Minutes of the Executive of the SMHA

 

 

Date : July 10,  2007

 

Location: Vic's

 

Executive Members Present:

 

Gregg Wilson               Cal Johnson                 Riley Kitchen               Shelley Smith  

                       

Rory Smith                  Marty Austin                Vic Levinsky                           Liz Minty                                

 

Crystal Gove               Dave Lauer                   Bill Smythe                             Denise Becker

 

Ernie Bone                   Brenda Mraz               Al Tower                                 Brad Konning 

 

 

 

 

Regrets:

 

Jonathan Bowman       

 

                       

Meeting called to order at 7:10 PM

 

 

Motion – to accept May;s minutes (Al/ Brenda) – Carried

 

 

 

Executive Reports

 

Assistant Referee in Chief

 

- Referee Clinic dates to be sent out by the end of August

 

Treasurer

 

- See attached Financials

 

 

Secretary

 

         As discussed at the AGM in Whistler, coaching certification is now following two streams, one for Rep Coaching and one for House coaching. This should make it quicker for new rep coaches to get their certification.

 

 

 

Vice President

 

         There are still two lweaugue and one tournament sponsor in arrears. Dave to follow up.

 

Head Convenor

 

- There is a person willing to donate goalie gear to minor hockey. We will accept it and forward it to the equipment manager.

 

Registrar

 

       Current registrations for next season are as follows:

 

       Total – 147

 

         Squirts – 1

         Init B – 7

         Init. C – 8

         Atoms – 26

         Pee Wee House – 15

         Pee Wee Rep – 15

         Bantam House – 9

         Bantam Girls – 8

         Bantam Rep – 13

         Midget House – 16

         Midget Rep – 17

         Midget Girls – 9

 

 

 

 

 

Tournament Coordinator

 

         No Report.

 

 

Equipment Manager

 

- Bill will pursue the two players who have not yet turned in their jersies from last season. Two goalies have borrowed equipment to use at a hockey school. The equipment will be returned at the conclusion of the school.

 

 

 

 

Ice Manager

 

         The ice time for next season has been confirmed and will run from Sept. 10, 2007 – March 16, 2008.

 

 

 

Risk Manager

 

         No Report.

 

 

Referee in Chief

 

         We have dropped the two spots we held for the ref clinic in Lake Cowichan because we have secured 4 spots for the clinic in Osooyos. The 4 referees that will attend are Elliot Clarke, Geoff Barber, Graham Zagrodney and Nic Storie (tentative).

 

Motion – The Summerland Minor Hockey Association will accept Brad Konning in the position of Assistant Referee in Chief (Al/ Shelley – carried)

 

 

Team First

 

- No Report

 

Member at Large (Brenda)

 

         No Report

 

 

          

Initiation Coordinator

 

         No Report

          

Member at Large (Riley)

 

         No Report

 

Head Coach

 

         SMHA skill camp numbers are at 71.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President

 

- Rory, Cal, Denise and Brad attended BCAHA AGM . Our resolution regarding girls hockey was tabled for one year.

         Summerland was awarded the Bantam Rep Provincial Championships which will be held on March 16- 20, 2008.

 

New Business

 

         Rory will meet with Dale McDonald of the Rec Department regarding Arena Board Advertising.

         Brenda and Dave are going to organize the necessary teams/volunteers required to assist at Summerland Sting games (time keeping, security, etc.)

         The SMHA Executive do not feel that any Hockey Academies using players from within the OMAHA boundaries should be allowed to play in minor hockey league play or compete for provincial championships.

 

Motion – The SMHA will accept allk coaches nominated and selected (Gregg/ Liz – carried)

 

         Coaching selections to date

          Richard Anderson – Midget Rep.

         Kevin McLusky – Pee Wee Rep.

         Daryl Jenner – Bantam Rep.

         Wade Parker – Pee Wee House

         Ernie Bone – Atom Development

          

Motion – The SMHA will spend $60 + GST for advertising in the Summerland Recreation Departments Fall flier for registration time and equipment swap. (Ernie/Brad – Carried)

 

Motion – The SMHA will spend up to $1500 + taxes for a laptop computer to be used by the registrar of SMH. ( Liz/ Cal – Carried)

 

         Fortis donated $500 to SMH for the purdchase of goalie equipment.

 

         Motion – The SMHA will spend $500 on goalie equipment. ( Liz/ Shelley – Carried)

 

         Motion – The Bantam House team will take the Bantam Rep tournament time in January as the Bantam Rep team is hosting the Provincial Championships in March. ( Vic/ Ernie – Carried)

 

- The SMHA will host a Hockey Canada Safety Clinic at a cost of $700 plus the cost of facility rental. (Marty/ Brad – Carried)

 

 

Next Meeting – June 14, 2007

 

Meeting Adjourned at 8:55 PM  ( Ernie)