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Capital Area Minor Football Association
Executive
Meeting Minutes
Date
Nov. 12, 2008
Attendance:
Jeff
Murdock,
Terry
McIntyre
, Marion
McIntyre,
Andrew
Allaby,
Justin DeMerchant, David Blanchard,
Lisa
Fagan,
Kent Murphy
,
Ray Muir
Absent:
Michelle
Harrison
, Michelle
Coleman, Kelly Murdock,Shawn Kitchen
Called
to order
7:10
Minutes
from
Oct. 16, 2008
motion
to accept by TM seconded LF
- Presidents
report
JM
Provincial
Championship weekend
- Deemed
a success by all accounts as several compliments were received
including a call from
Bill
Hunt ( Daily Gleaner) who indicated he was very happy with the
set-up
- Canteen
profit is estimated to be $300 - $400; 50/50 netted $225
- DB
is to apply for $3000 grant for hosting a Provincial Championship
which is available from FNB
JM
Maritime Championships
- Buses
have been booked for
9:30
departure for PeeWee and
11:30
for Bantam; mandatory
for players to travel on the bus
- Players
will be charged $20 for the bus and will be fed a lunch to be
organized by Michelle H. Seats
on the PeeWee bus will also be available to parents on a first come
– first served basis for the $20 cost
JM
Outstanding Gear
- In
Fredericton
approximately 10 sets from Lions, 6 Mosquitos and 3 from Leonard’s
team
- In
Oromocto nothing major outstanding – LF is pursuing
JM
Sports Investment Dinner
- A
good opportunity to potentially raise significant funds.
We have been O.K’d to participate with auction items. It is
important to do a good job if we want continued participation.
- Potential
live auction items being pursued
- Kent
– 4 Patriots tickets, hotel stay
- Terry
– Riddell season
tickets on the 50 yard for a
Bill
’s
game
- Jeff
– 2 Seadogs tickets and an overnight stay in
Saint
John
- Jeff
– Leroy Washburn print
- Jeff
– airfare paid through points obtained from Sobeys
- Items
for the silent auction table are also needed
- Tickets
to attend the dinner are $75. We
should have at least 3 CAMFA reps in attendance.
JM
Fair Play
- The
majority were in agreement that
in light of this year’s complaints regarding fair play that
amendents should be made to our code.
- There
was much discussion of possible amendents and Jeff is in favor of
making and adopting motions for amendment at the December meeting.
Some of the possibilities:
- Cap
number of players per team. Once
registration limit is reached for a team, offer any newcomers the
opportunity to play for another team whose roster is not full.
- Set
a maximum number
of players to be dressed for each game ( 30 for middle school;
35 for bantam 8 & 12 man). Coaches to present the list
to opposing coaches and officials at beginning of each game.
- In
the regular season each player on the dressed list shall be
quaranteed to be on the field for a minimum
of 3 plays.
- When
numbers are low, for safety reasons, remove the cap on number of
players who are permitted to go both ways.
- KM
suggested that having
the Bowl games in the middle of the season sparked the coachs’ and
the kids’ competitiveness and worked to the detriment of fair
play.
- JM
suggested that proposals
for amendments to the code be submitted to Jeff
by December 1 for circulation
and consideration of the executive prior to the December 10
meeting.
2.
Coaching Coordinator’s report
DB
Clinics
- Dave
went over dates of upcoming clinics being offered outside CAMFA; he
sought input for timing of a community and level 1 to be conducted
by CAMFA
DB
Coaches Certification
- Dave
circulated a list of CAMFA’s coaches
and their certifications. He will contact those who do not have
level one but will need to have it in order to coach in 2009 per FNB
guideleines.
DB
Disciplining Coaches
- As
many on the executive are coaches themselves it would seem
appropriate to establish a separate disciplinary committee.
3.
Fundraising report
KM Bottle
Drive
- Despite
the inclement weather a great success.
Kent and Shawn Kitchen suggested that we consider combining
this with the Pass, Punt & Kick and Fastest Player Competitions
and re-brand it as a “
Fredericton
Football Fun Day”
-
Kent
was notified that the Oromocto redemption centre has a cheque for
us. Some folks took
their bottles there when they were unaware that the collection point
moved from OHS to the Hazen Centre.
KM
Fredericton Sports Investments Dinner
-
Kent
is having some difficulty in putting his Patriots package together ;
Terry’s Riddell possibility
for
Bill
’s
tickets sounds like a better option to pursue
4. Equipment
Managers report
Neither
Shawn in attendance. See
President’s Report re: outstanding gear.
5.
Officials report:
RM
Qualified Officials
- The
need is huge. Ray will
put on a course if we can recruit attendees.
You would need to be 16 to take the course.
The ideal age for
new recruits would be early 20s.
- We
will post the need for
officials on the web site and advertise any clinics there.
6.
Treasurer report:
TM
Jumpstart
- There
is approximately $2000 outstanding to be collected
- Required
sponsorship lines on forms have been signed.
KM will deliver
forms to Dave Kelly for forwarding to Jumpstart.
TM
Preliminary Financial Statements
- At
this point we have more or less broken even.
However,there are a few minor bills outstanding as well as
Jumpstart, Kinsmen Canteen proceeds and FSI Dinner revenues
to be recognized.
Other
Business:
MM
motion to adjourn at
9:10
JD
seconded
Next
meeting will be Dec. 10 ,
7pm
Location
Sobeys
Action
Items
All
– submit proposals for amendments to Fair Play Code to Jeff by
December 1
DB
– apply for Provincial Hosting grant; set dates for level 1 clinic;
e-mail coaches re: need for level 1
JM,
TM, KM – Firm up FSI prizes
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