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Region 894Board MeetingTeleconference

October 14, 2014

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Previous Meeting Minutes Review/Approval

Action Items

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Description Assigned to Due Date StatusRC send a note about keeping player back in U8 John Price 10/1/2014 Complete

Look into U7 division John Price 12/1/2014 New

Send an email about setting up SELECT program Chris Steely 10/1/2014 Complete

Calendar

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Date Event October 25 Regional TournamentNovember 1-2 U10-U14 Area Tournament - HuntsvilleNovember 7-8 U16-U19 Area Tournament – Monrovia/E LimestoneNovember 14-16 “AYSO U” Residential training - Torrance, CaliforniaNovember 15-16 State Tournament - MadisonDecember 5-6 Management/Assessor/Instructor Training December 2014December 31 Board members’ terms end

Jan 31 2015 Spring Registration Event # 1Feb 21 Spring Registration Event # 2Feb 28 Spring Registration Event # 3Mar 3 Coach Meeting/Team FormationMar 5 Referee Season Kickoff MeetingMar 9 Spring Season Practices StartMar 14 U5-U6 Spring Season Games BeginMar 21 U8-U12 Spring Season Games Begin

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Region Status

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Administrative Updates

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Registrar

Tiffney Etzel

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Safety Director

Rod Merritt

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Treasurer

Rebecca Hammer

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CVPA

Meagan Ottum

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Coach Administration

Peter McCoyChris Steely

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Referee Administration

Chris Boyer / Aaron LuchiniDowling BowmanDouglas Vechinski

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• October 4 & 5 – Intermediate Referee course – 8 attended, 7 passed.

Referee Status

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Equipment

Van Sullivan

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Uniforms

Beth Sullivan

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Fields

Cindy Vechinski

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New Business

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Budget Update• Looking good except for coach

uniforms (over $440)• Player uniform-saved over $4,000!• Reluctant to spend excess at this

time.• 2014 sales tax bill unknown

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Regional Tournament• Most games are in Sportacus• Most games are scheduled during the week• Need to give all the referees several heads-

up reminders so we can get games covered.• Must have ranked list of teams for each

division by Oct 27

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Area Tournament• Tournament rules are finalized (no major

changes)• Received over-sized team waivers for

U12G Richardson & Beeman – will cost $25 each

• Meagan in charge of Coach/Referee meeting location, food.

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Area TournamentDivision Total Teams Request

Teams Cost

U19B 2 2 $400U19G 0 0 $0U16B 1 1 $200U16G 1 1 $200U14B 5 3 $600U14G 2 2 $400U12B 4 3 $600U12G 2 2 $450U10B 6 3 $600U10G 5 3 $600

Total 20 $4,050

Oversize Teams

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Area Tournament• Oct 1 - DEADLINE for players registration eligibility

– must be in eayso• Oct 15 – Team Tournament Reservation Form with

Deposit of $25 per team due• Oct 20 – Will receive allotted slots from Area• Oct 27 – Must turn in participating team list• Oct 30, 6pm – Coach/Referee meeting, Huntsville• Nov 7, 6pm – Coach/Referee meeting, Monrovia

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Area Tournament• Referees• All teams have 6 referee points except

R0894-U12B-04-Wade which has 5 at the moment

• Plan to provide the following referees:– 8 Upper Division (U16-U19)– 32 Lower Division (U10-U14)

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SELECT Program• Formed committee to address issues• Chris Steely to head

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AYSO UK Coach Trainer• Fall 2014

– 1 Trainer, 8 hours per week (was 15 hrs/week)

– 10 weeks (was 6 weeks)– $4,800 (was $5,400), rate is $60/hour,

or $480/wk

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Challenger Coach Trainer• Fall 2015 options

– 1 Trainer, 30 hrs/week to have a dedicated trainer for our region, 15 hrs/week minimum

– 15 hrs/week = $700 ($46.67/hr)– 20 hrs/week = $800 ($40/hr) –sweet spot– 30 hrs/week = $1100 ($36.67/hr)

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Challenger Coach Trainer• 1 Trainer, 20 hrs/week• 20 hrs/week = $800 ($40/hr)• 4-6 weeks ($3200-$4800)• M/Tu/Th/F – 2.5 hours per evening (10 hours per week

– 5:00 to 7:30)• Saturday – 8 hours (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM)• Possibly run an open session on Wednesday nights

like Chris did with GK clinics• Start first week in August if possible