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