MEETING MINUTES
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Kell Longhorn Soccer Booster Club
10-18-07
President Jack Shriver opened the first meeting for the 2008 season at 7:15 p.m. in the Kell High School Cafeteria.
Jack introduced the Board members – Kevin Ferretti (Vice President), Barry Pencek (Men’s Coordinator) & Kathy Webster (Women’s Coordinator). Jim Ross (Treasurer) and Kathy Roehrig (Secretary) were not present. Jack stated that there is still one Vice President position available on the Board.
Jack then turned the meeting over to the head coaches to introduce their staff. Coach Goeckel will be the Men’s Varsity Coach and Coach Penny will be the Men’s Junior Varsity coach. On the women’s side, Coach Hunt is the Varsity coach. Coach Hunt will be assisted by Lindsay Faber. Kristy Simpson will be the women’s JV coach.
Jack Shriver briefly reviewed the minutes from the previous general meeting (copies were distributed at the door). The minutes were approved by the membership with no exceptions noted.
The school athletic debt and program costs were reviewed for the benefit of all. As stated, Cobb County does not provide funding for fields, stands, equipment, uniforms, etc. Each player is expected to pay their share of the cost.
The updated budget was then reviewed. The major expenses for this year are our field debt, rain jackets, uniform replenishment for the women, field maintenance, socks and coaches gratuities. The budget was approved at the meeting without any exceptions or comments noted.
Coach Goeckel and Coach Hunt then spent some time stressing their expectations for the upcoming season. Players are expected to work hard in the classroom, be role models for others, and have good attendance. The bottom line is that academics are first and athletics come second. Fast footwork begins November 26th. All players must have physicals and their forms must be turned in to the coaches before participation in any activity. Tryouts begin January 22nd; teams should be selected on or about January 29th. The season begins the second week of February. This is our sixth season and Kell has had one team in the State playoffs every year. Both coaches encouraged the players and parents to take pride and ownership in the program.
Fundraising information was then reviewed. The Board set a fundraising goal of $25,000.00. In past years, the women’s fundraising and dues payments have exceeded the men’s. Jack Shriver stressed the need for EVERYONE TO DO THEIR SHARE. Coach Goeckel said he wanted the men’s side to raise $18,000.00 by themselves. Ultimately, the cost of dues is directly related to the success of the fundraisers.
This year, every player is assigned to a group. The group leaders are to call and check on the fundraising progress of the players in their group. All ad sales are due by December 14th. Updates on sales progress will be requested periodically. A list of ads that are off limit for all but those who sold them last year were included in the packet.
The Carrabba’s Dinner fundraiser is scheduled for January 24th. Fundraising sales will start in mid December and go through mid-January. Carrabba’s packets will be sent out in December. Once school starts back after the holidays, there is only a week or so to do sales. All players will need to focus on making sales.
Senior bio sheets are due November 15th.
The last item on the agenda was “Volunteers.” Every successful organization needs the support of all players and parents. If everyone does one small part, it will make the program a huge success. Jack Shriver reviewed the various areas where help was needed. Sign-up sheets were on the front tables for everyone to determine where they could help.
Jack concluded by saying that Kell Soccer has a great tradition. It takes the support of the entire membership to maintain the high standards set by our predecessors.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Webster (acting Secretary for this meeting)