MST: The comments from out of town coaches and participants was very positive. The club would like to run the tournament again next year. The 3rd place medals have been received and distributed. One consideration is organizing the picnic, as many of the people who came to the tournament were not comp players participating in the tournament. Possible correction would be to issue tickets. Hope indicated that a loss was taken on the pin order, and that a couple of sponsors have not paid their fees. Negotiation with FYSA is ongoing, they may not charge the 15% profit and may pay for the sani-cans. Vendors were charged a $55 daily rate, next year we could consider a flat % of profits. The goodwill of having plenty of vendors around on the premises was very important.

Raffle: The drawing will be held on Sunday. Linda will get a thank-you ad for all the sponsors and business establishments who allowed players to sell the tickets at their businesses. The suggestion to lower the ticket price to $5 next year was made and everyone agreed that this may help with ticket sales.

Clinic: There was good feedback on the clinic that three Eclipse teams participated in. The initial charge estimate was $90, but it only ended up costing $70 per player. The coaches would like to return next year, we can consider at the fall meeting.

Uniforms: There was a breach in the uniform clause of our policies and procedures by the 84A team this year. They were told that they could purchase whatever warm-ups they liked, but that the uniform needed to be club colors (purple/white). The club funded entry feeds for the 84A teams participation at regionals, and Far North, so they should have followed the club rules in regard to proper uniforms. Sara allowed the non-compliance and disregarded the Eclipse color rules. The Eclipse colors are for club recognition and are respected and expected by all Eclipse teams. A notification concerning this will be put in the next newsletter, and a letter sent to the players of the 84 team indicating our displeasure in their choice not to conform to the club rules. The letter will explain the high degree of unity that the club colors establish, as well as the impression on younger Eclipse players.

CRAD: The CRAD is looking for coach evaluations, please have your team complete and return. The CRAD committee will review the parent evaluations - a copy will be forwarded to the coach. Greg mentioned that the player evaluations need to be completed, a verbal should have already been done, and 1 has to be in written format. Teams should collect the coaches fees: $25 per player for unlicensed coach/ $45 E license/ $60 D license/ $100 C license.

VII New Business

Try-outs: The 89’s are interested in having an early try-out. The following was set for try-out dates:

89’s August 17, 18 90/91’s August 25-26 88,86’s September 7-8

Sallie will coordinate with FYSA, set the times and do the postcard distribution.

The 90 team coaching situation was discussed. Greg was asked to run the try-outs as Summer is gone and Jennifer will also be away at College. There was lots of discussion about who would coach the team during the winter, and Jennifer indicated that she would be back in the spring to coach the team during the summer season. Emily Szostak has volunteered to coach the team during the winter while Jennifer is at school. Some of the parents from the 90 team are looking for a more stable coaching staff. Nettie Labelle-Hamer expressed interest in coaching the team. Greg notified the parents that the Board will select coaches for teams and makes the appointments at the beginning of the season, and that for the interim, having Emily fill-in would be beneficial. As several people have expressed interest in coaching this team, the CRAD committee can review the options and possibly schedule a 90 team parent meeting to get their feedback. The try-out in the fall will allow for the players and parents to get organized over the winter, plan fund-raisers, etc.

Club Memberships: The $80 Eclipse Club membership dues will be due in the fall once all the teams have been set. This should help with the spring cash outlay problems.

Presentation: Greg gave a player development presentation from the National Women’s coaching staff. He offered to present this to any team meeting, just let him know when.

MST Distribution: Valerie Flint asked that the board distribute some of the profits back to the teams that worked the MST. She indicated that the teams that worked the tournament were told they would get some of the revenues, and that possibly half should be distributed back. Greg noted that we have several unfunded projects that some of the money could be used for: field development/purchase, purchase of portable goals, player/coaches clinics. No action was taken at this meeting, this will be a priority agenda item for the next meeting.

Coaches Reimbursement: Greg recently attended the licensing clinic and has requested reimbursement of $1,500.00 for his expenses. Cindy motioned to grant Greg the reimbursement, following his providing a receipt or listing of expenses, Karla seconded, the motion passed unanimously.

Next Board Meeting - The next Eclipse Board meeting will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2001, at 5:00 PM at the Salvation Army Building off 10th Avenue.