April 8, 2007 Meeting Minutes – (D. McDermott) Minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by L. Maliszewski and seconded by A. Bush to approve the minutes as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Spring Tournament Update – (D. McDermott) The tournament was very successful. The goal for this year was to make at least a few thousand. We had 71 teams registered. Coaches and parents were very impressed that everything ran on schedule. Dave thanked Bob & Marcia DiBella, Mario & Fil DiCristofaro and Kathleen McDermott. He also thanked Lynn Maliszewski, Rita Beerle and Angela Bush for all their time. Dave reviewed the financials indicating total income and expenses and we surpassed our goal. Dave also thanked Ben Hirsch for obtaining the lights which were donated. This was one of the main reasons for the tournament’s success. Having parent volunteers helped tremendously. The extra help was appreciated.

Treasurer's Report - (B. DiBella) Bob presented the treasurer's report and reviewed the summary and transaction report as of April 30, 2007 and stated that the account is in great shape. A motion was made by L. Maliszewski and seconded by R. Beerle to accept the treasurer’s report as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Fields/Grounds – (D. McDermott) Due to extra games, we will need to line the 4th field for the U10's to play on.

CDYSL – (T. Ward) No report at this time.

Fall Rec – (D. McDermott) Sign ups will be held Saturday, June 2 and Saturday, June 9 from 9am-12pm. We need four volunteers to help with registration. Both Lynn and Angela can help both Saturdays. We need two more volunteers. Once Dave picks up the forms, Lynn & Fil will distribute flyers to the schools. Fil will contact Jean McCrum to see if she can also help. Bob will once again hold another referee course for those interested. Mario will handle the referees this coming season; although Terri did a great job last year. Discussion was held regarding possibly starting the Rec program the last week of August and ending it one week earlier or shortening the Rec season to seven weeks. Everyone agreed that due to the colder weather towards the end of the Rec season, it is something to think about. This will be discussed in the future.

Travel Team – (D. McDermott) Everyone provided an update on their teams along with registration. We still have teams that have not paid and Dave asked for those coaches to see him after the meeting regarding payment. There is still an large outstanding balance of fees. Discussion was held regarding rescheduling CDYSL games. If coaches need to reschedule games, notify Dave to see if fields are available. CDYSL has a procedure on their website for rescheduling games. CDYSL wants coaches to contact the opponent team coach prior to contacting CDYSL. Everyone was reminded to turn in their score cards for the home games. It was suggested to make a copy of it prior to mailing them out. After several days, coaches are asked to check CDYSL website to see if their scores have been posted. If scores are not posted, call CDYSL to make sure they have received the score card.

Spring Soccer – (L. Maliszewski) Registration was held for Spring Soccer and we have 98 kids children signed up. Lynn held a coaches’ meeting and has all coaches lined up. It will begin at 9am – coaches need to be there by 8:30. Each coach needs pinnies and cones.

New Business – All coaches/assistant coaches and team managers are asked to attend the next meeting. As a token of the Club’s appreciation for a great year, dinner will be provided for all attendees. Also, coaches are being asked to come prepared to discuss their intentions for next year whether they’re interested in coaching or not. The Club is asking for each returning coach to put in writing their intentions and the level they wish to coach. Tryouts will also be discussed. It was suggested that for the older players, have a sign up for next year. There’s no reason for them to hold tryouts. Next discussed were the long-sleeve uniforms. Since it appears these uniforms will not be in, money will be returned to those players that haven’t received these uniforms, plus the Club is trying to see if these can be purchased elsewhere so that the teams affected by this would be able to utilize these uniforms. The board is committed to somehow making it right. This was a very unfortunate situation; one the Club never expected to be in.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday June 12, 2007. Board members will meet at 7:30pm and the general meeting will be at 8:00pm at the Colombo Club.
With no other topics to be discussed, a motion was made by L. Maliszewksi and seconded by B. DiBella to adjourn the meeting at 9:20pm. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Fil DiCristofaro