Melrose Youth Soccer

Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting, April 2007

Attendees:

Bill DeSimone	Trish McElligott
Beth Fantozzi	Sean O’Brien
Dave Foulser	Tom Russell

Meeting came to order Monday, April 30^th , 2007 at 7PM at the Mt. Hood Golf Course

Secretary:

March 2007 meeting minutes accepted.

Trish McElligott voted in as Field Manager

Registrar Items

The board voted to increase Registration fees for fall 2007 due to increasing fees for travel. City registrations will increase by $5.00, Travel registrations will increase by $15.00. Family cap of $180 will remain intact.

On-line registration for fall 07 will open in mid-May. Travel registration will close May 25^th in order to support MYS travel try-outs. City Registration close date is August 1^st. Gary will schedule an in-person registration night at the Elks for mid-May 2007.

Field Coordinator

• West Knoll field will remain closed to practices for remainder of spring 2007 season. The field will be used for make-up games and regularly scheduled weekend games.
• Practices will be held at Franklin, East Side Knoll, Stone Zoo and Pine Banks.
• Lock box at Pine Banks needs to be replaced. Cam’s Disposal will remove broken box for $100.00.
• Lock box is needed for the knoll and should be placed on blocks due to flooding issues.
• Flags for West Side Knoll field will be locked in port-o-potties. Combination has been provided to all coaches.

City Program

Munchkins and U10 coordinator not present. However, both leagues are up and running. U8 City up and running as well. All make-up games for both U8 and U10 are being held during practice sessions. Field linings may need to be done more often this season due to usage.

Travel League

• Beth and Bill met with Mario from Mass Youth Soccer prior to the board meeting to discuss the placement session process and the dates for player placement sessions. Mario’s credentials include but are not limited to BU14 national team assistant coach and U13 Olympic Development Program coach for Massachusetts. The dates for the try-outs are as follows:

GU10 - Tues May 29 and Thurs May 31: 4:00 registration; 4:30-5:30 training
session

BU10 - Mon June 4 and Mon June 11: 5:30 registration; 6-7 training session

GU12 - Tues May 29 and Thurs May 31: 5:30 registration; 6-7:30 training
session

BU12 - Tues May 29 and Thurs May 31: 4:00 registration; 4:30-6 training
session

GU14 - Wed May 30 and Thurs June 7: 5:30 registration; 6-7:30 training
session

BU14 - Wed May 30 and Thurs June 7: 4:00 registration; 4:30-6 training
session

All players need to attend both evaluation sessions on their assigned Age Group date.

Miscellaneous

New England Revolution: Trish met with Mike Dressler from the New England Revolution function group. Melrose Youth Soccer night is scheduled for June 23^rd. Trish is sending a mass email to all coaches and families for distribution. Trish is also going to MMTV for advertising and will contact the Melrose Free Press and Melrose Weekly for advertising.

It was noted that if 200 tickets are sold, Melrose Youth Soccer will have a section in the parking lot reserved for tailgating. If people are tailgating, it should be done on an individual basis, Melrose Youth Soccer is not hosting tailgating.

Revolution tickets: Chris Wolley GU14 asst is using the season tickets for this weekend’s game.

Pictures:

The photographer may not have enough time to take pictures during the travel placement sessions. Another option is to have parents or coaches volunteer to take pictures of kids as they register.

Next meeting is scheduled for May 21^st at 7:00pm