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AYSO Area 1C Board Meeting Thursday, November 30, 2017

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Agenda:

1. Bownet Presentation

2. Call to Order - Al •

1C presence at S1 UD Playoffs

a. 19UG – Champs R13 – Heidi Taylor

b. 19UG – 4th Place – R2 – Pete Smock

c. 19UB – 3rd Place – R2 – Albert Yen

d. 16UB – 3rd Place – R2 Renate Stroup

3. Upper Division – Peter

4. Referee Report – Scott

5. EXTRA – Anne

6. Interlock – Rolando

7. All-Stars – Craig

8. Spring Cup – Rolando

9. Treasurer Report: Frank • Increase Area Fees

10. VIP- Tom

11. Area Report

a. Holiday Dinner – 12/8 (Friday)

b. RC terms expiring

i. R2 – 4/30/2018

ii. R214 – 2/28/2018

iii. Board Meetings

12. Adjourn

Calendar

Next meeting – January 25th

1/C Area Playoffs – December 16-17

Arcadia Roadshow January 5-7, 2018

All Stars Begin January 13-14

U10-14 EXTRA, January 27-28, Various Sites

U10-14 League, February 24-25, Riverside

U10-14 All Stars, March 10-11, Riverside

Western States Championships, March 17-18, Bakersfield



Attendees:

Al Prado– Area 1C Director

Renate Stroup - R2 RC

Aldo Mascheroni - R88 RC

Dave Jones – R60 RC

Mario Garcia– R40 RC

Juan Campo – R908 Assistant RC

John Street – R13 RC

Sandy Ponce – R1304 RC

John Mass – R214 RC

Neil Weinberger – R13 Assistant RC

Owen Hou - Region 98 Regional Coach Admin

Frank Bagheri – Area 1C Treasurer

Scott Davis – Area 1C Referee Administrator

Craig Dunkin – Area 1C Post Season Coordinator (All-Star and Play-Through Tournament)

Anne Louit – Area Extra Program Coordinator

Rolando Morales – Area Tournament Director

Armin – Area Blue Sombrero Coordinator

Peter Smock – Area Upper Division Coordinator



Meeting Minutes:

1. Bownet Presentation: Bownet: Guest Speaker Christy Gates

The Bownet representative provided the attendees with an update on new products and

product improvements. He informed the meeting attendees that Bownet is now a National

sponsor with AYSO.

Bownet would like to provide additional support for Area 1C Regions. Discussion regarding

usage of the nets in lower and upper divisions. Most Regions are using them for younger

divisions. Christy discussed safety issues with leaving goals out and commented on the adoption

of easy to setup nets instead of leaving equipment on the field.

Christy demonstrated the new ultralight balls. Easier to strike and very helpful for VIP players.

He commented on the adoption of light weight balls by European

New regulations for field paint, Bownet field paint meets new California requirements.

Demonstration on the ability to take a goal down in 60 seconds.

Christy held a raffle to give away 3 ultralight soccer balls



2. Call to Order - Al •

The meeting was called to by the Area Director at 7:10 PM. He provided the board an update on

Area 1C participation in the Section 1 Upper Division Playoffs. The medal winners included:

a. 19UG – Champs R13 – Heidi Taylor

b. 19UG – 4th Place – R2 – Pete Smock

c. 19UB – 3rd Place – R2 – Albert Yen

d. 16UB – 3rd Place – R2 Renate Stroup

Dave Jones noted the participation of an Area 1C VIP teams in the VIP tournament

3. Upper Division – Peter The board received an update on the close out of the Upper Division season from the Upper

Division Coordinator.

4. Referee Report – Scott

The board received an update form the Area Referee Administrator

Upper divisions:

220 Games in Upper divisions.

2% were not covered.

Cautions about the same as prior season

Increase in Send Offs for violent conduct, spitting

One coach expulsion

Participation in Upper Division Playoffs: The Area covered 26 slots referee slots

Reminder to the Board the Combined Rules have been updated and posted to the Area 1C website

Update on Referee Advancements

20 Assessments only 1 person recommended for further observations

7 Advanced AR

9 Advanced Referees

Reminder to the Board The courses for the Area 1C Referee Road Show are available for signup in

AYSOU. Region 88 noted they will be offering a basic referee class upgrade

5. EXTRA Program – Anne



The Area Extra Coordinator program provided an update on Extra season and plans for playoffs.

It was noted that Regions are interested in holding tryouts earlier

6. Interlock – Rolando The Area Director of tournaments provided an update on the Regions participating in the

interlock program. It was noted that the Interlock season has completed and Regions are not

determining division winners who will participate in the Area 1C League Play-Through

tournament

7. League Play-Through and All-Stars – Craig League Play-Through:

The All-Star Coordinator provided an update. Some Regions will not be sending 2 teams in each

divisions. There will be a random draw at the conclusion of the Area 1C board meeting.

Review of important dates,

Play Through Coaches meeting, 12/11 at 7 PM. Region 13 club house.

Rosters are due by 12/12.

The Area Director briefed the board on requirements for Play Through rosters and reminded the

Regional Commissioners they will need to receive approval if there are roster changes after the

10/31/17 census date.

Area Referee Admin reminded the Regional Commissioners of the responsibility to cover Play-

Through tournament referee assignments.

All-Stars:

Reminder that a sample spreadsheet has been provided to Regions to provide coach and filed

information. Request to use the spreadsheet! If list of head coaches is available Regions are

requested to send in the information early.

There will be a joint meeting (mandatory) for coaches and referees. Location is TBD. Current

plan is two meetings on Sunday and one on Tuesday. Reminder that a missed meeting is

equivalent to a missed referee assignments. Matches will start on 1/14 and complete on the

last week of March 2018

Discussion regarding Blue Sombrero and issues with the scheduling module. The plan is to use

Team Scoring to track the schedule.

Area Referee Administrator provided an update on All-Star referees requirements. Reminder if

Regions are short on all-star referee requirements they need to reach out this week to the Area

Referee Administrator.



8. Spring Cup – Rolando

The Area Director of tournaments provided the Board with an update on the planning process

for the Spring Cup.

Discussion regarding the possibility of running the Upper Division as a separate

division.

Discussion of the brackets and relegation. Recommendation to adjust the

relegation by total points.

Discussion of the number of teams in each bracket. Recommendation to have 4

teams in all brackets.

Discussion on dates and formation of a working group to identify match dates to

work around holidays.

Discussion on ways to limit coaches and referees overlapping within a bracket and

the ability to inter schedule boys and girls

9. Treasurer Report: Frank • Increase Area Fees

Area Director briefed the board on the treasurer report. He reminded the board the players

fees are not covering the Area expenses. It was noted we will need to raise fees by $2.00 to

cover the Area expenses. It was also noted the AYSO National board is evaluating a national

player fee increase.

Discussion on the impact on registration when fees are increased. It was noted $1.00 increase

would not impact the registration. Discussion on an increase of $1.25. It was noted that the

Area needed to increase the fee by $2.18 to cover the costs.

It was noted that there are more small clubs forming who are less expensive than AYSO.

It was noted that it might be better to shift to a donation model where Regions can offer to

provide a donation to the Area.

Decision:

Dave Jones (R60) moved that the Area increase Area player fees to $1.25 per player. Effective

2018.

Renate Stroup (R2) seconded the motions

Unanimous vote to approve.



10. VIP- Tom The board was briefed that the Area sent 2 referees to help at the VIP tournament

11. Area Report

a. Holiday Dinner – 12/8 (Friday)

b. RC terms expiring

i. R2 – 4/30/2018

ii. R214 – 2/28/2018

iii. Board Meetings

12. Adjourn

Meeting was adjourned at 9:50 PM



AREA 1C – 2017-18

POST-SEASON CALENDAR

DATE ACTIVITY

November 15 Post-season Coordinator’s meeting (Each region must send a rep)

Play-through numbers of teams finalized and Play-through Draw

Preliminary Notification of all-star field availability and number of

teams at each level.

December 11 Final Play-through Rosters must be submitted – with jersey numbers

December 12 Play-through coaches’ meeting

December 13 Final count of teams at each level due from each region (I.e., number

of regional teams in each division, whether sectional team is provided,

etc.)

Referee information (name and certification) being used to qualify All

Star teams must be furnished by each region

Field availability due from each region (“Reasonable confidence;”

permits not necessary)

December 14-17 Play-through tournament

December 23 (or

before)

Preliminary schedule to area staff and post-season coordinators for

comment

December 29 Final Rosters for all levels of All-stars (Regional/Area/Sectional) due

Final comments on schedule from area staff and post-season

coordinators due

January 3 (or

before)

FINAL All-star schedule released

January 4

Sectional and Area All-Stars Coaches’ and Referees’ Meeting



January 5-7

January 7

Leo Nedeff Camp

Make-Up Regional/Area Coaches’ Meeting

January 9 Regional Stars Coaches and Referees’ Meeting

January 13-14 Sectional all-stars – Pool Play

Area all-stars – Begin Pool Play

Regional stars – Begin Pool play


Area all-stars – Pool Play

Regional stars – Pool play


Area all-stars – Pool play


February 3-4 Sectional all-stars – Pool Play

Area all-stars – Pool Play

Regional star – Pool play

February 10-11 Sectional all-stars – End of Pool Play

Area all-stars –Pool Play


February 17-18 Sectional all-stars – Playfoffs

Area all-stars – End of Pool Play

Regional stars – End of Pool Play

February 24-25 Section League Play through tournament – Riverside

Area All-Stars – Rain Date

Regional All-stars – Rain Date

March 3-4 EXPO – Las Vegas

Regional Stars – Play-offs (top 12 – U10; top 8 – U12)

Area all-stars – Play-offs (top 4, except top 6 - U14)



March 10-11 Sectional all-stars – Sectional Play-offs – Riverside

Play-offs for teams with coaches going to EXPO:

Regional Stars – Play-offs (top 12 – U10; top 8 – U12)

Area all-stars – Play-offs (top 4, except top 6 - U14)

ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER ISSUES. ALWAYS CHECK THE

AREA 1C WEBSITE FOR UPDATES, BUT ASSUME THAT YOU ARE PLAYING UNLESS AND UNTIL TOLD

OTHERWISE.



Region 2 Report:

1. Region 2 sent 17 teams to tournaments over the Thanksgiving break. Good experience for coaches and players.

2. We are currently holding our post season coach meetings, player ratings will be finalized for all-star selection and teams will be formed.

3. Competitive divisions, 10U-14U, will begin playoffs this weekend. 4. We will be making decisions at our next board meeting to determine Spring season

registration costs and number of teams, coaches for the season. 5. New RC nominees will be presented to the board at our December meeting. 6. `Working on securing fields for winter and spring.

R13 report: Myles Standish Tournament was a success -- hosting 219 games over Thanksgiving weekend. We had teams from Area C (2, 40, 60, 88, 98, 214) and beyond (19, 46, 70, 98, 112, 114, 602, 254) Standings: https://goo.gl/3NQoHd Thank you to all of you who entered their teams and brought referees to make such a great experience for the kids. All Star coaches have been nominated and selected. Last tryouts for All Stars will take place this weekend. Team formation to begin next week. We concluded a successful season for 4U, 5U, 6U, 7U, and 8U programs. 10U, 12U, and 14U enter playoffs this weekend. Continuing preparations for Grad Series and other winter ball activities.

Region 40 update: Season ended well We had 4 teams play in the Turkey Tournament Working on gathering all info for play-through teams Starting Coach selections on the 4th for All Stars We have several volunteers interested in going to the Road Show Working on having a U5 Spring program, start date TBD Working on resolving incidents from regular season Region 60 Update

https://goo.gl/3NQoHd



Region 98.

Our playoff tournament, TC Cup, concluded on November 18. Our playground, 6U and 8U season concluded that day as well We sent several teams to three different Thanksgiving weekend tournaments and won

several divisions. Our Extra G14U team took second in a tournament, which was a great accomplishment for them.

We will be selecting our all-star teams this Sunday. We are losing our field in December and are working on securing space elsewhere. I am excited to announce that we will be offering a spring season for 6U and 8U players

looking to continue playing.

Comissioner will not be able to attend tomorrow but will be sending our Coach Administrator, Owen Hou, in my place.

Region 88 Fall season is quickly coming to an end (Upper Division ended last weekend). Preparing for Graduation Series. We will have 34 all-star teams participating. Skills training on Thursdays with Galaxy coaches was a big success, as we had an average of 63 kids 10U-14U attending. Distributed pictures, trophies, and yearbooks to coaches all at the same time for the first time and wondered why we didn’t do that before, as it made it so much easier on all the volunteers.

Region 214 Update 1. Fall season closed on 11/19 for all divisions. 2. Sending 12 teams (2 per division) to Play-Through 3. Arroyo Seco Cup complete (smaller this year with 16 U10 team, we are looking at way to

improve next year) 4. Sent 14 teams to Turkey tournaments 5. Field reconditioning started at 4 locations 6. We will be losing South Pasadena Middle School for winter and spring play 7. All-star tryouts complete 8. All-star team select start on 12/1

Region 908 Update



Region 1304, Pictures were distributed the week of November 7-18. Our regular fall season ended November 18, 2017. Looking forward to the roadshow to get new volunteers certified for regional referees. Sending three teams to play-through and All-Stars.. 10U/G-regional 12U/G-Area 14U/B-Area If we get help with assistance with referees.. Want to thank all regions for assisting 1304 with referees in all areas of play for our region and youth to participate.. And for all other regions that allowed us and made us part of their program to interlock. Taking this time to ask once again for assistance with referee coverage to let our teams play in play-through, All-Stars and Area Cup? Referee Report:

1. Area Upper Division covered 222 games (666 slots) with 16 open or unapproved referee slots, 2.4% of total. This is an increase from last year (0.7%) but reflects different criteria.

2. 153 cautions, 0.69 per game, essentially the same as last year. 3. 16 send offs, 1 per 13.9 games, down from last year

o 6 for violent conduct, spitting, or offensive, insulting or abusive language or gesture. This is a disturbing increase.

o 75% of send offs in B19U o 1 coach expulsion, 1st in two years

4. 12 volunteers covered 26 slots at the Section Tournament. Maintained Area 1C reputation for quantity and quality.

5. Combined Rules approved 11/15/17 posted on the website. 6. 20 assessments this fall with only 1 recommended for further observation

o 7 Advanced AR o 9 Advanced referee o 2 National referee o 2 assessor over the shoulder o reminder, please send candidates email when requesting an assessment

7. Leo Nedeff Camp in January. Sign up in AYSO-U.

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