Agawam Soccer Association - Executive Board Meeting

Monday, October 5, 2009

(Followed by the Coaches Meeting)

St. John’s Church

Attendees:

President: Brian Regnier, Vice President: Phil LeClair, Treasurer: Denise Kresock, Secretary: Lilliam Tarantino, PV Vice President: Bill Scherpa, PV Director – Girls: Lisa Humiston, PV Director – Boys: Tom Cronin, In Town Vice President: T.C. Stathis, In Town Director – Boys: Frank Montagna, In Town Assistant Director – Boys: Rebecca Beadreau, Director of Referees: Ed Abraham, Registrar: Steve Maloney, Field Operations Director: Tim Humiston, Webmaster: Michael Tarantino, Sponsorship Coordinator: Mike Beaudry, Communications Director: Jennifer Bonfiglio

Absent:

In Town Director – Girls: Frank DeGeorge, In Town Assistant Director – Girls: Bari Thomas, Intro Director: Terry Taylor

Secretary’s Report

Ø  Motion was made to pass the Secretary’s Report.

Motion by Bill, second T.C. and Ed, all in favor and passed.

Treasurer’s Report

Ø  Motion was made to pass the Treasurer’s Report.

Motion by T.C., second by Lilliam, all in favor and passed.

In Town – Vice President’s Report

Ø  Goals need to be moved back to School St.

Ø  Spring registration

o  Flyers will be handed out on 10/17 & 10/18 and will be dropped at School St. and Jr. High

o  Early bird sign up will receive a $10 discount on registration fee

§  Jr. High from 1 – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday

§  School Street 1 -3 p.m. on Sunday

In Town – Boys Director Report

Ø  Follow up on Jamboree

o  Parents were not aware that raffle tickets were pre-paid

o  Field numbers at fields would be helpful for next year

o  Received compliments on the size of fields (100x67)

Director of Referees

Ø  Three new referees added to the roster of referees

Ø  Feedback has been positive

Ø  Currently 27 active refs

Ø  Plan to have another class for the spring (Mar./Apr. timeframe)

Director of Communications

Ø  The following will be advertised:

o  Soccer appreciation party

o  Soccer registrations

o  Flyer about early bird registration

Field Operations Report

Ø  Last fertilizer was done

Ø  Sprinkler lines were blown out for the winter

Webmaster Report

Ø  U16 & U18 age groups will need to be added online

Other Business

Ø  Soccer appreciation party

o  Will be held on Friday, November 6 at the Dante Club – 7 p.m.

o  Each Board member is expected to bring a raffle gift

o  Price will be $15/person

o  Tickets will be sold through teams and at the door

Ø  Code of Conduct to be added to registration form

o  This will help reinforce appropriate behavior by parents and will provide a record for ASA

Ø  In Town discussions

o  Suggestion to have coaches complete the G license course as a foundation for coaching

o  A meeting with In Town parents and coaches is encouraged to establish expectations, rules, and conduct at games

o  It is suggested that ASA adopt a new process for informing coaches who is on their team

§  ASA could benchmark the Little League process

Ø  November 14th Fundraiser

o  This concept is in the beginning planning stages

o  A fundraiser for the booster club where proceeds will be split among ASA, Girls, and Boys

o  Admission to the event would go directly to the High School

o  Schedule would be as follows:

§  4 p.m. Coaches game

·  Open to anyone who has coached for ASA

·  Cost would be $20 to play

§  5:30 p.m. Girls Alumni game

§  7 p.m. Boys Alumni game

o  All participants would receive a t-shirt

Respectfully submitted,

Lilliam E. Tarantino

Secretary

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