Highlander Soccer Club Monthly Board Meeting

02/15/2017

Attendance: Cari Boucher, Cindy Langer, Tom Horstmann, Dan Pinton, CarmD’Urso, Marie Keefe

Location: Parrot Delaney Pub

Start: 7:03 pm; End 9:20

President’s Report:

Asked to start meeting with nomination of Secretary
Dan nominated Marie Keefe, Cindy seconded the nomination
Board members voted unanimously for appointment
Reviewed logo and merchandise options from Soccer and Beyond
We are still waiting for Goal size requirements from CJSJ
Coaches meeting planned for March 12th at 6:00 at Barkhamsted Town Garage
Marie made a motion to authorize Cindy and Cari to make merchandise purchases from Soccer and Beyond, Dan seconded, unanimous vote

Treasurer’s Report:

1/31/17 balance $6,968.92 with two outstanding checks: Actual balance is $4,160.92
Spring registration fees are starting to come in but slow
Recommendation was made to have coaches contact team members to encourage them to register
All credits will need to be used by April 1st or will be forfeited
Suggestion that in the future parents with eligible credits contact Treasurer before Registration to credit the account rather than be reimbursed after payment

Vice President/Training and Development:

Challenger Sports recommended one of their Top Brazilian picks, Daniel de Carvalho as our trainer
Would start the week of April 17th for 8 weeks
We will be reaching out to parents and coaches to see if anyone is interesting in providing housing, looking for one week intervals.
Trainer will be available for to support or run one practice a week for each team. The practice will be that teams Brown’s Corner practice. Coaches will be able to select from available times at the March 12th coaches meeting.
Marie made a motion for Tom to contract with Challenger Sports for $1000 a week not to exceed $11,000 to pay for trainer. Cari seconded. Vote was unanimous.

Secretary’s Report:

Secretary creating parent “handbooks” to be reviewed at coaches meeting. Discussion of the role of the parents on the team and useful information for the parents to have.

Registrar’s Report:

We are still looking for a Registrar. Cari and Cindy will be registering the teams and players for the spring season.

Referee Representative Report:

Cari Seconded, vote unanimous with one abstention (Dan)

Requested that coaches have their schedule set two weeks (?) in advance. If game is cancelled within 2 hours of scheduled start ref will still be paid
Looking to have a Ref meeting/Clinic in Mid-Late March

Old Business:

Team Roster/Formation
Double Roster/Single Roster- We have moved to all single roster teams
We could use some additional U9 players. We are encouraging players that are interested to attend a practice/scrimmage with the team.
Team Registration Update—a lot of registrations are not complete but still early. Encouraging coaches to contact parents to remind them to register.