Minutes from
Present: Russ Walker, Dick Prugh, Kerry Hatcher, Bruce Cole,
Jen Gummer, Bill Locke, Bill Robinson; Terri Murphy,
The meeting was called to order at about
There was no Micro report.
Jen described our scholarship procedure (again) as ineffective, especially in attracting volunteer labor in lieu of tuition. A brief narrative of justification was suggested as an addition to the existing scholarship form. An additional box on the registration form was suggested for that purpose. Bill described the form as full to the margins already.
Bill described the upcoming MYSA summer General Meeting in
Tim thanked the Board, coaching staff, players and parents for a great competitive season. In addition to the outstanding State Cup, the Montana Cup went well in Kalispell for our U11/12 teams. He described the Club as a likely victim of our own success. We SHOULD expect to win all divisions at the State Cup, but competing at regionals requires practice against good teams. Tim trained all but one (U19B) of the AA teams twice and all but two of the younger teams once. He described his position as primarily a leadership position, and wants to travel with the better teams to off-season tournaments. He views the biggest challenge as retaining coaches (expects to lose 30 to 50%) and finding new ones.
There was no Finance report, but next year’s budget will be the primary topic at next month’s Board meeting.
The major facilities issue is competition (summer/fall) at Babcock fields with the growing lacrosse community. Our seasons overlap only a little, so we should be OK. Again, the effort of Universal Athletic in making the PUMA contract work were described and praised. A timetable for next year’s uniform purchases was circulated.
There was no report from the referee liaison or team manager coordination.
In fundraising, we raised nearly $4000 in contributions last year (a good step!). We need to get out a formal letter/newspaper ad thanking our contributors.
Risk Management will be discussed after the summer AGM.
Bruce will schedule Policy meetings as necessary in the near future; a list of possible issues was circulated and amended.
In new business, it was moved, seconded, and authorized by acclamation to reimburse Chris Beausoleil for ˝ of the cost of the upcoming “C” licensing clinic in recognition of his past service to the Club and under the condition of one year of future coaching service.
In ongoing business, it was reported that about 75 players have signed up for the summer/fall program.
The meeting was closed at about