Mentor Soccer Club
Board Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2015
In Attendance:
Scott Brown
Jeff Petro
Margaret Brown
Len Kosatka
Aldo Lucrezzi
Mark Sobonya
Jim Buchan
Missy Read
Chris Andreano
Shawn Maffit
Marissa Rogenthein
Jim Burke
Chrystal Poling
Amy Freeman
Guest: Leslie Mongelluzzi
Absent:
Ken Werner
6:03pm call to order.
Meeting Minutes
Chrystal motioned to approve February meeting minutes. This motion is seconded by Aldo. This motion passes.
Finance / Treasurer’s Report
2 quotes received for tax prep. Review at April meeting
New form to be filled out by any person submitting monies to club
Big chunk of player fees still unpaid
Committee Updates
Comm/PR
Advertising for Fall season to begin this month
Need permission to hang banners
Summer camp advertising needs to start – dates needed
Newsletter submissions by Thursday, March 12
Coaching
Met with Gary to discuss Junior DOC job description
Goal keeper training is done and went well
Jim Buchan suggested putting a positive note in the newsletter about how well the club must be doing with players seeing as how other clubs are approaching our players to come play for their clubs
Meeting with Marco, Amy, Missy, Gary and Tony to gather feedback on U5/6 program
Coaching surveys and player evaluations need to be completed
Guest Speaker Leslie Mongelluzzi on Positive Coaching Alliance: this is a program that may include workshops and emails detailing positive initiatives to be used by all club members with the goal of building a positive culture within the club
Rec Report
Rec tournament is scheduled for the weekend of June 6th
G15 girls is invited to a round robin tournament by Tracey Kaczur
All Star weekend is scheduled for weekend of May 30th
Registration for spring session is open
Are we still interested in an inner city meeting? Jeff will email out to see interest
U5/6 is waitlisted – if we had more coaches we could open up spots
Fall registration opens in April
Wave Report
Scheduling has commenced for travel and state leagues. State scheduling is a nightmare
There are 4 teams with Shaker and 7 Mesh teams
Mesh teams will play in a tournament in Dayton later this month
Missy, Ken, Jeff met with Mandy Hart and she is more than willing to hold a clinic with our players
4v4 tournament – still need prizes for big board
Missy is requesting anyone with jerseys that are no longer needed be turned in for younger new players so they wouldn’t have to order a uniform kit
Are jerseys ordered for Mesh?
Volunteer
Field lining needs to start this month. Scott is looking for volunteers and has put together a tentative schedule
Coaches, commissioners, and team managers are needed to help out this season
Administration
There may be a shortage of refs this spring, new process is not helping to get refs recertified
New and re-certifications for refs were held at Lakeland last weekend
2012 forms were not completed yet but 2013 were
Old Business
Display case is pretty much done
Intern job description – Ken was going to start on this
New Business
Scholarship information has been posted online
Uniform donation for Mr. Miller is underway
Collection bin for used in good condition equipment at 4v4 tournament
Missy proposed doing a dinner fundraiser for the club next year
The club will send out a survey monkey to gauge interest level
Need field permits with usage until mid-June
Motion to adjourn by Chrystal and seconded by Mark. Meeting adjourned 7:33 pm.
Mentor Soccer Board Member Action Page
· Jeff Petro will email inner city participants to see if there is interest in meeting
· Survey Monkey for dinner fundraiser
Calendar of 2015 Meetings:
January 11
February 8
March 8
April 12
May 17
June 14
July 12
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13