Minutes from LISC Board Meeting

July 29, 2003

8:00 – 10:30 pm

 

Present: Mike Wingo, Amy Hall, Trey Bradberry, Rob Hornbaker, Judith Martinez, Robert Baird, and Rick Hazlewood

 

  1. The board approved ten scholarship applications for this year.
  2. The board decided not to meet with a local publicist since it proved very difficult for the board to meet with her.
  3. Fall Cup update:
    1. The board decided to offer a discount of $25 per team if a club brings five or more teams to the Fall Cup tournament.
    2. The availability of hotel rooms was discussed and various approaches to the local hotels were discussed.
  4. The idea of a club-wide party was discussed with options of being at the end of each week of training camp or at the end of the season. We will need help in planning the party at the end of the year.
  5. Ron provided an update on the land acquisition progress.  There are three options currently being pursued and the committee met with one interested party.
  6. Fund-raising Projects
    1. Rick Hazlewood brought up the idea of sponsorship guidelines in terms of what does a sponsor get for a specified donation, etc. We will review the SFC’s website which has published guidelines.
    2. Each club is encouraged to conduct at least one fund-raising project a season. The money can be used to purchase equipment, pay a coach’s travel expenses, or pay for a trip related to the soccer team.
  7. Policies Review
    1. It was decided to review, discuss, and possibly revise LISC’s policies. This project will begin at the next monthly meeting of the board.

 

In an abbreviated meeting on July 11th, the board met with the new referee assignors for the Fall Cup and also reviewed the new cooperative arrangement that Trey Bradberry helped set up with the Champaign Park District. The club will be able to use the Park District fields to host home league games while the club offers its coaching expertise to the coaches of teams in the part district league.