Minutes of the Danvers
Youth Soccer March Board Meeting
Attending: Neal Hovey,
Maureen Merritt, Sharon Pollock, Brian Harrison, Frank Missette, Jeff Chambers,
Diane MacInnis, Jeff MacInnis, Dave Kamens, Bob Gilmore, Tom Conway, Loren
Rocker, Bob Gilmore, Andrea Costa, Tom McNulty
15 people
attended the meeting.
The meeting
was called to order by Vice President, Administration, Jeff MacInnis at 7:35 pm. President, David Tye, was unable to attend.
Secretary’s Report
February,
2007 BOD minutes have been posted on website.
Tom Conway made a motion to accept February, 2007 meeting minutes;
motion was seconded by Jeff Chambers , motion accepted.
President’s report
No report in David Tye’s absence.
Registrar’s Report
Working on
registration dates for the fall.
Treasurer’s Report
CD’s have
been rolled over at an interest rate of 5.0%. DIT registration fees now reflect the reduced entrance fees for
Motion to accept February, 2007 treasurer’s report by Neal Hovey;
seconded by Jeff Chambers. Motion
passed.
VP Administration Report
There will be the same number of teams in the spring. Registrations are up by about 12 players
largely in the U7 girls. U10 Boys were
the largest drop off. Jeff will look
into whether U10 Boys teams need to be rebalanced from the fall. U8 Boys will be rebalanced from the fall.
Jeff MacInnis and some others will be attending a meeting with Mass
Premier Soccer to look into some new training programs at all levels.
There was a lengthy discussion about a past coaching disciplinary
issue. Neal Hovey will provide the board
with a list of stipulations that were provided to the coach at that time in
order for him to be considered for a coaching position in the future. We must monitor coaching issues closely.
VP Operations Report
The season start dates are as follows:
4/7 - U12 & U14 Travel
4/15 - U16,U18 & U19 Travel
4/22 - Intramurals begins. Season will end 6/17.
4/21 - Fundamentals begins.
6/14 – 6/17 - Pingree tournament.
6/21 – 6/24 - MTOC
All permits have been filed.
Port-a-potties have been ordered for Essex Aggie. Neal Hovey suggested coordinating with
Danvers Youth Lacrosse, who also uses this field, regarding sharing this
expense. Brian Harrison will inquire
with Bob Trocchi, President of Danvers Youth Lacrosse about possibly splitting
the expense or alternating paying every other year. Brian would also like to see greater
participation by coaches in providing game summaries to the Danvers Herald as
was done in the past. The players enjoy
reading about themselves and their teams.
Nets and balls have been ordered.
Travel Director’s Report
There are
402 players registered. Dave Kamens
reported dates for tryouts: Friday,
5/11, Sunday, 5/13, Friday 5/18 and Sunday 5/20. Times will be worked out later. There will be two tryout times for each
division. Dave suggested adopting a late
fee for Travel. Dianne MacInnis
suggested creating a discount date instead as we have done for intramurals.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Full sided teams are higher than anticipated at 112 teams. Small sided teams are lower than expected
with 63 teams registered so far versus 79 teams last year. Tom Conway is hoping that these numbers will
go up. Next meeting is Tuesday, 3/13 at
Stop & Shop at
Pictures
No report.
Touchline
Bob Gilmore
wants to incorporate monthly contests in the Touchline. He would also like to provide some
prizes. He would like to get
registration dates in his first issue.
Intramural Tournament Committee
Andrea
Costa would like to combine regular registration with ITC registration in the
future. Numbers are a little higher than
in the fall. The committee will be
sending reminders to kids who played in the fall, but have yet to register for
the spring tournaments. U8 boys are
really low. The committee will meet
Sunday, 3/11 at
Old Business
We need new phone number for the new hot line system. Jeff MacInnis will work on this immediately
as we need the new number before schedules are printed.
New Business
None.
No report.
Next BOD meeting:
Jeff
Chambers motioned to adjourn, Dianne MacInnis seconded. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.
Minutes
taken by Secretary, Maureen Merritt