Member News
February 8, 2006
Athletes’ Advisory Council Call for Nominations
Clarification: All e-mailed nominations should be submitted to USAJudoNews@usajudo.us.
USA Judo is accepting nominations for the position of “Alternate” to the U.S. Olymipc Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) for the remainder of the quadrennium through 2008. The USA Judo “Representative” to the AAC is 2004 Olympian Rhadi Ferguson.
All nominees MUST be female and have competed in an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American, World Championship or USOC Operation Gold event between January 1995 and January 2005. Nominations may be made by any current USA Judo member aged 18 or above who either has been on the USA Judo Senior National roster between January 1, 2005 and February 7, 2006 or who has competed in an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American, World Championship or USOC Operation Gold event between January 1995 and January 2005.
Deadline: All nominations must be submitted by February 16 via e-mail to USAJudoNews@usajudo.us or via postal mail to:
USA Judo – Attention: Nominees
One Olympic Plaza Suite #505
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Note: All nominees must be accompanied by the name of the nominator in order to verify his/her eligibility per the requirements above.
The AAC is composed of one representative from each Olympic and Pan American sport elected from the National Governing Body of each sport (“Representative”), or the Representative’s alternate; two Paralympic representatives (each a “Representative”) elected by procedures established by U.S. Paralympics (“USP”); and the six At-Large members elected by the AAC. An athlete to the IOC Athletes' Commission shall be an ex officio member of the AAC, entitled to voice but not vote.
Athletes must meet the following requirements to be eligible for election to the AAC:
1. An athlete must have represented the United States in Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or other major international competition, within the preceding 10 years as measured from the first AAC meeting of the quadrennium. The term “other major international competition” as used herein means only a competition designated by the USOC as an Operation Gold competition, such as the World Championships.
2. An athlete may not have served two previous terms on the AAC as a Representative. Status as an Alternate does not constitute serving a term. If an Alternate replaces a Representative and attends over half of the meetings in a quadrennium, the Alternate shall be deemed to have served one term.
3. AAC Representatives and Alternates are seated for four-year terms, or until replaced, whichever is later. Once seated, no AAC Representative or Alternate shall lose his or her position on the AAC, except for cause and after a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the AAC at a properly called meeting, or except as stated elsewhere in these AAC Bylaws.
4. Athletes may not be paid employees of the USOC, any NGB, USP or any city’s domestic bid committee for an Olympic Games and simultaneously serve as a Representative or Alternate to the AAC. The term “paid employee” shall mean anyone who is employed on a regular basis. This provision shall not apply to 1) individuals who are engaged on an occasional or temporary basis, which shall include, but not be limited to coaching at a clinic or training camp, making a paid appearance for a sponsor, or working on a finite or discrete project, and 2) athletes who are still competing and receiving benefits from the USOC, the USP or any NGB in his/her capacity as a competing athlete.
5. All AAC Representatives and Alternates are required to disclose in writing to the Chair of the AAC and the USOC Ethics and Compliance officer any employment with the USOC, an NGB, USP, or a domestic bid committee.
6. An AAC Representative’s or Alternate’s failure to satisfy additional NGB or USP requirements for qualification as an AAC Representative or Alternate may not be used by the NGB or the USP as cause to remove such individual their AAC Representative or Alternate position |
