DeWitt Soccer Club (DSC) Board Meeting

Meeting Agenda / Minutes

Meeting Name:

Monthly Meeting

Date:

14 June 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

Tom VanderWoude

Education/Training

x

Dee Krause

Treasurer

x

Mark Kellogg

4x4 Chairperson

x

Toni Harris

Secretary

x

Tony Noyola

Golf Outing / Club Day Chairperson

x

Matt Williams

CASL/USSF

x

See coaches present

Mark Helinski

AYSO

Guest2

x

Dave Kracko

Fields

Guest3

Agenda

Item No.

Subject

Presenter

 

Coaches Meeting

Matt

 

Administrative:

    • Call Meeting to Order
    • Adoption of Minutes (March, April, May)
    • Mail/Expenses/Check Signatures
    • Next Meeting Date

Tony H.

 

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

  • Financial (Treasurer)
    • Pre-Tryout Camp
  • CASL/USSF
  • Fields
    • Watering Schedule
  • Golf Outing / DSC Club Day
  • 4x4 Tournament
  • AYSO
  • Training/Education
  • Communications
  • Secretary

Dee


Matt

Dave


Tony N.

Mark K.

Mark H.

Tom
Tony H.

Toni

 

New Business / Discussion Topics:

  • Tryouts
    • Number of Players Allowed to Play-up
      • Scenario: All of the Coach’s Kids Automatically on the Team
    • Non-CASL Teams
    • Other Potential Issues?
  • DSC Blanket Sample – Fundraiser
  • Coaching Proposal
  • DSC Jerseys
  • Premier Club Involvement in Pre-Registration
  • Boys Spring Team – Football Players Only
  • DARA Community Group Meeting
  • Financial Goals (Donation Requests)

Matt




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

 

Coaches Meeting:

- coaches present:

- Dan Yingling

- Kurt Beck

- Jim Davis

- Adam Byrne

- Shawn Jones

- Mark Kellogg

- Toni Harris

- Dave Kracko

- Matt Williams

- Keith Rospond

 

Administrative:

    • Meeting called to order: 7:56 p.m.
    • Next meeting scheduled for July 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

Motions:

    • Motion by Mark K. to approve meeting minutes from March, April and May meetings as distributed. Seconded by Tony N. Motion passes unanimously.
 

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

  • Financial (Treasurer):
    - Account balances: see handouts
  • - Capitol Nat. Bank Checking acct is closed; only 4x4 opening
  • - 5/3 checking and savings accts only
  • - 37 participants at camp x $50, with half going to coaches, $60 printing and other costs with $737.00 profit
  • CASL/USSF:
    - DSC board member supervising tryouts will work with coaches to reach agreement on team formation. If there is no consensus, then issues raised are brought to the board via email for decision making re: team formation, coach selection, etc.
  • - Coach and evaluators and board member present must agree that there are enough skilled players to form multiple teams.
  • - tryout jerseys are completed
  • - working on compiling e-mailing list
  • - set up tent for tryouts on Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. at 4x4 fields
  • Fields
    - Lock fixed
  • - sprinkler operating properly
  • - U8 goals moved to shed area
  • - Larger goals moved
  • - Need new goals
  • - Will establish watering schedule after tryouts
  • Golf Outing / DSC Club Day
    - Spoke with Sports Park rep for using Sports Park
  • - Possible Club Day in mid-fall, mid-spring
  • - most of games at high school fields
  • - have coaches at fields
  • - will contact Stacy Hettiger re: scheduling games – may commingle AYSO games in with USSF games
  • - will line regulation size field to accommodate older teams
  • - work with Matt and Mark H. to deal with CASL and AYSO
  • - Sept. 28 or Oct. 6 are potential dates
  • - arrange vendors, concessions, printed material will be made available by DSC
  • 4x4 Tournament
    - registration form has been finalized and will be mailed
  • - will be on 92.1 fm radio spots approx. two weeks in advance
  • - Dee will give PO Box key to Mark K.
  • - working on sponsorship letters
  • - 501(c)(3) still in process; gov’t cannot provide update on status, but it’s in process
  • AYSO
    - no update
  • Training/Education
    - no update

 

  • Communications
    -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • Secretary
    - no issues
 

New Business / Discussion Topics:

  • Tryouts
  • - Issue 1
  • - Number of players playing up limited to three players –
  • - Tony H. moves that no more than three players may "play up" one age group, unless approved by the DSC board, and grade appropriate players are not computed as one of those three players. Seconded by Dee. Motion passes unanimously. Motion withdrawn and amended:

 

  • Motion that the maximum number of players permitted to "play up" one age group, unless approved by the DSC board, is as follows:
  • - U9/U10 -- 2 players
  • - U11/U12 -- 3 players
  • - U13 and over -- 4 players

and grade appropriate players are not computed as one of those players,

Seconded by Tony N. Motion passes.

  • - Issue 2
  • - Injured player will miss tryouts –
  • - Have player attend tryout and fill out forms, although he or she cannot participate in tryouts, and coach having knowledge of how the player plays, has discretion on whether to roster player. Covered by Policies and Procedures.
  • - Issue 3
  • - approved coach’s son will be on vacation during tryout – make up tryout is required.
  • - Issue 4
  • - approved coach has two sons – one is age appropriate, one is 1-year younger – each will tryout for his team. Situation is covered in policies and procedures.

 

 

  • 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:

  • - Tony H. moves that no more than three players may "play up" one age group, unless approved by the DSC board, and grade appropriate players are not computed as one of those three players. Seconded by Dee. Motion passes unanimously. Motion withdrawn and amended.

 

  • Motion that the maximum number of players permitted to "play up" one age group, unless approved by the DSC board, is as follows:
  • - U9/U10 -- 2 players
  • - U11/U12 -- 3 players
  • - U13 and over -- 4 players

and grade appropriate players are not computed as one of those players,

  • Seconded by Tony N. Motion passes.
 

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

 

Meeting ends 9:30 p.m.

Motions:

    • Motion to adjourn by Toni H. Motion seconded by Mark K. 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: No golf outing.

Tony Noyola

ASAP

5/20/07

 

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: Flyer done. Community Ed reservation made

Superintendent's office ok given for dissemination Flyers being printed hopefully today, will bring them to superintendent's office tomorrow afternoon or Thursday am.

Should go out in Friday folders this week. Will be invoiced by Dandee Printing and will tot invoice to Dee. Hopefully large participation by community, PO box is listed as where flyers should be mailed

Tom VanderWoude
Dee Krause

May
Mtg

5/22/07

 

4/22/07

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

Response: Done. No issues with current version. Just use $0 for the deposit and loan amount

Toni Harris
Mark Kellogg

ASAP

5/20/07

 

5/20/07

Item: Put together a plan for a DSC Club Day during the Fall season.

Response:

Tony Noyola

June
Mtg

 

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