FTSA: Meeting Minutes December 13, 2017 Executive Board ... - AWS
FTSA: Meeting Minutes December 13, 2017 Executive Board Members Secretary (Kim Murray) Treasurer (Tony Pastore) Travel Coordinator (Chris Conti) At-Large Executive Board Member (John Swanson, Interim) Field Coordinator (Bill Anthony) Vice President (Tom Boracci) President (Cathy Anthony)
Present Absent Present Absent Present Present Present
1. New Business (Cathy Anthony) a. November meeting minutes i) Draft minutes approved. b. 2018 Executive Board and Executive Committee Positions i) The following positions were approved for the 2018-2019 session: Position President Vice President Treasurer Secretary At-Large Executive Member Field Coordinator Travel Coordinator
Board Member Cathy Anthony Michael Murray Tony Pastore Kim Murray Greg Bennett Bill Anthony Chris Conti
c. 2018 Executive Committee Member Positions i) The following positions were approved for the 2018-2019 session: Current Position Fundraising Coordinator Administrative Coordinator Games & Referee Coordinator At Large Committee Member Training Coordinator
Comm. Member Heather Cochran OPEN Tom Floyd Christie Tuttle Scott Clark Tom Boracci
2. Merger Conversation a. Representatives from the Northern Burlington Soccer club proposed merging the travel portions of the Florence, Northern Burlington and Bordentown soccer programs. b. The proposed merger would have zero impact on the recreation soccer program. c. The recent growth of soccer clubs and academies that are not connected to community soccer programs has resulted in communities struggling to field teams for interested players. d. Initial Merger Proposal i) Three communities would merge existing travel programs to create one travel soccer association. FTSA Minutes December 13, 2017
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ii) The communities would share resources and fields. iii) A governing board comprised of three members from each community would be created. This board would handle all decision-making for the travel teams. iv) The association would be enlist optional trainers from the Red Bulls. Coaches could opt to use these trainers. v) Existing teams would remain intact. The focus of this combined soccer association would be to develop teams at the younger ages (U8 and U9). (1) The goal is to create a minimum of 2, and possibly 3, teams at each level for boys and girls (2) Existing teams would remain as currently configured. As space becomes available on teams they would be filled through the try-out process vi) Fees for parents would be kept to a minimum. It is estimated that fees of $500-$600 would be charged for the year. vii) Next Steps (1) The executive board will meet to discuss the proposal to determine its position and identify additional questions and concerns for the next discussion with Northern Burlington. 3. Fundraising Report (Heather Cochran) a. No report 4. Treasurer Report (Tony Pastore - absent) a. No reports 5. Vice President Report (Tom Boracci - absent) a. The adult league will operate in spring 2018. Decisions need to be made about time and location of games. 6. Travel Coordinator (Chris Conti) a. Registration is open for the spring season for SJSL and SJGSL. The two girls teams have already registered. b. A new U9 boys team, the Florence Galaxy, has been created and will be playing in the spring season. i) The final tryout will be held on Saturday, December 16th. ii) Roster will be capped at 14 players 7. Field Coordinator Report (Bill Anthony) a. Marter complex is shut down for the winter. b. In the spring the fields will be used as follows: i) M3 and M4 will be 11 v 11 ii) M1 will be 8 v 8 iii) M2 will be 7 v 7 8. Games and Referee Coordinator (Tom Floyd - absent) a. No report 9. At-Large Executive Board Member (Jon Swanson -absent) a. No report
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Present Absent Present Absent Present Present Present
1. New Business (Cathy Anthony) a. November meeting minutes i) Draft minutes approved. b. 2018 Executive Board and Executive Committee Positions i) The following positions were approved for the 2018-2019 session: Position President Vice President Treasurer Secretary At-Large Executive Member Field Coordinator Travel Coordinator
Board Member Cathy Anthony Michael Murray Tony Pastore Kim Murray Greg Bennett Bill Anthony Chris Conti
c. 2018 Executive Committee Member Positions i) The following positions were approved for the 2018-2019 session: Current Position Fundraising Coordinator Administrative Coordinator Games & Referee Coordinator At Large Committee Member Training Coordinator
Comm. Member Heather Cochran OPEN Tom Floyd Christie Tuttle Scott Clark Tom Boracci
2. Merger Conversation a. Representatives from the Northern Burlington Soccer club proposed merging the travel portions of the Florence, Northern Burlington and Bordentown soccer programs. b. The proposed merger would have zero impact on the recreation soccer program. c. The recent growth of soccer clubs and academies that are not connected to community soccer programs has resulted in communities struggling to field teams for interested players. d. Initial Merger Proposal i) Three communities would merge existing travel programs to create one travel soccer association. FTSA Minutes December 13, 2017
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ii) The communities would share resources and fields. iii) A governing board comprised of three members from each community would be created. This board would handle all decision-making for the travel teams. iv) The association would be enlist optional trainers from the Red Bulls. Coaches could opt to use these trainers. v) Existing teams would remain intact. The focus of this combined soccer association would be to develop teams at the younger ages (U8 and U9). (1) The goal is to create a minimum of 2, and possibly 3, teams at each level for boys and girls (2) Existing teams would remain as currently configured. As space becomes available on teams they would be filled through the try-out process vi) Fees for parents would be kept to a minimum. It is estimated that fees of $500-$600 would be charged for the year. vii) Next Steps (1) The executive board will meet to discuss the proposal to determine its position and identify additional questions and concerns for the next discussion with Northern Burlington. 3. Fundraising Report (Heather Cochran) a. No report 4. Treasurer Report (Tony Pastore - absent) a. No reports 5. Vice President Report (Tom Boracci - absent) a. The adult league will operate in spring 2018. Decisions need to be made about time and location of games. 6. Travel Coordinator (Chris Conti) a. Registration is open for the spring season for SJSL and SJGSL. The two girls teams have already registered. b. A new U9 boys team, the Florence Galaxy, has been created and will be playing in the spring season. i) The final tryout will be held on Saturday, December 16th. ii) Roster will be capped at 14 players 7. Field Coordinator Report (Bill Anthony) a. Marter complex is shut down for the winter. b. In the spring the fields will be used as follows: i) M3 and M4 will be 11 v 11 ii) M1 will be 8 v 8 iii) M2 will be 7 v 7 8. Games and Referee Coordinator (Tom Floyd - absent) a. No report 9. At-Large Executive Board Member (Jon Swanson -absent) a. No report
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