Meeting Notes 9/29/04:

 

Present were:

 

Pegasus

Chula Vista Rangers

Albion

Nomads

Feyenoord SC

 

Mary Kaliff went over progress made during the past week and reported on several conversations held with Fred Borelli and Mike Chase regarding a President's meeting hosted by La Jolla Youth Soccer League.  Derek Armstrong spoke to Gary Sparks this week and was up front about the need for our League to be successful in San Diego.

 

The proposal from Demosphere includes a sponsorship deal to host all web communications and is still under review. Demosphere has been heavily involved in providing services to FIFA, USYSA, USL (MLS, A-League, Y-League).

 

These above mentioned Clubs are the first members of the Interim Executive Committee and discussed the following items during our Open Discussion period:

• Nomads, CV Rangers and Albion have agreed to act as Division Chairs for specific age groups.
• Because of the presence of new attendees it was discussed why we would not sanction through US Clubs vs. CYSA. It was reiterated that in order for teams to participate in Snickers Cup that they had to be first participating in a State sponsored State Cup competition. This is why we are sanctioning through CYSA-S.
• Types of membership were discussed. Club/Team Annual membership allows members to sit on the Executive Committee and enter teams in to the League. Proposed cost is $250 per year. Clubs that join do not have to enter teams. This fee will be utilized to cover meeting expenses, supplies and web site hosting.
• Our members will consist of Clubs and Teams, whereas Presidio is Leagues. We are giving Clubs and teams the opportunity to sit on an Executive Committee and directly affect the League's structure
• It was proposed at this meeting that Clubs interested in participating that are not ready to commit should write a "letter of interest" stating the age groups they would like to enter should the brackets take form.
• Feedback was solicited from each member present. The general feeling is that most Clubs are interested but sitting on the fence with regards to committing teams. It was said that everyone is waiting to see who else signs up. It was agreed that teams should commit by November 1st in order for appropriate plans to be made for the upcoming season.
• Draft documents of new proposed rules were provided to the members present at the meeting. These will be provided to any Executive Committee member than comes on board before the next meeting. This document was created in order to give the Committee a starting point for formation of new rules and regulations for the league and enable us to begin creating processes.
• The need for a pre-season event was discussed. Finding the appropriate date for this event will be a challenge. Dates will be solicited from the Clubs.
• The importance of having the President's on board with the new league is great. Mary Kaliff was requested to send out an email to all the Club Presidents in order that they will be able to make an informed decision about whether or not to allow teams to join.
• Bottom line at this meeting was "enough said" its time for ACTION.
• The next meet will be held on Wed 6th October and weekly from this point on in order to keep the momentum going. We request that if you cannot attend, please send a representative from your Club so that we can obtain feedback as to where you are in your decision making process.