Meeting called to order by Jeff Bump, President.

Members present:

Jeff Bump

David Gregg

Kelly Bopray

Paul Johnson

Dan Zimmerman

Paul Engen

Marni Handlos

Troy Bellrichard

Steve Dodge

This is a record of the official motions made and passed by the River Falls Wildcat Soccer Board. It does not include all items presented and discussed at each meeting.

Approval of minutes.

November 19, 2006 minutes were reviewed and approved. Motion D. Gregg, second P. Johnson.

Treasurer's report

Treasurer's report was presented by Paul Johnson. Balance sheet as of December 17, 2006. Income Statement January 01, 2006 - December 17, 2006. Highlights were as follows: WYSA tournament sanction fees were paid, the $25,000 12 month CD was rolled over into a 6 month CD, and balance sheet entries were made for $21,124 in registration fees collected that were booked to cash, with an offset to prepaid liabilities. Report was approved. Motion by K. Bopray, second D. Gregg.

District 9

Nothing to report.

East District

Nothing to report.

Field Committee

Nothing to report... Side note: The Applebees pancake fundraiser was March 25th last year. Consideration is being given to approaching a local restaurant to sponsor this year's fundraiser. If a suitable arrangement isn't found, we'll approach Applebees again. Report was tabled until further information is gathered.

Tournament Report

We are sanctioned and listed on the WYSA website, but not yet on the MYSA website. Jeff Bump will talk to Betsy Gerbec, and put together a tournament checklist. Report was approved. Motion by P. Engen, second P. Johnson.

MYSA Report

Nothing to report.

Old Business:

MYSA fine for U15G fall team

The appeal for the fine for the U15G fall team was denied. The team was fined $400 for failure to play, when they didn't have player cards for each player. The board approved a motion to pay the fine on behalf of the team. Motion by J. Bump, second D. Gregg.

2007 Indoor Program

The board approved renting the Knowles Center for individual traveling team practices. Practices will occur March 18th, 25th, and April 1st, 2007. Time allocation will be made after team selection has occurred. Motion by J. Bump, second T. Bellrichard.

Online Registration

Tabled until investigation of internal options are completed.

2007 Traveling Registration

To date, we've received 225 traveling soccer registrations. There were 226 registrations at this time last year. Registrations must be post marked by December 31st to qualify for the discount.

Registration Banner

Jeff Bump looked into the cost of purchasing a banner to advertise traveling soccer registration. A 20'x 3' banner will cost $450-$500. The board approved spending up to $500 on the banner. Motion by D. Gregg, second D. Zimmerman.

Summer Soccer Rec Program

Several scenarios were discussed. More field space will be needed. A discussion will be had with the city about putting nets at Glenn Park or Hoffman Park. The program won't begin until after the annual tournament. The first year will likely include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade boys and girls. The matter was tabled until further discussion could occur with Cindy Danke for timeline and anticipated numbers breakdown.

2007 Spring Skills Clinic

Sean McKuras is interested in putting on the clinic with UWRF players. Dates are being investigated.

Coach Resource Committee

Coach evaluations were reviewed. There were no issues requiring discussions with coaches. Coaches in need of licensing will need to sign up soon. March is the kickoff coaches meeting. April will be the Coaches Academy. Mark Pilney, the U14B coach is planning on retiring. He will stay on to assist a new coach if needed. Steve Dodge is chairing the committee. Other committee members include: Jeff Bump, David Gregg, and Kelly Bopray.

Winter Sports Equipment Swap

There wasn't much available, and not many people showed up at the kickoff, so the event was called off.

New Business:

Scholarships

Two $500 college scholarships are given each year by RFWS. Scholarship selection criteria was discussed. The high school will be informed that they are available.

Team Selection

Team submittal is March 12th. We will need teams finalized by around February 25th for WYSA submission.

Next Board Meeting:

The next RFWS board meeting will be January 14, 2007.