SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
EMBASSY SUITES, GREENVILLE, SC
January 21, 2006

The meeting was called to order by President Steve Ballentine at 12:10 pm.

The following members were present and constituted a quorum: Barry Bynum, Jane Simmons, Steve Cothran, Doug Gaddis, Michele Jenkins, Sharon Bieber, Cathy Ballentine, Mary Bynum, Fred Bieber, and Bob Brantley.

Board members not in attendance: Lisa Miller and Rick Cunningham.

Guests present: Van Taylor, SCYSA Director of Coaching Development and Player Education, Nancy Shultz, SCYSA Administrative Assistant.

Barry made a motion to accept the minutes from the November 6, 2005 SCYSA BOD meeting as amended. Doug seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

COMMUNICATIONS: Steve B.

? E-mail vote approved for March 12, BOD meeting to be changed to March 19 due to USSF AGM conflict of that date.
? New State Referee Administrator is Fred Bieber

VICE PRESIDENT: Barry

? Two hearings were conducted regarding recruiting violations. They were both appealed and results from the appeals will be announced after notification.
? Two additional hearings with no appeals filed at the present time were held. One was referee assault and one was misconduct of an official.
? Discussed proposed modification to Discipline & Appeals Policy/Procedure Guidelines. Comments to be sent to Steve B. and Barry for presentation at the March BOD meeting.

CUPS AND GAMES: Steve C.

? Cups and Games went well in the fall.
? Palmetto League report by Dennis Cook was submitted by Steve C.
? Discussed comments submitted to him by club presidents and DOC’s: tournaments, travel, game size, Palmetto League.
? Teams did own scheduling for the SCSCL and PMSL Leagues for spring.
? Discoveries petitioning to play in the Premier League in the fall (3rd place team from cup).

Steve C. made a motion to exempt the Palmetto Cup teams from the continuity of roster for this year only. Barry seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED
Steve C. made a motion to replace the Red Card Tracking Form with the Red Card/Ejection Notice as amended. Barry seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

? Changes to the Cup Manuals and Rules and the League Rule were discussed and will be presented for approval at the March BOD meeting.
? Discussed teams applying with Sandlapper from out of district, and out of state.

Steve C. made a motion to accept Georgia teams playing in the Sandlapper League and allow South Carolina teams to play Sandlapper League matches in Georgia pending the completion of proper paperwork. Jane seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

? Submitted request for Kohls road show to come to the Kohls American Cup the weekend of the small sided games.

SECRETARY: Lisa - absent

? No report

TREASURER: Rick – absent

? Submitted financial information

REGISTRAR: Jane

? Certified new registrar for club 225 Lexington County DOR.
? Added 1400 registered players since November.
? We have 3 Katrina displaced players playing in SC.
? Discussed SCYSA Rule change proposals at planning meeting and will submit for approval at the March BOD meeting.

Jane made a motion to purchase a new laptop computer for registration with maximum cost of $2500. Doug seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

PIEDMONT DISTRICT COMMISSIONER: Michele

? Discussed small sided games

Michele made a motion that U9-U12 Small Sided Games Player and Playing Rules remain mandatory and the U6-U8 change to recommended but not to exceed 6v6 for U8 and 5v5 for U6. Doug seconded the motion.

THE MOTION FAILED

MIDSTATE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER: Sharon

? No report.

COASTAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER: Cathy

? Announced she will not seek reelection.

STATE SELECT ADMINISTRATOR FOR BOYS: Vacant

? Van reported that the boys sub regional event in North Carolina went well and thanked Mary & Barry for their work.

STATE SELECT ADMINISTRATOR FOR GIRLS: Mary

? Sub regional event in Summerville was very successful. Thanked Cathy & Steve for their help.
? June 15-18 will be the girls sub regional event @ USC Upstate.
? If approved, Summerville will host the sub regionals in 2007.

MEMBER AT LARGE: Fred

? A profit was made from the Hamburger Helper handout at cup. The amateurs and the indoor soccer in Columbia also made a profit from this.

RULES AND COMPLIANCE: Bob

? Thanked the Rules and Compliance Committee for all their hard work.

STATE YOUTH RECREATION DIRECTOR: Doug

? Discussed TopSoccer and Soccer Start.
? The recreation committee will oversee the writing of the grant and the basis of the format for the program in SCYSA. This is due 3/6/06 and needs the President’s and Treasurer’s signature.

MODIFICATION TO THE CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS:

? No SCYSA Bylaw proposals were submitted for consideration.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

? Code of Ethics committee will revise the code and have to the BOD for review by March 10 for approval at the March 19 BOD Meeting.
? Site for the workshop for 2006 has not been decided. The 2007 Workshop will be in Columbia.
? DOC job description still being worked on.
? Bylaw 702 Petition between NECSA and CESA went to Mediation on January 19, 2006. The mediation was unsuccessful. A special commission of 5 members has been appointed with BOD approval. The commission will consist of Chairman – Steve Ballentine, Barry Bynum, Bob Brantley, Sharon Bieber and Michele Jenkins and they will meet Saturday, February 11, 2006 at the State Office.
? Land committee looked at an approximately 130 acre tract of land in northwest Columbia. The price is $10,000 per acre and comes w/ some buildings and parking lots. Work with the amateurs on purchase and with Parks and Recreation on upkeep.
? Jane will work with Cherokee County to get their players registered.
? Johns Island has an outstanding registration bill.
? Discussed status of the coaching modules and licensing courses. Will record licensed coaches in League Organizer and report lists to the district commissioners.

NEW BUSINESS:

? Voted on nominations for Young Referee of the Year – Male, Young Referee of the Year – Female, and Adult Referee of the Year. Pending meeting requirements for these awards, Kenneth Johnson will be Young Referee of the Year – Male; Kristin Tempel will be Young Referee of the Year – Female; and Art Smith will be the Adult Referee of the Year.

Steve C. made a motion to move tryouts for U11, U12, and U16-U18 to May 8th and U13-U15 to May 22nd for this year. Barry seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

? Discussed Indoor Facility affiliation. Jane & committee to work on rules.
? Discussed 2006/2007 Calendar.
? Referee dates will be located on the referee website.

Barry made a motion to accept the 2006/2007 SCYSA Calendar as amended. Jane seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

Michele made a motion to adjourn. Mary seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 pm.

Lisa Miller
SCYSA Secretary

E-mail vote February 1, 2006

Cathy made this motion: MPSC is requesting to transfer (4) four classic players, from the MPSC U11G Classic Maroon team to the MPSC U12G Recreation United roster. They will play in the LSYSA in the Coastal District. We all understand that a recreation team can only accept 3 transferred classic players and they have four (rule-page 27 G.3) MPSC is asking for an exception to the rule (page 27 G.3 and .5) with the understanding the MPSC U12 Girls United team will not be able to attend any tournament play or State Cup Competition. Doug seconded the motion.

THE MOTION PASSED