Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association
COLORADO YOUTH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
02/24/11
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ATTENDANCE
Not Recorded due to late arrival
TREASURER
4 checks for ref training
2 checks sec state filing
$36021 balance
When you mail check for team fees, please include invoice
Invoices going out next week
Checks due before first game
$350 per team unless you have Sunday games
REF TRAINING UPDATE
204 refs trained
Including recertification
On field training March 5, 12
REGISTRATION UPDATE
39% opt in Sundays
275 Teams last year, 304 this year
116 teams opted in Sunday
23 Championship divisions
2nd grade blue 18 teams, white 9 teams
3rd grade 17 blue teams, white 14 teams, red 8 teams
4th grade 16 blue, 14 teams white, ?/red
5th 18 blue, white 8 upper, white 16 lower,
6th 18 blue, white 18, red 12
7th 10 blue, upper white 8, lower white 18, 8 red
8th blue 10, white lower 16, white upper 8, lower red 10, upper red 8
270-280 games for championship
Seeding Rules
W/L Record
Head to head
Goals against
Goals against for teams tied
Strength of schedule
Win = 2 pts
Tie = 1 pt per team
Loss = 0 pts
SPONSORSHIP UPDATE
Warrior - contract coming $5000 presenting sponsor plus Equipment credit
3D Lax - $3000 for box lax field onsite
Fine Designs - custom onsite t-shirt designs – 30% of proceeds
Dick’s - doing something….naming rights?
HOUSE RULE CHANGE
Motion to table discussion but clubs will need to start asking for player “home club” next year.
Revise motion to vote on adoption of transfer letter/approval, seconded
Discussion of how this idea originated – to help maintain parity between competitive teams and clubs and avoid the wholesale movement of players from club(s) to other clubs that are recruiting.
Vote: 17 for, 5 against. Motion passes.
Wording of motion passed is:
1.2.2.d Player Transfer Rule. By definition a player’s “home club” is defined as the club he has been registered with, or played with, in the most recent CYLA season. Should a player wish to transfer from his home club to another CYLA club, a release must be granted by the home club administrator. Once the home club administrator and transfer club administrator have communication and should the home club administrator refuse the transfer release, the transfer request will automatically be reviewed and voted on by the CYLA Executive Committee. All transfer requests must be made by February 1st prior to the upcoming season. Aside from granting or denying transfer releases, the Executive Committee may also grant transfers with specific restrictions included with the transfer release. A player that has not received a release will be considered “ineligible,” subject to a waiver by the Executive Committee.
1.2.5 rule amendment add “pursuant to the new rule (1.2.2)”
Motion to amend transfer rule –add members from at large group to arbitration hearings, exec comm. Plus 3 at large members. No second
MISCELLANEOUS
Follow up to concussion legislation and rules
U15 Championship registration open
DU vs Vermont game
Old topic – 30% rule for team development. Use for red division not appropriate.
Motion to limit 30% rule to blue and white divisions. Seconded. Unanimous approval.
IMPORTANT DATES
2/18 – Eval forms due to comp comm.
2/22 – comp comm. Sets divs
2/25 – div info to club admins
2/28 –response from admins
3/14 – prelim schedule to admins
3/16–response from admins
3/21 – Schedule posted
NEXT MEETING
After Season