Meeting Minutes - SMAHL House Board Meeting  8-19-02 (month - August )

Meeting called to order at 7:15 p.m. by Harold St. John

Present: St. John, Sorg, Heldt, Holmes, Kitz, Kuhr,

Absent: Ciesielski, A. McKenna, B. McKenna

Guests: Diane Cook, John Henson, Joe Reynolds, Bob Felser, Mike Curtis,                    Todd Koback, Jeff Wawrzyniak

 

Minutes of the July meeting were distributed.  The minutes were approved as amended.

 

Old Business

·         None

 

OFFICE REPORTS

 

Vice - President (St. John)

·         Nothing to report.

 

 

Secretary (Kuhr) -

·         No Report

  

Treasurer (Kitz/Cook) -

·         Reviewing player count and quantity of teams to establish new budget for 2002-03 season.

·         Reviewing sponsorships for the upcoming season.

  

Scheduling (Heldt) -

·         Should have September ice schedule for draft night.

·         Looking at getting ice allocations from old Ice House on Alexis Road around the 3rd week of October.

 

Rules & Discipline (B. McKenna)

·         No Report (Absent)

 

Equipment (Holmes)

·         Waiting on team count to be able to set up equipment for the season.

 

Coaching - (Sorg) -

·         Looking at type of bumper boards to be used for the Mini-Mites.

·         Ordering mailboxes for the coaches.

·         Draft night to be either on Wednesday August 28th or Thursday August 29th.

 

Finance - (A. McKenna) 

·         No Report (Absent)

Public Relations (Ciesielski) -

·         No Report (Absent)

New Business

·         Coaching decisions for the All-Star Teams will be made by September 12th.

·         Mite Development Program (Bob Felser and Todd Koback)

·         25-35 Hours in addition to the House Program

·         30-40 Kids Elite Type

·         Program to help develop players for Squirt Travel and All-Stars

·         Half of the players to be 94’s and 95’s

·         Minimum of 14 players per age group

·         Work closely together with the Travel Program

·         Look at rotating of House Coaches with the Program’s Leaders

ð        Motion made by Harold St. John to establish a player development program for the enhancement of the existing Mite All-Star Program consisting of both 1st and 2nd year players with a selection based on age group and talent with an emphasis on 2nd year players with a maximum of 40 players total and a minimum of 14 players per age group.  Motion seconded by Tom Kitz. Motion passed unanimously.

ð        Motion made by Harold St. John to have Todd Koback in conjunction with Bruce Sorg in charge of the Mite All-Star enhancement Program.  Motion seconded by Todd Holmes.  Motion passed unanimously.

ð        Motion made by Harold St. John to have a maximum of $1450.00 dollars spent on the Sports Psychology Work Shop the weekend of September 21st. Motion seconded by John Henson.  Motion passed unanimously.            

 

 

The next House Board meeting is September 9th,  2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the Loft. 

 

There being no other new business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m.. 

 

Submitted by

Kevin Kuhr

Kevin Kuhr