Mustang Hockey Association
September 10, 2008 Meeting Minutes
Meeting opened at 7pm
Guests: Randall Sperry, Tom Sloan, Julie Blair, Melanie Linn, Vanessa Brazfield, Norris Paxson, Steve Straub
Board Members Present: Mark Koeckritz, Pam Blizzard, Daiva Worthington, Dave Kosinski, Shellie Carr, Chris Canterbury, JD Schultz, Mike Harrington, Becky Beckett, Molly Gray (office manager)
Excused Absence: n/a
Guest Concerns
· Randall Sperry
o Status of U10 Lady Mustangs: Small team – not enough registration fees to pay for itself. Mike moves that we assign a task force to figure out how to fund team/allocate ice. Daiva second = approved.
o Status of MHA goalie clinic? Do we have the ice time reserved? Have the details been worked out with Scott Johnson (GDI)? Do we have a list of volunteers? Plan to do ~ 3 clinics – Scott Johnson is on board.
o Amount of profit netted from summer shinny? Can this still be used for some sort of skills clinic(s) for Squirt-Bantam age players? Deferred until next meeting, when Molly will know the profit.
o Clarification regarding non-MHA and MHA registered siblings, friends, guest coaches etc. not being allowed on ice during MHA practices. We can allow kids who are registered with USAH to skate as long as they are only mentoring. Age 13 – 17 must be coach-certified if they’re coaching.
· Melanie Linn
o Tailgate sponsors – Up to team to determine how to allocate tailgate space to sponsors. Our sponsor letter reads that this benefit is “based on availability”.
President – Mark Koeckritz
· Monthly ASHA update: Mark needs to be involved in any discussion or issue involving ASHA.
§ Registration with ASHA – 1T roster is due by Dec 31 for non-national-bound teams; initial draft should be available before skating. Coaches need to register online with USAH and be screened before skating.
§ ACTION for Becky and JD to figure out comp rosters with coaches ASAP! Mike and JD to sort out House rosters.
§ 21-day travel permits need to be signed prior to travel (comp only)
§ Point Streak is up and running – need to work with the MAC to get terminal installed. Will be supported by ASHA website.
§ ACTION for Becky to find out if comp teams need score sheets.
§ ASHA wants feedback – wants us to develop clock and scoresheet training plans, looking for consistency.
· First aid kit update? JD has 8 or 10 at home. ACTION for JD to track down and distribute at coaches’ meeting.
· Goalie/equipment coordinator – Shellie will take this on until/unless we find someone else.
· Glacier Bear PeeWee update – 7 Glacier Bear Pee Wees to be released from GBs and come to MHA.
· Squirt development program – Have coaches, need ice – try to find 8 – 10 sheets in the Jan/Feb timeframe.
· Team web updates to Kyle Linn– ACTION for Mike and Becky to let teams know that Kyle is willing to do updates for team websites.
Vice President – Pam Blizzard
· 2009 State tournaments:
§ Mite Tier III – hosted by KPHA in Soldotna, March 13 – 16
§ Squirt Tier III – hosted by MatSu in Wasilla, March 13 – 16
§ Squirt Tier IV – hosted by Palmer in Palmer, March 20 – 23
§ Pee Wee Tier III – hosted by JDIA in Juneau, March 20 – 23
§ Pee Wee Tier IV – hosted by FAHA in Fairbanks, March 20 – 23
§ Bantam Tier III – hosted by SAMM in Anchorage, March 20 – 23
§ Bantam Tier IV – hosted by Homer in Homer, March 13 – 16
§ U16 Tier III – hosted by BGC in Anchorage, March 27 – 30
§ U18 Tier III – hosted by FAHA in Fairbanks, March 27 – 30
§ Girls – hosted by AHA in Anchorage, March 21 - 23
Treasurer – Dave Kosinski
· Prepared P&L statement
Secretary – Daiva Worthington
· Pam moves to accept August minutes – JD second = approved
Public Relations – Chris Canterbury
· Support MHA magnets -- $168 for 1000 – ACTION for Chris to pursue with the teams if anyone wants to take advantage of this
Coach Coordinator – JD Schultz
· House coaches list almost finalized
· Coach meeting to occur
· Coach fees for Mite development: Propose waiving fees for 6 “regular” coaches. Mike moves, Daiva second = approved.
Comp Program Director – Becky Beckett
· Comp teams’ warm-ups are up to the team managers – would like to set standard – Alaska on back. Go with last year’s format; anything additional needs to go through Becky.
House Program Director – Mike Harrington
· Ice allocations – need to plan better how to do this in the future; Mike has learned a lot. MHA needs to figure out a standard for how to do this. Perhaps allocate ice to comp like we do for house?
· Teams – Evaluations are a challenge. We have 2 Squirt D teams and one Squirt C; 1 Atom and 1 Mini-mite team
· Specialized C teams are still House teams and need to follow the same policies
Registrar -- Shellie Carr
· No new business
Meeting adjourned at 9:20pm
Executive Session 9:20 – 10pm