Goal Club Meeting Minutes
April 11, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. Present were Russell Whorton, Beth Stern, Jamie Nelson, Unnur Kornmayer, Coach Barr, Bob Campbell and Dave Schwartz.
Coach Barr reported that neither the boys’ nor the girls’ varsity teams expected to qualify for regional playoffs this season. As of today, the team records are 7-4-1 for the girls with 4-3-1 in the region, and 5-6 for the boys, 2-4 in region play.
The treasurer’s report reflects a significant shortfall in some fundraising categories this year compared to last year. The golf tournament yielded a profit of only around $1,500, compared with $7,500 in 2006. The car washes will have raised around $1,500 once we receive the check from Carnett’s, compared with $4,000, and the Pancake Eat-A-Thon raised about $2,100 versus $3,600 last year. In the discussion that followed, it was concluded that fund raising had not been successful this year. One of the primary reasons was the lack of volunteer support. It was agreed that all fund-raising options will have to be re-evaluated for the future.
The athletic auction proceeds have not been calculated at this point, but it is anticipated that they will surpass the $2,000 included in the budget. Additionally, a $1,200 donation from a Titantron advertiser solicited by a soccer booster club member has not yet been received and was not included as income in the budget.
Player fees this year fell short due to the fact that Titan Booster membership fees were counted toward the soccer fees, instead of being in addition to the soccer fees, but is was agreed that this is still a good practice which will be continued in the future. The possibility of an increase in player fees was discussed.
The possibility of having another car wash before the end of the year was also discussed, with the requirement that it be before the end of April if at all possible. (Carnett’s was unable to accommodate this request.)
As in the past, soccer has to pay $7,000 this year as part of the 10 year loan amortization for the artificial turf. There is concern that the non-school groups using the turf will cause it to wear out sooner than it should. There is currently an adult men’s soccer league that plays on Sundays, as well as a new semi-professional football team, which will be using the field in the near future. Although the football team will pay to use the facility, the soccer league is supposedly “paying” for its use in maintenance services to be provided to the school. It is unclear whether this has happened.
Uniform replacement costs have to be provided to the coaches, who will be collecting everything in the next week or so. (see attached schedule, which was subsequently provided) Each player gave a $50 deposit towards lost/damaged uniform costs at the beginning of the season. These checks have been held and will be returned once all uniforms are collected. The need to identify warm-up pants as belonging to soccer was discussed. Some sort of numbering will be needed inside the pants, perhaps on the tag. In prior years, the player number was put on the tag. This would be preferable to putting numbers on the outside of the pants, as sizing issues could complicate matters.
Linda Dixon is coordinating Senior Night, which will be held between the varsity games against Kell on April 18. Judy Griffin is heading up the banquet, which will be held May 1. Invitations have been sent and responses are due to Jamie by April 18. Potential lower priced options for future banquets were discussed.
By-law revisions, which have been in the works for some time, were presented and discussed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
| NHS Uniform Replacement Costs | |
|---|---|
| Jersey(blue) | $35.00 |
| Jersey (white) | $35.00 |
| Short (blue) | $30.00 |
| Short (white) | $35.00 |
| Warm-Up Jacket | $45.00 |
| +Embroidery | $ 8.00 |
| Warm Up Pant | $35.00 |
| Medium Nike Bag | $35.00 |
