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OFFICIAL MEETING

The meeting of the officers, ex*officers, and Executive
Committee of the National Association of Basketball coaches held
Tuesday, March 30, 1943, was the official meeting called in lieu of
the annual convention.

This took place at Hotel Belvedere, 49th Street near Broadway,
New York City, 11 A.M. in Room 919 and brought together: H, A.
Kelleher, President; E. J. Hickox, First Vice-President; Howard |
Hokon, Director; Hee Edmundson, Tony Hinkle, Nat Holman, Ward Lambert,
Dutch Lonborg, H. G. @lson, Don White, Former officers and
Committee chairmen,

First action was relative to officers for coming year, It was
moved that officers not being called to service continue to act.
Where new officers seemed necessary to replace those called to
Service, appoint from Board of Directors or former incumbents to
fill these positions.

During absence of Val Lentz, E. J. Hickox to carry on duties
of secretary~treasurer. It would seem that responsibility for new
appointments Should fall upon Kelleher, Hickox, and Hobson,

Opinion was unanimous that for the duration we should keep the
Association going as strongly as possible but without elections or
conventions. The various committees are to continue to function as
they best can..

The session was a long one including lunch and broke up only
toward evening when all were planning to attend the double header,

The various informal actions of Monday were brought up and
thoroughly gone over and then voted upon. These have been reported
as of Monday's meeting or in the summary sheet included herein.

The Posthumus Award to George Keogan was made at the finals
of the tournaments.

The committee voted:

T. To approve the action of the National Rules Committee
toward keeping the rules unchanged for the year 1943-4l.

II, To request the Editor of the rules to incorporate in
the proper place an expression of the hope of the coaches that this
may be a year of experimentation~--with rules and with types of equip-
ment. This experimentation to be undertaken by accredited
associations, conferences and leagues, as well as by individual
institutions. This to the end that future recommendations and
legislation may be based on ideas thoroughly tried out.

III. To express disapproval of the use; defensively, of the
excessively tall man in the role of "goal tender."