Mission Statement:

    promote sustained participation in sports to the youth in Lake Placid and

    surrounding communities. They include (to date) soccer, hockey, basketball,

    volleyball, baseball & softball.

Statements of Purpose:

      to participate in a variety of sports.

  2) To provide quality coaching which gives all participants the opportunity to

      learn and play.

  3) To promote, to the best of our ability, positive experiences for all children

       participating in our programs by supporting a "kids first, winning second"

      philosophy of competition.

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The next meeting will be Thursday, JUNE 21ST, 2012 at the Olympic Training Center on Old Military Road starting at 8 pm sharp.

Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting
4. Treasurer's Report
5. Committee Reports
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Adjournment

Anyone who has business to bring before the membership must submit the nature of the business to the secretary for inclusion on the meeting agenda. This can be done by emailing Kim Clark. The deadline for agenda items is the second Thursday of each month. If business comes up that does not make the deadline it is either automatically put on the agenda for the following meeting or must be approved for discussion by 3/4 of the members present at the current meeting.

Future Meeting Dates: JUNE 21ST, 2012, JULY 19TH, 2012, AUG. 16TH, 2012, SEPT. 20TH, 2012, OCT. 18TH, 2012, NOV. 15TH, 2012, DEC. 20TH, 2012, JAN. 17TH, 2013, FEB. 21ST, 2013, MARCH 21ST, 2013, and APRIL 18TH, 2013 (ELECTIONS)

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SPREAD THE WORD

The Youth Hockey Clinic is on for its 8th year. The dates for the clinic this year will be Sunday, August 12th through Wednesday, August 15th, 2012. The clinic is open to any player who participated in LPYAA youth hockey. (and friends of LPYAA at a minimal fee) The registration form with further information is below and also in the handout section.

This year’s hockey clinic will is amazingly LPYAA’s 8^th Annual.  Coaches that have appeared in the past are Bill Beaney, Jeff Beaney, Ed Seney, Chip Vigne, Pete Sears, Mike Richter, Jamie McKenna and your favorite local coaches.  This year’s staff will once again be top-notch.

This is a free opportunity for the players in our association.  Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. 

To register please mail the form below to:

 Keith Clark

13 Carolyn Road

Lake Placid, NY 12946. 

1st Vice President - Brian Brandes (2014) bbrandes6@yahoo.com

2nd Vice President - Kevin Geesler (2013) jgeese60@yahoo.com

Secretary - Kim Clark (2014) kimclark.lpyaa@gmail.com

Treasurer - Alyson Thompson (2013) alysonthompson1@hotmail.com

Director -  Seann Cassidy - (2014) - seannycs@gmail.com

Director - TBA (2014)

Director - TBA (2014)

Director - Keith Clark (2013) - lpclark@roadrunner.com

Director - Cara Kennedy (2013) - kennedy@capital.net

Director - Jen Reid (2013) - jreid70@roadrunner.com

Baseball, Softball, & Scholarship were appointed in Feb/March 2012

Baseball Committee: Bill Moore

Softball Committee: Cara Kennedy, Brian Bishop

Scholarship Committee: Brian Brandes, Kim Moran, Seann Cassidy, Bill Moore (2012 school year)

 NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2012 ELECTIONS: Bill Moore 

Hockey, International, Equipment, By-Laws, Soccer, Building & Grounds will be appointed in May 2012

HOCKEY COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Kevin Geesler-Board Liaison, Dave Webb- ACE Director, Rich Kroes, Laurie Spotts, Brad Hathaway, Eric Gilmore, Amy Payton, Trish Freidlander

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Alyson Thompson,Bill Moore, Amy Barney, Jen Barney, Karen Angelopolous, Keith Clark, Greg Hayes, Patricia Damp (web site) Dave Patterson as needed

EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Dave Patterson & Jen Reid, (Kim Clark as needed)

SOCCER COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Alicia & Brian Brandes, Stewart Hemsley, Olaf Carlson, Eric Harter

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS 2012-2013: Brian Brandes, Bill Moore, Kevin Geesler, Brad Hathaway, Dave Coursen

By-Law COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Kim Clark, (more to be added) 

***FUNDRAISING:  Cara Kennedy and Amy Barney***

BASKETBALL COMMITTEE 2012-2013:  Brian Brandes, DanMarvin, Jeff Potter, Brenden Gotham