Connecticut Junior Soccer Association

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CONNECTICUT JUNIOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Farmington, CT May 10, 2004

The following were in attendance:

Tim Brennan, Tony Carvalho, Joe Conte, Andrea Duffy, David Engel, Andy George, Marc Glass, Dave Gold, Jim Insinga, Keser Milan, Tom Mattera, Bill Oehler, Chafik Rebai, Tom Skarbek, Eric Voide, Steve Woolbert, Kathy Zolad, Jesus Zornoza, Al McWhirter, Jim Boccuzzi, Steve Hinchliffe, Jim Lennox, Philip Duff, Adam Allerton, William McCabe

The following were absent:

Art Hennig, Steve Kassoy, Lisa Schanzer

Kathy called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.

A revised agenda was presented and approved by the board.

Minutes: Minutes were approved without questions or changes.

Treasurer’s Report: Dave stated that he was concerned over the State Indoor Tournament Budget because the tournament was not a break-even event this year. He stated that the tournament would loose $2,067.00 if the bonds were not returned to the districts. Dave distributed a budget for the tournament. Kathy stated that at the budget meeting it was agreed that the tournament would be a break-even event. If not the districts would pick up the extra cost. Dave stated that he was trying to lower some of the cost by trying to renegotiate some of the rental fees. Discussion occurred. It was agreed that CJSA, not the tournament would pay the medical staff expenses.

Motion to have CJSA absorb the difference in cost of the tournament and return all bonds to the districts was made by Jim Insinga, seconded by Joe Conte. Discussion, motion passed unanimously.

Dave presented a list of banks he would like approved to place CJSA’s money in. The banks offer the highest interest rates available and are FDIC insured. The banks are; Bank of Internet USA, NOVA Savings Bank, Intervest National Bank, Stonebridge Bank, MBNA America Bank, National Association, Earthstar Bank, Corus Bank, and National Association.

Motion to accept the list of banks was made by Dave Engel, seconded by Tom Skarbek. Discussion, motion passed 14 in favor and 5 abstentions.

Dave wanted to remind everyone that some districts were still outstanding from 2003 and two districts for 2004. Page 2 Minutes of 5/10/04

Audience Communication: None

Committee Reports:

Risk Management: Jim Boccuzzi stated that the adult volunteer disclosure forms must be in for the fall season. The forms are on the CJSA web site. The forms should match the adult registration list for each club. Discussion occurred over the use of social security numbers. Social Security numbers must be provided. Adult volunteers would be run every 3 years and CJSA Board Members would be run every year.

Cups: Steve Hinchcliffe stated that the draw was held for both cups. In the State Cup the top teams were seeded the rest were drawn by hand. Some of the top teams that were seeded were eliminated in their first game. There were some conflicts between State Cup games and other regional leagues. Steve stated that other games or leagues do not take precedent over our cups. He stated that there have been some problems with referee assignments because of the five-day deadline with premier teams. Most of the problems are occurring in the Central District. Premier teams are having a hard time meeting the five-day deadline because of the lack of field availability. Steve would like to see how the assignors feel about changing the rule for the future and then coming back to the board. Steve reminded everyone that coaches still need to call in their scores to the cup directors. There is a misconception that the referee report with the score on it is used to report the scores. Coaches need to call them in themselves and not rely on the referee reports. Kathy stated that CJSA was sued in Stamford Court. A parent went to court and filed for a court injunction against the CT cup. The judge did not uphold the injunction. Kathy stated that we would be reviewing our rules and how to deal with the issues of deadlines in the future.

Registration: Bill Oehler stated that new registration forms were e-mailed to all district vice presidents and registrars. The new forms can be opened via Adobe. All you have to do is fill in the numbers and the form will automatically calculate how much money is owed and how much money each district keeps. The deadline for the districts to have their information and money into CJSA has been moved from May 15 to May 17. One district South Central has already forwarded their money and information into CJSA.

Tournaments: The Board moved to approve the Bethel Columbus Day Tournament by a unanimous vote.

District Reports:

South Central: all is well.

South West: no report

North East: no new business

North Central: no new business

Central: new district web site is up and being used

North West: district registrar resigned, district is looking for a new registrar and secretary

South East: league play has started all is well Page 3 Minutes of 5-10-04

Director of Coaching: Jim Lennox announced that the evaluation of the video library is ongoing. The “E” and “D” licensing courses are winding down. The developmental ODP and ODP programs have started and are moving forward.

Unfinished Business: 2003-2005 Club Affiliation Form: Reminder to clubs that the forms are due to CJSA in June.

Celtic-Liverpool Game: The deadline for tickets has been extended and tickets are still available. The game is on July 26, 2004 in Connecticut.

Donation for Afghanistan Team: A request was received by CJSA to sponsor a trip for the girls soccer team from Afghanistan to attend the USA-China game in Connecticut. Twenty-two players plus chaperons.

Motion for CJSA to purchase tickets for the team and chaperons to attend the USA- China game was made by Milan Keser, seconded by Steve Woolbert. Motion passed unanimously. Policy for Indoor Play/Passes: removed from agenda

New Business:

Committee Appointments: Kathy presented a list of new committee appointments for the 2003-2004 year. Finance Committee Tony Carvalho * Art Hennig Dave Engel Long Range Planning Art Henning * September – Soccer Month Lisa Schanzer * Dave Engel Ed Tremble Motion to accept the new committee members was made by Steve Woolbert, seconded by Tom Skarbek. Motion passed unanimously.

New Club Affiliation: Two clubs have requested CJSA for club affiliation. a. Philip Duff the president of the Putnam Soccer Academy in Greenwich made a presentation on behalf of his academy. Proper affiliation paperwork was also presented. Questions were asked and answered. Motion to grant club status to the Putnam Soccer Academy was made by Eric Voide, seconded by Tony Carvalho. Motion passed with all in favor and one abstention. b. Tim Brennan spoke on behalf of the Andover Youth Soccer Association. Motion to grant club status to the Andover Youth Soccer Association with by-law modifications was made by Tom Skarbek, seconded by Eric Voide. Motion passed unanimously. Page 4 Minutes of 5-10-04

US Women’s National Team: The US Women’s National Team will play China on August 1, 2004 in East Hartford. Kathy stated that CJSA will be handling group sales for the event. More information to follow.

Premier – U-12 Developmental: The Cheshire Soccer Club presented and asked CJSA to pass the language below as it pertains to the Premier Program.

1. Include the U-12 and below developmental teams as part of the Premier Program.

2. Teams entry would need written permission from CJSA club presidents to enter the Developmental Program – just like any other premier team.

3. Offer a program similar to the U-14 Fall Premier League. (Teams may enter the league, game schedule will be established, no standings, no promotion, no relegation, no trophies. Teams would not HAVE to enter the league to be considered Premier Developmental – however they would have to provide CJSA a copy of their roster by the date established.)

4. Players would be allowed to dual roster to a classic team.

5. No Cup – teams would be allowed to have a roster of players and would not be held to 3 previously rostered players.

6. This would allow CJSA players the opportunity to play with their town team and still seek the training that they desire with the developmental programs. With our existing policy clubs that wish to offer developmental programs AND allow their players to remain with their town team are forced to join US Club Soccer. Most parents assume that the developmental program already belongs to CJSA and are in fact part of the premier program. They don’t understand why their U-13 child can play on both teams but their U-12 child can’t.

Motion to accept Cheshire’s Language as it pertains to the Premier Program was made by Marc Glass, seconded by Joe Conte. Motion passed by a majority vote, with 4 voting against, and 2 abstentions.

New Sponsorship – TEKK Athletics: Tabled until the next meeting.

Land/Field Proposals: Kathy received two proposals for land and fields. One is by the DeTommaso Corporation to build two artificial turf fields with lights adjacent to the CJSA office property in Farmington. The other by the town of Middletown which would like to build two complexes one with four fields and one with five fields. Both complexes would have natural grass fields. Both have asked CJSA to help fund their projects. Kathy explained that this was very preliminary and that the Finance Committee would need to meet and review the finances first. Discussion occurred.

For the Good of Soccer:

Kia McNiel was selected as a Parade All-American, she is from Avon.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:35pm