Minutes of the Danvers Youth Soccer Annual General Meeting

November 17, 2005

Attending: Neal Hovey, Brett Amico, Tom Conway, David Tye, Bob Gabel, Jeff MacInnis, David Kamens, Jeff Chambers, Janet Gargan, Tom McNulty, Loren Rocker, Simon Dillon, Bruce Ocko, Frank Pellino, Brian Harrison, Maureen Merritt, John Barrows, Bob Gilmore, Pam Leete, Allison Larson, Rob Lebel, Mike Gilbert.

22 people attended the meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 7:41 pm

President's Report

Year in review 2005 given. New coach selection process has been implemented. Town of Danvers may institute a field usage fee on a per player basis in the future. DYS still maintains lowest registration fees of any town sports program. DYS purchase of Revs season tickets went well and tickets were equitably distributed. 14 coaches were certified with G license this past year, 5 certified with E license. U6 program was a focus of concentration this past season, new measures were instituted to attract adults into the program rather than merely watch as spectators. Result was increased success in recruiting U7 coaches for next year. U10 program will be the next focused effort, specifically the problem of retaining player interest in the program. DIT had 173 teams participating last May. The DIT is the major fundraiser for DYS and requires many man-hours of work and new volunteers are always needed. DYS has the largest youth registration but least parental involvement of the town sports leagues.

Treasurer’s Report

2005 year began with a balanced budget. DIT is the main factor that keeps the budget balanced and the fees low.

Registrar’s Report

Steady decline of player registrations over the past 5 years has leveled off, with 779 players registered for the Fall, an increase of 1 over Fall 2004.

VP Admin Report

U6 program has 49 boys, 49 girls. U7 program has 66 boys and 50 girls. U8 program has 50 boys and 48 girls. U10 program has 86 boys and 91 girls. Mass Premier Soccer (MPS) did an excellent job with the U6 program this past year. MPS will be holding a number of clinics in the Spring. A U10 in-town jamboree (Summer Blitz) was held in June of last year. This Spring’s jamboree may held in conjunction with other towns. F license course is planned to be held in Danvers this coming season, time and place TBD.

VP Ops Report

Some games were moved in the Fall to put games on better playing surfaces. Relatively light year for field improvements. Will be resodding the Gates goal mouths in November. J. Barrows thanks everyone for the help he has received over the past two years as VP Ops.

Travel Director’s Report

Report on ECYSA Annual Meeting: Spring Season will start April 8. Both spring vacation weekends will be played. ECYSA playoffs will be held June 8-11. MTOC to be held June 16-18. ECYSA voted in term limits for officers of 4 consecutive terms. ECYSA is looking for a U10 Boys Director and U16-19 Girls Director. Janet Gargan was elected ECYSA Registrar. Fee increase from MYSA will kick-in Sept.1, 2006. Fee increase is to support Lancaster field development.

MTOC in 2007 will be all 8v8 at the U12 level. ECYSA will hold a special meeting in February to decide how the county will handle 8v8 soccer in the Fall. Options are to play 8v8 exclusively, grandfather in U12 senior teams already playing 11v11, or stay with only 11v11.

Travel tryouts to be held in May 2005. Specific schedule TBD.

DYS 2006 BOD elections

New BOD for 2006 elected:

President – Neal Hovey

VP Admin – David Kamens

VP Ops - Brian Harrison

Treasurer – Tom McNulty

Registrar – Jeff MacInnis

Travel Director – Brett Amico

Secretary – David Tye

Director – John Barrows

Director – Andrea Costa

Director – Simon Dillon

Director – Rob Lebel

Director – Loren Rocker

Director – Bruce Ocko

Corporate – Jeff Chambers

Corporate – Tom Conway

Corporate – Bob Gabel

Corporate – Bob Gilmore

Corporate – Mike Gilbert

Corporate – Dave Thompson

Corporate – Maureen Merritt

Corporate – Chuck Mower

Corporate – Janet Gargan

Corporate – Frank Pellino

Corporate – Tim Hodgkins

Corporate – Allison Larson

Meeting adjourned at 8:59 pm.

Minutes taken by David Tye.