2. Team Larway team status
Anderson reviewed the situation background, including Team Larway’s need to choose between World Championships, with their Nationals team, and the men’s NQ, with their Olympic-eligible team (without Olympic-ineligible player Greg Romaniuk). The team chose to attend Worlds, but has indicated through their representative, that they may grieve, after Worlds, a USCA decision that prevented them from playing at both competitions. The USCA had received a proposal for compromise, offered by USOC Ombudsman John Ruger. The proposal is to expand the men’s Olympic Trials field to eight men’s teams, with seven teams qualifying from the Duluth men’s NQ (Team Brown makes eight). The seventh place NQ team would play off with Team Larway in the fall for the eighth Trials berth. The USOC must approve any change to the USCA’s 2002 Team Selection Procedure. Extensive discussion followed, including a discussion of grounds for grievances from other teams; a discussion of the arbitration process; a discussion of impact of changes on the Trials draw and expenses; and a discussion of the evolution of the final 2002 Selection Procedures.

2. Team Pottinger eligibility
Two members of Team Pottinger played in the Wisconsin Regional Qualifier without being declared, in advance of the RQ, "on-track" to become U.S. Citizens prior to the Olympic Trials, as required in the 2002 Olympic Team Selection Procedures. The Wisconsin RQ chair had allowed the team to play in the RQ, based on documents from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the type used by the USCA and USOC to evaluate "on-track" status. RQ chairs had been advised by the national office that only four types of documents could authorize citizenship: U.S. birth certificate, U.S. voter registration, U.S. passport, or Certificate of Naturalization as a U.S. Citizen. The USCA is waiting for a USOC decision as to this team's eligibility to compete in the National Qualifier. There was extensive discussion of options. The committee concluded that, if the team is declared ineligible, a reasonable decision would be to select the next placed available team from the Wisconsin RQ.

Motion by Hatch, Fenson second, that if the USOC declares the Pottinger Team ineligible, that Wisconsin be directed to select the next ranked available team from its Regional Qualifier to fill the allocated spot at the men’s national qualifier. Approved unanimously.

3. Alaska athlete eligibility issue
An Alaska athlete had requested on-track status via a call to the USCA office on March 9. There had been no need for an RQ in Alaska as only two teams applied for two available spots. The USCA awaits a USOC decision on the athlete’s eligibility. The committee’s consensus is that, pending the USOC decision, the athlete’s team may add a 5^th player to ensure it can compete in the NQ whether or not the athlete is deemed eligible. Garber was directed to notify the team accordingly.