DeWitt Soccer Club (DSC) Board Meeting

Meeting Agenda / Minutes

Meeting Name:

Monthly Meeting

Date:

20 May 2007

Scribe:

Toni Harris

Time:

7:00pm

Facilitator:

Tony Harris

Location:

DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center

Invitees/Attendees (* in attendance, # absent, + substitute)

x

Tony Harris

President
Communications/Website

x

Tom VanderWoude

Education/Training

x

Dee Krause

Treasurer

x

Mark Kellogg

4x4 Chairperson

x

Toni Harris

Secretary

x

Tony Noyola

Golf Outing Chairperson

x

Matt Williams

CASL/USSF

Guest1

x

Mark Helinski

AYSO

Guest2

x

Dave Kracko

Fields

Guest3

Agenda

Item No.

Subject

Presenter

 

Administrative:

    • Call Meeting to Order
    • Adoption of Minutes
    • Mail/Expenses/Check Signatures
    • DSC Phone List Distribution
    • DeWitt Community Ed – Authorized Agent Form
    • Lease Agreement
    • Next Meeting Date

Tony H.

 

Area Reports (brief update on activities/AI responses):

  • Financial (Treasurer)
    • Credit Card
  • CASL/USSF
  • Fields
  • Golf Outing
  • 4x4 Tournament
  • AYSO
  • Training/Education
    • Pre-tryout Camp
  • Communications
  • Secretary

Dee

Matt

Dave

Tony N.

Mark K.

Mark H.

Tom


Tony H.

Toni

 

New Business / Discussion Topics:

  • Selection of Coaches Applications
    • Review Applications / Discussion
  • Golf Outing Change
  • Tryouts
    • Pre-Registration
    • USSF Info Table at AYSO Registration
    • Tryout Jerseys
    • Any Issues?
      • Short-Sided Going 11v11 Early
      • Non-CASL Teams
      • Other Potential Issues?
  • DSC Blanket Sample – Fundraiser
  • Coaching Packages
  • DSC Jerseys
  • Premier Club Involvement in Pre-Registration
  • Boys Spring Team – Football Players Only
  • DARA Community Group Meeting
  • Financial Goals (Donation Requests)

Matt

Everyone

Tony N.

Matt

Matt/Mark H.

Matt

Tony H.
Tony H.
Everyone
Tony H.

Matt

Tony H.

Matt

Tony H.

Tony H.

Everyone

 

Review Action Items

Toni

 

Adjourn

Tony H.

 

 

Minutes

Item No.

Main Points, Conclusions/Discussions, Decisions, Next Steps

 

Administrative:

    • Meeting called to order: 7:06 p.m.

Motions:

 

Area Reports (brief update on activities/AI responses):

  • Financial (Treasurer):
  • see handout for balance and disbursements
  • will not secure a credit card for DSC
  • CASL/USSF:
  • Coaches meeting – Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at Banquet Center
  • Preregistration forms
  • Coaches applications
  • CA United – U9/U10 will be academy format
  • Fields
  • will reserve fields for tryouts
  • trying to get through the rest of the season with paint purchased
  • schools lined fields for their activities
  • goals will cost ~$1500-$1600; still investigating
  • need locks for shed
  • fields will not be fertilized until fall
  • Golf Outing
  • June 1 date canceled
  • Sponsors unwilling to donate
  • May set an August date at Hawk Hollow
  • 4x4 Tournament
  • Dates are 8/17-8/19
  • Registration deadline a week earlier and charge $50 fee for late filing
  • Reg. form finalized
  • Team cap = 140
  • Anticipate info re: 501(c)(3) soon
  • AYSO
  • Registration is difficult – planned to be electronic but not set up – planned to be available on the week after Memorial Day / can pay by credit card for extra $4 per registration
  • Will ask whether players will tryout for USSF
  • Training/Education
  • DeWitt soccer camp – June 11-13 (6-8 p.m.) ($50 fee/split equally between coaches and club)
  • Shawn Burke and others from CA United for camp
  • Field reserved - $60
  • Request into Superintendent to send forms home through schools – plan to send home Fri, May 25

  • Communications
  • pre-registration form will be available on-line shortly
  • working on newsletter
    .
  • Secretary
  • none


 

New Business / Discussion Topics:

  • Selection of Coaches Applications
  • See handout
  • coaching applications received for all teams but U13 boys
  • coaches from U13 (to coach U14) have not committed to returning
  • Bill Sepic will not return for U16 team
  • Golf Outing Change
  • sponsors not able to donate in spring – reaching max capacity in spring – tapped out
  • silent auction – only two donations
  • no golf outing
  • Tony N. will investigate possibility for Club Day in fall as fundraiser incl. w/ fundraiser
  • Tryouts
  • 16 tryout jerseys available – donate
  • 40 blue/40 gold tryout jerseys priced from BLTs - $640 for tank tops (no elastic) / $580 for pinneys
  • Coach will need to bring registration volunteers.
  • Will set up tent and table for registration.
  • May have enough U16/U19 girls to form three teams.
  • Brannan's request re: coming back to DSC and have team play in Mid-Mich Soccer League – didn't follow policies and procedures to be named as a coach, therefore cannot participate in tryouts.
  • DSC Blanket Sample – Fundraiser
  • Coaching Packages
  • DSC Jerseys
  • Premier Club Involvement in Pre-Registration
  • Boys Spring Team – Football Players Only
  • DARA Community Group Meeting
  • Financial Goals (Donation Requests)

Motions:

  • Mark K. moves to approve the coaches identified by Matt Williams on sheet provided to DSC. Seconded by Tom W. Motion passes unanimously.
  • Tony moves to approve Dave Kracko to purchase new goals for U11/U12 fields in an amount not to exceed $2000.00. Seconded by Dee. Motion passes unanimously.
  • Matt moves to approve up to $600 for purchase of 80 tryout pinneys numbered on front and back and tub(s) for storage. Tom V. seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
  • Matt moves to approve that each DSC team for the 2007-08 year, and new teams every year thereafter, be provided $50 to purchase team supplies. Mark Helinski seconded. Motion passes unanimously.
 

Reviewed the Action Items. See Action Item Table for specifics.

 

Meeting ends: 9:43 p.m.

Motions:

    • Motion to adjourn by Tom V. Motion seconded by Mark Helinski. Motion passes unanimously.

Action Items

Item No.

Open Date

Description

Assigned To

Target Date

Closed Date

 

3/18/07

Item: Purchase new tryout jerseys.

Response:

Matt Williams

May
Mtg

 
 

3/18/07

Item: TNT to put together a proposal for academy style clinics for coaches and players. Also, include an a-la-carte pricing structure for services.

Response:

Dan Raben

April
Mtg

 
 

1/21/07

Item: Develop club mailing list.

Response:

Tony Harris

April
Mtg

 
 

1/21/07

Item: Develop club newsletter.

Response:

Tony Harris

April
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Provide list of current coaches and teams within the club.

Response:

Matt Williams

ASAP

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Provide update on golf outing.

Response:

Tony Noyola

ASAP

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Talk to the DeWitt Township about the soccer fields and goals by the Community .

Response:

Matt Williams

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Post sign in shed with contact information for those needing paint.

Response:

Dave Kracko

ASAP

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Purchase new goals for the U11/U12 field at the HS.

Response:

Dave Kracko

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Have Dave DeSmyter submit his expenses for paint that was used for the game fields.

Response:

Mark Helinski

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Talk to Doug Vettraino (?sp) about painting lines on practices fields on school property.

Response:

??

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: The sprinkler system needs to be setup and a watering schedule needs to be coordinated.

Response:

Dave Kracko
Tony Harris

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Setup Pre-Tryout Camp.

Response:

Tom VanderWoude
Dee Krause

May
Mtg

 
 

4/22/07

Item: Tent lease agreement. Finalize the wording for release.

Response:

Toni Harris
Mark Kellogg

ASAP

 

Next Meeting Date:

TBD

Facilitator:

Tony Harris

Next Meeting Time:

7pm

Scribe:

Toni Harris

Next Meeting Location:

DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center

 

Archived Action Items

Item No.

Open Date

Description

Assigned To

Target Date

Closed Date

 

4/2/07

Item: Try to add new kids moving to DeWitt to the age appropriate teams for the Spring season (Avery Beland – U9B, Ciucanu - U10B)

Response: Matt talked with the coaches and found spots for these players.

Matt Williams

April
Mtg

4/22/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Distribute Director’s phone numbers internally to the Board.

Response: Developed a phone list and distributed at the May meeting.

Tony Harris

ASAP

5/20/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Distribute March meeting minutes for approval.

Response: Attached to this month’s agenda e-mail

Tony Harris

ASAP

5/20/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Talk to Over30/40 Men’s Team about practicing on the AYSO/USSF fields.

Response: Talked with Roy Salazaar from the men’s team. They are going to move their practices around and avoid playing on sensitive areas

Tony Harris

ASAP

5/10/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Get out a general call for coaches through the general communications channels and on the website.

Response: Matt distributed the information and coaching application. Tony updated the website with the same documents.

Matt Williams
Tony Harris

ASAP

5/1/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Draft a motion based on the discussions from the April meeting for 4x4 tent usage.

Response: Based on feedback via e-mail, a motion was developed and agreed upon by all members.

Tony Harris

ASAP

5/8/07

 

4/22/07

Item: Develop a pre-registration form.

Response: Matt put together the following form:

Matt Williams

ASAP

5/13/07