or World Championship experience. Any athletes interested in trying out for this team should submit an application to the Secretary by April 7th. Anyone who has an interest in participating as staff members on this trip should prepare their resumes and submit them with a cover letter to the Secretary by March 31st. This includes coaches, team leader, equipment manager, trainer, team nurse etc.. Preference for staff members will be given to those qualified applicants with no previous international rugby experience, but no one is excluded from applying. Five players from each class will be selected to tryout. The final team will consist of 12 players, plus a five person staff.

Foot notes; those selected to try-out must be at the tryout camp by 8 PM on Friday, May 28th for orientation. You should expect to attend two additional training camps prior to New Zealand if selected to the National Team. The team will depart on October 4th and return on October 19th. The estimated cost of the trip is $3,000. The USQRA is working on securing partial funding, but you should be prepared to cover your own expenses or find sponsorship to cover them. Applications will be available on the web page soon, or by fax if you call the Secretary or President.

Selecting staff & team for the 2000 Paralympics
The coaching staff and team leader for the 2000 Paralympics will be chosen in November, 1999. Tryouts for the Paralympic team will be held in May/ June 2000.

Quad Rugby Central
Thanks to John Bishop and the writers who contribute articles from their tournaments, and from the world of rugby. We need you to contribute articles to publish on the web and in other publications. This is a great sport, and we all need to be involved with communication, not just a few. Check out http://quadrugby.com

USQRA Athlete of the Year & Spirit of Achievement Awards
You can cast a vote on the USQRA web site if there is someone that you would like to nominate for either of these awards. Criteria and information can be found in the last newsletter or online. Look for the animated icon on the Main Page and the Rugby Calendar of quadrugby.com. If you don't have Internet access you can call (561) 964-1712 to request a ballot. This is YOUR chance to recognize the people that you compete and share the sport with. Cast your vote today!

Autonomic Dysreflexia Information
The USQRA and PVA will be distributing a very informative brochure on Autonomic Dysreflexia very soon (It may be distributed as soon as the last few Sectionals or Nationals). It is published by PVA, and is available in both English and Spanish, and comes in a consumer or medical profession version. Details will be made available as soon as possible.

First Draft AGM AGENDA
I. Approve Minutes
II. Roll Call
III. President's Report
IV. Commissioner's Report
V. Treasurer's Report
VI. RAC Reports
a. East
b. North Central
c. South Central
d. West
VII. Committee Reports
A. Officials
B. Classification
C. Wheelchair Specification Committee Report Brad, Wayne, Dan
VIII. Constitution and Bylaws
IX. Rule Change Discuss standardizing wheelchair design
X. Old Business
A. Re establish Rule Committee
XI. New Business
· IWRF Involvement from the Board
· Change deadlines from January 15th to December 15th
-Transfer sections
-Drop Out
-Membership
· Classifier and Referee Development
· Guidelines for seeding.
· Second division championship {look for discussion in rugby talk}
XII. Elections
A. Commissioner
B. 2nd Vice President
C. Secretary
D. Treasurer
XIII. Regional, Sectional, and National Bids

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