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Attendees: Ken Paddock, Cathy Paddock, Bill Turner, Evan Kurtz, Janet Wiese, Jeri-Ann Bush, Doug Hoyt, Dan Clement, Don Freyburger, Karen Chase, Janine Bennet, Tara Jenne, Mike Allmendinger

Treasurers Report given by Janet Wiese. Balance of $3,372.59 with pending bills. For details, see the submitted report.

Facilities Report by Ken & Cathy Paddock

Monthly charges are going up since the school system started charging each group in the building the full $10 per hour (used to split cost if several groups were in at once)

From Steve Woodard Only school employees should raise basket, move bleachers etc.

No adult soccer on 18 Feb due to a wrestling tournament

TC3 has approved DSC’s use of their fields for weekend games in the spring of 2001

General discussion about the Rink, in Lansing, moving toward building an indoor soccer facility. Of the DSC coaches polled, most would be willing to pledge $100/yr for 5 years to help get the funding going. This approach was used for the ice rink and proved very successful

Brought back the list of teams registered for this spring

Teams playing in Syracuse need only register thru NYSW, Matt Palmer

Teams traveling to foreign countries need to register 90 days in advance

In return for the use of the Boosters Club equipment (hot dog cooker etc.), we will donate 10% of the concession profits to them. This money will be

earmarked for school soccer teams.

T-shirts will be sold with teams participating in the sale sharing in the profits. Any team may participate.

Registrations are due 10 March. DSC teams MUST meet this deadline although you need not pay (if your team is working the tournament)

Karen Chase, Janine Bennett, and Tara Jennie had down selected from the SCORE catalog and brought three sample uniforms for the club members to look at and chose from.

Aside from specifics on the uniforms, there was much general discussion about how the club was going to handle the on going issue of a single uniform and the enforcement of it’s use. At the 08 January meeting, it was agreed that a single vender would be used along with a standard club logo.

The intent of a standard uniform is to provide the club a strong sense of unity as well as to help minimize the cost of uniforms to families over multiple seasons and teams. The question of enforcement has been much discussed and this continued. Publicizing the cost, so that parents would be aware of the saving gained by using the standard club uniform, was suggested. This would still allow teams to purchase their own uniforms. Mandating the use of standard uniforms was considered. Some felt the club would be over reaching its bounds by telling parents what their teams had to wear. Others felt that the unifying effect, cost savings, and voluntary nature of the club allow us to do such. This would be phased in as new teams formed or when complete sets of uniforms have to be replaced. Teams with new/current uniforms would be allowed to continue to use them and replace/add small numbers of uniforms as required

The concern of kids from other towns, playing under the Dryden name was also raised. The majority felt that this was not a concern. Kids, and adults, play on different town teams all over the place and playing under the Dryden name should not be a problem.

These issues have all been discussed over the past several months. A straw poll was taken to get a sense of how the club might vote. After the straw poll, two votes were taken.

Motion made by Evan Kurtz, seconded by Janet Wiese.

The Dryden Soccer Club will have a standard uniform consisting of shirt, shorts, and sock, purchased from SCORE.

Purple shirt Venezuela style

Black Shorts Milan style

Purple socks

Karen Chase will put together a detailed package with cost for coaches and parents to see. This will be posted on the web site

*Vote: in favor 8

Opposed 1

Abstained 4

Motion made by Evan Kurtz, seconded by Tara Jenne

Dryden Soccer club teams will be required to use the Dryden Soccer Club uniform. Any new team will purchase these. Existing teams will be required to purchase these when a complete set of uniforms is needed. Existing teams may replace or add several of their current uniforms as needed.

*Vote: in favor 7

Opposed 3

Abstained 3

*The vote tallies were a quick count and may not be exact but the majority was clear in both votes

The U19G team will order one set of the Dryden Soccer Club uniform.

The club will purchase several extra shirts and shorts and will stock socks.

DSC is still in need of a new Registrar as well as a Travel Team Coordinator:

Some brief discussion of how the club may be restructured to allow us more flexibility with the rec. and adult teams while still incorporating NYSW requirements in our by-laws for the travel teams.

At this point, the secretary had to depart to pick up children.

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