SYNCHRO CANADA ANNUAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
CALL TO ORDER INSTRUCTIONS GoToWebinar format indicate a desire to speak or ask a question by raising your graphic hand or by typing a question in the question box. For Motions Chair will request a Mover, and Seconder, and then ask the question anyone against, or any abstentions? Simply Voting software need to access it through separate link which will be sent to your email address
ROLL CALL - DELEGATE LIST - QUORUM Newfoundland/Labrador Michael Anderson Jones - President Prince Edward Island Jodi Williams President Nova Scotia Pam Kidney Provincial Executive Director New Brunswick Nathalie Cyr President Quebec Julie Vezina Executive Director Ontario Jill Nelson - President Manitoba - Desiree Vanderwel - President Saskatchewan Kathleen Reynolds, Executive Director Alberta Helen Kelley President British Columbia RaeAnne Rose President Yukon Keith Maguire - President
OBSERVERS, STAFF AND GUESTS ØMOTION TO GIVE STAFF AND OBSERVERS A VOICE THAT Staff and observers be granted a voice at this meeting. ØREVIEW PROCESS FOR GUESTS TO SPEAK
AGENDA AND 2016 MINUTES ØMOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA THAT The agenda be approved as presented. ØMOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING AS PRESENTED (OR WITH CORRECTIONS) THAT The minutes of the 2016 Annual Meeting be approved as presented (and amended if applicable)
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 SYNCHRO CANADA ANNUAL MEETING PRESIDENT S REPORT Henry Scheil 6
TOPICS Your Synchro Canada board PSO boards Governance This yearà Last 3 monthsà Next steps 7
YOUR BOARD Henry Scheil Guy Côté Gail Donohue Judi Enns Bradette Joel Sanders Margie Schuett Jackie Buckingham Shelby Harding 8
PSOS / TSO PRESIDENTS Returning since last Annual Meeting Nfld/Labrador Michael Anderson Jones Nova Scotia Maurice Hurley Ontario Jill Nelson Manitoba Desiree Vanderwel Saskatchewan Tanya Pohl New this Year Prince Edward Island Jodi Williams New Brunswick Nathalie Cyr Quebec Marc Labelle Alberta Helen Kelley British Columbia RaeAnne Rose Yukon Keith Maguire 9
GOVERNANCE LEGITIMACY AND VOICE Participation provide a voice Consensus orientation DIRECTION Strategic vision understanding of the historical, cultural, complexities, future orientation PERFORMANCE Responsiveness ACCOUNTABILITY Accountability knowledge of our stakeholders, and what they expect. Transparency enough information is provided. FAIRNESS Equity Framework Effectiveness and efficiency 10
LEGITIMACY AND VOICE Participation & consensus orientation in the last 3 months: ØContinued growth with respect to governance guided by Richard Leblanc s mentorship & resources ØNominations - greater depth of candidates by looking deeper in the sports community ØExtending the use of GoToWebinar Ø Introduced 24/7 Respect Resource Line for athletes, coaches & others Ø Information & communication August PSO update call, several ED update calls; plus special calls Ø Workshops at Annual Meeting on important topics Ø Numerous parent, athlete & coach surveys 11
DIRECTION Strategic Vision Ø Strategic plan continues & proposed metrics Ø HP strategy rollout underway Decentralization progressing- more athlete/coach centred Training restarted & November training camp plans are underway ØRevised RTC ON model forms updated sustainable template ØSupport for Lisa Schott as TASC chair World series, Olympic selection, technical/difficulty, etc. 12
PERFORMANCE Responsiveness & Effectiveness and Efficiency Ø New course offering on gender & retention in Sport through Respect in Sport Group Ø Events - Submitted expressions of interest for 2 FINA events in 2018 Ø Successful at strengthening OTP relationship & achieved new funding Ø Budapest - seniors & masters. Ø Comen Cup & junior camps Ø Participation in FINA World Aquatics Day Ø International presence: Sheilagh Croxon nominated to FINA coaching committee; IOC released new harassment training course sponsored by Margo Mountjoy. Ø 26 CANSwimSynchro pilots; Plan 42 progress to implementation 13
ACCOUNTABILITY Accountability & Transparency Ø MD&A a new standard this year Ø Annual reporting of PSO's at AM aligns with Roles & Responsibilities. Ø Board effectiveness self-evaluation Ø Board and candidate skills assessments (largely self-assessments) Ø Staff reviews 14
FAIRNESS Equity & Framework Ø FINA rule changes for the quad Ø Overhaul of Conduct policies ØAdded a Privacy policy Ø Continued & expanded Respect in Sport training Ø Started implementation of Responsible Coaching Movement Ø Introduced 24/7 Resource Line for athletes, coaches & others 15
SYNCHRO-IN CANADA STRATEGIC PLAN ØDown the path in the strategic plan & guided by it Putting form to the plan (key results & metrics) Roles & responsibilities Ø Quite a variety of individuals at this conference Ø Operational plans reflect this; metrics underway Process & Planning Plan Formulation Execution & Monitoring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Approach & Plan Design Context articulation & key issue identification Initial information & analytical requirements Preliminary end state & strategic option Strategic plan development Conversion of strategy into actionable plans Benchmark metrics and early warning indicators Reporting & mid-cycle plan review Strategy adjustment refinement Board review & input Board review & input Board review & input Board review & input Board review & input Board review & input 16
THANKS TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY 17
THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY 18
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 SYNCHRO CANADA ANNUAL MEETING CEO REPORT Jackie Buckingham 19
SNAPSHOTS FROM 10,000 FEET UP 2014 AGM: Priorities - Athlete Dev t, exposure, gov t & sport partners, events, technology Computerized Judging System New livestream coverage 20
SNAPSHOTS FROM 10,000 FEET UP 2014 OTP Presentation: ü Plan 42 FINA Judging System objective measurement/ difficulty ü SY World Series Olympic Qualification Process 10 teams; 22 duets 21
SNAPSHOTS FROM 10,000 FEET UP National Talent ID Program GMP, Podium Pathway need to be able to measure and quantify athlete skill ü RTCs - DTE Competition Structure 22
10,000 FEET UP 2015 Worlds: ü Scientific measures objective data to quantify performance (height, speed, duration, pool coverage, formations, errors) ü Difficulty - define COUNTRY CANADA ITALY SPAIN RUSSIA CHINA JAPAN UKRAINE St Observer Frequency of Small Error (0.1) Obs 1 Obs 2 Obs 1 Obs 2 Obs 1 Obs 2 Obs 1 20 43 21 51 18 46 20 23 33 28 41 29 46 36 Average 31.5 36 32 21.5 30.5 35 41 Frequency of Medium Error (0.3) 15 7 11 5 18 10 9 2 7 7 8 6 15 7 Average 11 8 14 5.5 7 7 11 Frequency of Large Error (0.5) 7 1 7 0 22 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 10 8 Obs 2 Obs 1 Obs 2 Obs 1 Obs 2 Obs 1 Obs 2 Hi 5 Lo 1 A 32 Hi 1 Lo A 9 Hi 2 Lo ü Specific deductions for errors Average 4 3.5 11.5 1.5 1 2 9 Deduction Score 10 6,9 8,9 6,6 18,2 8,1 6,7 3,4 5,9 5,4 7,5 5,7 14,1 9,7 Ranking 5 5 4 4 7 6 2 1 1 2 3 3 236 7 Avg: 4.6
10,000 FEET UP - Count, measure, time, use technology to assist promote at international level and domestically. - Sport is
SNAPSHOTS FROM 10,000 FEET UP ØSPORT IS THE PURSUIT OF HUMAN ATHLETIC PERFECTION (OLYMPIC MOTTO IS: FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER) ØSPORT IS QUANTIFIABLE AND OUTCOMES MUST BE CLEARLY MEASURABLE AND TRANSPARENT - TO ATHLETES, COACHES AND SPECTATORS Ø SPORT IS BASED ON AND CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES PRINCIPLES OF FAIR PLAY Ø**MOST IMPORTANT** ATHLETES NEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO WIN AND ØSPORT NEEDS TO RETAIN THE ELEMENT OF FUN AT EVERY LEVEL
SNAPSHOTS FROM 10,000 FEET UP How did we get this far? Events need to make more profitable Government partners just under.5m dollars in discretionary government funding since 2014 Media expand use of social media; create athlete brands 2014 AGM: Priorities - Athlete Dev t, exposure, gov t & sport partners (FINA), events, technology Membership
FUTURE FROM THE GROUND FLOOR STRATEGIC PLAN TO LAY THE PATH FORWARD METRICS TO MEASURE OUR SUCCESSES SCIENCE EMBRACE, DEFINE, MEASURE, USE TECHNOLOGY! FIGURES ANTICIPATE THE OUTCOME AND BE PREPARED! BOYS LET THEM IN! EMBRACE THE NAME CHANGE TO ARTISTIC SWIMMING IT GIVES US A PLATFORM TO CREATE A NEW REALITY!
FUTURE FROM THE GROUND FLOOR CANSWIMSYNCHRO = FUN IN THE WATER + CONSISTENT APPROACH TO TEACHING SKILL PROGRESSIONS KEY TO OUR FUTURE GROWTH WE MUST MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER NO BAHD BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED TEACH, DEMONSTRATE AND PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AT ALL LEVELS AT ALL TIMES SIMPLIFY AND STANDARDIZE FROM COAST TO COAST COACH TRAINING, OFFICIALS TRAINING, ATHLETE PROGRAMMING, SELECTION CRITERIA
FUTURE FROM THE GROUND FLOOR OTP MESSAGE - NO EXCUSES GETTING AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS REALLY, REALLY HARD NO SUCH THING AS LUCK YEAR 2 IS SOLIDIFY THE CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE OTP MEASUREMENT STICK: World class technical leadership and world class coaching staff HP plan driven by system and individual athlete gap analysis and mitigation strategies Effective alignment of HP plan to PSOs and clubs World class daily training environment (DTE) and competition structures Evidence-based athlete identification and development system driven by the podium pathway World class integrated support team delivering SSSM services to targeted athletes Organizational commitment and capacity to implement HP plan and to allocate required discretionary funding 29
FUTURE FROM THE GROUND FLOOR OTP MEASUREMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR PLAN AND OBJECTIVES = SPORT SYNERGY ALIGN/ WORK TOGETHER/ SHARE BOTTOM LINE: THINK LIKE AN OLYMPIC SPORT + HONOUR OUR VALUES + HUMANIZE IT AND KEEP IT REAL 30
THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PRESIDENT S OR CEO S REPORT
FINANCE MOTIONS ØMOTION TO APPROVE THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT The March 31, 2017 audited financial statements be approved as presented. Ø MOTION TO APPOINT THE AUDITORS THAT The auditing firm of KPMG be retained for the fiscal year 2017-2018.
RECEIVE REPORTS Ø MOTION TO RECEIVE THE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT The reports of the standing committees be received. Ø MOTION TO RECEIVE THE PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL PRESIDENTS REPORTS THAT The Provincial/Territorial reports be received as circulated.
RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTS Ø MOTION TO RATIFY PRIOR ACTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS THAT The acts done by the directors and officers of Synchro Canada in 2016-2017 be ratified.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
ELECTION RESULTS Ø MOTION TO DESTROY THE BALLOTS THAT The 2017 election ballots be destroyed (including electronic files).
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