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June 12, 2008 CGLA Meeting Minutes
Board in Attendance:
Kate Dresher
Marc Luckett
Kristin Linhardt
Chris Cosentini
Club Representatives:
Tom Leovic
Becky Stevens
Chris Rebhun
Michelle Kraemer
Amber Garrett
Kris Call
Jim Erickson
Elizabeth Erhardt
Rob Gormley
Jill Nunes
Notes :
Following the motion to approve the previous meetings minutes (approved) it was announced that James Beram was resigning from his role as CGLA treasurer. Tom Leovic volunteered for the position and was unanimously approved.
Marc Luckett discussed the season and all agreed that it was an improvement over last year. Many thanks went to Kristin Linhardt and Wendy Zerr for a fantastic end of season festival.
The majority of the CGLA retail goods on hand were sold at the festival and CGLA made approximately $8,600. There is a need for more people to sell retail next year.
MANY, MANY THANKS go to Rangers for their 5 people who volunteered over the weekend and to South Suburban and Bandits.
Summary of the Executive Director's Season Wrap-up
65 teams
Consolidation of fields helped with having officials on the field
The trainer at the festival only handed out 2 band aids
6 th grade All-Stars 70 players to play in Vail the end of June
- There was a motion to eliminate the play-day at Dicks Sporting Goods unless more games can be arranged and there was a greater reason to be at Dicks. Reasons given for the change were primarily an inconvenient and difficult location for games and travel.
Kate will look into this and see if we can get more out of Dicks.
- General agreement that the sideline manager program needs more education from the clubs to the parents so that any parent can fill the role. Parents and coaches need clearly defined ways to handle side line issues. Kate recommended the beginning of season parent meeting be used for this purpose. We need more consistent use of the side line manager among all clubs.
- Creek Indians, Panthers, Bandits and Highlands Ranch paid insurance for fields used for Saturday games. These clubs need to submit a request to CGLA to be reimbursed for insurance.
- Tom Leovic had 12 fields available at Easton and we could use that facility more.
- Some complaints about no score board or timer and things at some games but things went okay.
- Much discussion on how to share the cost of insurance and field rental for Saturday games.
- Discussion on My Lacrosse League use. Went well and Rich Morgon did an amazing job but it is clunky and hard to use. Cost was about $800 and there may be a better easier to use site. QuickScores.com costs $5/team to use the site and is easier to use and work with than MLL.
- Coaches' clinics - 25 coaches showed up for the CGLA training. There was a request to have the meeting closer to the start of the season as many teams do not have coaches assigned by January or even early March. Free clinics again planned for February and try to move the mandatory CGLA clinic to the first or second Saturday in March. Some discussion that CLF does not benefit the girls program.
- Questions about keeping the small field size for 4 th graders. Can we use a regular size field? Decided to put to a vote in the Fall meeting after asking 4 th grade coaches for their input.
- Discussion on by-laws and if we can continue to try to enforce maintaining teams on a geographic basis.
- Some of the 6 th grade teams moved to Silver to avoid checking at the gold level.
- Discussion of allowing Team 180 Middle School teams to play in CGLA.
- Comment on the 3 - Second rule was not uniformly enforced.
Next Meeting September 16th Buck Recreation Center at 6:30 pm.
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