Danville High School Girls’ Soccer

Booster Meeting Minutes

8/12/12

• Coaches’/Trainer’s Report:

• New PIAA requirements: review and sign cardiac arrest and concussion awareness sheets.  Must understand the warning signs and symptoms of both conditions.  Important to report symptoms right away for concussions.  Cardiac arrest paper will become part of CIPPA after the fall season.  When in doubt, sit them out.  Out for game.  Matt Gelbaugh & Dr. Feldmann can only clear players to return due to legal issues / possible lawsuits.  Report all injuries to the trainer or coaches.
• 2 a day practices to be held 8/13-8/24 M-F.  Important to hydrate!  Nevin Gorki will do ball skills in evening.  Come ready to work.  With a positive attitude can do great things.  Band camp participants are done by 5pm each day and should be able to attend the evening session for the 1 week that overlaps.  Be dressed and ready to go prior to start times.
• Mandatory Coaches PIAA Rules meeting held Wednesday 8/8.  The following topics were discussed:
  • Shin guards have to have “NOCSAE” stamp – no loose tags
  • Mercy rule – 7 goal margin – clock will continue to run without stoppage except for injury
  • Abolished the “soft” red card.  Two yellow cards equals a red card.  Red card – out for remainder of match and next match.  Team will play down for remainder of match.
  • Need 2 ball persons for each match.  Need volunteers or else players will have to cover
• Code of Conduct for athletes – players and parents must sign.  Code was approved by school district and school board.   Attendance at practice and all team functions is required unless valid excuse is provided to coach prior to absence.  Leeway will be given for school related activities such as orientation.  Academics are important.

• All players must ride school bus to and from matches, no exceptions.
• Players must take the bus to the practice field unless they are a licensed driver.  Licensed drivers can only drive themselves and siblings, no other riders allowed.
• Middle school season successful, good upcoming players.  Anticipate having quality players for the next four years.  43 players have signed up for the team at this point.  Summer league held 1 day per week for 8 weeks, attendance not good for the upper grades.  Added 7^th and 8^th grade players to ensure enough numbers.  Sessions not mandatory, but important to participate as much as possible.
• Ironman sessions, need participation to be successful - 14 kids participated including about ½ varsity team.
• Millersburg 6v6 on Saturday 8/11 – placed 1^st.  Had 49 goals in 7 games.  Pretty impressive result.  Congratulations to the girls who participated.
• Communication is key.  Please ensure that Coach Shipe is kept updated of all current contact information – phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
• Team calendar and information can be found on the team website which is updated regularly – keep checking back as changes can occur:
  • http://www.soccertownusa.org/girlsoccer/liroster.htm
  • Report any errors to Coach Shipe to correct
  • Opening page of website – team news at bottom requires a password “MONTANA”.  This has team specific news, rosters, etc.
  • Pick up team on schedule include quality opponents – Berwick, Line Mountain, Central Mountain, Midd-West.  Every game will be a challenge and must be prepared. 
• Remember decisions you make have consequences.
• Players to set goals…theme “unfinished business”  check website
• Varsity list includes all seniors, rest will be announced after pre-season
• Still need a statistician for games
• Upcoming events:
  • Car wash / breast cancer awareness fund raiser 8/18 11-2PM
  • Scrimmage vs Southern at soccer park 8/20 – referee fees paid by boosters $100 per referee, 2 referees required
  • Pictures 8/23 at stadium 4:15PM
  • Lady Ironman soccer  clinic – 8/25 9-11AM
• Booster’s “to do” list:
  • Must have constitutional by-laws, name of booster club, and list of officers / contacts formally documented and submitted to the school district before mid-season.
  • Discuss scholarship fund, currently no balance, so if continuing need funding.
  • Formally involve players in booster meetings

• Boosters:

Old Business:

• Sheetz Gas Raffle Fundraiser  – Not all tickets were returned, defer drawing to 8/181000 tickets available for sale and have been distributed to some of the players
• Gertrude Hawk Candy Bar Fundraiser – hold in September.  Can order and take up to one month to pay. 
• T-shirt fundraiser – hold in October.  Erin Sidler designing shirt.
• Concessions –
  • Sign-up sheet circulated for concession stand, final list to be distributed at a future date
  • Coaches and Tom Reber have key to concession stand.  Per Tom, boys team is discussing purchasing plastic cabinets.   A grill will be available for use.
  • Mark Gentilucci is the boys soccer boosters president.  Can contact him to discuss joint projects.
• Soccer warm ups – Spring Santos will follow up with vendor on order from last year.  Yvonne Knight taking orders for new players.
• Snack list sign up for 2 a day practices circulated

Committees for 2012 Fall Season – Update/ Thank you all volunteers!

Concession Stand

Coordinator - still needed

Helper – Angie Walters – will open stand for each home game

Helper – Lisa Foster

Duties :

• Staffing – create a work list that incorporates all parents.  Varsity parents cover JV games, JV parents cover varsity games.
• Inventory – know what we have and make a list of needs to be given to Purchasing Team.
• Remind parents of dates they are working stand.

Purchasing Supplies

Team – Carla Raup – 594-3380 (txt)

             Kathy Sidler – 854-2074 (txt)

Duties:

• Purchase all supplies needed for Concession stand.
• Get list of needed supplies from Concession stand team.
• Deliver supplies to stand.

Warm-up/T-shirt Order Committee

Coordinator – Yvonne Knight

Helpers – Zina Knight

T-shirt Designer – Quinn & Heather Albertson

Duties:

• Get new players sizes (have current players allow new girls to try on theirs for accuracy)
• Order warm-ups. (See Spring Taylor-Santos for information)
• Work with team to create design for warm-up T-shirts.
• Order warm-up T-shirts. (AllSports,Bloomsburg)

Spiritwear/Bag Order Committee

Coordinator – Michele Moyer – 764-2136 (txt)

Helper – Bill Schneck

Duties:

• Order Athletic Bags for new players and for existing players if they need new ones. (at players expense)
• Get ideas for design of family/team spirit wear.
• Distribute order forms, collect orders and money, money to treasurer. (no one can place an order unless money is paid up front)
• Place order, sort and distribute.

Fund Raiser Committee

Coordinator – Gary Ernest

Helper – Lisa Foster – 441-3185 (txt)

Helper – Sherry Jones

Duties:

• Gather ideas for fund raisers.
• Bring information to Booster meetings.
• Distribute material for fund raiser.
• Keep track of who is given what/track return of money/items.
• Give all money to treasurer.

Community Service Committee

Coordinator – Sue Alberti

Helper – Gina Bross

Duties:

• Gather ideas to Pay It Forward,
• Share information at Booster meetings.
• Make project happen with help of all Parents/Team Members!!!

Away Game/ Summer Practice Committee

Coordinator –Ernest Family

Duties:

• Arrange for parents to donate drinks and light snacks for 2 a days in Aug.  Sign up at July 22^nd meeting!
• Arrange for Subs/Sandwiches & drinks to be purchased and delivered to bus for far away games. (maybe 2 per regular season)

Senior Night/ Breast Cancer Awareness Committee

Coordinator – Michelle Moyer

Helper – Cynthia Ryan

Helper – Weifei Freedman

T-shirt Designer – Julianne Ernest

Duties:

• Design/order Pink T-shirts to be worn by team/parents at game.  Order extras to sell.
• Arrange for info and products on Breast Cancer awareness for game.
• Order/pick up flowers for senior players and their Moms.
• Purchase and distribute supplies to Junior players for posters and to decorate stadium.  This will include balloons usually purchased with flowers.
• Design and print Program to be handed out at game. Include picture and personal information on each senior player.

End of Year Banquet Committee

Helper – Tony Knight

Helper – Tammy Berg

Helper – Beth Campbell

Helper  - Morran

Others welcome!

Duties:

• Plan food, beverages, dessert etc. with committee for banquet.
• Purchase gifts for seniors/coaches or assure someone is. (Cynthia has done it the last 2 years, will do this year also)
• Coordinate/create video slide show to honor seniors.

Videographer for games – Carl Naessig

Upcoming meetings:

o   Future meeting to be scheduled in September, DHS cafeteria

Respectfully submitted,

Yvonne Knight