SCAHA MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
August 11, 2010
LAKEWOOD MALL MEETING ROOM
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENT
Bob Doherty (Commissioner), Wendy Goldstein (Member Services), Bob
Driffill (Treasurer), Rosemary Voulelikas (Secretary), Chris Carcerano
(Ice Convener), Nancy Hodge (A.C.E. Coordinator) and Kevin Culbertson
(Director-at-Large).
MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS PRESENT/ABSENT
GUESTS PRESENT
Chris Crotty – LA Kings
Fan Development
James Cefaly – LA Kings
Fan Development
Miranda Iteler – Velocity
Sports Performance
Terry Gordon – LAHOA
Treasurer
Bob Doherty called the
meeting to order at 7:06 pm.
Minutes
A couple of corrections to
the minutes; the CA Wave were present and it was Rich Miner and not Ben
Cohen that asked about the financial assistance. John Barkholtz moved to
approve the minutes of the July 14, 2010 meeting as amended.
(motion SECONDED and
PASSED)
Guest Speaker
Chris Crotty, of the LA Kings Fan Development spoke briefly about the two
main fundraising programs at the Kings. The first program is the Kings
Assist Youth Fundraising Program and Contest and the second program is
the Premier Level VIP Season Seat Offer. Chris Crotty distributed a
flyer with details of the two programs to the board.
Miranda Iteler of Velocity Sports Performance spoke briefly about the
upcoming NHL Style Hockey Combine being offered at the South Bay
location on August 21, 2010 at 10 am. She handed out a flyer with the
details.
Commissioner’s Report
Bob Doherty informed the
board that based on the pre-season team declarations it would appear
that we have increased the
membership. In 2009-2010 there were a total of 156 teams as compared to
166 for this season. Last season, there were 37 Tier teams and 119
recreational teams. This year the team declarations indicate 42 Tier
teams and 124 recreational teams. Bob Doherty stated that he is not sure
if we are diluting the teams with fewer players on rosters or if we are
actually growing.
The team declarations are
due August 18, 2010 as well as the ice slots for the season.
The SCAHA Pre-Select camp
will be held during the weekend of December 11-12. The registration
forms and PayPal will be available on the SCAHA web site from October
1-30 the cost is $120. After Oct. 30 and until Nov. 15 the cost is $150.
Registrations will be closed after November 15th. We will
need help with hospitality as well as we would like to see more coaches
from more clubs participate.
There was a request sent
to Steve Laing, CAHA president for donations of equipment and jerseys
for a Camp Pendleton hockey team that will be participating in a charity
event. Dave Rainer of SDIA spoke briefly about it. He stated that he is
not sure what SCAHA is able to do since the event is two weeks away. Bob
Doherty asked Dave to have Joel Henderson contact him.
Deputy Commissioner’s Report
No report at this time.
LAHOA Report
Terry Gordon spoke briefly about the recent seminars
held by LAHOA. They did a whole segment regarding the point of emphasis
issues that SCAHA asked for; head contact, checking from behind, mouth
pieces, etc. they went over it numerous times and did what if scenarios
with the officials. They have four-(4) more seminars scheduled for
August and one more for September.
Staff Reports
Member Services
– Wendy Goldstein reminded the presidents to send in the coaches LOI’s.
Reminder you cannot have a coach on a roster if he has not been
screened. Please remind your coaches, managers and locker room
attendants that they will need to be screened. Make sure that your
coaches have their respective levels for the teams they are coaching.
Player-ups are still missing; make sure to get them in before the
pre-season games. If players are playing on tournament teams, you will
need to send the temporary releases for these players.
Ice Convener –
Chris Carcerano informed the board that he will be sending the updated
SCAHA schedule by tomorrow. The Tier II Regular season declarations, the
preseason A/B declarations and the ice slots are all due August 18,
2010. There will be four-(4) preseason games and 17 regular season
games. The rules state that 16 regular season games will count towards
the standings. The minimum number of players for Mites and Squirts is 10
players for regular season and 12 players for PW and above for teams to
be considered viable and to be scheduled in the regular season. SCAHA
has a new I-Phone Application. Please provide Chris Carcerano feedback.
Statistician –
No report at this time.
Treasurer’s
Report
Bob Driffill distributed the financial statements dated July 30, 2010 to
the board. Bob Driffill went over the balance sheet. The checking
account is actually the money that an organization has and the
Securities account is the future contingency account for the
organization. Basically, the contingency account is there in case all
else fails and it should be equal to about one year of operation. The
proposed budget for the 2010-2011 season is on the last page of the
financials.
Bob Doherty stated that the budget is pretty much the same as last year
except the amount for the financial assistance scholarships has
increased to $36,000. Rosemary Voulelikas asked about the Income
Playoffs line item and whether the playoff team fee is increasing this
year. Bob Driffilll stated that the $123,000 Playoff expense line item
represents some of the 2008-2009 playoff expenses being paid out in
2009-2010. Chris Carcerano stated that he believes that they will be
increasing the team playoff fee for the upcoming season. It has not been
increased for the last three-(3) years. Ben Cohen asked about increasing
the financial scholarship. Kevin Culbertson stated that we should wait
to see how many applicants submit. Bob Doherty reminded the board that
only three-(3) applicants were received for the college scholarships
last season. The issue is that the SCAHA scholarship does not cover the
whole amount of dues. The most a qualifying family may receive is $500
depending on the information, etc. Kevin Culbertson asked the presidents
to help him inform their families that the SCAHA scholarship is just
assistance and will not be covering their whole dues. It was agreed that
we will wait to see how many applicants submit for financial assistance
and if need be the budget line amount will be revisited. Louis Soltero
moved to approve the budget as presented.
(motion SECONDED and
PASSED)
A.C.E. Coaching Coordinator Report
Nancy Hodge informed the board that there are coaching clinics posted on
the USAH web site for
Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 at the Kroc Center in San Diego. The Level 1 and Level 2
clinics are on the same
day and USA Hockey will not allow you to register for both levels so you
will need to contact Jason
Galea and let him know that you are coming and bring a check with you.
There should be another
series of Level 1, 2 and 3 and they will be held in Oxnard in early
November. Level 4 is next
weekend and we have over 100 coaches attending.
New Business
SCAHA’s Managers meeting will be held on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 9 am
at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim. Registration is at 8:30 am. Bob Doherty
urged the presidents to have their managers attend and SCAHA would like
to make this meeting mandatory. Bob Doherty stated that he would like to
see all of the presidents attend as well. Please RSVP to Annie Fisher as
soon as possible.
CHAMPS program will continue this upcoming year. SCAHA is looking at
having the clubs’ CHAMPS Coordinators reviewing the report cards and
distributing the patches directly.
Old Business
Laura Ryan asked if the Tier I teams will be scheduled into the Tier II
schedule as exhibition games. Bob Doherty informed the board that what
they are looking at is to schedule the PW Tier I teams to play in the BN
AA division and the BN AAA teams to play in the MD AA16U division.
Laura Ryan asked if the teams will be asked on a voluntary basis or will
SCAHA mandate the PW and BN Tier I teams in the Tier II schedule. Laura
Ryan stated that she believes the presidents should have a say on
whether they want to do this or not. Laura Ryan moved to have the Tier
II BN and MD16U teams participate in a SCAHA schedule with the PW Tier I
and the BN Tier I teams on a voluntary optional basis.
(motion SECONDED and
PASSED)
Bob Doherty stated that an email will go out to the presidents asking
whether or not their teams will be participating.
Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 8:23 pm.
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