Minutes of the Danvers Youth Soccer Annual General Meeting
November 18, 2004
Attending: Tom Laughlin, Mike Gilbert, Neal Hovey, Bruce Ocko, Brett Amico, Tom Conway, David Tye, Bob Gabel, Brian Harrison, Jeff MacInnis, David Kamens, Ellen Chambers, John Barrows, Janet Gargan, Rob Lebel, Chuck Mower, Simon Dillon, Tom McNulty, Andrea Costa, Meg McKenna, Loren Rocker.
21 people attended the meeting.
The meeting began at 7:55
End of Year Reports:
VP Admin
Seat will be changing at tonight’s meeting. Attempt was made during the past two years to make the roster sizes smaller, met with varying success. Sometimes the small rosters meant not enough players showed to field a full time. Most of the time a full team was available with limited subs, which was the goal. Integration of U10 program with Topsfield seems to be getting smoother each season. Feedback has been almost universally positive from girls teams, occasionally negative from boys teams. Topsfield wished to continue in Spring ’05.
VP Operations
Coach’s game scheduled for Sunday Nov. 21 at 1:00 pm at Gates field. Breakdown of fields will occur after the game. U7 coaches report that Pugg goals are in bad shape, stakes always seem to get lost. Gates and the YMCA field were resurfaced this past year and are in premium condition. Town of Danvers did an excellent job of maintaining the new fields and they came in beautifully. Plains utility field and Smith School field #1 are in tough shape and need work. J. Barrows will continue another year as VP Ops, he needs a volunteer to mentor as a replacement.
Registration
876 players registered this Fall. The drop in registrations, which had occurred at the rate of roughly 20% for the last several years, has leveled off over the last two seasons. The U6 program had an excellent turnout this Fall. A new registration form will be available this year, as well as being available online. Currently registerting U16 and U19 players for the Spring, not many have registered.
Travel Director
Dec. 1 is the deadline for U16-U19 registrations. Very short numbers this year. ECYSA AGM was recently held. Bob Trudeau from Danvers was elected ECYSA President, Janet Gargan U16-U19 girls director, Jeff Chambers U12 girls director. Preliminary schedule for the Spring includes U12-U!4 coaches meeting on Tuesday March 29, U16-U19 coaches meeting on March 28 at Georgetown CC. ECYSA will now allow rosters of up to 24 for U16-U19 age groups, but must be trimmed to 18 for MTOC. ECYSA is revisiting the double forfeiture rule, whereby both teams forfeit if neither shows up at the field of play, even if a prior agreement was made that only one team would forfeit. DYS will be moving one travel team from Division 2 to Division 3 for the Spring.
Intramural Tournament Committee
Chuck Mower is taking over this committee from Carmen Pope. For the Spring 2005 season, an ad will be placed in the Danvers Herald for ITC players and another registration will be held over the winter. The website needs to be updated with the new ITC form.
Danvers Invitational Tournament
Incoming DYS board needs to find new directors for the tournament. Preliminary budgeting for the DIT has been done, but needs to be looked at promptly. Referee fees will be rising..
Treasurer
Turnover with new BOD needs to occur quickly so new budges can be submitted and approved at January meeting.
General Discussion
Registration forms should include a volunteer checkbox or other area where potential volunteers can indicate interest.
Election of Board Members
Election of the 2005 BOD occurred and the following is the new DYS Board of Directors:
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President |
Neal |
Hovey |
NHovey13@aol.com |
739-4886 |
5Worthington Av |
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Vice President- Administration |
David |
Kamens |
dysoccerim@hotmail.com |
739-1522 |
8 Emily Ln. |
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Vice President- Operations |
John |
Barrows |
John@Marchionda.com |
777-2192 |
90 Pine St. |
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Secretary |
David |
Tye |
dysoccerim@hotmail.com |
750-0630 |
27 Chase St. |
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Registrar |
Jeff |
MacInnis |
jmacinnis@derigen.com |
762-7320 |
14 Neal Rd. |
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Treasurer |
Tom |
McNulty |
vze42j2b@verizon.net |
777-7373 |
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Travel Director |
Brett |
Amico |
Bamico@pcdinc.com |
777-4695 |
134 North St. |
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Director |
Janet |
Gargan |
jlgsoccer@hotmail.com |
609-3843 |
10 Mildred Rd |
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Director |
Jeff |
Chambers |
jsc_soccer@hotmail.com |
660-8779 |
54 Cabot Rd. |
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Director |
Bruce |
Ocko |
bruce_ocko@hotmail.com |
750-8136 |
4 Thorpe Circle |
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Director |
Rob |
Lebel |
Jrrnlbl@msn.com
or Lebel@bcmcontrols.com |
777-9023 |
62 Nichols St. |
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Director |
Chuck |
Mower |
kjmow@aol.com |
777-4888 |
12 Treetops Lane |
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Director |
Loren |
Rocker |
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Corporate |
Mike |
Gilbert |
Dilbert.gilbert@comcast.net |
777-0086 |
7 Orrantia Circle |
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Corporate |
Larry |
Davis |
DavisLilacs58@aol.com |
774-4709 |
8 Oak St. |
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Corporate |
Laura |
Davis |
DavisLilacs58@aol.com |
774-4709 |
8 Oak St. |
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Corporate |
Tom |
Conway |
te_conway@hotmail.com |
774-7209 |
6 Burroughs St |
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Corporate |
Priscilla |
Bates |
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774-5024 |
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Corporate |
Brian |
Harrison |
bharrison@easternbag.com |
774-9232 |
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Corporate |
Andrea |
Costa |
Andrea@stjohnsprep.org |
777-9866 |
31 N. Belgian Rd. |
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Corporate |
Bob |
Gilmore |
bobmaljcm@aol.com |
774-4439 |
6 Arthur St. |
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Corporate |
Steve |
Kucker |
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739-4841 |
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Corporate |
Tom |
Guidi |
tguidi@hembar.com |
777-3014 |
13 Lakeview Ave. |
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Corporate |
Bob |
Gabel |
gabelbsckck@cs.com |
774-2832 |
24 Trinity St. |
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Corporate |
Dave |
Thompson |
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774-1669 |
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Referee Assignor |
Jerry |
Morin |
jmorin@ecysa.org |
745-8019 |
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Meeting adjourned at 9:40 pm.
Minutes taken by David Tye.