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Board Minutes - October 24, 2002
AHA Board Meeting Minutes
October 24, 2002
Arkansas Skatium
ATTENDANCE: Mark Ryan - President, Sue Tull - Vice President, Georgia Abner - Secretary, Rusty Schimelpfening - House/rec Director, Paul Petrarca - Travel Director, Susan Collins - Registrar
Board Members - Robert Dunn, Charles Foster, Gene Hunter, Barry Kerr, Tom Lundeen, Randy Millsap, Brian Moix, Carol Ann Pierce
Others in attendance - Neil Deininger, Tim Martin, Joe Healy, Jim Sculley, Marilyn Martin, Dan Martin, Ed David, Jay Gaddy, Alan Nantzel
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mark Ryan, President, at 6:07 p.m.
MINUTES
The only correction to the minutes of September 26, 2002 was change George Hunter to Gene Hunter. There being no further corrections, there was a motion by Tom Lundeen with a second by Robert Dunn to approve the minutes. The motion was approved.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
The treasurer was not present therefore no treasurer’s report was submitted. Susan Collins reported the house division has a balance of approximately $11,000 and they have paid their ice fees for October and November. Paul Petrarca reported the travel division has a balance of approximately $1900 and they have paid their ice fees for October and November. There was no report from the adult division.
HOUSE DIVISION REPORT
Mark Ryan reports there will be an association wide Holiday Party. He requested that Paul Petrarca and Susan Collins pick representatives from the travel and house division to get together and plan the party. The suggested date for the party is December 22, 2002 in the afternoon. Paul and Susan will report back at the next meeting.
Susan Collins reports Will Hornberg, high school team coach, has moved out of town and vacated the position. Susan suggested that the board appoint Frank Hunter to fill the high school coach position. There was a motion by Charles Foster with a second by Rusty Schimelpfenning to approve Frank as the coach. The motion was approved.
TRAVEL DIVISION REPORT
Paul Petrarca presented issues and concerns that the travel parents have. These included having one registration for all AHA members, not by travel or house but by age only, needing copies of the house select program and whether the travel players are allowed to try out, reimbursement for Riverblade jerseys from last season, and the need for clarification regarding house members traveling with the travel team or traveling with the house team to multiple tournaments.
Mark Ryan indicated there does need to be one AHA registration followed by a skills assessment and assignment/suggestion to a team best suited to the player’s skill and desired level of play. Sue Tull indicates she will talk with the treasurer and get the reimbursement check to the travel team for the jerseys. Mark suggested that the travel and house division directors should notify their members of the AHA board meetings all of which are open to the general membership. He also asked the division directors to distribute the AHA Bylaws and Policies to their members. The most up to date copy is dated July 25, 2001. Any changes to the bylaws/policies will be noted in meeting minutes and posted on the website.
Mark also addressed the concern about travel within the house division. He indicates Oklahoma City requested to play the house teams as they did not have any teams to play. Paul pointed out the travel program will only have 5 weekends out of town which is more accommodating to the players. It was suggested that having house/rec players subbing on the travel team will only strengthen the programs. During registration this year players were not given adequate information regarding playing on both the house and travel teams, therefore, future registrations need to clearly communicate the option of house and travel. The house/rec program should build players toward the travel program.
There was a suggestion by Paul that a group of parents need to define the future development of merging the house and travel division into one under AHA. Mark Ryan will be part of this process however it was suggested that the issue be deferred until January 2003.
Paul presented parental agreements signed by parents and players from the house/rec team to sub on the travel team for certain weekends.
ADULT DIVISION REPORT
Will Hornberg has moved out of town vacating his position as adult representative to the board. Formal written resignation will be requested by Mark Ryan. Tom Lundeen made a motion to appoint Neil Deninger as the adult rep to replace Will. There was a second by Rusty Schimelpfenning. The motion was approved.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mark Ryan opened discussion regarding criticism to his adherence to policies and bylaws regarding non-registered players on the ice. It was noted these are actually USA Hockey rules and will be followed. There is a USA Hockey rule that all registered coaches have a background check to be legally on the ice with the players. Waivers for continuing education for first year coaches can be obtained. Any adult on the players’ bench must be a registered coach or referee. Only same gender adults who are registered and have had a background check are allowed in the locker room.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Barry Kerr with a second by Charles Foster to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Georgia Abner
AHA Secretary
Board Minutes - September 26, 2002
AHA Board Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2002
Arkansas Skatium
ATTENDANCE: Mark Ryan - President, Sue Tull - Vice President, Georgia Abner - Secretary, Rusty Schimelpfening - House/Rec Director, Tom Lundeen - Travel Director
Board Members: Phil Collins, Carol Ann Pierce, Barry Kerr, Randy Milsap, Bob Dunn, Neil Deininger, Brian King
Others in attendance: Jim Sculley, Alma Case
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mark Ryan, President, at 6:07 p.m.
MINUTES
The only correction to the minutes of August 29, 2002 was that Jim Sculley is not a board member. There being no other corrections, there was a motion by Brian King to accept the minutes as corrected with a second by Tom Lundeen. The motion was approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Treasurer not present. Susan Collins reported the following account balances : House/Rec - approx. $14,000
Travel - $4568.47
Men’s League - $2500
General Fund - $5700
The above are not official but rather estimations pending treasurer updates.
Mark would like to have monthly updates from each division. It was also recommended that the House and Travel divisions keep a minimum of one month’s ice fees in their accounts at all times. The treasurer or division director will provide this information.
Signature cards need to be updated. The house division needs one more signature. The travel division will update theirs once all officers in place.
Neil Deniniger needs to know of anyone who has charge of any AHA account.
2002-2003 REGISTRATION REPORT
Susan Collins reported there are 101 registered members in the youth division which includes 83 players(from mini mites to high school) and 18 coaches.
There was a motion to pay the USA Hockey registration fee ($25 to USAH, $4 to SAHA) for any men’s league player who is a registered coach in the youth division. The motion was made by Tom Lundeen with a second by Barry Kerr. The motion was approved.
HOUSE/REC DIVISION REPORT
Susan Collins reported practice begins on Sunday, September 29, 2002. The AHA Holiday Party is scheduled during the house/rec practice time on December15, 2002. There was discussion that the party was intended only for house/rec players however it is an AHA function and should be open to all members. It was suggested that a fee be charged for anyone wishing to attend to cover the ice cost. Susan and Mark to further discuss this and report back to the board at the next meeting.
TRAVEL DIVISION REPORT
Sue Tull reported there are only 9 midgets registered. This is not enough to roster a team so these players will roll over to the house/rec division. There will be no midget travel team this year.
Tom Lundeen reported there are 12 players registered including 6 peewees that wish to play up to bantam. There was a motion to approve the play up status for the following players from peewee to travel bantam: Nick Petrarca, Andrew Collins, Frank Udouj, Keenan Abner, Chris Bell, Matthew Noe. The motion was made by Brian King with a second by Phil Collins. Discussion included the ability for these players to move back down if they can not handle the higher level of play which is possible. The motion was approved.
Tom Lundeen officially verbalized his desire to resign from the position of Travel Division Director. Mark accepted the resignation. There was a motion to appoint Paul Petrarca to the position of Travel Division Director. The motion was made by Brian King with a second by Randy Milsap. The motion was approved.
The coaches in the travel division will be Tom Lundeen, Joe Healy, and Gene Hunter.
Travel division practice will be on Tuesday and Thursday. Practice begins Tuesday, October 1, 2002. Tom Lundeen will finalize the travel division ice schedule and give to Mark.
ADULT DIVISION REPORT
There was discussion that it is a violation of USAH rules to allow the under 18 year olds and any non-registered adults to play in adult league games. Discussion included the possibility of the adult league not being members of USAH in the future so as to allow the older youth to play with the adults in league games. As of now, the under 18 year olds and non-registered adults will not be allowed to play in league games. The Adult division will further discuss this.
FUNDRAISING REPORT
No new information.
OFFICER ELECT POSITIONS
The topic had been addressed in the minutes of a previous meeting. It was determined that the officer election process will remain unchanged for now, there being no “officer elect” positions.
MISCELLANEOUS
ACE Coordinator - Mark recommended that the board appoint Tom Lundeen in this position. There was a motion by Brian King to accept the recommendation with a second by Randy Milsap. The motion was approved.
Risk Manager - Mark recommended that the board appoint Tim Miles to this position. There was a motion by Brian King to accept the recommendation with a second by Randy Milsap. The motion was approved.
Ice Contract - Mark will put together the house/rec and travel division ice schedule proposals and then present them to Neil Deininger for review.
Coaches clinic - The AHA has in the past pay the fee for any volunteer who wanted to attend the coaches clinic. There are currently 2 individuals wanting to attend the clinic but who have no connection to AHA. There are also 2-3 youth who want to attend but they are not current members of AHA which is a requirement in order to have their fees paid. It was decided that AHA will pay for 10 people to attend the coaches clinic with the funds coming from the general fund.
Background screenings - All AHA coaches already go through the background screening process. There was discussion regarding requiring the same for team managers who may be in the locker room with the players. This will be further discussed at a later time.
Locker rooms - Mark asked that all players who use the locker rooms(adults and youth) to please pick up after themselves. There has been a problem with trash left in the floors and generally unkept conditions. Coaches and managers are also asked to help. There should always be at least one coach and/or manager in the youth locker room at all times to monitor behavior. The girls locker room will be separate from the boys however the girls can go to the boys locker room for pre-practice or pre-game meetings of the whole team. Otherwise, females should avoid the male locker room area and males should avoid the female locker room area.
Web site - Phil Collins will update the web site. He has asked that one person representing each team be responsible for keeping their team’s information up to date. See Phil for further information.
Referee clinic - There is a clinic on October 19, 2002 at the Skatium that will be conducted by Jim Sculley. This is a level one certification for anyone bantam age and up.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion to adjourn by Randy Milsap with a second by Tom Lundeen. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Georgia Abner
AHA Secretary
Board Minutes - July 25, 2002
Minutes-AHA Board Meeting
July 25, 2002
Arkansas Skatium
ATTENDANCE:
Current Officers:
Glenn Milner-President, Sue Tull- Secretary, Mark Ryan-House/Rec. Director, Ed David-Travel Director
Current Board Members and New Board Members:
Barry Kerr, Carol Ann Pierce, Karen Scott, Randy Millsap, Tom Lundeen, Gene Hunter, Brian King, Brian Moix, Phil Collins, Rusty Schilmelpfennig, Will Hornburg
Other Members & Interested Parties:
Susan Collins, Jim Sculley
The President of AHA, Glenn Milner, called meeting to order at 6:15 PM.
Minutes:
Minutes of the AHA July 11, 2002 Board Meeting were approved as written and presented.
Nomination and Election of New Slate of Officers:
The suggestions for officers from the previous board meeting were
Revisited. The following individuals were nominated for the respective
officer positions:
PRESIDENT
Mark Ryan
Nominated by Barry Kerr
Seconded by Brian Moix
Sue Tull
Nominated by Ed David
Seconded by Susan Collins
VICE PRESIDENT
Tom Lundeen
Nominated by Phil Collins
Seconded by Rusty Schimelpfennig
Sue Tull
Nominated by Susan Collins
Seconded by Carol Ann Pierce
SECRETARY
Sue Tull
Nominated by Phil Collins
Seconded by Rusty Schimelpfennig
Georgia Abner
Nominated by Susan Collins
Seconded by Carol Ann Pierce
TREASURER
Jonah McNally
Nominated by Susan Collins
Seconded by Sue Tull
The vote was as follows:
President – Mark Ryan 7-2
Vice President – Sue Tull 5-4
Secretary- Georgia Abner unanimous
Treasurer- Jonah McNally unanimous
Registrar-Susan Collins unanimous
The officer slate was approved by the Board.
The next meeting was scheduled for the last Thursday of the month, August 29, 2002.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.
ARKANSAS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 29, 2002
6:00 pm-ARKANSAS SKATIUM
AGENDA
1. Introduction of new Board Members and Officers Mark Ryan
2. 2002-2003 Registration Report Susan Collins
3. House/Rec. Director Report Rusty S.
4. Travel Director Position Discussion & Report Tom Lundeen
5. Ice Schedule Rink Rep.
6. Fundraising Report Susan Collins
7. Miscellaneous
Board Minutes - July 11, 2002
Board Minutes - May 31, 2002
Board Minutes - August 15, 2001
Board Minutes - May 17, 2001
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