Macon County Soccer Club

Board Meeting Minutes

January 14th, 2010 

Members present: Jeff Weller, Guy Gooder, Ken Lane, Dr.Anthony Esterwood, Michelle Thornton, Chris Thornton and Frank Cline.
 

The upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) for NCYSA was discussed. This meeting will be held in Greensboro on the weekend of January 23rd.

Bob Vasser has resigned as the Referee Assignor and Guy Gooder was nominated by Dr.Anthony Esterwood to take the Referee Assignor course offered at the AGM in Greensboro. Chris Thornton 2nd the Motion and it passed unanimously.

Frank Cline and Dr.Anthony Esterwood attended the Challenge Meeting for the Western North Carolina Challenge League (WNCCL) and there will be a U-12 boys and girls division, however there were not enough teams in the U-14 boys division. There are however 4 teams that will play friendlies in the U-14 division. During this meeting it was
announced that there will be a vote to develop an Academy Program for the U-12 age group as was done for the U-10 age group last year. There was also discussion of a U-18 division of play in our region and there are five known teams interested in forming a league. High School rules limit a session to not more than 10 players at a time.
Chris made a motion to set aside $600 to explore the growth and developement of a U-18 Soccer Recreation Travel League with the surrounding counties. At this time it was discussed to have a registration fee of $70 per player. Jeff Weller 2nd the motion and it passed unanimously. Tony Esterwood will give an update at the MCSC annual meeting
next month.
 

Registration dates were discussed for the spring season and they are as follows.
February 13th Community Bldg 10 am - 2 pm
February 16th Community Bldg 6 pm - 8 pm
February 18th Community Bldg 6 pm - 8 pm
Deadline for Registration is February 27th.
 

Registration Fees For Spring Recreation Season will $50 for returning players from the Fall Season and $60 for new players. A $5 sibling discount will be offered to families who sign up each subsequent player.
 

Dates were discussed for the Spring Recreation League and they are as follows:
April 11th, 18th and 25th
May 2nd, 16th and 23rd
June 7th will serve as a make up date.
 

The following nominees were discussed.
President - Chris Thornton
Motion made by Guy Gooder to accept the nomination of Chris Thornton as President and 2nd by Jeff Weller. The motion passed
Vice President - Guy Gooder
Motion made by Jeff Weller to accept nomination of Guy Gooder as Vice President and 2nd by Michelle Thornton. The motion passed.
Secretary - No nomination received at this time.
Treasurer - Michelle Thornton
Motion made by Jeff Weller to accept nomination of Michelle Thornton as Treasurer and 2nd by Ken Lane. The motion passed.
Soccer Camp Coordinator and Challenge Liason - Frank Cline
Motion made by Dr.Anthony Esterwood to accept nomination of Frank Cline as Soccer Camp Coordinator and Challenge Liason and 2nd by Michelle Thornton. The motion passed.
High School League Coordinator- Dr. Anthony Esterwood
Motion made by Michelle Thornton to accept nomination of Dr.Anthony Esterwood as High School League Coordinator and 2nd by Guy Gooder. The motion passed.
Concession Coordinator- Michelle Thornton
Motion made by Dr.Anthony Esterwood to accept nomination of Michelle Thornton as Concession Coordinator and 2nd by Chris Thornton. The motion passed.
Head Referee - Guy Gooder
Motion made by Dr.Anthony Esterwood to accept nomination of Guy Gooder as Head Referee and 2nd by Ken Lane. The motion passed.
 

There was a discussion about the need for a mass mailing to go out about the Annual Meetings location, date and time. This announcement should include an invitation for anyone that is interested in serving as the secretary or Spring Coach Coordinator to make their interest known to a board member prior to the annual meeting. Everyone
agreed that Tim McSween could get this accomplished using the database which includes parents and coaches. The MCSC also needs Candy MCSween as the Public Relations Coordinator to post this information in the newspaper and on the bulletin board. Frank Cline will use the Risk Management database to announce the meeting as well.
 

The members required to attend the AGM will be reimbursed for one nights stay.
 

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm.