Clifton Park Soccer Club, Inc.
Minutes of February 28th, 2006

The next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21st.

PRESIDENT: Arrangements have been made to have team photos taken on the weekend of March 11th and 12th. Club teams will be taken on Saturday and Premier teams will be taken on Sunday. Peter has envelopes with ordering information for each team and a sign up sheet for time slots at the front table. Please sign up for a time slot and take your teams packet after the meeting. The U-10 C girls are looking for additional players for the outdoor season, contact Alan Ball at 237-3367 for information. We have received a check for $170 from CDYSL for our Top Soccer program and the Niskayuna Soccer Club has forwarded their $170 check to us as they will not be running a program this season. We will send a thank you letter to them and invite any of their players to join our Top soccer program. The spring Rec program is filling up; some vacancies still exist in certain age groups. Forms are available on our web site http://www.cliftonparksoccer.com . Peter announced a Board meeting would follow our regular club meeting.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Mich needs the dates/times of your home games by March 15th so they can be submitted to CDYSL for referee assignments.

INDOOR: Reminder to keep the gyms clean and as you found them.

CDYSL: Rosters have been changed this year; coaches will receive an abbreviated roster that contains the players name, age and jersey number. This roster will be stamped and should be given to the referee and opposing coach. Coaches will still receive a stamped roster with all the detailed information and this should be carried by the coach for verification purposes. Mandatory coaches meetings will be held on March 27th (U-8 & U-10 teams), 28th (U-12 – U-14 teams), 29th (U-16-U19 teams) and 30th (make up meeting). Meeting will start at 7 PM and be held at the Sand Creek Middle School. Schedules will be given out at this meeting. To help alleviate the shortage of referees on Sundays, Premier league and State Cup home games should be scheduled for Saturdays. CDYSL’s Annual General meeting will be held on August 13th at 1 PM. The web site lists coaching classes that are being offered in the near future, a D licensing course will be held at Charbonneau’s April 3rd to the 9th. The appeals meeting was held and final team placements will be posted on the web. Pat Ramundo stated there is a zero tolerance policy in regards to poor conduct towards an official. The Chazy Soccer Club was approved as an affiliated member.

REGISTRAR:Nothing to report.

TOURNAMENT: Helmut announced Rick received confirmation from the U-19 boys team from Gladstone, England. Registration and the coach’s reception will be at the Comfort Suites. Sponsors are lined up. We expect to have the same number of teams entering again this season. Janet Cody will be holding the first Ad Coordinators meeting on March 16th at 7 PM.

VOLUNTEER: Nothing to report.

COACHING COMMITTEE: Nothing to report.

INDOOR: Indoor gym times are being assigned. Players must remain under control by the coaches and there is to be no roaming the halls. Coaches should be the first one there and the last to leave. Cancellations need to be made by Tues. evening by contacting Frank Berger at 371-0654 or by email at www.vrb7key@aol.com. Gym closure information can be attained at 881-0612 or by going to www.shenet.org.

JR REFEREES: The referee course for the upcoming spring rec league will be offered to any students in the Shen District who are in grade 7 or above. The course for first time referees will be held at the Club House for three consecutive weeks as follows: Boys will start Monday, March 20th from 7 to 8:30 PM and Girls Wednesday, March 22nd from 7 to 8:30 PM. Experienced referees meet one night on Tuesday, March 28th from 7 to 7:45 PM. Bring a pen or pencil. If you have questions, call Pete Sand at 371-8144.

OLD BUSINESS: Nothing to report.

TOP SOCCER: Is looking for volunteer coaches and helpers. A lot of the players need one-on-one coaching so there is a great need for volunteers to help with this very rewarding program. Even if you can only donate a few Saturdays, please consider helping in this way. It’s a great opportunity for our high school players to get involved also. The program will take place on the Commons during the Spring Recreation season and go from 12:30 to 1:30 on Saturdays. If you are interested or have questions, contact Mara Buchanan 899-5598 or Catherine Suriano at 383-5692.


NEW BUSINESS:Luigi showed us a sample of this years coaching shirt. Please see Luigi after the meeting to confirm your sizes.