Gold Country Youth Soccer League

2002 Annual General Meeting

Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office

February 24, 2002

 

Note:  These minutes are unofficial until approved at the next Annual General Meeting

 

Call to Order:  6:40 by Eric Trygg

 

Roll Call:          Eric Trygg, President; Steve Langley, Board Member; Karen Mikan, Board Member; Dan Vielhauer, Metro Coordinator; Dan Kumetat, Competitive Coordinator

 

Reports:            Treasurer:

                                    Eric presented for the treasurer who was absent.  The league started with money in the bank at the beginning of the seasonal year.  The income was $102,000.  The expenses were $106,000.  The balance remaining is $30,892.  Known increases in expenses this coming year are field expenses from several schools and a $2.00 increase/player from District VI/CYSA.

 

                        Registrar:

                                    Eric served as Registrar this year.  There were 1484 children registered, which is roughly the same as the previous year.  Of those, 146 were in Metro, 36 in Competitive, 103 in Girls. A discussion ensued regarding methods of advertising to try to increase registration.  Eric raised the issue of limited field space.

                       

Fields: 

                        Eric reported the possible loss of Scotten and Gilmore as practice and playing fields, along with the increase in fees from other schools.  It was suggested that a Field Task Force be formed to get definitive answers on the usable fields for Gold Country, and how many players those fields can support.

           

Competitive:   

            Dan Kumetat reported that there were only 2 Class I teams last year.  The

            Younger team had a good season.  The Winter team is still playing.

 

Metro:

                        Dan Vielhauer reported that the Metro teams had a successful year.  3 of the boys’ teams took 1st or 2nd place in their grouping during the seasonal play.  2 of the girls’ teams took 1st or 2nd place in District Cup.  The teams were roughly split evenly between girls and boys.  We expect to increase by as many as 5 teams this coming year.

                       

 

 

Referees:

                                    Eric reported on the referee problems experienced last year.  We lost referees, either because they left for college, or because they had bad experiences previously and no longer wanted to referee.  Not enough new referees were recruited.  There was no official referee coordinator on the Board at the beginning of the season.  That, compounded with the reduced number of referees available, made scheduling very difficult.  Eric introduced Mark Alfaro, the President of the newly formed Nevada County Soccer Referee Association.  Mark first highlighted the fact that even among the referees that were active last year, many have not kept their licenses current, and are therefore not registered with FIFA.  The focus of NCSRA will be to recruit and train new referees and ensure current registration and ongoing training for existing referees. 

 

Proposals for change of Constitution, Bylaws, and/or general procedures and specific rules:   

                       

                        Dan Kumetat circulated a proposal to change Article 7, from allowing Proxy votes at the AGM to not allowing Proxy votes at the AGM.  The supporting argument was that the need to attend the AGM in order to vote would encourage attendance at the AGMs.  In addition, Gold Country is one of the few leagues in District VI which allows a Proxy vote.  A discussion ensued regarding the fact that although this proposal for change had been discussed with Board Members individually, it had not been sent out to the Voting Membership 30 days in advance of the AGM, and therefore was not able to be voted on.  Eric suggested that this be brought to a vote at the Coach’s meeting in July, since this is a well-attended meeting. 

 

New Business: This year, there will be regularly scheduled Board Meetings on the 2nd Thursday of every month, in the Soccer Office, at 6pm.

 

Election of Board of Directors:

 

                        The 3 board members whose terms are expiring are:  Eric Trygg, Dave Molina, and Dimitri Nibbs (a spot that has actually been open for awhile).  Eric is rerunning.  The other candidates are Bob Britts, Tim Eggar, Christine Lawicki, Sophia Meyer and Kristen Smith.  There were 33 coaches and Board Member present to vote, along with 4 Proxy votes.  The 3 new board members are Tim Eggar, Christine Lawicki and Sophia Meyer.