Meeting of August 5, 2002
Board of Directors Meeting
Northboro Fire Station
The meeting began at 7:20 p.m.
Board Members Present: Bob Kody, Mike Proctor, Mike Turpin, John Courtney, Angela Rose,, Len Spencer, Brian Lanciault, and Janine Colleran.
Board Member Absent: Kim Miller, Carol Sexton, Ian Wallace, Darrell Lemmerman, Don Miller and Joan Clowes.
Guests: Jeanne Hanley and Ron Parker.
Minutes: Len Spencer motioned to accept July 2002 minutes. Mike Turpin seconded. All in favor.
Secretary’s Report: Janine reported for Kim Miller that the next three NYSA board meetings will be at the Northboro Fire Station. The MYSA certification payment will be mailed within the week. Kidsafe forms will be mailed at a later date once all are collected at the coaches meeting.
League Updates
Assabet: Janine reported that Assabet needed the coach list and the team list. Janine reported that the Assabet league payment for fall 2002 was due. However, we are waiting for final registered player count for the Assabet league before sending it in.
Janine also reported that the players who requested to play down were approved by the Assabet league board members.
Nashoba: Janine reported for Darrell that an additional U14 boy’s team was added to Nashoba league and a payment was due for that team. There will also be a late fee for adding another Nashoba BU14 team past the team submission deadline.
A discussion was held regarding the U14, Rec. A boy’s team. It was determined that Tom Krouse would coach this team which would consist of the next ten players who tried out for travel team and were not placed on Bob Frazitta’s team.
Treasurer’s Report: Brain presented May, June, and July treasurer’s report. Mike T. motioned to accept all three reports. Angela seconded. All in favor.
Brian discussed upcoming large payments due. Payments are due to MYSA and MLS camps.
Brain inquired about the mailbox keys and who held the keys. It was determined that Joan, Brian, and John Courtney all have keys.
Registrar’s Report: John Courtney reviewed the numbers for U6, U7, and U8. John discussed the breakdown of the U6, U7, and U8 team. John reported that he was all set with coaches.
Coach Coordinator’s Report: Angela opened a discussion about a coaching issue regarding a coach who had two teams. It was decided to give this coach one team and to continue to observe the coach this fall.
It was decided that in the future all problems regarding coaches and/or parents will be documented for future reference if needed.
Angela talked about a MLS coaching clinic that will be held on August 20th and 21st. At that time, she will talk to U6 coaches about field set up and game procedures.
Angela will look into running a MYSA license course to be held in October at the middle school.
Assistant coaches were listed and approved by the board.
Travel Team Coordinator’s Report: No report given.
Referee Coordinator’s Report: Len Spencer reported that the Nashoba referee payments were completed.
Len discussed that an experienced referee will be at the 135 fields for the U8 games on Sundays to assist the new and young referees.
Field Maintenance Coordinator’s Report: Mike reported that the fields are still looking good. We have 31 small goals. Five need to be replaced.
Field Scheduling Coordinator’s Report: It was reported for Ian that Allie, the recreation director for Northboro, has requested that we speak with coaches regarding the permits and the proper use of fields.
Fundraiser Report: No report given.
Equipment Coordinator’s Report: Mike is still waiting for lists of uniforms needed. Mike will hand out equipment and uniforms at the coaches meeting.
New Business: Jeanne Hanley attended the meeting to discuss the U7 division and the decision to keep the age group coed. It was explained to Ms Hanley why the decision was made. However, we will review the age group with coaches at the end of the season to determine if any problems exist and if any changes should be made.
Ron Parker attended the meeting. He discussed his observations on how difficult it is for a player to be on an 11 v 11 team and then have to switch back to 6v6 team which happened to his son this fall season. His son was placed on a U14 team where he can continue to play 11 v 11
Bob asked board members to think about an amount that we would be willing to spend to develop new fields. It was suggested that the figure may be about $100,000.00. This will be discussed at a later date.
Bob also suggested that the board members think about moving all teams to Nashoba league for the spring season.
Bob mentioned that a firefighter will be attending the coaches meeting on August 29th to discuss first aid.
Mike T. motioned to adjourn the meeting. Brian seconded. All in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Kim Miller
Secretary