Danvers Youth Soccer Board Meeting Minutes

June 7, 2006

 

Attendees:  Neal Hovey, David Kamens, Tom McNulty, Jeff MacInnis, Jeff Chambers, John Barrows, Rob Lebel, Loren Rocker, Meg McKenna, Bob Gilmore,  Wally Hills, Tom Conway, Janet Gargan, Roland Belanger, Frank Pellino, Bob Gabel

 

16 people attended meeting, meeting called to order at 8:10 P.M.

 

President’s Report

 

****Meeting opened to informal discussion.  Not enough present to hold official meeting until 8:25.

 

8 v 8 New format for U12 travel will create field issues.  Neal to try to secure the use of Essex Aggie.  $10,000 budget approved to help level the field.

 

Thorpe School Project has been approved.  Approximately 90% in favor.  Recreation Department working with architects and project manager to develop 2 full-sided legal fields.

 

Roof Top Retreat—donation discussed—to be approved mid-June.

 

Town DIT Complaints—a)  Incident at John George-kids on docks and near the boats during the tournament.  We need more supervision..perhaps a volunteer in that area.

b)     Kids going to the bathroom in the woods at Gates, during tournament as well as during regular travel games and practices.  We need to notify al coaches, home and away, and possibly put up a fence.

c)      Directional signs must be taken down more quickly.

 

Transfer DIT Info to Website-  $150/year for a static website.  We also need to transfer DIT.org ownership to DYS.

 

Pictures-still looking for a volunteer.

 

OFFICERS REPORTS

 

Treasurer’s Report—DIT project to net $32,000. 

 

Registrar’s Report—256 travel players, 100 intramural players.  June 15 will be an open registration at the high school—Jeff needs help.

 

VP Admin Report—Soccer Blitz to be held on June 25.  Many potential coaches at the U7 level.

 

Travel Director’s Report-light attendance at tryouts.  Possibly due to miscommunications.  June 11 is last chance to tryout.  No makeup tryouts.  Team selection meetings and coaches selection meetings tentatively scheduled.

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

DITIn the future we will try to get more teams to the high school—every team at least once.

 

FALL FOLLY-Soccer Saluting Soldiers Festival--Proceeds going to Operation Troop Support.  Permission to host is in.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

6 of 7 officer positions are open. 

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M..

 

Minutes taken by David Kamens.