MINUTES
OF MEETING
The meeting was called to
order by Jen Cooper, HWSA President, at Saengerbund Hall at
Women's
teams absent: Shooting Stars and Spirit
Coed
teams absent: Forza, Latin Sharks, Marathon Madness,
MINUTES:
Minutes
of the
President:
1.
Copas Libertadores – the
President has $16.00 tickets available for Friday night.
2.
Board volunteers needed: Secretary, Coed Commissioner and Coed
Membership
3.
Field fees (women’s teams) will now be collected at the beginning of
the season. If they are not paid, the
team will not be able to register players at the meeting on
4.
Shirts are now available for all teams that won their divisions in the Fall season.
Vice president:
1.
No report.
Secretary:
1.
If
you missed roll call, be sure to see the Secretary after the meeting, as there
is a $10 fine for missing league meetings.
2.
The
Secretary has a list of fines for all teams.
Please check with her after the meeting for the total for your
team. All fines must be paid by
3.
Remember
to complete the online game reports after each game. If the game was a forfeit, please provide
enough information as to determine which team paid the referee and how much was
paid.
Registrar:
1.
Esmeralda Lopez has agreed to become the new Registrar. She will be working with Mary DeBauche to collect, process and coordinate player registration and
player cards.
2.
Team registration forms and a $100 deposit is
due tonight for the Spring season. If
forms and deposits are not turned in, your team will not be guaranteed a place
on the Spring schedule.
3.
Player registration packets (rosters, ID cards, registration forms) are
available tonight for each team. Please
pick them up from the Registrar after the meeting.
Treasurer:
1.
So far during the 2003-2004 year we have taken in
approximately $34,500 in registration fees and paid approximately $27,800 to
the state. Our current balance at Wells
Fargo is $63,981.
2.
A number of women’s teams have not yet paid field fees for
the Fall 2003 season.
Some teams did not pay field fees for Spring
2003. As noted in the President’s
report, field
fees (women’s teams) will now be collected at the beginning of the season. If they are not paid, the team will not be
able to register players at the meeting on
3.
The following team reps were asked to see the Treasurer
following the meeting:
Women's Commissioner:
1.
Email your division requests to the Women’s Commissioner. Divisions will not be set until after player
registration.
2.
Shirts are now available for all teams that won their divisions in the Fall season: Challengers, Titans, Footloose, and Amistad. Shirts are
also available for Urban Express for winning its division in the Summer.
3.
Over-30 winter league will be played at Bear Creek. It will last 4 weeks and consist of 7 teams.
Coed Commissioner:
1.
The league needs a new Coed Commissioner. Contact the President if you are interested. The President and the Field Coordinator will
assume the duties until a new Coed Commissioner is found.
2.
Final standings
for the Fall are as follows:
|
Sunday |
Monday |
|
1. Kickers |
1. Allies |
|
2. Southwest United |
2. IBF |
|
3. Stingers |
3. Prova |
|
|
4. To be determined* |
*A few makeup games remain to be played. Check the online schedule to see if your team
has any remaining games.
1.
Cullen has been approved for the city’s Adopt-a-Park program. Improvements should be seen soon.
2.
Empty alcohol containers were found by the bleachers at Cullen
following Monday night games. Alcohol is
not allowed at any public fields.
Evidence of alcohol at public fields could cause the league to lose its
permit to use the fields. GOALS is the only private field facility used by the league.
3.
The referee assigner has been provided with additional keys and light
codes for the fields. This will
hopefully alleviate any future problems with our lit fields.
4.
The
5.
Harris County Flood Control is looking for space to create new fields.
6.
Any field issues (i.e. field conditions, no lines, no lights) should be
reported to the Field Coordinator.
1.
Coed: the league needs a new Coed Membership chairman. Contact the
President if you are interested.
2.
Women: a list of women looking for teams is available. Contact Heather Correll-Muldoon
if you need a female player.
3.
A player roundup is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 7p at Brian
O’Neill’s.
1.
The league needs a new Tournament director. Contact the President if you are interested.
2.
Quickfoot 4v4 deadline is today.
3.
Mardi Gras deadline is Monday, January 12.
4.
State Cup fees
are waived for any team playing in a state-sanctioned league and finishing in
the top 2 of its division for the Fall season. Finals will be played in
1.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Synergy women’s
team has proposed that the women’s teams vote on having linesmen at all women’s
games. This would assist in calling offsides and out of bounds and could help control
spectators. It could also increase the
level of play and decrease the emotions. It would add an additional $20/game for each women’s team. One
women’s team rep expressed concern as to the age of the proposed linesmen. A vote on the matter was tabled pending
determination of availability of qualified linesmen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.
Soccerworld in
2.
Copas Libertadores – the
President has $16.00 tickets available for Friday night.
3.
A player roundup is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 7p at Brian
O’Neill’s.
4.
A coed skills clinic will be held Sunday, January 25, 9a at Wilson
Elementary. Cost is $5/person.
Meeting
adjourned at