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Siouxland Youth Hockey Association |
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The meeting was called to order at 6:45 o'clock p.m. by President Duane Hoffmeyer. The Treasurer's Report was presented by Soole. She noted that there would be approximately an $8,800.00 profit on the Pancake Day fund raiser last month. She reported attendance of 1,663 customers at the Pancake day. This was a lower number than in prior years. The freezing rain and poor weather experienced on Pancake Day may have diminished the attendance during this year's fund raiser. The Board then reviewed the status of travel accounts. A number of those with outstanding advance balances were of concern to the Board. The Treasurer and President indicated that the various Travel Team Treasurers would be contacted and urged to expedite their collection from player families of the amounts owed so that the advance balances could be reduced. Mills reported that twelve seniors would be honored on Senior's Recognition Day by the Metros. It was further reported that the suspension of one player given a gross misconduct penalty during a game in Kansas City was determined by the IHSHL and USA Hockey to extend for three games. This would allow the player to participate in Senior Day and the Varsity State Tournament. The Midwest schedule for the Bantam A and Bantam B teams was discussed. There was then a discussion by Mark Jensen of an issue that will be addressed by the Midwest League with respect to the failure of some teams to appear for scheduled Midwest games in the Pee Wee and Bantam divisions. There will be further discussion for next year's schedule as to whether forfeits should count as two points in the league standings. Halverson reported that the Pee Wee House League Coordinator had suspended a player for a House League incident and the Coordinator had been confronted by a parent concerning the suspension. Hoffmeyer and Moreland reported that they would be visiting further with Denny Gann concerning the terms of the city contract that is presently being offered to the SYHA for auditorium and IBP Ice Center facility usage and ice rentals. With respect to pledges made on funding of the construction of the IBP Ice Center, Moreland reported that he was working on a refund to SYHA of the value of a quantity of appreciated stock that had been gifted for the construction costs. McCline reported that he was continuing to work on the completion of the inclusion of "missing names" of Ice Center for bricks that had not been placed in the fund raising wall at the IBP Ice Center. It was reported that one set of Squirt Travel Team photos had been found to be unsatisfactory to the parents. With respect to the efforts of the Skater Recruitment Committee, Moreland reported that he was visiting with a marketing specialist from Lincoln for ideas that might assist in publicizing the availability of the SYHA program and to otherwise foster increased numbers of members. Moreland then moved that the SYHA advance $500.00 to the Squirt B Travel Team Treasurer for purposes of the purchase by that team of one hundred tickets to the Sioux City Musketeers game that was going to occur during the time that SYHA was hosting the Squirt B Tourney. In the ensuing discussion, it was explained that the Squirt B Team would then reimburse SYHA from the proceeds of the resale of these tickets by the Squirt B Team to team members and families from other teams attending the Squirt B Tourney. Motion received a second from Jensen. Further discussion revealed that any profit on the sale of tickets would be left with the SYHA. Motion was unanimously approved. Mills reported that coaching evaluations were being sought and accumulated. The possibility of four or five openings on the Board of Directors commencing with the next year was discussed. Various candidates to fill these positions were then discussed. The President and other members of the Board were directed to seek information as to whether any of the parents described would accept nomination for election to the Board. A tentative schedule for House League finals was presented to the Board. There then followed a discussion of the need for the Squirt A Travel Team to avoid playing on the house league on Saturday in order to complete some friendship travel games with an Omaha team. The House League schedule was then adjusted. After adjustment Jensen moved to approve the tournament schedule with a second by LeGree. The Touney schedule as amended was approved unanimously. The Board then discussed potential candidates for receipt of the Board of Directors award given annually to individuals associated with the SYHA or other community members who have provided outstanding contribution or service to the Association. After discussion the Board unanimously approved a resolution to grant such a Board of Director's award to Rick Dohrmann in recognition of his six years of service on the Board of Directors for the SYHA from 1989 through 1995, and his four years of service to the Sioux City Metros as the team representative for that team with the Iowa High School Hockey League from 1995 through the completion of this season. It was further resolved that Kambert Smith would be recognized for his prior service to the SYHA as a member of the Board of Directors, for his coaching service, and for his service over the past three years as a member of the Coaching Committee. During this term, Smith served in one of the slots designated for a community member who does not have a skater in the program. The Board then discussed a number of candidates for the Board's annual award of the Ted Neby Award. After discussion of a number of deserving candidates, it was resolved by the Board to grant this annual award for this year to Marie Witchey, who is a senior goalie who plays on the Metros High School team. This resolution was based upon the remarkable commitment to the SYHA program demonstrated by Marie and her family. Marie and her family have participated in the SYHA program for at least the past five years requiring great effort to overcome the difficulties arising from the long distance from their home in O'Neill, Nebraska to the SYHA practices and activities in Sioux City. In addition, Marie was applauded for her courage and determination in the form of her continued participation in youth hockey in a geographical area where women's hockey is not available as a team sport. Motion by Mills and second by Gill to adjourn. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors is Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Dave Gill, Secretary to the Board |