Wilton Soccer Association Board Meeting Minutes June 19, 2017
Wilton Soccer Association Board Meeting Minutes June 19, 2017 Board Member Attendees: Michelle Barbieri, Jayme Casey, Jeanne Cronin, George Cross, Carol Faherty, Michelle Haggerty, Prasad Iyer, Joanna Lepore, Dave Loughran, Tony Palumbo, Tracy Scarfi, Gabe Tully, Nancy Ward Non Board Member Attendees: Ritesh Mitsry, John Salvatore, Ben Weiss Motions Approved: Unanimous approval of the May 2017 Board minutes. BOARD UPDATES President – Tracy Scarfi: The proposed concussion bill was not supported and will mostly likely not happen. Treasurer – Tony Palumbo: There is $220,000 in the bank. The new direct deposit system is in place. Beginning in the fall, refs will be paid with the new direct deposit system. Intramural K-2 – Joanna Lepore The Mickey Kydes contract was approved and fall registration will start soon. For the 2017/2018 season, the following fee changes were made: PreK: decrease by $10 (going from 10 to 8 sessions), TOTs: increase of $5 and K-2: increase of $10. Team Warrior – David Loughran The Memorial Day Jamboree was a success and included Wilton and Ridgefield teams. During the season, Soccer Extreme coaches attended every practice and games but could have been more consistent. Overall, the feedback from parents was positive, player skill level increased and several players made travel teams this year. Next year, the program will look to recruit more travel players to participate. VP Girls Travel– Michele Barbieri All games are complete. The only parent feedback was related to WSA car magnets. VP Boys Travel-George Cross All games are complete. Some teams struggled with multi-sport athletes missing games or not showing up. A solution for next year is to double roster players from the Warrior program Fundraising – Prasad Iyer Change the focus from raising money to raising program awareness in town. Prasad will come up with 2-3 initiatives for the board to vote on for the upcoming year. Tryouts/Supplementals – Jayme Casey: Tryout information will be presented by Soccer Extreme. Fields & Operations – Gabe Tully: Field take down is scheduled for Sunday, July 2 at 1:00pm. Web Director – Michelle Haggerty League Athletics will undergo a system change next week, coinciding with the travel offers. VPs should download player information as a back-up. Michelle will test the new system before individual offers are sent. Legal Counsel – Carol Faherty: Mickey Kydes contract was approved. Secretary – Jeanne Cronin: None
Tryout Overview & Team Rosters: John Salvatore and Ben Weiss gave a summary of the travel tryout process and data. This year, 493 players in total tried out and they are presenting 28 teams for the upcoming season. The new U8 teams will practice 2 times per nd week for 1 hr 15 min and players will be asked to play in 5/8 of the 2 grade games. Overall strengths of the process include: increased web presence helped increase tryout attendance, improved Warrior program increased the quality of players and the new travel prep program. Areas for improvement include: a single sign-in sheet for both tryout days, ask for extra volunteers to help with pinning bibs and too many last minute registrants. The Board will look into the cost of purchasing numbered jerseys for next year. Also, John noticed many parents staying at tryouts. John and Ben gathered player feedback from current travel coaches and scores from the tryout sessions. U8 and U9 players received a scored based on the tryout evaluation only. At the U10-U15 level, each player was given a score based on 60% from their current coach’s evaluation and 40% from the tryout evaluation. John and Ben presented the suggested roster sizes for each age group U8-U14/15. The rosters are based on the new field sizes: U8-U10 play 7v7, U11-U13 play 9v9 and U13-U15 play 11v11. The Board discussed and voted on all suggested roster sizes for all teams. A personal email will be sent to each player offering a roster spot on a specific team. During this session, the Board did not see player names, only coach/tryout scores and roster sizes. Team:
Field Size
A
B
C
Boys U8 (2010)
7v7
10
0
0
Boys U9 (2009)
7v7
11
11
11
Boys U10 (2008)
7v7
12
11
0
Boys U11 (2007)
9v9
13
13
13
Boys U12 (2006)
9v9
14
0
0
Boys U13 (2005)
11v11
16
16
0
Boys U14/15 (04/03)
11v11
22
0
0
Girls U8 (2010)
7v7
11
0
0
Girls U9 (2009)
7v7
11
11
11
Girls U10 (2008)
7v7
11
11
12
Girls U11 (2007)
9v9
13
13
13
Girls U12 (2006)
9v9
13
14
0
Girls U13 (2005)
11v11
20
0
0
Girls U14/15 (04/03)
11v11
17
16
0
Meeting adjourned at 10:00pm Minutes submitted by Jeanne Cronin
Tryout Overview & Team Rosters: John Salvatore and Ben Weiss gave a summary of the travel tryout process and data. This year, 493 players in total tried out and they are presenting 28 teams for the upcoming season. The new U8 teams will practice 2 times per nd week for 1 hr 15 min and players will be asked to play in 5/8 of the 2 grade games. Overall strengths of the process include: increased web presence helped increase tryout attendance, improved Warrior program increased the quality of players and the new travel prep program. Areas for improvement include: a single sign-in sheet for both tryout days, ask for extra volunteers to help with pinning bibs and too many last minute registrants. The Board will look into the cost of purchasing numbered jerseys for next year. Also, John noticed many parents staying at tryouts. John and Ben gathered player feedback from current travel coaches and scores from the tryout sessions. U8 and U9 players received a scored based on the tryout evaluation only. At the U10-U15 level, each player was given a score based on 60% from their current coach’s evaluation and 40% from the tryout evaluation. John and Ben presented the suggested roster sizes for each age group U8-U14/15. The rosters are based on the new field sizes: U8-U10 play 7v7, U11-U13 play 9v9 and U13-U15 play 11v11. The Board discussed and voted on all suggested roster sizes for all teams. A personal email will be sent to each player offering a roster spot on a specific team. During this session, the Board did not see player names, only coach/tryout scores and roster sizes. Team:
Field Size
A
B
C
Boys U8 (2010)
7v7
10
0
0
Boys U9 (2009)
7v7
11
11
11
Boys U10 (2008)
7v7
12
11
0
Boys U11 (2007)
9v9
13
13
13
Boys U12 (2006)
9v9
14
0
0
Boys U13 (2005)
11v11
16
16
0
Boys U14/15 (04/03)
11v11
22
0
0
Girls U8 (2010)
7v7
11
0
0
Girls U9 (2009)
7v7
11
11
11
Girls U10 (2008)
7v7
11
11
12
Girls U11 (2007)
9v9
13
13
13
Girls U12 (2006)
9v9
13
14
0
Girls U13 (2005)
11v11
20
0
0
Girls U14/15 (04/03)
11v11
17
16
0
Meeting adjourned at 10:00pm Minutes submitted by Jeanne Cronin
