Wakefield Youth Soccer

Meeting Minutes

April 4th 2007

Americal Civic Center

 

 

 

I. Call to Order: 8:04 PM

Board Members Present:

President-Joe Tringale; Vice-President-Rick Archambault; Travel Coordinator-Bill Mathews; GM-Jim Fitzgerald; MYSL Rep. Paul Melanson; Secretary/Intramural Coordinator-Mark Pistorino; Registrar – Kevin Horrigan; Picture Coordinator Scott Robertson;

 

II. Secretary's Report:

• Minutes from March meeting read and accepted.

 

III. Treasurer's Report:

·        Treasurer not present

 

IV. Intramurals:

• Kindergarten and first grade (U6 & U7) registrations still being accepted.  Season runs April 28^th thru June 9^th.  Current registrations at 83 U6 (59 returns) and 103 U7 (95 returns)
• “K” and Grade 1 program will be run on Saturday mornings at Yeull Field
• Intramural Age Directors for Fall discussed
• K and Grade 1 – Steve DeGaravilla
• B2 – Mike Boudreau
• G2 – Jim McGovern
• G3&4 – John Bosco
• B3&4 - TBD
• G5-8 -Al D’Arco
• B5-8 – TBD

 

V.               Travel Teams/MYSL

• Travel coaches need to tell players about registrations and tryouts.
• Week #1 games cancelled in Middlesex League due to weather and poor field conditions.
• Lining schedule is on the website.  Coaches to check their responsibilities for lining.
• Mike Boudreau will line Mapleway on Saturdays.
• Make-up process.  Pick two dates, contact Bill Mathews then opposing coach after confirmation of field from Bill.
• Bill (and Steve Logan) is taking sign-ups for next year’s coaching position consideration.
• Many field issues.  Mapleway games need to be “on-time” due to softball games which follow immediately after soccer.
• Paul Melanson summarized the April 3^rd meeting.
• Coaches need to contact Phil Good regarding add/drops. May 7^th is last add/drop date for league.  New players need to be taken from tryout pool.
• Passwords for the MYSL site need to be generic.  The passwords will be passed on to next year’s coach.
• Tryout committee – Steve Logan is chairperson. Final recommendations to be presented at May meeting.
• Tryouts May 20^th and June 3^rd.  Coaches need to tell players not to wear uniforms to tryouts.
• U16 and U18 uniforms are ready.
• Still confusion with the shirt re-screening. See Rick if you are still having problems with getting your shirts back.

 

VI. Pictures

·        Date set - September 15^th &16^th 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for pictures - Crowley Photo.

VII. Registrar

·        Registrations currently on-line.  Walk-in scheduled for Sunday April 29^th 2-5 PM at the Civic Center.   A second Walk-in will be held prior to the May 3^rd monthly meeting at the Knights of Columbus.

·        Volunteers needed for walk-in registrations.

 

 

 

VIII. Referee Coordinator

• Nothing to report

IX. Other Business – President/Vice President/Referee Coordinator

·        Joe Walsh plaque unveiling tentatively scheduled for Sunday May 20^th @ 7:30 PM.  This is the first tryout date.  Rich Shea will contact the Walsh Family.

·        Citizen’s scholarship fund fundraiser being set-up in Joe Walsh’s memory.  Joe Walsh Scholarship (Fund) (Sports) Trivia Night on Saturday May 19^th at the WSSC. 

·        MLS camp brochures are forthcoming.  Webmaster will put a message on website.  Scheduled for week of August 6^th.

·        Nominations for Board positions at May meeting.

·        Vote at June Meeting.

·        Next meeting May 3^rd

 

X –Meeting Adjourns

 

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