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The regular monthly District III Board of Directors meeting held in at the new District III office in Auburn was called to order at 7:10 PM.
Present were Commissioner Paige Harder, 1st VP Bill White, Secretary Marty Torres, Treasurer Ken Vannice, VP Competition Debbie Hazen, VP Development Henry Robicheau, League Administrator Gerd Schmidt, Disciplinary Chair/MRSA MAR Warren Wheelock, AYSA MAR Sandra Luettgen, FWSA MAR Juan Rangel, HSA MAR Laura Lewis, KYSA MAR Ken Ward, MpVSA MAR Scott Ruby, NarYSA MAR Chuck Walton, TPCJSA MAR Marian Bowers. Guests present were David Marincovich, (candidate for Commissioner), Brian Eaton (candidate for VP Competition) Dave Schumacher, (WSYSA Director of Coaching) and Debbie Clausnitzer. A quorum was present.
Motion/Second to approve the January 8, 2001 minutes with the following correction. Under VP Development, #2, D Clinic, second bullet, change to read: Motion/Second to approve a District III coaches D clinic with half the cost to be reimbursed after completion of the program. Associations will verify that that the coach will be coaching in District III.
Motion passed.
Guest - WSYSA Director of Coaching Dave Schumacher gave a history and overview of the Micro/Mod Program changes going into effect by 2002 at the U7 level.
- This program was created for uniformity of Micro and Mod programs across the state.
- The objective is for players to have more touches on the ball and a smaller field at the younger ages for development purposes.
- A parent guide will be created.
- As of the January WSYSA Council meeting, it has been mandated that by 2002 all U-7 teams will be 3v3 per this new program.
- Associations have the option to: 1) Adopt this policy so that by the time these 2002 U7 teams reach U11 (5 years) they are playing 9v9. The U7 to U11 teams currently playing under the existing Rules of Play may be grandfathered in. 2) Associations may adopt this policy in its entirety in one year and set up their micro/mod and U11 programs to follow the new policy.
- There will be workshops covering U8 and U10 and this program at Soccer Fair. Every Association is encouraged to attend
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- Concerns for U11 select team- rules of play would remain the same, but with only 9 players on a smaller field.
- Any state sanctioned tournament for 2002 will be 9v9 at U11.
- Every association is encouraged to implement now
OFFICERS' REPORTS
Commissioner Paige Harder -
Report
- Cor VanDer Meer will make a presentation to bring Far West Regionals to Washington (for 2003) at the USYS Workshop to be held in Spokane
- Region IV Workshops will be held in Cal-South in 2001 and Hawaii in 2002.
- State "C" Coaches Clinic will be held in Bellevue on April 26 - 29 and May 3-6, and in Evergreen State College July 5 - 15. Check state web site for more details
1st VP Administration Bill White
State Cups Program
Will order one-quarter page ad for each program
District III Banner
Will order a banner for the new office
TPCJSA Award Night
I have been asked to represent
Treasurer Ken Vannice -
Budget
- Questions/concerns if whether the entire District III Ex Board should be sent to the National Convention
- Jamboree- are the players better served by putting on Module 1 and 2 Coaches Clinics for at each association?
- League Administrator's expenses detailed in this budget.
Secretary Marty Torres
Minutes
- Would like input as to current method of distributing the minutes- emailing minutes with follow up of attachments sent via postal mail. Will mail minutes to HSA.
- Please bring updated officer list after your elections are held
VP Development Henry Robicheau -
State ODP
- State has selected their ODP coaches
- Flyers handed out
VP Development meeting
- Held VP Development meeting for associations- 5 out of 9 associations represented
Coaches clinics
- Five D Coaches Clinics are being planned. One each in GRJSA, NarYSA, MpVSA, and TPCJSA and the District III D clinic to be held in March
- District III D Clinic
- March 30, 31, April 1, 7 and 8
- Held at the Centre at Norpoint
- Clinician is John Wedge
- Need a minimum of 12 and have close to that now
- Information is on the state web page
- GRJSA D Clinic
- June 15, 16, 17, 24, 25
- Clinician tentatively is John Wedge
- GRJSA E Clinic
- June 23, and 24
- GRJSA Referee Clinic
- March 30, 31, April 1
- TPCJSA D clinic
- In the works, details TBA
- MpVSA D Clinic
- In the works. Details TBA
- Associations need to talk to their clubs about setting up Youth Module Coaching Clinics
- Suggest Associations collect fees up front to guarantee the clinic
Thank You
- Would like to thank Gerd for putting ODP and clinic information on the web
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT
Scheduler Gerd Schmidt
- Season is over. I brought trophies and I have extra patches
- Over 150 scores not reported. Please work with your Associations to stress the importance of sending in scores.
- Any rule changes please bring to next meeting
Disciplinary Chair Warren Wheelock -
No Report
MAR REPORTS
AYSA - Sandra Luettgen
- AYSA will be adding a U6, U8, and to our mod program in both the spring and fall.
- We have revised our U11 selection procedure and are calling it a "turnout 'instead. All players will be assigned to teams at various levels.
- The U-12-UI9 will be titled a "Competitive Team Selection Procedure."
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- AYSA selection dates are as follows:
- March 17-18 Aanvallen Club (girls) at Auburn Riverside Field
- Auburn Rainier Valley F.C. (boys) at Auburn Memorial Field (old Troy Field)
- March 24 and 25 U11 Turn-out
- AYSA Annual General Meeting will be Thursday, April 5. Place to be announced
FWSA - Juan Rangel
- King County will be closing the following fields this spring- Ft. Dent #4 and #5, Kent Lake, and Lake Geneva (from June 3 to July 26). King county has grant monies available for any club wanting to pursue this. Both FWEast and FEWest are interested.
- FW United- Blastoff tournament will be the 2nd and 3rd weekend of August
- Kids Health flyers were distributed and clubs were asked to take to their meetings and get this information to coaches and parents. It is a free or very low cost health insurance for kids under 19 for those who qualify.
- George has talked to FC Seattle and Skyhawks about using Sacajawea. The status of the track at Sac is the money is there but no start date has been set. Goal posts may interfere with soccer games. George will talk to the city and ask for $1400 to get goals that will work for both soccer and football.
NarYSA - Chuck Walton -
- Sparta America has presented a policy change. Teams will now have a trainer and coach with Gary Heale, Tony Chursky, Mark Peterson and Fran O'Brien providing training on a rotational basis.
- Due to philosophical differences, Tony Crudo will no longer be a Sparta coach. Currently, he is expected remain a Nortac coach.
- NarYSA AGM is March 12
KYSA - Ken Ward
- Tryout times announced last month and are on KYSA web site
- AGM this month
GRJSA - Ken Vannice
- Tryout times announced last month and are on KYSA web site
- AGM this month
MpVSA - Scott Ruby
- In favor of the new District III office
- In favor of 10 games for District III Rec
- No email available until the end of Feb
- Bill Edwards will be the MAR
- Not getting MAR information from the state
MRSA MAR - Warren Wheelock
- AGM Feb 13, Bonny Lake Library
TPCJSA - Marian Bowers
- Referee Clinic April 20, 21, 22. 6 PM (tentative) Clover Park School, Pre-register with Mike Schmidt 253-638-2800 or torvolt@msn.com Fee- $25 for clinic, $25 additional to register to be USSF certified
Highline - Laura Lewis
- Passed a motion to change tie breaker for Association and mod league competition for Operating Procedures. Will become 1) total points, 2) head to head, 3) co-champions or co-2nd place.
- Scholarship application letters will be sent out to all seniors in HSA for one male and one female $300 college scholarship
- HSA voted to keep District Rec season at 10 games
- Olympic field will come online as a premier grass field in the fall. The city of Des Moines will have two dedicated soccer fields.
- Voted against District III hosting jamboree for $4000
- Voted against spending $3000 for meeting room
- Object to the state mandating the new micro-mod policy. Feel that we now have one less area where we have control over our programs
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Girls Coach of the Year
- Nominations are now open.
- Motion/Second to nominate Bill Edwards. Nomination letter and resume received from MpVSA.
- Motion/Second to nominate Stu Snow. Nomination letter and resume received from FWSA. Discussion followed about both nominees.
Point of Order- Question as to if an Association may nominate someone not from his or her own association. Yes, if credentials and criteria are met. Nominees credentials are an important consideration because WSYSA "of the Year" winners are then nominated at the Regional level. Question was called for. A show of hands for Bill Edwards. A show of hands for Stu Snow. Bill Edwards was nominated. One abstention.
Bylaws
- Please look at the District III website and be ready to vote at the AGM
Annual Reports
- Due to the state
- Please send a copy to either Paige or Marty
Nominating Committee
- Slate of Candidates
For President- Paige Harder, Dave Marincovich, Juan Rangel
For VP Competition- Debbie Hazen, Brian Eaton
For Secretary- Marty Torres
Nominations will be taken from the floor
New District III Office
- Motion/Second to lease the office for one year. Motion passed with one nay vote.
New Business
State Player Fees
- Will be reduced one dollar but will probably raise next year.
State Sponsorships
- BOD approved Dairy Farmers and Fred Meyer's as State sponsors
ODP Tryouts
- Will be held Aug 17, 18, 19
District III Newsletter
- Due to the number of clubs within TPCJSA it was decided to included an additional page
Good of the Game
- Marian received an email complimenting and thanking Henry and the ODP committee for the changes implemented this year.
Motion/Second to adjourn at 10:10 PM. Motion Passed.
Respectfully Submitted
Marty Torres, District 3 Secretary
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