Catholic Youth Soccer League Committee Meeting Minutes August 9, 2011

Future meetings

September 13 @ 7:30 (Christ the King parish center)

Attendance

St. Bernards Cathedral Christ the King St. Gerald’s

Holy Cross Holy Name St. Joan of Arc Mary Our Queen

St. Phillip Neri Our Lady of Lourdes St. James / Elizabeth Ann St. Margaret Mary

St. Patricks’ St. Pius / St. Leo St. Robert’s St. Thomas More

St. Stephens St. Vincent DePaul St. Wenceslaus

1. Many clubs had already left after collecting their schedules for the Fall 2010 season, therefore attendance wasn’t taken in the normal manner. I believe that most clubs were there at one point or another as all club packets were gone by the end of the night.

2. Items to discuss at our next meeting:

a. Having a 7 vs. 7 division to accommodate the clubs without enough players to field a U14 team playing traditional 11 vs. 11.

b. Discussion of 3-man officiating crews for the spring season.

c. Looking ahead to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) with the Nebraska State Soccer Association (NSSA), all clubs should consider making their payment on time and either attending the meeting to vote or assign their proxy to someone who will be in attendance.

3. You’re tired of hearing it from me; I’m tired of hearing it from NSSA. With that behind us;

a. If you don’t have a pass for a player, then contact your club registrar to obtain one.

b. If your registrar cannot provide a pass for that player, they aren’t allowed to participate.

c. Put pictures on your player’s passes.

d. Have your players sign their passes.

e. Laminate your players’ passes, or at least wrap them in packing tape, your choice.

4. The coach of the home team is supposed to have the game card ready for the referee before the game starts. Please do so even if you submit your game report on the website. This is your opportunity to let us know the condition of the field as well as rating the performance of the referee

5. Schedules have been posted on the website.

6. Remember that U7, U8, and U7/8 games are refereed by coaches / parents. A referee will not be provided by the CYSL. In addition, an official score should not be kept nor are they to be submitted to the CYSL. The team really knows how they performed; we are trying to encourage effort, touches, and improvement at this age. (Excellence comes from personal growth and doing your best.)

7. St. Gerald’s has organized a coach’s clinic to be presented on August 23, 2010. It will be held at Liberty Field (60th & L) and starts at 6:30. Send an email to dole@cox.net for more information

8. We really need a secretary that isn’t so biased and self-serving. You are already coming to the meeting, consider volunteering to accurately record history in the making.

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Burns