In Attendance: Rand Potter, Barbara Black, Dan Nelson, Donna
Young, Eric Haas,
Jack
Coyne, Blair Brown, Karin Wolfsohn, Kevin McAuliffe,
Bernie Barbero, Mike Loy,
Kelly
Winterbottom, Lisa Smoot, Ursula Wong, Zaida Bowers, Gene Batter
Meeting Notes:
WELCOME
Gene Batter welcomed everyone and thanked them for volunteering.
Barbara
made a motion to approve the minutes, Keith seconded. Minutes from May 2003 were unanimously
approved.
League
Commissioner’s Reports:
Gene announced that Score’s had changed ownership and they were removing the meeting rooms and this meeting is the last to be held at Score’s. Bernie and Brian had possibilities of alternative sites to hold our meetings and it will be worked on quickly so that we have a place to meet in July.
Thanks to
Gene announced that the sign-up for the MLS Summer Camps was a little disappointing and Keith will work with Ursula to try to do a mass e-mailing to our registered parents once again publicizing the Camps to stimulate more sign ups
Treasurer’s
Report:
Rand Potter handed out a cash flow report to Board members. He stated that we are still short on Registration income, part of this is do to the fact that our scholarships are up about 40 percent over last year. It was discussed that we should probably raise the scholarship price next year.
RRA report:
Brian reported that 5 new regional referees are available this year. There were 30 new trained AR’s including 6 youths and 30 team parent refs have taken the class. Brian distributed a list of the referees to the U6 & U8 coordinators to help identify the parent referees. Brian also ordered new “Parent Referee” shirts and they will be red this year.
Coaches
Training Update:
Doug
reported that there were nearly 70 caches at the final training on 6/7. MLS
provided 5 trainers and it worked out real well. These were trainers who had
just arrived from
Registration
Update:
Ursula
had all of the division packets to hand out this evening to the division
coordinators. The time table was set such that all division listings need to be
back to Ursula by 7/13. The final rosters will be ready by 7/27 and the
division meeting will be held in the next 2 weeks after that. Gene announced
that he had sent out sets of player ratings to all division coordinators a few
days before. The division coordinators will contact Lisa Smoot directly with
regards to getting players off of the waiting list.
Regional
Guidelines:
It was decided that we would print 500 copies of the Regional Guidelines and they will be distributed to all Coaches, Referees, and Board Members. There will be a flyer added to the coaches packet to hand out to all parents informing them that the Regional Guidelines are posted on the web site but if they want a copy of the guidelines they will be directed on how to get them. They will be neon red this year……………….
Coaches
Packets:
The
normal items will be in the coaches packet along with
a new sheet being worked on by Tracy which is a PCA sheet. Keith has been
working on making a generic coaches manual rather than
the division specific manuals. Gene and Eric will help edit the new manual and
we will distribute that one to the coaches. Gene announced that all of the
collation of the cahes packets will be done by the
printer.
Coaches
Meetings:
Gene
announced that as in the past all of the division meetings will be held at the
time and the place chosen by each coordinator. He also stated that he could get
space at Fiesta Gardens School if anyone needed to do
the meetings there. It was decided that priority for practice fields will be
given to those who fill out their practice field request form at the meeting
and given to the coordinator who will pass them on to Pete Frankel. Those
turning them in later will be put at the bottom of the pile. This is being done
to encourage attendance at the coaches meeting.
None………..
Brian
made a motion to adjourn, Jack seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm.
NEXT BOARD MEETING – June 22nd,