Members Present:
Tom Frantz, Jen Hauser, Sue Norris, Alan Hanscom, Scott Allenby, Brian Reynolds
Treasurer’s Report:
Nothing spent over the past month
Registration money coming in through the SI Play Website to the Town of Andover.
No referee bills submitted yet
Soccer Update : Program Director Heidi Murphy
Referees are organized and utilized Lagan Salathe, Eliot Norris, Leighton Terwilliger, Will Furtkamp, and Claudio Marcus
All teams are co-ed this year and have not had to bring any younger players up to fill rosters.
23 First-Second Graders signed up
22 Third-Fourth Graders playing
19 Fifth-Sixth Graders playing with four of those attempting to play Kearsarge United so rosters are pretty tight.
Motion to pay young folks helping to line fields – seconded and carried. Jen H. abstained due to conflict of interest.
See Heidi’s e-mail update for further details around each program and current status of teams.
Basketball Update: Program Directors Scott Allenby and Jen Hauser
Getting online signup ready by end of week and into AE/MS newsletter for September 15
October 1 early bird deadline
November 1 final deadline
Practices:Start practices and games after Thanksgiving.
Coaching options:
Grade 1-2 Clinic – Scott/Lindsey Allenby
Grade 3-4 Boys – Scott Allenby and Pete Shedd
Grade 3-4 Girls – Lauren Koron
Grade 5-6 Boys – Brian Reynolds, Dan Mori (willing to help out)
Grade 5-6 Girls – Gregor/Amy Makechnie?
Skiing: Program Directors Sue Norris and Jen Hauser
Getting signups ready for October 1
Discussions with Ragged about details for this winter
Buildings and Grounds:
Waiting until after soccer to aerate the fields – Howard George willing to do it and approved to complete following soccer season.
Need to to talk to town about fertilizer and bugs at the field.
Not cutting back field until after soccer season
Building Update
Heidi and Sue cleaned out kitchen area and Steve Barton willing to do work to finish the building for free.
Putting open window out looking to the field (shutters and no glass involved) – all approved.
Installing combination lock on the building front door to limit use to each season’s coaches.
Awaiting approval:
Committee has asked for approval to spend up to $1,500 to complete supplies for the building.
Proposal to purchase a small storage shed next to ice rink to store supplies and snowblower both in-season and out of season
Issues: need to find property line
Shopping around to find a decent quality shed at an affordable price
Kurt Weber and Alan Hanscom to bring forth more details and vote on building at October meeting.