HOUSTON WOMEN'S SOCCER ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF MEETING

April 4, 2001

The meeting was called to order by Jen Cooper, President, at Saengerbund Hall at 7:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL
Women's Teams Absent: Challengers, Footloose 1 & 2, Katy Kicks, Memorial, & Shooting Stars

Coed Teams Absent: Allies, Amigos, Amistad, Eclipse, Hackers, No Hands, Phoenix, Red Dogs, Spring Branch

New Teams Present: None

Board Members Absent: Bill Link -Vice President, Cassie Powell –Senior Commissioner, Shelly West – Coed Commissioner

MINUTES:

Minutes from the March 7 meeting were approved as submitted.

OFFICER REPORTS

President:

1. On the website feel free to complain (or praise) or ask questions in the Rant & Rave section.

2. Coed rainouts will be added at the end of the schedule. There are lots of byes in this season’s schedules so that all teams could play.

3. Please support Saengerbund Hall – they give us this space for free so they expect that we buy from their bar occasionally. HWSA will pay for the soda & beer at the player registration meetings (late May, late August, late January meetings).

4. As of September 1, 2001, HWSA can no longer accept player ID cards that show Social Security numbers. Please convert any ID cards with SS#s before September 1. Registrar has plenty of extra cards.

Vice president:

D&P committee is currently handling a referee assault case and a double grievance. Referee abuse and assault (both verbal and physical) is taken very seriously by the league, and also must be reported to the state D&P committee.

Secretary:

Please pay outstanding fines for yellow cards, red cards and missed meetings.

Registrar:

1. Deadline to add players for the spring season is April 15^th.

2. Trying to get HWSA drop box at registrar’s house, call before you come over.

3. Anything sent in the last two weeks will be laminated tomorrow and in the mail; if trouble call on Monday or before 10am or e-mail.

4. We now have plenty of ID cards and can send out rosters by e-mail.

Treasurer:

1. We need volunteers to help propose budget for playing year 2001-2002.

2. Get numbers from Patti Ernst (pernst@ermsw.com)

Senior Commissioner

1. The Challengers women’s team qualified for National Cup.

2. Applications for Beaumont Coed tournament are available.

Women's Commissioner:

1. Don’t give checks to the refs.

2. Teams are responsible for the actions of their spectators. If they get out of hand, your team can be carded and fined.

3. Northwest Indoor Soccer has new women’s league for the summer. Their league is linked to the HWSA website.

4. Angie Benton from Pursuit is doing the MS150 if you want to donate money let her or Mary know.

5. Any reschedules must be played by June 10^th; you can use Thursday or Friday at Alief if available.

6. Ok for those of you who want to know standing here they are:

Division 1: Memorial

Division 2: Fever

Division 3: Arsenal

Division 4: BWC

Coed Commissioner:

1. TNT won Open Division B at Coed State Cup. Red Dogs got 2^nd in Open Division A and Allies got 3^rd in Open Division B.
2. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and played. We are also reordering shirts if anyone wants one. Talk to Jen.
3. State Cup funds: HWSA set aside $1000 for coed state cup and $1000 for women’s. No women’s team are participating in this year’s state cup. Board would like to use some of the women’s state cup funds so that all six coed state cup teams can be refunded $250.00. Motion passed.
4. Games can only be rescheduled if there is a sanctioned tournament or bad weather.
5. TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE for summer season is April 25^th. All games will be at 7:00 on unlit fields (Cullen, Alief) except for Independence Park (7:30, lit. Games will be played on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays. Team registration form and $75 deposit due at April 25 meeting.
6. Web is updated so check your standings.

Field Coordinator

1. Not a lot for the summer but getting new fields for fall. If you know of any fields that we can use and abuse let use know.

Scholarship

Scholarship applications are online, Scholarship chair Kevin New from Orange Crush had 7 applications turned in so far; deadline can be extend after April 6^th If necessary.

Tournament

Quickfoot 6v6 is May 19 Beer Creek. Application forms now available. Teams can be formed by any players – don’t have to come from existing teams but must be registered players. If you win you can go to Nationals in Dallas.

Membership

Monica Gutierrez is the new coed membership coordinator. Her info is on the website.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Liz Benavidez is organizing under 23 league, deadline is May 19^th. Her info is online.

2. WUSA 1^st game: FREEDOM v. CYBERAYS on TNT, April 14, 1 pm.

3. A skills clinic for female players is on the weekend of the Fiesta Tournament. Saturday, April 21, 9:30 – 11, Alief. $5 per person.

4. Yearly Elections are April 25^th for Vice President, Treasurer, and Registrar. Also Special election for Secretary.

Meeting Adjourned at 8 PM