April 23, 2006 DeWitt Soccer Club Meeting Minutes

Board members present – Tom VanderWoude, Dave Kracko, Mark Kellogg, Tony Harris, Toni Harris, Dave Barnhill, Tony Noyola, Dee Krause

Board members absent: Chuck Murdoch, Mark Helinski

Visitors: none

Meeting called to order: 7:42 p.m.

February meeting minutes approved: Tony N. moves to approve February minutes; seconded by Tony H.; motion passes unanimously

NEW BUSINESS:

Review and modify DEWITT SOCCER CLUB POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO DEWITT CASL TEAMS according to input and discussion by the board.

Mark moves for approval of the DEWITT SOCCER CLUB POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO DEWITT CASL TEAMS as modified during discussion of the DSC Board; Tony Noyola seconded. Motion passes unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Dee Krause - Treasurer’s Report

• see handout
• account balances dated 4/23/06

1. Tony Noyola - Golf Outing Report

• registrations handed out
• estimated 10 groups, hoping for 75 people signed up
• at least nine sponsors and working on more
• get our logo out, including it on the registration sheet

1. Chuck Murdoch - CASL Rep

• Not present – no report

1. Tony Harris - Communications

• Will update website with Policies and Procedures Relating To DSC CASL teams.
• Training and golf outing information is on web site.
• Golf outing registration will be added to web site.

• Meetings have been held.
• Need volunteers to help with present sponsors and identifying new sponsors
• Met with Mid-Michigan Radio Group – they will do spots on 92.1 and 94.1 radio stations promoting the event; will consider remote broadcast
• Need refs for event; get help from coaches.
• Fee increase to $125 this year because we won’t get dumpsters donated, coke won’t donate and we have increased costs in general.
• Would like to have 150 teams if we can get ref volunteers

1. Mark Helinski – AYSO Rep

• Not present – no report

1. Tom VanderWoude – Training/Education

• Mark Grost, from AYSO, attended previous meeting and discussed the interest of AYSO coaches in training. Tom gave Shawn authority to proceed with scheduling training. Goalkeeper training for coaches on SZ on Friday was attended by 6 coaches (paid by Board).
• Board is paying $3000 for Shawn to provide training which has had minimal training.
• Shawn sent an email re: attendance by coaches at training sessions.
• Shawn has done what the Board asked for and expected to earn the money the Board approved to pay for a Director of Coaching, but majority of coaches do not attend.
• Tuesday, April 25 training session scheduled for AYSO

• Summer camp w/ SZ; Dan Jury has been the contact
• Dan Jury is no longer employed by SZ and is now seeking employment
• Team summer camp possibilities will be explored.

• Murphy Lawn Service has been paid.
• Field was top-dressed, over-seeded and fertilized in the area from the band field to the south drive.
• Will fertilize again during the next week or so.
• Trench area is no longer sunken. It has been filled in.

1. Dave Kracko – Fields Report

• Murphy spread top soil and seed and it was torn up by men’s teams, AYSO teams, girls teams practicing on the field.
• JV girls are practicing on U11/U12 fields. Can they practice on band field?
• Mark K. will talk to Terry Raeburn re: JV team’s field usage.
• Bill for 4 cases of paint will arrive
• Bill for sports park will arrive.
• Shed lock broken; nothing appears to be missing or broken; lock replaced.
• Will get date and look at video footage of parking lot.

1. Dave Barnhill – President

• No report.

• no report

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2006 at 8:30 p.m.

Motion to adjourn by Tom V.

Motion seconded by Tony N.

Motion passes unanimously.

Meeting ends: 9:43 p.m.