Meeting Minutes - League Athletics
East Lyme Soccer Association PO Box 448, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333
Meeting Minutes Monthly Meeting 5th March 2014 I. Call to order The regular monthly meeting of the East Lyme Soccer Association Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 7:30 P.M., in the East Lyme Parks and Rec office, the President being in the chair and the Secretary being absent. Stephanie Massung recorded the minutes thereof. II. Roll call The following board members were present thereby establishing a quorum: Jonathon Parker – President Chuck Massung – Vice-President Larry Fitzgerald – Treasurer (via telecom) Lynda Mills - Registrar Kevin Northcutt – At Large The following board members were absent: Mike Coburn – Secretary Christine Malcom – At Large III. Approval of minutes from last meeting The minutes of the annual and special meetings held in February were approved via email as amended. IV. Special Topic Marty Walker from UK International presented options available for fall 2014 training. The option to have three full time trainers as opposed to 2 ½ was presented. This would incur a $1000 increase for the training expense for the season and all trainers would be accessible for an unlimited number of hours. Jonathon Parker moved to “…hire three UK International trainers for the 2014 fall season.” The motion was approved unanimously. V. Board Directors and Managers Updates a. Chuck Massung, Kevin Northcutt, and Heidi DeCosta reported on spring training options for the club. A proposal from YES (Youth Elite Soccer) includes spring training, in three parts, at the cost of $3120, which is $65/hour. One trainer would provide indoor K-2 training, with coaches present, Mondays and Wednesdays for 3 hours during a six week period starting March 17th. The same trainer would provide training of coaches 2 hours per week for 6 weeks and would also provide skills training on Sunday mornings, one hour per age group of travel players. This training would be available by player sign up at the cost of $70 per player. Jonathon Parker moved to “… create a committee to make a recommendation for a spring training vendor with Chuck Massung, Kevin
East Lyme Soccer Association PO Box 448, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333
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Northcutt, and Heidi DeCosta appointed as committee members. Final decision to be approved by the board.” The motion was approved unanimously. Maurizio Mazzi reported on Field space for spring and High School Summer Soccer. Jeff Ranelli reported that Everson Futsal program which will be on Friday nights at ELMS. Lynda Mills reported on fall registration and HS Summer Soccer registration. Laura Healy volunteered at the annual meeting to take over the position of Field Coordinator. Shaun O’Dea has volunteered to take on the position of Coaching Coordinator. Jonathon Parker appointed Tony Pezzullo as the Girls Program Coordinator. Larry Fitzgerald will step down as Boys Program Coordinator after the spring season; position is available for the fall. The positions of Tournament Coordinator and Fundraising Coordinator are currently available. Lynda Mills reported on the possibility of doing a survey of registered parents. Discussion tabled to future meeting. Stephanie Massung reported on merchandising. The website will be active shortly and the club will receive 20% on all purchases. Karen Fulton the referee coordinator reported that the CT Referee Committee has offered to come to East Lyme to give a three hour retraining in-service.
VI. Ongoing Activities a) Jonathon Parker reported on Single Age for the upcoming 2014/2015 season. Per CJSA single age classic teams will be required to play in the classic divisions, i.e. U9 will have to play U10 Classic; U11 will have to play U12 Classic, etc. Jonathon presented two options for the U9 Classic team: I. II.
Have U9 Classic team picked via callback tryouts and play U10 Classic as required by CJSA Create U9 Classic team without callback tryouts and play U10 RecPlus
b) Laura Healey expressed concerns with the Single Age divisions. Discussion tabled for future consideration. VII. Adjournment Jonathon Parker adjourned the meeting at 10:00 PM. Minutes submitted by: Michael W. Coburn 1. Minutes approved by: ELSA Board 03/15/2014
Meeting Minutes Monthly Meeting 5th March 2014 I. Call to order The regular monthly meeting of the East Lyme Soccer Association Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 7:30 P.M., in the East Lyme Parks and Rec office, the President being in the chair and the Secretary being absent. Stephanie Massung recorded the minutes thereof. II. Roll call The following board members were present thereby establishing a quorum: Jonathon Parker – President Chuck Massung – Vice-President Larry Fitzgerald – Treasurer (via telecom) Lynda Mills - Registrar Kevin Northcutt – At Large The following board members were absent: Mike Coburn – Secretary Christine Malcom – At Large III. Approval of minutes from last meeting The minutes of the annual and special meetings held in February were approved via email as amended. IV. Special Topic Marty Walker from UK International presented options available for fall 2014 training. The option to have three full time trainers as opposed to 2 ½ was presented. This would incur a $1000 increase for the training expense for the season and all trainers would be accessible for an unlimited number of hours. Jonathon Parker moved to “…hire three UK International trainers for the 2014 fall season.” The motion was approved unanimously. V. Board Directors and Managers Updates a. Chuck Massung, Kevin Northcutt, and Heidi DeCosta reported on spring training options for the club. A proposal from YES (Youth Elite Soccer) includes spring training, in three parts, at the cost of $3120, which is $65/hour. One trainer would provide indoor K-2 training, with coaches present, Mondays and Wednesdays for 3 hours during a six week period starting March 17th. The same trainer would provide training of coaches 2 hours per week for 6 weeks and would also provide skills training on Sunday mornings, one hour per age group of travel players. This training would be available by player sign up at the cost of $70 per player. Jonathon Parker moved to “… create a committee to make a recommendation for a spring training vendor with Chuck Massung, Kevin
East Lyme Soccer Association PO Box 448, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333
b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l.
Northcutt, and Heidi DeCosta appointed as committee members. Final decision to be approved by the board.” The motion was approved unanimously. Maurizio Mazzi reported on Field space for spring and High School Summer Soccer. Jeff Ranelli reported that Everson Futsal program which will be on Friday nights at ELMS. Lynda Mills reported on fall registration and HS Summer Soccer registration. Laura Healy volunteered at the annual meeting to take over the position of Field Coordinator. Shaun O’Dea has volunteered to take on the position of Coaching Coordinator. Jonathon Parker appointed Tony Pezzullo as the Girls Program Coordinator. Larry Fitzgerald will step down as Boys Program Coordinator after the spring season; position is available for the fall. The positions of Tournament Coordinator and Fundraising Coordinator are currently available. Lynda Mills reported on the possibility of doing a survey of registered parents. Discussion tabled to future meeting. Stephanie Massung reported on merchandising. The website will be active shortly and the club will receive 20% on all purchases. Karen Fulton the referee coordinator reported that the CT Referee Committee has offered to come to East Lyme to give a three hour retraining in-service.
VI. Ongoing Activities a) Jonathon Parker reported on Single Age for the upcoming 2014/2015 season. Per CJSA single age classic teams will be required to play in the classic divisions, i.e. U9 will have to play U10 Classic; U11 will have to play U12 Classic, etc. Jonathon presented two options for the U9 Classic team: I. II.
Have U9 Classic team picked via callback tryouts and play U10 Classic as required by CJSA Create U9 Classic team without callback tryouts and play U10 RecPlus
b) Laura Healey expressed concerns with the Single Age divisions. Discussion tabled for future consideration. VII. Adjournment Jonathon Parker adjourned the meeting at 10:00 PM. Minutes submitted by: Michael W. Coburn 1. Minutes approved by: ELSA Board 03/15/2014
