Minutes of the Executive of the SMHA

 

 

Date: September 9, 2008

 

Location: Summerland Firehall

 

Executive Members Present:

 

Cal Johnson                 Shelley Smith                          Rory Smith                  Brent Hayter

           

Liz Minty                    Crystal Gove                           Denise Becker             Kim Miller      

 

 Brad Koning              Bill Smythe                             Jodi Breitkreu             Brenda Mraz                          

 

Gregg Wilson              Sherry Sorenson                      Bela Blystone              Gerald Blystone         

 

 

 

Regrets:          Wade Parker                           Sean Anderson            Marty Austin

 

                       

Meeting called to order at 7:15PM

 

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Motion – to accept August’s minutes (Bella/ Bill) – Carried

 

 

 

 

Executive Reports

 

Assistant Referee in Chief

 

-          No Report

 

Treasurer

 

- See attached Financials

 

 

Secretary

 

-          No Report

 

 

 

 

Vice President

 

-          Team Sponsorship is in place for the 2008-9 season (see attached list).

-          Arena Board advertising is in progress.

 

Head Convenor

-          Bela is updating the Manager’s Manual in order to provide the managers with the info they will need throughout the season.

Registrar

 

-     Current Numbers are:

Squirts – 19

Init.  A – 8

Init. B – 14

Init. C – 5

Atom – 25

Pee Wee – 42

Bantam – 27

Midget – 34 (3 overage on wait list)

Girls – 114

 

 

Tournament Coordinator

 

-          One team confirmed for Midget Rep tournament in October. Summerland Redi-Mix will sponsor this tournament.

 

 

Equipment Manager

 

-          The new jerseys have been ordered and team sponsors are in place.

 

Ice Manager

 

-          September’s practice schedule is set.

 

 

Risk Manager

 

-          No Report

 

Referee in Chief

 

-          There is a shortage of Senior (Level 2) officials.

-          There has been a lot of interest shown for new officials.

-          A” Shadowing Program” will be Initiated soon.

 

 

 

Team First

 

Speak Out Clinic – September 20, 6:30 – 10:30 pm @the Youth Center

 

 

Member at Large (Brenda)

 

-No Report

 

 

Initiation Coordinator

 

-          Coaches did a great job at the Skills camp.

 

 

Member at Large (Brent)

 

-          No Report.

 

Head Coach

 

-          No Report

 

 

 

 

President

 

-          Rory to complete a Draft of the “Volunteer Screening Policy”.

 

Fundraising Coordinator

 

Motion – All SMHA teams from Initiation to Midget will be responsible to work two Sting games. The remaining games will be available on a first come first serve basis for the reainder of the 2008- 2009 season. (Jodi/ Brad) - carried

 

Old Business

 

 

Arena Board Advertising

 

-          Tabled to October

 

Volunteer Screening Policy

 

-          Draft to be completed by Rory.

 

Fundraising

-          Tabled to October meeting.

 

SMHA Office

 

-          Is being re-keyed and will be available soon.

 

Sam Hanon Fundraiser

 

-          Deferred to October Meeting

 

New Business

 

Superleague

 

-          Tabled to September

 

Motion – The SMHA will allow Kendal Wilson, a Bantam aged player, the opportunity to try out for Midget Rep. providing that if the player makes the Midget Rep team, the team will carry one more player so there is no Midget aged player displaced from the team. (Brent/ Cal) – Carried

 

-          The 3 overage Midget players will be eligible to play this season.

-          There will be space made for the Midget aged goalie who registered late.

 

 – The SMHA will form a Discipline Committee made up of executive members: Cal Johnson, Brent Hayter and Brenda Mraz and Brad Koning.

 

Power Skating Proposal – See Attatched

 

Motion – The SMHA will allocate funds up to $720 to pay for one power skating session for every team from Initiation to Midget. The session will be instructed bt Brent Hayter with payment by invoice. (Bill/ Brenda) – Carried

 

OMAHA Meeting

 – Vernon – Sept. 13 and 14. Crystal, Brad, Denise and Rory to attend.

Coach and Managers Meeting

-           To be held at the Arena Banquet Room on September 28 @ 7 PM.

Rep Coaches need to send their tournament dates to Shelley prior to the Scheduling Meeting on September 21, 2008.

 

Motion – The SMHA will impose a 30 day cancelation deadline prior to the start of a tournament at which time the tournament fee will not be refunded. If the spot is subsequently filled, a $250 penalty will be charged and the remainder of the tournament fee will be reimbursed. (Kim/ Cal) - carried

 

Next Meeting – October 14, 2008.

 

Meeting Adjourned at 10:05PM (Brad)