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Capital
Area Minor Football
Association
Minutes Date
September 13, 2009 Attendance:
Andrew
Allaby, Joey Smith, Terry McIntyre, Justin DeMerchant, David Blanchard,
Michele Coleman, Shawn Kitchen, Jodi Steeves, Tanya Kitchen, Donna
Cormier, Norm Sequin, Marion McIntyre, Lisa Fagan, Rick Forrest, Steve
Drisdelle Absent:
Marvin Nash Meeting called to order
7:21 1.
Presidents report Nothing to report 2.
Registrar’s report Mosquito registration is
up for the season. Squirt/Mite
registration is the same as last year. The Bantam registration is down 30
from previous year. 3.
Fundraising report 649 Raffle (108) 649 tickets were
sold and four draws have already been held Dinners/
Breakfasts Date for the Steak and
Stein at the Hilltop has not yet been determined. Fall Bottle drive fundraiser is
being scheduled for Sept 26. Shawn
Kitchen will use the white bags for the south and north side. Shaun and
Cheryl OLeary will be in charge of Southside Fredericton. Shawn Kitchen
will organize the Northside. Joey
Smith is organizing Oromocto. There was a discussion on
how to get players to participate. Terry
recommended that anyone that participates in the bottle drive will receive
a ballot for a draw for a free 2010 registration.
Players will receive a ballot for each hour of work or each load of
bottles collected. There will
be a draw for each area (South, North,and Oromocto). Draw will be made at
half time on the second game on September 27 at Chapman Field and then the
winners will be posted on the website. Sports
Investment Dinner CAMFA has been invited to
participate in the Fredericton Sports Investment Dinner on December 5. Due
to the scale of the undertaking, the Red Bombers and the high school teams
will be invited to participate and will share in the selling of raffle
tickets and donations of auction items.
Proceeds will then be shared according to the value of the auction
items provided by each group. CAMFA
will have 25 tickets at $75 each to sell and will have to provide 10-15
live auction items. The Red Bombers and the high schools will have to
provide the same. Action
Item -Volunteers to spearhead this will be Jodi Steeves, Donna Cormier and
Tanya Kitchen. They will
contact Kent Murphy for current contact information. Canteen
Option CAMFA will offer home
teams/parents to run a canteen at the Friday night games at Chapman Field.
Home teams would keep all the profits from the canteen.
50/50 draw profits would be split 50/50 with CAMFA. Adopt-a-Highway Dave forwarded a proposal
for review : MRDC has an Adopt a Highway Program which CAMFA can
participate and raise up to $1000 for either a spring or fall clean-up
program. 4.
Equipment Managers report Girls (14-17) were fitted
this evening. Inventory of remaining
gear at both locations will be conducted within the next month to
determine the new gear requirements for next year. Players that quit at this
time of the season should check the website for details on returning gear.
The details have been sent to the coaches. 5.
Coaching Coordinator’s report: Eighteen people attended a
coaching course a few weeks ago. Eight
attendees were from St.Stephen. A
small fee was charged for the St.Stephen attendees, adding $308 to the
CAMFA coffers. 6.
Official report: Level 1 course is
scheduled this week (Tuesday and Wednesday) and will be instructed by Ray
Muir. Only 3-4 people have been signed up so far.
Additional qualified officials with certification are required to
handle the number of games being played each week. Norm raised the issue with
fighting during the opening season Bantam game last weekend. The decision
about game ejections is that the player will also miss the next game.
In the future, the Referee will file a report and submit it to the
President. An incident
involving an official will be handled by the Executive. The horse collar tackle
description of grabbing by the jersey neck or around the neck which then
results in an abrupt change of direction will be called as a penalty this
season. Lisa raised the issue with
Fair Play at the Squirt and Mosquito levels. Coaches should be encouraged
to have equal play for players that show up regularly for practices.
Justin recommended that the parents should contact the VP’s who
will then have Dave send out a generic email to describe the Fair Play and
respect for officials policies and identify how complaints will be
addressed. Action
Item 1
Dave will pull together the email with the information, send it to each
head coach and ask each head coach to acknowledge understanding both the
policies and the follow-up process. 2
Following a minor infraction, it will be the responsibility of the VPs and
coaching coordinator to investigate and contact coaches to reiterated the
rules 3
Repeated offences will result in suspension of coaches 7.
Treasurer report: Terry reported that there
was money in the bank but bills to pay. 8.
Other Business: Red
Bombers Red Bombers have requested
a portion of the Hazen Centre to store gear during the off season. Their
section will be segregated from CAMFA gear.
They will be requested to assist in moving gear during flood
season. Next
meeting will be (insert date/time) October 18, 2009 -
7pm Location
(usually Hazen Centre but could change) Meeting adjourned 9:14pm |