Attendees:

Officers and Directors: Mike Bordell, April Dougherty, Gail Fialkow,

Joey Fuller, Mike Thompson, and Carlos Vargas

Other Attendees: Bill Bruch, Carol Coulter, Debbie Fesko, and Larry Paul

Absent Officer and Director: Sam Aboulhosn

Meeting

Mike Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. The meeting was held at the Burke School. The following items were discussed.

Secretary’s Report

The minutes from the January 7^th meeting were approved with a modification.

Treasurer’s Report (Gail Fialkow)

No report attached. Monies were moved last year into different Certificates of Deposit. Interest earned in 2006 was $3,056.94

Club Administrator (Debbie Fesko)

Debbie Fesko presented the current spring 2007 registration numbers with the attached report. Debbie reviewed some of the questions by parents at registration. Suggestions to field the questions included an FAQ section on the web site or maybe a video.

Field and Equipment Administrator (Bill Bruch)

Tape was put up to protect the two recently reconstructed fields. A discussion was held concerning the goals at Burke School.

House Commissioner (Mike Thompson)

The AGC meeting is scheduled for February 17 and the coaches meeting is February 26, 2007.

Travel Commissioner (Mike Bordell)

The attached report covers the Travel Team Formation and Coach Selection time line.

* Reappointments of the Travel Team Committee members include: Mike Bordell, NCSL Rep, Leigh McGee, WAGS Rep and April Dougherty, ODSL Rep. These appointments were motioned to be approved by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Joey Fuller. The vote carried unanimously.

* Reappointment of the Burke AC Board liaison, Sam Abdoulson was motioned by April Dougherty and seconded by Gail Fialkow. The vote carried unanimously.

* Mike Thompson selected Chris Hughes and Alex Raffi to represent the parents on the TTC. The motion was made by April Dougherty and seconded by Mike Bordell. The vote carried unanimously.

* A motion was made by Gail Fialkow to change the Travel Policy, Page 5, Paragraph 4.3 to “Conduct Introduction to Travel parent meeting from February to before the first regular scheduled game of the spring season. The motion was seconded by Mike Bordell and the vote carried unanimously.

A discussion ensured with regard to the change in the WAGS program. WAGS is adopting the VYSA procedures for next fall for a pilot program. The club must adopt the typical two team grouping or a pilot program of unlimited teams with a dynamic roster. This program will begin with the U 9 age group next fall. The discussion was deferred to the next TTC meeting.

Technical Director (Larry Paul)

Larry has just two copies of the Just Let Them Play book with more ordered. Software is also available for the festivals which will organize the skill level of four groups. This software will also evaluate and determine the players to be awarded.

The Tino Stoop training will take place on April 30 through May 3 at Terra Centre Elementary School. The training focus will be on U 8 for Monday and Tuesday with the U 10 training on Wednesday and Thursday. The initial training will be on the roof top followed by indoor training until 9:00 PM. Training will be limited to twenty participants. A club coach will be charged a $20 reservation fee which may be refunded upon participation. A book will be included in the training. Outside of the club, should there be spots, a $30 non-refundable charge will be incurred.

Mike Thompson reviewed some of the material covered at the VYSA meetings in Richmond.

Technology (Carlos Vargas)

There are no problems with registration at this time. A few glitches have been found with the Risk Management portion of the program which will be addressed by Youth Leagues.

PCA (Joey Fuller)

There will be contact with PCA’s Courtney Nolan to determine the best program for the coaches. Further discussion included the possibility of making this training mandatory for the house coaches.

Memory Makers (April Dougherty)

Picture dates are April 21 and May 12 at Cherry Run. A request was made to continue the practice of giving plaques to the assistant coaches. Also suggested was to continue the practice of offering to go to TOPS soccer games for the picture taking as was done in the Fall 2006 season.

Donation to the Sarah Bergquest Memorial Fund ( April Dougherty)

Approval was given to April Dougherty to create a certificate and basket to be auctioned at the Casino Night to raise funds for the Sarah Bergquest Memorial Fund. Also discussed was the possibility of a basket for Rachel Lykins, a young soccer player who withdrew from spring registration due to the recurrence of her leukemia.

TOPS Soccer (Gail Fialkow)

Gail moved for Burke AC to pay for any TOPS players wanting to participate in the Dave Williams Tournament on February 24. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.

Demosphere (Mike Thompson)

Mike reported on the possibility of a switch to Demosphere after reviewing a demo and speaking with several organizations happy with the program. There are many viable options including web sites for the age groups and travel teams. A motion was made by Joey to approve Mike and Carlos to deem the program beneficial to Burke AC and allow Mike to negotiate and sign a contract. April seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

Meeting Adjourned

The meeting was adjourned at 9:32 PM.

Meeting Handouts

2007 Spring Registration Report

Travel Team Formation and Coach Selection