Nazareth Soccer Club

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1 Nazareth Soccer Club Board of Directors Report March 8, 2017 Bushkill Township Municipal Building 1114 Bushkill Center Drive Nazareth, PA Call to Order: 7:35pm Adjournment: 9:15pm Board of Directors Present: John Henchy, John DeMarco, Ginny Patton, Melissa LaBar, Craig Swanson, Jennifer Bennett, Brian Ransom, Courtney Kole, Rob Berkowitz, George Kline, Karen Janis Board of Directors Absent: Karen Allen Others Present: Rob Guroff - Robguroff@gmail.com Jenn Brown jenniferbrown14@yahoo.com Eric Marshall efmarshall13@gmail.com Steve DeRoxtra sderoxtra@yahoo.com NOTES John Henchy, President Happy International Women s Day Acknowledge the efforts of everyone present to support the 500 kids in Nazareth Soccer LVYSL Meeting o Updated registration deadline Registrar is all set o Going to start following EPYS in the roster sizes in the fall EPYS o No jewelry of any kind on soccer fields this year o New Coaching Program offered: EPSY Coaches Training Blue Mountain Meeting Notes: o Highlights: New fee sheet was ed 3/2 and is due at the April meeting Trish needs the number of New players who did not play in the fall New teams should be made with the names of Spring, then Age group, then coed, then Town, then #1 or # 2 if multiple

2 For example: Spring U15 coed Nazareth #1. Remove players from the old team and add to the new Spring fee sheet is on the website o Full Notes Blue Mountain meeting March 2.docx Proposed 2017 Fall Referee Fee Increase o Attached are the referees fees for the 2016 season (2 man system) and the proposed 2017 fees Based upon a 3 man system and an increase to fees to bring them in line with current EPYSA fees There is no change for U9 or U11. o Based upon the number of teams for 2016, A division fees would increase by $10,840 and the B division by $2,240, for a total increase to the clubs of $13,080 o The attached file has the detail of the increase by club for the A division only BMYSL Proposed Fee Inc by Club.xlsx Trainers: o Start is earlier (2 weeks before the start of the season) then run for 4 weeks into the season o Motion to approve modified budget Demarco o Motion second by George o Motion passed with no NO s John DeMarco, VP: Micro Development League Coach and Player Development o Nominated Danny O Rourke for this position Danny is currently Assistant Coach for Rob at ESU o Position is essential for a good Micro program o Provides leadership and guidance for Micro Coaches o Leads Academy Program o Motioned by John DeMarco o Second by Ginny Patton All in Favor o Danny O Rourke is the new Micro Development League Coach and Player Development NSC o One of the last clubs to have travel tryouts o Travel programs phased out at U13 and above o Now we have to make decisions for U12 and some younger ages o Still Loosely affiliated with ENCO and Keystone o Would like to get info into the hands of both coaches to pass along to kids o LVU have VERY early tryouts o Situation: Decisions need to be made for the fall season by the end of April Affects U8-U12

3 Do we move up tryout dates to accommodate? Do we need tryouts to determine where players go? o Solution: Rob to help draft an to coaches re: fall soccer, tryouts, and coaching travel teams Henchy and Demarco met up with Daniel O Rourke regarding the micro player and coach development o We will ask him to attend the March meeting and vote in Potentially host a meeting at Crossfit for the coaches with Daniel Brian Ransom, Secretary: Minutes Approved from February Not Present; notes provided Virginia Patton, Treasurer: Started month: $140, o More registrations than expected (~$16k) Ended the month: $155, Numbers: ~490 registered o Flyers in elementary schools likely helped 2016 Taxes were filed Still working on Sales Tax Exemption o President Signature Required Winter Training money provided Reviewed current financial Reviewed the proposed 2017 budget o Initial budget showed a $7500 shortfall o Modified with the following changes: Eliminated the Micro trainer as we have a new Micro Development Coordinator under a different line item Lowered lights to 7K Took $500 out of Garcia cup Melissa La Bar, Fields Director: 18 people volunteered to set up fields on Sat. Field Status: o Each field has a storage box with paint o Ziggy is lining Tuskes tomorrow o Craig & 4 others lining Upper ESSROC on Sat. o ESSROC is set up, needs to be lined (possibly already have a volunteer to line) o Lower Nazareth and Lower Lucas still need volunteers to line Practice schedule has gone out to all coaches

4 o A few challenges still being worked out Need to purchase nets and possibly corner flags Check was sent for Tuskes fields o Baseball fields won t be available in the fall Use Tuskes Softball fields instead Some teams practicing at Holy Cross o Goals out, but no lines ESSROC: o Need to remind parents about parking at ESSROC Lucas: o No walking on Upper Lucas o City will move goals to lower field o No work has started yet on Upper Lucas DeMarco: o Need to purchase 2 sets of goals/nets 4x6 sizes 2 pair Move to ESSROC if possible Field liability thing is straightened around We do not need each team to provide liability NSCLiabilityField Use.msg Upper Nazareth requesting a $100 refundable deposit for Tuskes o Agreed to pay we don t have much of a choice there Holy Cross has not responded Tuskes reserved for the Fall season already Field Set-up Day March and March o ***Need a blast for this*** George Kline, Team Equipment: All Micro equipment and apparel is ordered o Expected delivery prior to March meeting o Will distribute to all coaches at that time 28 micro teams o 22 bags already made Classic o All equipment ordered o Teams and apparel still need to be sorted Inventory doubled since last meeting o Coaches need to take inventory of their players numbers o All numbers need to be determined by 3/20 Packets for Micro coaches will be made to help get them started and feel prepared NSC website also has a lot of resources available Completed the inventory effort and issues a summary of uniforms, equipment, and safety kits George will purchase safety kits for the teams.

5 Courtney are there any new sponsors? Micro teams to be completed by March Courtney Kole, Fund Raising and Special Events Need to Schedule Bishop Photo Spring Picnic (no Bethlehem Steel Tickets this year) o 1-day event on either May 20 or 21, Maybe coordinate time to coincide with Micro-soccer games/practice on Sat. Trying to schedule around end of school o Include games & activities, picture handouts o Still finalizing venues o Still need to set-up committees Not Present, notes provided NSC will NOT be purchasing Bethlehem Steel tickets this year o Money will be put towards a spring picnic o Tentatively looking at weekend of May 20th/21st at Bushkill Rec Fields/ Pavillion o We will be able to use the Foot Dart game as a fundraiser at the event through Jump Around LLC ( o Costs, details, etc to come by March meeting. Karen Janis, Communications Director Need to determine who has access to Blue Sombrero Registration to date: 55 players o 25 classic o 30 micro Send another blast next week & Facebook Need to Post 2017 Spring Registration under the Community Corner Jennifer Bennett, Registrar Officially voted in Jennifer Bennett as Registrar Numbers: ~490 registered o Flyers in elementary schools likely helped only 2 schools distributed; goal for all 3 in the fall No Notes Craig Swanson, Classic League Director: Classic o 20 teams rostered Down from 23 in the fall Teams are larger this season

6 Significant double rostering with older teams o 4 Blue Mountain Teams o 4 LVYSL boys and girls o Rob has set up training dates with all teams o Practice fields are all scheduled Practices start next week Games weekend of 4/1 o Still issues finding reps for all the leagues As Volunteer Czar, Steve DeRoxtra proposed a solution to involve all teams to help with volunteer roles o 7v7 upper ESSROC will be used as a field Coaches meeting next Wednesday February 07:00 PM Bushkill Rec Center Losing 4 coaches U9G Travel, U11G Travel, U10G Rec, U11B Vakiener Follow up with Amy regarding the Shaq team support potential coaching Karen Allen, Micro Development League Director Rob Guroff o Officially voted in at Micro Director Need to set up coaches meeting o Approx. 45min 1 hour o Drive home coaching points o How to teach the basics Not Present Rob Berkowitz Trainers and Training all set up Present Meeting: Not Present New / Other Business None Insurance o it has been determined that as long as your Nazareth Soccer Club insurance coverage meets the limits as described in the facility use policy, there is no need to try to garner any further documentation. o See confirmation