Minutes of the Meeting October 2, 2006, held in Harrisburg.

Present: Barry Rose; Wim Roset; Mark Yocum; Dave Edgecombe; Kathy Helm; Susan Shanaman; Dele Olaewe; Jerry McDonald; Damon Nolan; Joe Dizio; Tom Dougherty; Jim Kuntz; Bob McDade; Donna Outt; Cindy Field; Kim DiFiore; Charlotte Moran. Also attending several guests from CPYSL.

Motion made to accept the meeting minutes for August with corrections, all approved.

Reports

Executive Vice-President: Not present.

Vice President Travel: Jim reported on ODP try-outs. Check the website for times and locations for callback dates on the various age groups. Participant numbers were up with both the girls and boys.

Vice President Recreation: We have only had two grievances since the season started. There has been a lot of success with the Rec. Festivals held this year. America’s Cup will facilitate anyone willing to have a festival in there area. This year the State Senate gave us a proclamation for Youth Soccer Month. It is time to renew the conflict of interest policy. All board members need to sign and return it by the November meeting. We have been contacted by US Youth Soccer office to do a show for the Fox Channel on Bobby Convey.

Treasurer: Ned was not present in observance of Yom Kippur. Our audit will begin the end of October. We are using a new firm this year, Todd Stilow & Co.

Registrar: Fall registration and all paperwork and fees our due into the state office today.

SYRA: There are two more intermediate clinics left in the Scranton/ Wilkes Barre area Nov. 4th and Nov. 5th in Danville. If any referees need hours of training, these are the last two. All registrations were sent out from the main office in Chicago. Cindy stated that they would be coming out to the chapters to get all of the referees registered. We need nominations for a male and female Youth Referee of the Year, please e-mail Cindy if you have any candidates, so they can come out and take a look at them. Cindy recommended that you take a look at the website to see when the local chapters hold there meetings so the referees can get in there additional hours.

Exec. Director’s Report: Indoor Cup applications are online. Registration closes at midnight, no exceptions! Burger King is the official US Youth Soccer quick service restaurant and is looking to do some local sponsorship. A reminder to everyone that the US Soccer Federation grant foundation applications can be located online. The EPYSA workshop will be held at USTC on Feb. 3rd. Charlotte has asked Jerry Smith and Brandy Chastain to participate; she is waiting to here back from them.

President’s Report: Thank you to CPYSL for hosting the board meeting.

District Report:
1. Not present.
2. Not present.
3. UDSC.ORG has an article on the home page listed as “Breakfast” about kids and parents; pass it along. Intramurals are up and running. The referees have been instructing some of the younger referees during the games.
4. Not present.
5. Not present.
6. Wim asked if there were any states that had geographic boundaries listed. No one said they new of any.
7. Is there any way to tie Rec. in along with travel so that you can register the player just one time? Is there any way to flag or warn if that player is registered on in one or the other? Donna will check to see. Lebanon Valley is going to offer a Spring League this year.
8. Fall league moving along, registration starting for Snowflake League.
9. CPYSL 3rd Annual Silent Weekend generated huge press. Someone from California contacted them about running one, and Rush Limbaugh also contacted them on the radio. They also received some local articles with very positive responses. The local township supervisor from Hampden proclaimed Youth Soccer Month for them. Hoping to get recognition for the Hershey U-14 girl’s team that did well at Nationals. One club, HMMS, received a small grant to refurbish their fields.
10. No report.
11. Windsor County fields were severely damaged. Whitewater got rained out on Sat. Girls played on Sunday. PAGS wants to fine them because their fields are not playable for league games.
12. Not present.
13. Not present.
14. The mayor of West Chester did proclaim Youth Soccer Month. Delco Soccer League spring registrations coming up soon. Winter league U-15 to U-19 they are putting something together. Is there a policy regarding the length of tournament games? We shorten them for the older age groups but not for the younger kids who are still playing full length. PAGS player development is open for registration. Out of state clinics for referees must be approved by Jeff DeLuca. Can a league ask the assignor for a list of referees that are not showing up at their games? No but the assignor should notify the SYRA.
15. Not present.
16. Not present.
17. A record number of 165 teams were signed up for league play. League is off to a good start with only couple of complaints.

Old Business: District commissioners were polled to get their results on the 2-year pass.
District 2,14, & 17 were yes. District 3.6.9& 11 were no. District 8 & 10 not sure.

New Business: Governor’s Cup play between the East & West is waiting for approval. US Futsol would like to hold the state championships at USTC; they are open to any team. They are also looking for an at large bid to host the National Championships. They will not interfere with Indoor State Cups.

A motion was made by Dave Edgecombe asking for the Outdoor State Cup fees to be raised from $150 to $160 for the National Championship Series and $130 to $140 for the Challenge Cup. Seconded by Joe. All approved.

We have received two sponsorship checks, one from Adidas in the amount of $10,000 and M & T Bank in the amount of $3,000.

Motion to adjourn. Seconded

Good of the Game: Tom opened up the floor for a question and answer period from those present other than board members. Discussion followed

Respectfully submitted,

Kim DiFiore