Attendee
Officers: Sabrina Ruehl, Bob Murphy, Pat McNamara, Karl Thomas, Pam
Benko, Cindy Phillips, Christine Helmer, Pam Blessington, Gene Stoegbauer, Bill
Gilfillan
Call to Order:
Sabrina
Ruehl (7:37 pm)
State of the
League Address: Sabrina Ruehl
Introduction
of Officers:
President – Sabrina Ruehl, Vice President – Gene Stoegbauer
(acting), Disciplinary Chairman – Pat McNamara, Registrar – Karl Thomas, Tresurer
– Pam Blessington, Secretary – Bob Murphy
Introduction
of City Representatives:
Danville – Christine Helmer, San Ramon – Bill Gilfillan, Walnut Creek – Cindy Phillips and Pam
Benko, Orinda – Stuart McAllister
Background of
League
Four Cities
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San Ramon with
6 teams
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The League has over 600 players.
Soccer Costs –
On the Order of $130 per year for 24 games – A Bargin!
Cost Elements include:
Referees, Field Rental, Field Lining, and League Fees
League Fees (10%)
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Insurance
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Pizza and Beer
at 10 League Meetings
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Game Cards
City Fees (90%)
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Referees
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Referee
Scheduling and Coordination
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Field Rentals
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Field Lining
Review and
Approval of Previous Minutes:
April meeting minutes were approved.
League
Reports:
Disciplinary Chairmen’s Report: Pat McNamara
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There have been
3 suspensions for red cards
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Overall, there
have not been many disciplinary issues
The
suspension Process
1.
Game Ends
(final whistle)
2.
Game Card lists
any Yellow or Red Cards that may have been issued
3.
Home Team
Captain sends game card in to:
a.
City Representative
and on to the Vice President if “Clean”
b.
City
Representative and on to the Disciplinary Chairman if there are any yellow or red
cards (includes player pass for Red Card player)
4.
Disciplinary
Chairman evaluates the Yellow and Red Cards
a.
Red Cards almost
always result in a Suspension (Disciplinary Chairman tells the team
representative how long the player pass will be kept (number of games that must
be missed)
b.
Disciplinary
Chairman has some discretion regarding suspensions. Can talk with referees regarding
circumstances of the Red Card.
c.
All
suspensions are based on a point system.
Each infraction (yellow or red card) carries points depending on the
cause.
d.
If the sum of
points in a 13 month period is greater than or equal to 9 points, there will be
a suspension.
5.
It is rare
that one yellow card alone will result in a suspension, however yellow card
points will add to the total games of suspension from a Red Card.
6.
Disciplinary
Chairman usually does not talk with the offending player.
Appeals
1.
A Team can
appeal the outcome of the game if there has been a “miss-application” of the
rules. The appeal must be submitted
within 48 hours of the game’s conclusion and a $10 fee must be included
(refunded if appeal is upheld)
2.
Individual
cards cannot be appealed because it is a judgment call by the referee.
3.
“The only
facts are what the referee believes, regardless of what anyone else thinks or
thinks they saw.”
Operations Report: Gene
Stoegbauer
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Some make-up
games have been scheduled for June 19th and others for Saturday,
June 18th. One game is on
Saturday, June 11th. Team
representative should check the updated schedule on the Web Site.
Registrar Report:
Karl Thomas
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Nothing to
Report
Treasurer Reports:
Pam Blessington
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Last Year (May
04 – May 05) League costs were $50 per team.
This covered insurance, game cards, meetings and referee patches.
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This Year (May
05 – May 06) league costs will be $100 per team.
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League costs
vary by year – $75 (2003), $50 (2004), $100 (2005).
City Rep
Reports:
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No report.
San Ramon: Bill
Gilfillan
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No report.
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No report
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No report.
Unfinished Business:
None.
New Business:
The Diablo Cup is scheduled for July 16th and 17th. Flyers are being sent to last year’s
participating teams and city Representatives.
Expect to have a maximum of 14 or 16 teams.
Need volunteers to help with the registration, set-up and
clean-up.
Incumbent officers (see introductions) and Adam Germek (volunteering
to be Vice President) are candidates for league office. There were no other nominations of candidates
for league office. The incumbent Board along
with Adam Germek was voted in.
Two proposed Constitutional changes were reviewed (see
attached). (One change – Proposed Change
1 - addressed Home Team Responsibilities and the other change – Proposed Change
2 - addressed the consequences of not all referees being at the game).
A total of 29 ballots were received for Proposed Change 1
which passed by a margin of – 26 for, 3
against
A total of 28 ballots were received for Proposed Change 2 which
passed by a margin of – 25 for, 3 against
The two changes to the Constitution will become effective in
September.
Member’s
Concerns:
None.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Next meeting is June 8, 2005
Round Table Pizza,
Minutes submitted by:
Bob Murphy
Secretary
June 6, 2005