March 18, 2007 DeWitt Soccer Club Agenda

Board members present: Tony H., Matt W., Mark H., Toni H., Dee K.,

Board members absent: Tom V., Tony N., Mark K., Dave K.

Visitors: Jim Davis, Dan Yingling, Keith Rospond, Kurt Beck

Meeting called to order: 7:30 p.m.

January meeting minutes approved: Dee moves to approve January minutes; seconded by Mark Helinski; motion passes unanimously

NEW BUSINESS:

Dan Raben:

Services provided by TNT/D. Raben:

Program with Okemos Soccer Club: 7-8 training sessions for any ages (typically Fridays)

OSC collects $75 / player for those training sessions

Need RSVP program

Plan 1:15 coach/player ratio

Working with Haslett S.C. – 4-5 training sessions – similar to OSC

Work with Tony Noyola's team – providing coaching for team 1/week

4 practice pre-season camp for girls EL soccer team

Potential plan:

Trial run for spring – 1 or 2 nights

- Friday, May 4 – Holt v. DeWitt at DeWitt

Dan's contact : 517.420.6566 (cell) ; rabendan@comcast.net

1. Purchase of additional "try-out" jersey's

2. Establish an earlier period for new coach's to apply for

open positions (and with that a later one also).

1. Establish a "basic" coach's package for new coach's
2. Texas Hold'em tournament -
3. Dan Raben – training opportunities

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Dee Krause - Treasurer’s Report
• See handout
• Closing out cap. Nat. checking and transferring $$ to 4x4 to avoid monthly fees for less than $100.
1. Tony Noyola - Golf Outing Report
2. Matt Williams - CASL Rep
• USSF information night
• Pre-registration for USSF to understand number of kids attending tryouts
• Matt moves that DSC open the coaching reimbursement program to AYSO coaches and pay 50% of the cost for E-license training attended and passed by AYSO coaches. Mark Helinski seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
• Issue re: lining practice fields and having DSC pay for paint.
• Handout re: coaching proposal
• Need new tryout jerseys
1. Tony Harris - President/Communications
2. Mark Kellogg – 4x4 Report
3. Mark Helinski – AYSO Rep
4. Tom VanderWoude – Training/Education
5. Dave Kracko – Fields Report

1. Dave has completed the DeWitt Community Ed usage form for reserving the fields for practice and the high school.  Dave submitted on Friday, March 16.  It reserves Fuerstenau, Herbison Woods South and West and the High Scholls fields beginning 3/18/07.  This is for AYSO and USSF.

 

2.  Dave will schedule with the City for the U13 up games at the Sports Park once a final schedule is available from CASL.

 

3.  Reminder to the coachs that there is no practice on the high school 6v6 and 8v8 fields.  AYSO allows practice on the U8 fields but they should also not move over to the game fields.

 

4.  Practice times and locations for this Spring remain the same as in the Fall.  If a coach has an issue and requires a change, they can contact me.

 

5.  Dave will be lining the 6v6 and 8v8 field sometime after April 1st.  Dave will communicate the time/date and any help would be welcome.

 

6.  Dave attended a meeting with the City of DeWitt regarding usage of the Sports Park Field.  We were represented along with the Lacrosse club.  Many issues were discussed including:

- Scheduling

- Use of the field and perhaps limiting any practice on the field (games only)

- Maintenance/Field Condition

There were no decisions made.  City will contact us with future meeting times and dates.

 

7.  AYSO has tentatively agreed to provide the restrooms at the high school field again.  DCS would therefore provide the paint per previous years.  Please discuss if there are any objections to this.  Also, an item has been raised if the DSC would purchase paint for lining practice fields.  This requires discussion and if there is anything we need to do with the school grounds if we are to line practice fields.  Dave knows at Herbison Woods, they sometimes line the practice area for what I think is gym class.  Our lines may interfere with this.

 

 

6. Toni Harris – Secretary

Next meeting tbd.

Motion to adjourn by Mark Helinski.

Motion seconded by Toni H.

Motion passes unanimously.

Meeting ends: 9:30 p.m.