Minutes of FSA Board Meeting

Sunday, September 23, 2007 Present: Tim Wayland, Troy Temple, Tina Stadler, Nancy Houghton, Brendan, Tammy Anderson, Pat Ermer, Holly Pickering, and Sandy Roberts
1. Volunteer Registration - We received an email about background checks. The information is the same as always. There is no change.
2. Minutes of the last meeting will be forwarded to everyone. Tim had received a copy and thought we all had one.
3. Registration software - The $1,000.00 fee from Demosphere would have been for development of a website. Puck would charge us $65.00/month for website. Pat asked if it would be worth it to pay for website development when none of the coaches or managers are currently getting us information to update the website. Couldn't we just continue with what we have (with updates) and not pay this fee. We could then use Demosphere for the very reasonable per player fee and save money. This was agreed on. Brendan will help design a new look for our website and Pat will put it in place and maintain it. They will work on making it accessible for coaches and managers if they want to add information.
4. Training on the registrar process - Tammy will need info and so will contact MYSA about what she needs to do.
5. Registration for players - Pat, Jason and Brendan will coordinate a date and place for registration. Parents will have the option to register online and pay with a credit card, but will need to come to registration to order uniforms. This event will be for traveling AND Sandlot. There was talk of how much the fees will be this year and it was decided to leave traveling at $200 and make Sandlot $75. Sandlot parents can have one of their children play for ½ price if they coach. Each team will be encouraged to have a beginning of the year meeting with players and parents and an "End-of-the-Year Party'.
6. Sandlot update - Brendan is putting together a Board. He already has 3 people to serve and would like a total of no more than 5. He is thinking of making the first 2 days of their season be training for the kids and coaches and it would be led by Shattuck. He will look into the cost of this. There was also discussion about the name "Sandlot". The Board agrees it should be changed. Brendan suggest "Little Feat", but is open to any other suggestions. Let him know before the next meeting if you have any ideas.
7. Winter training - Tim will talk with Mike Madigan about winter training option. We need someone to coordinate winter training whether it is in the dome or in a gym.
8. Newsletter - draft next week.
9. Treasurer - Nancy will talk with Ann and Lori about the Treasurer's duties.
10. Policy Manual update - looks good, but need to define the MYSA fine information. Our policy is - If it is the teams fault, they have to pay the fee or we will take it out of their tournament fees for next year. If it is not the teams fault (refs, fields, etc.) then FSA will pay the fee.
11. Next meeting will be Sunday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. at ABC. Topics to cover include a Registration committee report, winter player training ideas, field development and fundraising updates, Treasurer replacement and Little Feat update.
Minutes respectfully submitted, Sandy Roberts