Minutes - FC Bozeman Board
Meeting – October 3, 2001
Board Members Present: Tim Owen, Kate Beck, Pam Ransom, Todd Vandersloot, Carson Taylor, Tom Simkins, Ray Dore, Jack Dockery
Others in Attendance: Jeff McGuire, Jen Gummer, Bill Locke, Pam Smith,
Steve Birrell
Meeting Called to Order – 7:08 pm
Review of Annual Meeting – Was the September date a good idea? Date for next year will be September 18, 2002. Registration went very well, but the meeting did not. Was not a very positive experience for new members. A very lengthy discussion of the meeting followed. Many suggestions were presented. Opinion is that best to have registration and annual meeting as separate events. We need to have a very positive registration - show FC Bozeman and Hawk soccer videos, just general visiting and information. Meeting will be held on another date. That will be the time for the more serious discussions. Carson and Jack will start a revision of the By-Laws.
Next year: Registration will be held in September. All registrations will be completed by December 1. To be able to vote, must have fees either paid in full by December 1 or have made payment arrangements with the treasurer. Annual Meeting will be held in December. Election of Board of Directors will be by mail. Elections will be held in December.
By-Laws will be voted on at this year’s Annual Meeting.
For this year, election will be in January. U15-19’s have not all registered and must be informed of the late fee to be assessed after December 1 and payment in full or arrangements made for full payment in January. Post cards will be mailed to U15-19 regarding payment of fees.
Next year all registrations, U11-19, will be by October 1.
To date 141 have registered.
Pam Ransom has 10 more at home.
Tom Simkins has more also.
Tim is concerned – we have no assigner. Jimmy Carter declined. There is an assigner clinic in January. Carson will see if Ryan Cathey is interested. Wants to have them ready for January.
The club needs new goals. We have 8 goals – need 6 more for all practice fields. Have been borrowing goals from the High School and AYSO. Borrowing them form the high school is becoming a problem. Time has come for us to consider three new sets of goals.
Tom will get a proposal ready for next meeting to present types and costs of new goals.
Presented a list of the team coaches selected to date by the Heads of Coaches.
Ric Plante – Women’s Head Coach
U15 – Ric Plante
U14 – Steve Birrell
U13 – Erica Hinton / Sally Guerlack
U12 – Rich Brauss
U11 – Jessica Curry & Jessica Kolkmann
Tim Guenzler – Men’s Head Coach
U18 – Tim Guenzler
U16 – Craig Stewart
U14 – Al Bagley
U13 – Chris Beausoliel
MSP to approve the selected coaches, contingent upon background checks and signing of the club contract.
Bill will post these coaches on the Web.
Time of tryouts will be decision of the Heads of Coaches.
Discussion with Tom Simkins on the scheduling of practice fields. Tom will start looking into space and indoor space at MSU. Tim also raised the issue that Tom will not be on board much longer. Need to have someone start training with Tom.
Coaching
Committee
Heads of Coaches anxious to get salary guidelines for their coaches. Need to get this info to their staff. Previously has been $800, $900, $1000 depending on experience, and half those amounts to assistants. We have higher coaching levels now – how will this be done?
Competition Committee and Heads of Coaches should present a proposal on how travel is to be handled for the coaches.
Meeting adjourned 8:57 pm.