Present: Bill Locke, Kerry Hatcher,
I.
Call to order:
II. February 1 minutes were circulated; approval was moved (Bill R.), seconded (Kerry) and passed.
III. Micro report: none given. The need for volunteers was emphasized; another call has gone out to the teams.
IV. Reports
· Admin/Registrar.
a. Registrants are down this year, to 283. Two teams (U19G and U11B) went to the Avalanche and 29 players have dropped after team formation. We have had requests to form another U11B team, but it is too late to reorganize teams in a balanced fashion.
b. We discussed filing a complaint with MYSA over the U11B team, but decided that, since they were not registered with the Blitzz, it was not appropriate.
· President. The availability of the Adam Bronken fields was discussed. We intend to host three fields there, with practice on those fields four days a week, two sessions per day, two teams per session, two fields per week (resting one). At two sessions per week per team, that would allow eight teams to practice at Adam Bronken.
· Head Coach
a. We have a full coaching roster of excellent individuals with perhaps one to spare; and within the budget.
b.
Bill Robinson noted that
· Finance. Kerry had no formal report, but mentioned talking with Matt at PlayItAgain Sports regarding sponsorship, possibly including uniforms. We are in the 2nd of a three-year contract with PUMA, so this summer we might begin thinking about where we go from here. Bill R. requested a financial statement for the club by the next meeting.
· Facilities. Mark will be out of town from March 13-30, thus we will have to get the goals ready before he leaves (or have a plan in place to do it, if snow prevents).
· Coaching. No report except to applaud success in recruitment and to suggest that we run newspaper ads sooner next season.
· Tournament. See unfinished business
· Micro. No additional report
· Referee liaison. None present
· Policy. Andy checked for guidelines regarding sponsorships and logos. We are apparently constrained by the PUMA contract to not compete (no soccer companies; comparable size), but otherwise unlimited. Andy couldn’t find any published guidelines on the Web. We concluded that corporate team sponsorship was appropriate, that it needed to be run through the club-held team accounts to be deductible as a contribution, and that if logos were desired, we would provide guidelines for this season with policies to follow next summer.
V. New Business. The Web page is not up to date. Bill promised to contact Diana Cooksey, who had offered to take it on, and facilitate the changeover. Diana will be invited to Board meetings as soon as and whenever possible to streamline information flow.
VI. Unfinished Business
· Dick updated the progress at the Adam Bronken building. The masonry is done and it needs a little paint before the plumbing fixtures go in. Mark volunteered to get the staff from Williams P&H on it as soon as the paint was dry (and before he leaves on March 13). Mark and Dick will coordinate.
· There will be meeting of the State Tournament committee on Friday, March 3, at First Interstate Bank, with team managers to ensure progress on tasks.
VII.
For the Good of the Game. The next Board meeting will be March 22 (the
fourth Wednesday, not the last Wednesday of the month), at