Lorain City Soccer Association

Lorain City Soccer Association
Meeting Minutes for 7/25/06
In Attendance

Reading of meeting minutes from 6/26/06

Treasurer’s Report – John Jovanovski

Report from County Rep – Steve Heider

Voted for positions
Current & former positions stayed the same except scheduler
Next County Soccer meeting to be held on Aug. 2nd, 2006 @ 8pm at the Oberlin Depot
Roster deadline is Aug. 2nd, 2006, send in earlier if possible
Can add additional players to rosters up to, but not including August 25, 2006
Season starts August 23, 2006
Constitution amended in section B
Only 50% of players per team can also be competitive players
Addressed way we roster teams
Asked not to “stack” teams
Make exceptions only in special circumstances, document situation
No official rule for city children play in for county league – gentleman’s agreement only
County league is recreational
Need to come to consensus on how to handle situations as they arise
Motion - made by John Jovanovski to approach Amherst and/or any bordering communities to ask that new players that are citizens of our city be turned back to Lorain for team placement
Second motion – Tammy Dull
Any existing players currently playing in other communities to stay where they are
All in favor

Report from AASL Rep – John Jovanovski

Registrar’s Report – Christine Schuster

Need coaches to contact players to obtain any birth certificates or pictures still needed
U8 and above rosters have been sent to all coaches
Peanuts, U6 and U7 will be rostered soon
Will get rosters to these coaches with plenty of practice time before games begin
AASL Rule – children are to play for city lived in, not school district
Can add additional players to rosters up to, but not including August 25, 2006
Any late registrations must be assessed $10.00 late fee

Old Business

Soccer Basics Clinic (featuring Vasili Smirnov of DynamoFC) - $10.00 per session, everyone is welcome. Players pay & register each day they attend. Dates: 7/25, 7/27, 8/1, 8/3 from 6-8pm. Coaches contact your players & confirm how many will attend.
Coaches welcome to come to help if possible
Good opportunity to watch and learn for coaches
Rich Dimmachia volunteered to organize and run coaches clinic.
Saturday/Sunday mornings best for him
All coaches send possible dates available to attend clinic
Tammy Dull volunteered to help Rick call coaches.
Uniforms update – Tammy Dull
Ordered 3rd week in June from Unico Sports
Will receive 1st week in August
Teams with new children will be first to receive uniforms at cost
Possible to get hoodies to sell for anyone willing to buy from Unico Sports if interested

New Business

Great time had by all who attended session and dinner with Mexican team Chivas de Guadalajara
El Castillo donated all food and drink
Lorain City Soccer Association provided tip to El Castillo
Mexican Mutual donated travel expenses
89.1 donated radio ad
1380am donated radio ad
Team to possibly return in December 2006
Possibility of putting together team to travel to Mexico to participate in the Chivas Cup
Tammy Dull & Robert Sanchez taking tickets to sell for steak fry being held for Mexican Mutual
Equipment update – Mark Ambrosio & Calvin Jones
Christine Schuster to get copy of key to shed to Mark
Collecting inventory of all equipment from each coach
New coaches need equipment
Need set of goals for small fields
Will take physical inventory of shed this week
Proposed idea of putting a lockable cage into shed to prevent inventory loss
Mark/Calvin will check into cost of building cage

Future Meetings

All to submit email (no later than 1st week in August) to Steve with best date in August for next meeting
Robert Sanchez has secured the Coast Guard Training Center as meeting site

Open Discussion

Amend Article V. of the Constitution to state that the Pres., VP/Mod., Treasure, Registrar and Equip. Mgr. be elected on “Even Numbered Years” unless vacant or vacated. Also amend, that the VP/Stand., Secretary, Field Mgr., and Uniform Mgr. be elected on “Odd Numbered Years” unless vacant or vacated. This would amend the Officers terms to two years. I submit this in the hopes of reducing our rate of turnover and to attract people to these offices who are committed to the longevity of this association. I have also seen how the mass exodus of Officers has sent this association into a deadly backslide. The staggering of elections could help to maintain continuity throughout the organization.
Amend Article X.c of the Constitution to state, “youth between the ages of four (4) and eighteen (18) years…”. I submit this to adhere to past and current practice.
Amend Article X.d of the Constitution to state the offices of Registrar and Field Mgr. include monetary reimbursement at a set amount, to be paid on a schedule. Also amend the language to strike “inure” for this section and clarify the Articles intent. I submit this to adhere to past and current practice.
Amend Article XI.a-v of the Constitution to strike from and be replaced with language to include: conformation to the rules of F.I.F.A., OYSAN, LCSL, AASL, NOGSL and any league with which the body votes to be associated with or participate in. I submit this to adhere to past and current practice.

Meeting Minutes - 7/25/06