LCIHA Team Formation Meeting Minutes
Time/Place:
Present: Holly Chamberlin, Chris Christeson, Pat Coughlin, John Jacobs,
Tom King, Ray Meyer, Nancy Peckham, David Rockstraw, Isaiah Rodriguez, J.P. Rodriguez,
Hugo Vilchis, Hugo Vilchis Jr., Patty Walters, Derrik Wootton.
Minutes:
v Derrik made a motion to disband the current Board/Officers structure of the league and institute a three director system under which a 2/3 quorum would be needed to enact/pass new rules, by-laws etc. His reasoning was that, in spite of the relatively large number of Board members and Officers, only a small minority actually attend meetings and do the work of running the league. This type of organization would vest these people with necessary power to get things done. Ray said that he feels that the larger number of people provides an opportunity for more discussion, which he feels is good for the league. He suggested requiring Board members and Officers to attend a certain number of meetings every year. Derrik asked how we would enforce this. Tom suggested that maybe a five-director system would accomplish both goals. Dave suggested that we table discussion of Derrik’s motion for another meeting and get the team formation done, which was the original purpose of the meeting. The motion was subsequently tabled until the next meeting.
v Team Formation:
o The U10’s need a more formal structure this season, with established teams and coaches. Derrik, Tom & John will coach this group. Since a lot of the people signed up for the U10 league are new, John offered to call everyone signed up for this division for a tryout assessment on Saturday, August 16th at 9 a.m. He will then assign them to teams according to his assessment of their abilities. There were no objections to this plan, and everyone agreed to abide by John’s judgment. If any U10’s are moved up to U12 as a result of the tryouts, they will not be made to pay the extra $5 fee.
o U12: Teams balanced and Bulls will get the first new player to sign up in this league, since they have the fewest number of players.
o Women’s Division game format was discussed. Because of the small number of players on each team (few or no subs), Dave recommended four – 5 minute quarters with 5-minute breaks between each one. Further discussion centered around who could tend goal in these games. The most popular suggestion was for the kids who’s Moms were playing to take turns in goal.
o Teams in all other age divisions were put together after lengthy discussion. Teams will be posted on the Website, and coaches will be contacting their players to begin practices.
v Tom wants to set up another meeting to discuss, in addition to Derrik’s motion:
o Scholarship Fund
o Sportsmanship
o Referee Accountability
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Referee accountability and topics to be covered
during the referees clinic on Saturday (8/16) were discussed after the
Secretary had to leave the meeting. The gist of this discussion was outlined in
an e-mail memo from
President Tom King to John Mercer, Head of Refs, and will be appended to these
minutes in the log book.
Respectfully Submitted: Patty Walters,
Secretary, LCIHA