RSRA Board of Directors

RSRA Board of Directors Minutes of the Meeting held June 27, 2006

Meeting called to order: 6:52pm Meeting adjourned: 7:40pm

Attending: Scott Allen, DC Administration, Barbara Brandao, AC Assignors; George Hartman, Treasurer; Tim Piester, AC Credentials & Training; Greg Hauck, Secretary; Jim Conlee, At Large Adult Representative

Absent: Keith Armstrong, Commissioner; Chris Hoppe, At Larger Adult Representative

Reports:

Secretary 1. Presented minutes from meeting of 1-25-06. 2. RSRA webpage duties have been shifted to the Secretary. Need all board members to review their applicable areas for currency and provide updates to the secretary as necessary. 3. A recently revised version of the secretary’s responsibilities was submitted at the last board meeting and is the only change to the existing by laws regarding board duties. All members indicated that their duties conformed to the by-laws. This revision should be incorporated into the by-laws. 4. Some areas of the by-laws appear dated and in need of revision (e.g., "Every referee receiving a game assignment shall present himself/herself for that assignment with all the necessary equipment and in proper uniform to include a black shirt with white cuffs and collar (and/or the approved FIFA fuchsia-colored alternate jersey)....). Tim Piester volunteered to conduct a review of the by-laws for currency and will propose necessary revisions. 5. SASA (formerly SRSL) will change to player jerseys of blue and white vice their previous colors of blue and gold. After discussion the board decided to phase in the gold referee jersey for the Fall 2006 season for SASA rec matches and mandate gold as the primary color for 2007. It was recognize that some youth referees may only have red for the Fall and that some matches may be played with referees in mixed colors at the recreation level only.

Treasurer 1. The RSRA account balance is approximately $3,000. 2. Most payments have been made for SRSL, CSL, and Spotsy. 3. There are a small number of schools remaining that need to pay for the Spring Season. 4. Discussion was made to increase the proposed $250 scholarship to $500 or $1,000 and potentially to break it up into 2 awards. Jim Conlee will research this issue. George Hartman reported that this level of scholarship is supportable particularly if Spotsy is billed for our insurance costs (see Spotsy discussion).

1 of 3 Revised 5/11/2018 5. Spotsy will not conform to USSF 3-man system for the Fall. Scott Allen proposed that we bill Spotsy for the insurance fee we incur. George Hartman will provide Scott the amount we will need to bill.

AC Credentials & Training

1. Provided 2006 Memorandum for posting on the RSRA web site. 2. Attended instruction assignor training last week. 3. Noted that USSF database is undergonging changes. We have been asked to not hold clinics until August due to these changed and the lack of badges and training materials. 4. Looking to mid-August for clinics for new grade 9s and recerts. Goal is start early for 2007 recerts. 5. Issue of the Step-In AR (STAR) requirement for NCSL was discussed. Each team is required to have a trained STAR. Researching training material to be able to conduct this training. Currently, no information is available.

AC Assignments 1. Change in assignor for Fredericksburg Rec. Dave Fletcher will take over for Tony Devino. Dave can use the same population of referees he currently uses for Spotsy. 2. Bob Walsh will do CSL assignments, but will need to go though training to be certified. 3. All bills have been sent out. 4. Preseason meeting for Stafford is set for Friday, August 18th. Researching dates for the Spotsy meeting. 5. Travel Soccer briefly mentioned and the current practice of RSRA not being involved in travel matches was reaffirmed

At Large Adult Representative 1. Will research the establishment of an RSRA sponsored scholarship to outstanding referees who are graduating from high school. Will determine appropriate dollar level and number to award. 2. Will provide Greg with the scholarship criteria for posting on the RSRA website.

DC Administration 1. Discussed CSL contract and the RSRA association with this league. The consensus was that this was a beneficial relationship for RSRA and should continue through the current contract. This issue can be readdressed at contract time. 2. Will hold a separate meeting with the Keith Armstrong and Barbara Brandao to review contract rates. The outcome of this discussion will be presented to the board at a later date. 3. Will get with Pete Stenner and Dick Cote Report regarding Stafford schools, Culpeper, NOVA Christian Schools and Quantico "swap." 4. Increase in pay for assignors was discussed. Barbara stated that having RSRA pickup Arbiter fees constituted a raise and she was happy. 5. Proposed next meeting be held on Tuesday, 25 July at 6:45PM.

2 of 3 Revised 5/11/2018 Action Items:

1. All board members need to review their applicable areas of the web page for currency and provide updates to the secretary as necessary.

2. George will provide Scott the amount we will need to bill Spotsy to cover insurance fees.

3. Tim Piester volunteered to conduct a review of the by-laws for currency and will propose necessary revisions.

4. Tim is conducting research into setting up STAR training.

5. Tim will establish training dates for Grade 9 and recert classes in August.

6. Barbara will assign Dave Fletcher as the assignor for Fredericksburg and Bob Walsh assigner for CSL.

7. Barbara is researching dates for the Spotsy meeting in August.

8. Jim Conlee will research the establishment of an RSRA sponsored scholarship to outstanding referees who are graduating from high school. Will determine appropriate dollar level and number to award.

9. Jim will provide Greg with the scholarship criteria for posting on the RSRA website.

10. Scott will hold a separate meeting with the Keith Armstrong and Barbara Brandao to review contract rates. The outcome of this discussion will be presented to the board at a later date.

11. Scott will get with Pete Stenner and Dick Cote Report regarding Stafford schools, Culpeper, NOVA Christian Schools and Quantico "swap."

3 of 3 Revised 5/11/2018