Faribault Soccer Association Board Meeting

July 22, 2007
7:00 PM - Meeting was called to order


Present: Tim Wayland, Nancy oughton, Connie Roosmalen, Sandy Roberts, Bob Palmquist, Tina Stadler, Steve Ivers, Julie Langslag, Patrick Ermer, Brendon Cox, Laura Lambert, and Troy Marquardt
Issues of concern:
  • Scholarship for a member of the U17 Boys team who just had a baby, he has been with the association for many years. Board members agreed to a scholarship.
  • Fines incurred during the season: Board agreed to deduct prior year fines from fined team's tournament funds for upcoming season. Team will have to do fundraisers if they wish to do more tournaments then the remaining funds allow.
  • Cancel home games: only Referees or the President of the Association can cancel home games due to weather.
  • Older teams - a lot of no shows and playing short handed, try to rooster 18-22 players for this reason.
  • First Aid training for Coaches.

    Items to be addressed at future meetings:
    Committee members:
    Heritage Parade Events Coordinator - Laura
    Team Pictures Events Coordinator - Laura
    Equipment (ordering/storage) Bob/Steve/Brendon
    Field maintenance Steve/Pat/Bill Caron
    Registration Kickoff Pat/Jason
    Referee Scheduling/Recruitment/Training Session Here ?
    Budget ?
    Newsletter Mike Gannon
    Website/Tech (include surveys) Pat/Tina
    Coach development/off season training ?
    Field Development Tim
    Fundraising Bob
    Shattuck Relations Tim
    Sandlot (Separate Board/Fields) Brendon
    Uniforms Tina

    Policy issues to be addressed:
    Committee members: Jason
  • Medical Training
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  • Tryouts
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  • Coaching Manuals
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  • Playing up
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  • Manager Manuals
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  • Year end party
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  • Registration Fee pricing
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  • Scholarship procedures
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  • Tournaments pricing
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    Paid positions on board (Registrar; Treasurer & Ref Coordinator)
    Positions to fill:
  • Registrar (with training from Tricia)
  • Vice President - to be President the following year
  • Treasurer (and someone to do tax return for association
  • Secretary
  • Ref/Field Coordinator
  • More volunteers

    Each of the coaches/managers of teams of up coming U16 and below including sandlot check with your parents and bring a least SIX names to the next board meeting of willing volunteers to help on a committee or fill a position - relay that the current positions holders will mentor for the upcoming year.

    Up coming events:
  • Fall League: Deadline is August 13the to sign up but let Sandy know by August 8th so she can line up fields and refs.
       U9/U10 Boys (Pat/Troy combo) - Yes
       U11 Girls (Troy's Team) - No
       U12 Girls (Julie's Team) - Yes
       U12 Boys (Bob's Team) - ?
       U13 Boys (Doug's Team) - ?
       U14 Girls (Pat's Team) ?
  • Circus tickets on sale sponsored by the Rotary Club - funds go toward soccer complex
  • Knights of Columbus wants to sponsor a Shoot out event

    Members willing to stay on or mentor this year:
    Tim - Mentor (Vice President this season)
    Nancy - Mentor only Julie - yes Doug - ?
    Steve - yes (last year Tina/Rick - yes Missy - ?
    Connie - no Pat - yes Becky - ?
    Sandy - Mentor only Jason - yes Tricia - ?
    Laura - yes Don - ? Dale - ?
    Brendon - yes Jake - ? Cassie - ?
    Troy M. - yes Troy T. - yes Kevin - ?
    Bob - yes Steve Brown - yes


    Board meetings will typically be held the third Sunday of each month for no longer than 2 hours.
    Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM
    Next meeting Sunday August 26th at 7:00 PM at the ABC Center due to conflicts the previous Sunday