Soccer Council Minutes  June 27, 2005 Meeting Attendees: Rich Modaff, Amy Eager, Diane Carlson, Tom Blain, Lisa Olson, Brenda Nicholson, Jeff Herbers, Bill Connors, Roseanne Hatfield, Tom Petterson, Bill Connors, Mary Calley, Rita Carpenter 1. T-Shirt Designs The board discussed the two T-shirt designs. It decided on one of the designs with some changes. Diane Carlson will follow up with Prairie Threads and give T-shirt color options to Bill Connors. The shirts are needed by the Coaches Meeting in August. 2. Equipment Turn So far, just a few coaches have brought their equipment over to the Hatfield’s’ house for storage. Commissioners will contact coaches and ask that they bring their equipment to the Hatfield’s by July 10^th. Another equipment manager is needed to work with Kurt Schmidt. Mary Beth Anderson will restock and replenish the first aid kits. Brenda Nicholson volunteered to make labels for the ball bags. 3. Field Maintenance The U-10 field at St. John’s has been reseeded. It needs an inch of rain each week. If this field is not ready in the fall, then the U-10 games will need to be played on some other field yet to be determined. In return for use of its field, St. John’s Church has requested that the field not be used on Wednesdays or Sunday mornings so that players can attend church activities. The board will respect this request by not scheduling games or practices during these times. This will be discussed with coaches at the coaches meeting in August. The issue of where and when U-6 should play its games in the fall was discussed in detail. The options include Countryside, Levi Leonard (Lincoln and 4^th Ave.), and the middle school battlefield (currently no goals). Brenda and Mike Nicholson will talk to the school to determine if soccer could be played on the middle school battlefield. U-6 games could be played on Tuesdays or Saturdays. Issues to consider include availability of a playground, bathroom, and parking and conflicts with other soccer and baseball games. 4. Fall Registration Registration is down so far compared to last year’s numbers. The board discussed what to do about late registrations. Amy Eager will place an ad in the Review as a final reminder to register for fall soccer, indicating that spots may not be available. It was suggested that registration take place earlier in the spring. Coaches could remind players to register for next year. This Year Last Year 31 U-6 63 52 U-8 58 38 U-10 50 121 171 5. 2005-06 Calendar The board approved next year’s calendar with the understanding that it is subject to change. The mandatory Fall Coaches Meeting for in-house coaches is scheduled for August 15^th. An e-mail will be sent to all coaches to remind them of the date. The Coaches Clinic will take place on September 7^th. (It will be held again on October 18^th in Verona.) The club will pay for coaches to attend. Amy Eager will contact City Hall to reserve Lake Leota for that day. Picture Day will be September 17^th for in-house teams, not MAYSA. The board will need to further consider how to best schedule pictures for everyone’s convenience. We have a volunteer to help on Picture Day. Youth Soccer Night at the high school varsity game is on September 13^th and will include both in-house and MAYSA teams. No Silent Saturday is planned at this time. The date for the Annual General Meeting has not yet been set. The date for Jeff Herber’s referee training is yet to be determined. 6. Fall Coaches Meeting The Fall Coaches Meeting is scheduled for August 15^th. Amy Eager will arrange to have the meeting in the high school media room. Lisa Olson brought copies of the agenda for the board to discuss. The meeting will begin at 7:00; board members should arrive at 6:00 to help assemble the coaches’ packets so that all materials and information for the coaches will be available at the meeting. All coaches will be encouraged to complete a Wysa Coaches Risk Management Form. Coaches will pay the one-time $10 fee. Amy Eager will put together a directory of coaches to provide to the commissioners. Also, a commissioners binder should be put together to help explain their duties and responsibilities. 7. Volunteers The board is putting together a list of volunteers and the activities for which help is needed. 8. Newspaper Coverage The Evansville Soccer Club received good coverage with articles and pictures in last week’s Evansville Review. 9. British Soccer Camps Rita Carpenter reported that so far about 50 players have registered for the summer camps. They will take place the week of July 18^th – 22^nd. The registration deadline without penalty is July 8^th 10. MAYSA Teams A committee should be formed this winter to evaluate the MAYSA team try-outs for next year. They need to be held after June 1^st 11. New West Side Park Soccer Fields Bill Connors requested that several board members attend the upcoming park board meeting at City Hall on July 18^th at 6:00. A presentation should be made to board to explain why new soccer fields are needed at the new TOP OF PAGE | HOME | CLUB CONTACTS | CALENDAR | SCHEDULE REGISTRATION | TOURNAMENTS | COACHES' TRAINING | CAMP INFO