May 4, 2008 Minutes

Board Meeting

Attendance:

Donna Haggstrom , GELC

Keith Talbot, President                                          

Doug Frost, Discipline/ Field

Ken  Hansen, Warriors        

Forrest Thompson, Titans 

Kent Proctor, Rebels

Stuart Jobb, Blues            

Jim Andrews, Wizards                                                                    

Daryl Hill, Leduc  

Brad Dahrouge, RIC                           

Rob Davidage, Coaching Director                               

1. Call to order:

            Meeting called to order by President, Keith Talbot, 7:04pm

2. Adoption of Agenda:

            *with additions, Pee Wee girls releases under the girls issues and Westlock Midget girls

            *Brad Dahrouge/Rob Davidge  Carried. .

3. Adoption of previous meetings minutes: April 7, 2008

            .Remove Delegations and the ensuing reporting from the minutes

Add the follows

Wizards made a pleafor a goalie for the A division. The Warriors indicated that they may be able to help with that as they had extra goalies available. There was discussion and the board agreed that it could be feasible for the movement.

Forrest Thompson/ Daryl Hill. Carried

4. Business arising from minutes:

a) Office Move: Ken reported on the visits that Donna and he had made to visit office and storage spaces available to purchase. It was agreed to continue to look. The School board may be recending the notice to move.

b) Bingo Licensing: The bingo liscense was sent off.    

6. Reports/Correspondance:

a) President's report:

Report thru out the meeting

b) Vice-President report:

            Field try outs where pushed back because of the weather will go after the long weekend in May.

A Field meeting should be scheduled some time in the next two weeks.

c) Treasurer:

            No report

d) Secretary:

            No report

e) Referee in Chief:

            Concerns about 10 minute misconducts that occur in the last 10 minutes of the game. Parents of new officials are not wanting to drive at the cost of gas. Can we raise the amount of milage we pay for the remainder of the season to compensate for the rising cost of gas.

Single games officials be given additional fee to be considered for next season.

The ALRA be allowed to charge a maximum of an additional $3,000 dollars for travel if required for this season.

Ken Hansen/Stu Jobb  Carried

 Stu Begg was out at the Blues tournament and did about 30 evulations.

f) Box:

No Report

g) Bingo and Gaming:

No Report.

h) Promotion and Development:

            Feed back on the Tyke games at Rexall where that they where very good, . When jerseys where ordered for the Tykes and mini tykes no consideration was given for goalie gear.

Rush put the Scoop and Shot on a back burner and maybe they will revive it next season.

GELC and The Rush to promote a lacrosse game with Bob Hamley July 7,8,9 at Southside arena. Agreement that the GELC would supply the floor time and get a sanction from ALA for the event.

i) Discipline:

-Things are going okay the first meeting of the season occurred last week. Two parents have been suspended till further notice. Registered letters are to be sent to them.

Wrap up from last year is in process.

j) Field:

1.      Kent to have a meeting in the next couple of weeks.

k) Coaching Director:

Has been watching the coaches especially at the tyke level as he is officiating at that level.

Would like to see many coaches out at the coaches social on May 23^rd, We would like to email all coaches about attending. And place a notice on the website.

l) Administration:

-Arena and issues with the Junior clubs getting to the point that the attendants do not want to work.

Next year we should enter into an agreement with the RMLL about arenas and deal directly with them with problems and concerns. Letter of concerns was send as was a list of expecations.

All dressing rooms will now be locked and a laminated note given to the coaches about how the dressing rooms shall be left handed to them when they get the keys. They are to provide their keys be in the arena and not leave until such time as the dressing rooms are empty.

7. New Business:

a) Request for shot clocks to go to Hobbema

The GELC will donate a set of wired shot clocks to Hobbema if they so desire to have them. Ken Hansen/ Jim Andrews. Carried.

                        b) Bingo

The Fort Road Bingo Association was able to provide funds back ot the clubs affected by the thief which occurred funds came from various bingo events over that time period. The GELC share was $1068.75.

The funds recovered by the GELC in relation to this thief be retained in the GELC and not distributed back to the clubs. Ken Hansen/Brad Dahrouge Carried

c) Rescheduling of all games during the first week of the season that were not played should proceed.

d) Officials – Referees Social to occur on Sunday May 25^th at  a

time to be determined by the RIC to work in conjunction with the GELC.

e) Provincials

                                    A the format was to stay the same as in the past.

                                    B – looking for a host

                                    C

GELC committed to send our two Best in each division. Girls provincials may be held in Fort Saskatchewan.

Darlene wished to have a GELC host the A event and the C with it.

f)        Girls Divisions

Keith read a email of concern from  Carla Nelson from Westlock she wished to have the group deal with her concerns for the players on the Westlock midget girls team.

A discussion occurred, and it was decided that each club should speak with their coaches about making the game work so that it did not become a shot out and leave the Westlock team battered and not wanting to play. To do some of the things that occurred when Westlock joined the league originally. Trading players, doing some instruction with both teams. Displaying some sportsmanship and fairplay.

Pee Wee Girls a concern about the Transfer of Tiana Machado from the Wizards records to the Titans, Jim will look into this matter .

Pee Wee and Bantam Division where they are only playing 9 season games.

We are to return to the teams 100 for each pee wee team,

$200.00 for each bantam team to go to a tournament with.

Schedule will stay as it it with no extra playoff games.

Kent Proctor/ Ken Hansen  Carried

Concerns raised about the size and numbers of Bantam girls on the Beaumont Midget Girls team. Originally the discussion was to allow a team of predominately midget players to play in the league with 8  midgets and 5 bantams they apparently have 13 bantam players and the Warriors Bantam team is struggling to stay afloat with 11 players.

Michelle and Keith have been trying to speak with the Beaumont Club about this issue.

Due to the low numbers on the Warriors Bantam Girls team

Keith made the following exception the the regulations for the Warriors

1.      Hailey Bjonson who is a bantam aged player playing on a regular Bantam team be allowed to affiliate as often as required to the Bantam girls

2.      The Bantam girls can bring up Pee Wee Girls an unlimited number of times.

3.      Two rookie first year players for the Warriors can be used moving down from midget to Bantams thru the season as required.

g)              Playoffs and team movements for playoffs

Lots of discussion occurred on team movements for play offs it was decided that the clubs needed to go back to their teams and see who wanted to be moved for play offs.

The final discussion will occur and a decision made on May 13 at 7:30 pm at the Box committee meeting.

h)      Meeting between GELC and CDLA

A meeting between the two Associations has been scheduled for September. The meeting will take place between 10 and 4 , at the Red Deer Lodge.

Ideally 10 members of each association will be attending.

i)        Player Releases

Bob Poseluzny raised concerns that where raised to him by members of his club. His email was distributed to the group to read.  The feeling from the group is that a number of issues have been dealt with this season each one different from the others. The particular concern about the movement of A lacrosse players from one club had been addressed at the April meeting of the board.

j)        Retention Committee

No meetings have happened but the Committee was asked if they could add an additional member.

8. Adjournment

                              Forrest Thompson/ Brad Dahrouge moved to adjourn.

                              Time 9:45 pm.   Next meeting June 1^st GELC office 7 pm.

8. Adjournment:

          Roseanna Hansen/Doug Frost, all in favour 8:20 pm

9. Next meeting: Sunday JUne 1, 2008

Meeting May 6^th, 2007

Attendance:

Keith Talbot, Vice President                                         Darlene Anders, President

Brad Dahrouge, RIC                                                    Elaine Zwack, Registrar
Jim Andrews, Wizards                                      Carla Nelson, Westlock

Doug Frost, Discipline                                      Bob Poseluzny, Rams

Bud Fagrie, Warriors                                                    Lori Zdrill, Treasurer

Kent Proctor, Rebels

Regrets: Bill Clarke, John Frame, and Daryl Hill

1. Call to Order:

The President called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm.

2. Adoption of the Agenda:

Brad Dahrouge/Bud Fagrie moved the adoption of the agenda. Carried

3. Adoption of the Minutes of the meeting of April 2^nd, 2007

Keith Talbot/ Bob Poseluzny moved to adopt the minutes of the meeting of April 2^nd. Carried.

4. Business Arising from the Minutes:

a)      Casino,

Rebels will provide names.

NAML still has outstanding membership items.

b)      Floor Cleaner

Warriors Junior B are going to take responsibility to clean the floor and look after the obtaining and responsibility for the floor cleaner from the Miners.

c)      A Division:

Darlene spoke about the A division and development.

Three questions for a round table discussion.

Are the clubs doing the following?

1.      Partner practices for both player and coaching development?

2.      Parity teams playing each other and the scores being submitted as required?

3.      What should we be doing when we have “ elite” teams?

Round table discussion occurred and the decision was to put A division on the agenda for the fall planning sessions.

d)      Provincials:

The decision made on March 5^th was that the Top 2 in every division, A and B advanced.

Donna will submit on the GELC behalf the top 2 teams in the A, B And C divisions.

GELC will submit the bond for the top two 2 in A, B, C.

6)      Reports:

a)      Presidents Report:

There was lower than expected registration for the National teams tryouts in the Bantam and Pee Wee levels next year it will be expanded to Midget Players as well.

Rush have moved to Bruce Urban’s RV shop in Sherwood Park.

They hopefully will have a practice facility open with 2,000 seats in September.

A planter was purchased for Donna for Administrative Assistants day.

ALA treasurer has resigned he is moving to Chicago.

The Red Deer Rage senior team is looking for players still.

b)   Vice Presidents Report:

Keith indicated if the Rush building is completed we would be able to use   

The facility for winter lacrosse. The Rush will provide mascots and bikes possibility to the Mini tyke Tyke Wrap UP and playoffs.

A promotion meeting will be held in the fall.

     c) Treasurer:

The books for 2006 are with Harry Anders for review.

 d) Registrar

Elaine brought up a concern that the teams are not reviewed until provincial time and that they could be playing with in illegible players thru the season.

Jim Andrews / Keith Talbot moved that we ask the ALA to give our appointed registrar access to the database. Chair to be Elaine Zwack.

Carried.

e)      RIC:

There where some concerns that the floor at Coronation needs to be painted. Brad is working with the new officials; Hits from behind are 4 or 5 minute penalties.

f)        Box:

No report

g)      Facilities:

Verbal report

h)      Bingo and Gaming

No report

i)        Promotion and Development

Reported under vice President

j)        Discipline;

Request to remove minutes from last season, it was agreed to do that.

 There are a couple of ongoing discipline issues with suspensions.

Clubs not having discipline representatives is an issue as well. Next discipline meeting is May 17^th.

k)      Field

Will be having a meeting to discuss field day on June 10^th.

Razorbacks will be hosting the national field championships for u-16 and u-19 for 2008 on the September long weekend.

l)        Administration

ALA has a list of qualified coaches; we have several teams where the coaching qualifications are not correct.  Outstanding fees due From Warriors, Rebels, Leduc and Red Deer. A note will be sent to the clubs indicating they would be forfeiting points in all games if not in by Friday May 11^th.

5.      New Business:

a)      Playoffs

June 18 thru 24^th

Volunteers will be required to pass out medals and trophies on the Sunday.

b)      Mike Sherbanuk Cup will be played on June 26^th at Southside it would be nice for the GELC club presidents to attend.

c)      July meeting of the board will be held the first Monday of July at Darlene Anders home with a steak bbq for board members and spouses.

6.      Adjournment

Keith/ Brad moved to adjourn.