Tackle Robots (MVP - Mobile Virtual Player) and ideas to reduce the risk of Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Role of women in coaching.
Teevens began his talk talking about his ties to the Upper Valley, from his days as a undergraduate at Dartmouth, to coming back to coach at Dartmouth. This is is second stint at Coaching at Dartmouth. He let us know that he has two children who now live in Lebanon too. He is currently in his 15th season of Coaching at Dartmouth. He has overseen the expansion of football facilities at Dartmouth. He has 40 years of coaching experience. See his bio on the Dartmouth Athletics web page for more details. Click Here for Teevens bio information
He began his talk discussing his efforts to mentor young football players from backgrounds diverse. A component of the mentoring is teaming community members with players. He encouraged members to consider participating this activity.
The then talked about his drive to find ways to limit head and orthopedic injuries in football. He a change in culture is needed. He reviewed changes he has made in Dartmouth training program. He started an innovative program to use robots as tackling dummies. Click here to see video of Robots and the article, During practice, the MVP robot can stand in for American football players and take the tackles
Dartmouth has reduced head injuries in practice by 80%. They now use sensors in helmets to help understand how many hits heads are taking while playing football.
He reminded us that CTE maybe a bigger issue for female athletes, and more attention needs to focused on women's sport programs (soccer and lacross to name two).
His final topic was Women and Coaching Click Here for NECN story, Dartmouth College Football Aims to Boost Female Coaches. He educated us about the Women's Professional Football Alliance. Click here to read about the Alliance. He anticipates that a female coach may be a part of his program in the near future.
We are welcome to go and watch foot ball practices held on Blackman Field 2:00-4:30 PM
If you want a little more info about football training at Dartmouth, Click Here to see the YouTube film, The Dartmouth Way
New Member Inducted
We welcomed Cameron Ford as a new member today. Please welcome Cameron to the Club.
Ed Nichols — Former member of the WRJ Club and now lives in Florida
Jimmy Brock — Member of the Hamilton Bermuda Rotary Club, and an honorary member of the Lebanon-Riverside Club.
Jon O'Hara and his son — Guest of Jean Walpren. Jon is her new son in-law.
Announcements:
No Meeting on Thursday, 6 September 2018... Come to the Club BBQ on Saturday, 8 September 2018
Date, 8 September 2018.
Time, 4 PM to 8 PM
Where, Tim Gauraldi's Home in Newport, NH.
Food, Club Funds will cover cost of meats. Rest of the menu will be potluck. Signup of potluck items circulated at the meeting. If you haven't signed up, let Steve Christy or Michelle Buck know if you plan to bring an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert.
Activities you will find at Tim's home
swim in the pool that has a diving board (Hoping it will still be warm in September)
Hike on some of the trails near his home.
Fish for trout in his stocked pond.
Watch for wildlife in the meadow.
Play volleyball, croquet and other lawn games.
Make smores at the fire pit
Enjoy a variety of beverages (remember to bring a designated driver)
Directions to Tim's Home from Lebanon,
Take I-89 South to Grantham Exit
At exit, turn right toward Newport, NH. Continue to Newport. Once in town, continue on Route 10 South and travel about 2 miles to 464 South Main Street which is across from the town sheds which will be on the right. Tim's home is on the left...Look for balloons that will mark his driveway.
Father John as resigned/put his membership on pause. He hopes to be back once his church assignment has been made.
Polio Donation/Great American Pie Buffet
Bruce Pacht announced that approx. $3,900 will be donated to the Rotary Foundation's Polio Plus Program. Once matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation the total donation will be approx. $11,700!
Connecticut River Clean-up
Ernst Oindtmann share that there will be a Connecticut River Clean-up on 28 & 29 September 2018. Stay tuned for more details. This clean-up will be coordinated by the Connecticut River Conservancy. From the Conservancy web page:
It’s All About Hard Work, Real Fun, True Impact
The Source to Sea Cleanup is an annual trash cleanup of the Connecticut River system – rivers, streams, parks, boat launches, trails and more. Each fall, thousands of volunteers of all ages and abilities head out to places of their choice all along the four-state watershed (NH, VT, MA, CT) to clean the Connecticut River and its tributaries on foot or by boat.
In 2017, more than 2,500 volunteers pulled over 46 tons of trash from over 249 miles of river banks and waterways. Read more about the 2017 event in the Cleanup Chronicle (PDF), including the list of groups that participated and the tally of all trash pulled from the river.
The water is cleaner, river banks are safer and wildlife are happier thanks to YOU and the generous efforts of the sponsors, businesses, watershed organizations, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops, school groups, municipalities and community members who make the event possible. Thank you!
Raffle
Card Raffle — Ernst Oidtmann pulled the King of Diamonds. The search for the Queen continues.
Car Wash — John Yacavone
Dartmouth tee-shirts — Ron Bedell an Ed Nichols
Happy Dollars
Tim Gauraldi noted that our Club BBQ will be on his wedding anniversary...oops. Consider bringing a long stem rose to the BBQ for Anna.
Bob Gasser will be featured in an article about the benefits of boxing for Parkinson's Disease that will be published by DHMC this Friday.
Bill Secord fessed up that he missed the meeting last week since he was in Maine. I don't think he missed us.
Steve Whitman has been fishing in Maine on Kennebago Lake in Maine. Kennebago Lake is north of Rangley.
Jim Damren celebrated his 23rd wedding anniversary. In addition, one son is off to college and the other off to Hockey.
Marilyn Bedell let members know that Sue Donnelly had surgery yesterday. Keep her in your thoughts.
Bruce Pacht let us know that he has sent out copies of the Club's Strategic Plan for members to review. The plans will be reviewed next week, 30 August 2018 at a special noon meeting. Please contact Bruce if you didn't get a copy of the plan. He also presented a $73 dollar check for the Rotary Foundation in honor of his 73rd birthday.
Ron Bedell suggested that Tim decided to have the Club BBQ on his anniversary to give Anna a really big party in honor of this special day.
Rotary Partners with Mediators Beyond Borders to Bring Local Solutions for Lasting Peace
EVANSTON, Ill. (Aug. 17, 2018) — Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts, according to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. A recent partnership between the membership service organization Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) aims to bring community-based solutions to prevent conflict in more communities. Read more
