March 13, 2007 Meeting Minutes – (A. Caschera) Minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by B. DiBella and seconded by D. McDermott to approve the minutes as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Treasurer's Report - (B. DiBella) Bob presented the treasurer's report and reviewed the summary and transaction report and stated that the account is in very good shape. A motion was made by R. Urbano and seconded by R. Beerle to accept the treasurer’s report as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Fields/Grounds – (R. Urbano) Fields have been fertilized. Discussion was held regarding the problem with the geese. We’ll wait until next week and keep an eye on field conditions. Discussion was also held regarding the possibility of closing the garage overhead door and putting a door between the concession stand and the garage. It was also suggested to look into adding a vending machine outside for drinks.

CDYSL – (T. Ward) Terri suggested for coaches to go on the CDYSL website and print their schedule. Discussion was held regarding the Manchester team that was allowed to enter CDSYL under the impression that it was for the higher level teams. These teams are from Bennington and Manchester areas. Younger levels are now being placed in the midst and therefore traveling the distance.

Spring Tournament – (D. McDermott) Dave has been emailing updates and this is the last week for recruiting teams. Schedules will be posted by the end of this week. Since the U10 division is still in need of teams, registration will remain open. It was decided that U12 Boys will play on Sunday. Field set up will be held once again on Saturday, April 14 at 9am to line the fields. On Thursday, April 19 help is needed to set up lights and last minute set up. Coaches need to hand in their volunteer sheets so that the schedule can be worked on. Dave concluded by suggesting that coaches make phone calls to invite teams.

Fall Rec – (D. McDermott) Sign ups will be held Saturday, June 2 and Saturday, June 9 from 9am-12pm. Forms are being printed and will be distributed to all area schools by mid-May.

Travel Team – (A. Caschera) Everyone provided an update on their teams along with registration. Dave has supplies for each team. Game balls will be given at the tournament.

Spring Soccer – (L. Maliszewski) Registration was held for Spring Soccer and we have 86 kids children signed up. She is working on scheduling a meeting with all coaches.

New Business – It is suggested to the stay off the main fields until further notice. If needed, the two goals with wheels are moveable. We’ll have to place some sand bags on the moveable goals for safety. It was suggested to use the small fields outlining the bigger ones. We also have available the Schalmont Middle School fields on the right. Mohan has sided fields ideal for the smaller age groups. It was mentioned that referee checks will be distributed at the tournament. Teams must be registered and payments must be received before checks are given to coaches. Discussion was held regarding uniforms. Several teams are still in need of uniforms and other items. It was decided that an email be sent to all the coaches to once again request this information. Once received, the information will be compiled and a meeting will be held to find out the status of these items. Everyone in attendance agreed that at this point in the season, players should have received all items that were ordered and the Club needs to look into a new process for the coming year to ensure that players receive their uniforms in a timely manner.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 8, 2007. Board members will meet at 7:00pm and the general meeting will be at 7:30pm at the Colombo Club.
With no other topics to be discussed, a motion was made by R. Beerle and seconded by A. Bush to adjourn the meeting at 8:50pm. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Fil DiCristofaro