Northampton Athletic Association: NAA Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 28
December 2007

NAA MONTHLY MEETING DECEMBER 2007

J.Emmons, S. Guttman, J. McAndrew, K. Galusha,, M. Luberti, K. George, M.Gehringer, G. Kutos, S. Wildman, M. Bodnar, J. Sentiway, R. Heimbach, J. Gober,J. Cenchitz, J. Derr, B. Milisists, T.Heimbach, K. Kerbacher, K. Britton,  J. Dougherty, D. Galusha, M. Miller, D.Sterner

Meeting called to order by President Emmons

Previous minutes read and accepted by Galusha & Bodnar.

Treasures Report: Accepted by George & Gehringer

Old Business:

  • No one came forward to fertilize the fields in the fall, will look into it in the spring
  • Coaches in place for Basketball, waiting for schedule from Milisits
  • Joe Sentiway to draw up letter for light usage on field 1 for boys LVL Baseball
  • Jeff Gober to start stand roof expansion in spring.
  • NAA Comedy Night went very well.  Thank you to Dina Galusha & Renee Heimbach for all their hard work.  ( Kutos & Wildman – accepted)

New Business

Basketball:

  • Questioned why Sunday games for the boys travel teams are playing on Court 1 and not 2 & 3 as in the past.  Much discussion and was stated that this was the schedule the Rec. Center had given us.
  • Banner for last years team has been ordered.

Softball:  none

Baseball

  • LVL Boys – Norhwest Beth & Laurys Station seeks to be included in league
  • Scott Barber resigns as Midget Travel coach
  • Mike Bodnar resigns as Travel LVL KneeHi coach
  • Motion for Mike Gehringer as LVL Travel Biddy (Hackman & Gober – accepted & passed)
  • Motion for Mike Bodnar AS LVL Connie Mack coach ( Sentiway & Liberti accepted & passed)
  • Open positions still looking for are Midget & KneeHi
  • Motion for New uniforms for the LVL Travel & Central  Whitehall teams to include vests & pants (Kerbacher & Bodnar accepted & passed)

Cheering – Nothing

FieldHockey  - Nothing

Wresting– none

Football – none

Other Business 

    • Election of Officers for 2008
    • Motion for Officers to stay in place (Sentiway & Wildman accepted & passed)

Motion to adjourn made and accepted.



Sunday, March 2
January 2008

NAA MONTHLY MEETING January 2008

J.Emmons, S. Guttman, J. McAndrew, K. Galusha,, M. Luberti, K. George, M.Gehringer, G. Kutos, S. Wildman, M. Bodnar, J. Sentiway, R. Heimbach, J. Gober,J. Cenchitz,  G. Benes, B. Milisists,T.Heimbach, S. Kerbacher, R. Britton, J. Dougherty, R. Spangler M. Miller, D. Sterner

Meeting called to order by President Emmons

Previous minutes read and accepted by Galusha & Bodnar.

Treasures Report: None

Old Business:

  • Basketball schedule finished through end of season and was distributed to all coaches at Rec. Center.
  • Basketball season inhouse ending March 8th
  • Gober still to work on stand when available.
  • Boys baseball uniforms orderd.

New Business

Basketball:

  • Everything is running fine with the new schedule and with the Rec. Center

Softball: 

  • Looking for girl travel coaches; 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U
  • Signups to be held at Rec Center
    • Feb 8 – 6-8
    • Feb 9  - 12-3
    • Feb 22 – 6-8
    • Feb 23 – 12-3
    • March 1 – 9-12 after this late fee will be charged

Baseball

  • Looking for Lehigh Valley Rep.
  • Motion for Dean Lakatosh to be head coach of KneeHi team (Sentiway & Bodnar accepted & passed
  • Motion for Glen Benes as Travel Midget head coach (Sentiway & George accepted & passed)
  • Motion for Rob Britton for Travel Midget Head Coach (McAndrew & Daugherty accepted & passed)
  • Written vote – Benes -9 Britton -6: Benes Head Coach of Travel Midget

Cheering – Nothing

Field Hockey  - Ann Yanek resigns as commissioner & head coach.  Thank you for all your time and effort into this program.

Wresting– none

Football –

  • League meeting starts this month
  • Jeff Gober made a motion to replace 10 sets of Jerseys (Gober & Spangler accepted & passed)

OtherBusiness:

  • Baseball / Softball Evals will start on March 14th with a raindate of March 28th.  All travel coaches to set up schedule to have at sign ups.

Motion to adjourn made and accepted.



Sunday, March 2
February 2008

NAA MONTHLY MEETING February 2008

J.Emmons, S. Guttman, B. Milisits, R. Clancy, D. Sterner, G. Benes, C. Saul, R.Spangler, R. Heimbach, K. George, M. Bodnar, G. Kutos, J. Morey, J. Cenchitz,S. Wildman, M. Luberti, T. Heimbach, J. Gober, M. Gehringer, J. Sentiway

Meeting called to order by President Emmons

Previous minutes read and accepted by Milisits & Benes.

Treasures Report: Read & accepted by Heimbach & George

Old Business:

  • First round of signups went well
  • Gober to still get football jerseys together to find out which ones need to be replaced. (Spangler & Gober accepted)

New Business

Basketball:

  • Season going well
  • Problem with 1 coach – board dealt with issue & gave him a 1 game suspension.

Softball: 

  • Meeting to be set up for Evaluations
  • Frank Zangeri resigns as 10U Travel Coach. Thank you for your time
  • Jeff Morey resigns as 12U Travel Coach.  Thank you for your time
  • Motion for Chaz Saul to be 10U Travel Coach (Milisists & Benes accepted)
  • Motion for Steve Kerbacher to be 12U Travel Coach (Sentiway & Bodnar accepted)
  • Motion for Rich Clancy to be 14U Travel Coach (Milisits & George accepted)
  • Motion for Jeff Morey to be 14U Travel Coach (Heimbach & Bodnar accepted)
  • Paper vote netted 10 votes for Morey, 4 votes for Clancy.  Morey is 14U Travel Coach
  • Steve Kerbacher will be Girls Lehigh Valley Travel Rep.
  • Gober 18U Coach believes he may have 2 teams this year, waiting for sign ups.

Baseball

  • Connie Mac League fees due, motion to pay fees (Bodnar & Benes accepted)
  • Lehigh Valley League Boys Travel Rep will be Glenn Benes
  • Motion for LVL Boys League Fees (Gehringer & Sentiway accepted) Needed for March 3rd meeting
  • Letter for LVL Boys League for light usage on field 1 was submitted to league.
  • Need bleacher removed from Canal Park & brought to NAA

Cheering – None

FieldHockey  - None.

Wresting–None

Football –

  • SYFL has issued no weight changes
  • Season to start Aug 30th
  • NAA has been moved to new division in SYFL.  We are in the American Division.
  • New field will need Yard Line markers. Gober to get price.
  • Trevor to contact Circle Systems to get price for sanitizing shoulder pads, they also check straps & snaps, approx 180 pads

OtherBusiness:

  • Kerby to order infield mix ASAP
  • Tractors have been sent in to be serviced
  • Kevin George to start Lottery Fundraiser.  Payout will run June & July.  $50 per day, $100 on Fathers day & July 4th

Motion to adjourn made and accepted.



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