Documentation and
Review
1) The Hall of Fame committee, the chairperson having been
appointed by the USRA Board of Directors, shall oversee
preliminary nominations and the compilation of support
documentation for each qualified candidate. After
nominations have been submitted, the chairperson will
contact the nominee, or the person who made the nomination,
to request any additional information necessary to verify
individual achievements. After all supporting materials
have been received and processed, the chairperson will then
provide those materials to the Selection Committee for
review.
2) The Selection Committee
is comprised of the Hall of Fame committee, plus up to five
(5) additional current USRA members selected by the
Chairman, to equal an odd number of total reviewers
(including the chair). The selection committee then
provides completed materials to the Voting Group, totaling
no more than five (5) candidates annually, for review and
vote.
3) A Voting Group will be
approved and appointed by the Board of Directors, in the
composition shown below. Members will be at least 30 years
of age, and have extensive knowledge of the sport and its
history. The respective chairs of the HOF and Selection
Committees share responsibility with the USRA Board for
ensuring that these positions are filled and that the
Voting Group receives all the information necessary to
conduct a fair and equitable review and vote.
Composition: The Voting
Group shall be comprised of the following 23 members who will
be named to the Group for three (3) year terms:
- The HOF Committee
Chairman (named by the President of the USRA BOD)
- One (1) member of the
USRA Executive Board (elected by the Executive Board)
- Two (2) Athlete Reps
serving on the BOD (elected by the three athlete reps)
- One (1) current or
former U.S. Adult Team member (elected by the three BOD
athlete reps)
- Four (4) HOF members
(selected by the Chair, and respecting geographic and
gender diversity)
- Two (2) IRT
representatives (elected by the current IRT membership)
- Two (2) LPRA
representatives (elected by the current LPRA membership)
- One (1) RMC
representative (elected by the RMC)
- Two (2) Master's
representatives (1 each, elected by the NMRA and WSMRA)
- Three (3) State
Presidents (selected by the Executive Director of the
USRA)
- Two (2) former age group
national champions (one male, one female - selected by
the President)
- Two (2) USRA at-large
members not affiliated with any other group above [one
(1) selected by the President and one (1) selected by
the Executive Director].
In the event that the
voting group is less than the twenty-three (23) members,
the members shall remain in approximate proportion with
respect to those members selected by the ED, President and
Chair of the committee.
Ballots & Voting
Candidate resumes and an official ballot will be
distributed to the Voting Group, to be returned by mail (or
email), as directed, by the deadline and tallied. A minimum
90% return will constitute a valid vote; and a 75% voting
result, per individual candidate, will be required for
induction.
All voting is to be
conducted by secret ballot and the status of all nominees
will be kept confidential. Once the recommended slate is
determined, it will be presented to the USRA Board of
Directors for ratification. A quorum of the Board is
required to ratify, and any candidate may be denied
induction based on a veto by 75% of that quorum.
Notifications &
Announcements
Once official results are tallied, all nominees will be
contacted with the results of committee deliberations, and
congratulatory letters will be sent to all approved
inductees, followed by announcements in RACQUETBALL
Magazine.
Induction Ceremony
& Recognitions
The elected Hall of Fame members will be inducted at a time
and place chosen by the USRA Board of Directors. This event
is currently held at the National Championship Banquet in
May of each year, but the USRA, at its discretion, may
choose to present inductees at another appropriate time and
place.
Each inductee may select
an individual to present a five (5) minute introduction,
outlining the player or contributor's accomplishments and
contributions. Each honoree will then have a reasonable
amount of time (generally limited to 10 minutes) for
acceptance remarks. Specific timeframes and guidelines will
be provided by the USRA based on the number of honorees and
the agenda of the event. The USRA will present an engraved
plaque or other suitable recognition of their
accomplishments and induction.
The USRA shall provide for
permanent recognition of all Hall of Fame members at the
USRA National Headquarters. Brass plates or individual
plaques will be mounted and engraved with the names of the
individuals and the year in which they were inducted.
A permanent written record
of the Hall of Fame members shall be maintained in the
archival collections of the USRA. |