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WPSL
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Hawthorne Suites,
Sacramento, CA.
November 16, 2002
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
TEAMS REPRESENTED
California Storm
(Sacramento, CA.)
ö Jerry Zanelli
San Francisco
Nighthawks (San
Francisco, CA.) ö
Richard Cross
Sonoran Thunder
(Tucson, AZ.) ö
Mark DeBenedetti
East Bay Power
(Orinda, CA.) ö
Ernesto Silva
Central Valley F.C.
Rebels (Modesto,
CA.) ö Hervi Rualo
Utah Spiders (Salt
Lake City, UT.) ö
Jamie Schock
Elk Grove Pride (Elk
Grove, CA.) ö
Frank Vellutini
San Diego WFC (San
Diego, CA.) ö Lu
Snyder
B.C. Tri City Bos
Angels (Vancouver,
B.C.) ö Gordon
Pickering
Chico Quest (Chico,
CA.) ö Ian Stokell
Denver Diamonds
(Denver, CO.) ö
Scott Dedycker
Ajax Southern
California (Los
Angeles, CA.) ö
Jeff Thomas
Guest ö Bill
Bozgraph - Vice
Chair USASA Region
IV
CONGRATULATIONS
1.
California Storm,
the 2002 WPSL League
Champions.
2. Denver Diamonds,
Elk Grove Pride and
Sonoran Thunder for
their successful
first season.
3. The entire League
for a challenging
season
ACTION
ITEM: Dick Cross to
get Championship
trophy from John
Richer
ACTION ITEM: Pay
cost of trophies to
John Richer.
Financial
Report
1.
Report given by the
League Treasurer,
Dick Cross.
ACTION
ITEM: Report to be
sent to Marge
Madriago of USASA.
ACTION ITEM: MPSL
will pay ¸ of our
dues ($1250) (higher
if they want a
National League as
well).
AMENDMENTS
TO BY-LAWS AND
POLICIES
1.
Law A15 added - Play
quarters when over
100 degrees or when
heat requires it for
safety reasons. This
should be decided
before the game
begins.
2.
Substitutions will
remain unlimited
along with the 20
player Game Day
roster.
3.
Law A6 modified to
clarify tie record
and differential
rule:
1.
Goal difference
between the two
teams
2. Goal difference
within the
division
3. Goal difference
within the entire
League
4. Most goals
scored within
League
5. Least goals
scored within
League
6. Tiebreaker to
be determined by a
coin toss
4.
There will be 28
Active players and
an unlimited number
of Reserve players
allowed. All Active
and Reserve players
must be listed on
the web site.
Players must be
listed as an Active
player in order to
play in a WPSL game.
If a player plays
that was listed on
the web site as a
Reserve and her
status was not
updated on the web
site as Active, she
will be considered
an Illegal player
and the game will be
counted as a
forfeit. Teams will
have until Friday
noon to update their
roster for the
upcoming weekend
games.
5.
In order for a
player exchange to
be considered legal,
the loaned player
must be listed as a
reserve player on
the loaning team's
roster and not an
Active player.
6.
Penalties:
- Overdue
league fees ö
no penalty
decided on.
- Illegal
player ö
forfeit; refer
to Law C6
- Non-rostered
player ö
forfeit; refer
to Law B3
- Forfeits
ö Jamie Schock
will come up
with a proposal
by the next
Conference Call.
- Change
of venue, game
day and/or time
that creates an
additional
traveling
expense for
visiting team.
Claim form to be
created that
will be handed
into the Board
of Directors and
the Board will
determine the
compensation.
The two
disputing teams
cannot take part
in the final
decision by the
Board of
Directors.
7.
Objections of
individual referees
ö Board shall come
up with a list of
minimum standards
for WPSL referees to
follow. League
Schedule &
National League
Discussion
8.
There are five teams
in the East and West
Coast interested in
joining the WPSL.
The WPSL could
become a National
League. The League
fee would be $2500
(which would be
split between the
East and West). The
team fee would
increase to
$250/team. The
consensus was that
the League should go
ahead and work to
become a National
League.
9.
There will be 3
League Divisions for
the 2003 season. A
northern division,
central division and
southern division.
Each team will play
every other team in
their division
twice, 1 away and 1
home, and every
other team once, for
a total of 14 games.
The teams will be
divided as
follows:
- North
ö Chico Quest,
Elk Grove, San
Francisco, Utah
- Central
ö Vancouver,
Storm, Central
Valley, East Bay
- South
ö Los Angeles,
San Diego,
Arizona, Denver
10.
The season will
start the first
weekend in May and
end by the last
weekend of
July.
11.
The Draft of the
2003 season schedule
must be done by
December 20th and
the final schedule
by January 15th (can
be finished sooner).
12.
Provisional teams
pay $2000 entry fee,
of which will apply
to next years entry
fee, no monthly
dues, must register
players & team.
It is up to the
individual teams to
choose to schedule
or not to schedule
games with
Provisional teams.
Teams interested in
becoming provisional
include Monterey
Bay, Seattle and
Houston.
13.
Travel papers
required for games
& tournaments
outside of our
League.
14.
Mark DeBenedetti
will be working on
the schedule draft
so if there are any
scheduling concerns
contact Mark with
them.
15.
Las Vegas Silver Mug
ö applications
were provided.
16.
Houston will host
teams (hotel &
ground trans.) if we
play a provisional
game in
Houston.
17.
Player suspension
due to Red Card ö
Players will serve
their suspension the
next game whether or
not they are on a
road trip. However,
players issued two
yellow cards or a
"soft" red
card will not be
required to serve a
suspension. A
"soft" red
card is a
non-violent red
card. For example, a
keeper using hands
outside the box or
player carded for a
hand-ball in the
box, or a player
that is carded for
mouthing off to the
ref. Clarification
of the difference
between a red card
and a
"soft" red
card needs to be
made and the new Law
E5 needs to be
updated with this
clarification.
League
Meetings
1.
November and
February meetings
are mandatory
2.
There will be a
monthly conference
call held on the 2nd
Wednesday
of every month at
8:00 PM PST. If the
monthly conference
call is not needed,
a notice will be
given.
3.
Colette Hanlon will
be responsible for
taking the Minutes
and distributing
them. WPSL
Relationship with
WUSA and
W-League
1.
The WPSL cannot have
a relationship with
WUSA as long as the
league carries
college
players.
2.
WUSA releasing
procedures ö Get
details directly
from WUSA. WUSA
exhibition to be
handled by Lu Snyder
(see team
duties).
3.
A proposal to have
the State Coach come
watch our WPSL games
and pick up players
for the Regional
Team was given to
the USASA
representative.
4.
Four WPSL teams:
California Storm,
Central Valley F.C.
Rebels, San Diego
WFC and Ajax So. Cal
would like to enter
the Open Cup.
5.
Proposed to the
Region that all
teams will enter the
Open Cup provided
they can bypass the
regional playoff
weekends and go
directly to the
Nationals. We would
play amongst
ourselves and the
other teams that
enter the Open Cup.
Or we pick teams
that want to go and
play amongst
ourselves and send
one team to
represent the
Region. Bill
Bozgraph will report
back to WPSL.
6.
The Commissioner
Pro-tem will be
directed by the
League to discuss
W-League teams
joining our League,
but is expressly
forbidden to enter
into any agreement
with the W-League
regarding merging
with their League.
Referees
1.
Dave Simmons was
selected as our
League Referee
Assignor.
2.
If a manager or
coach has a problem
with a particular
referee he or she
should contact Dave
Simmons.
3.
Dave Simmons will be
the Regional Referee
Assignor and he will
work with the local
assignors to
schedule games. If a
team knows of
an assignor that
they would like to
recommend let Dave
know about it.
4.
Mandatory that
player have WPSL
player card to
play.
5.
A minimum standard
sheet will be
provided that will
outline the referee
duties including the
4th official
statistical duties.
Each team should
have a stat person
to sit with the 4th
official.
6.
Increase payment of
Referees to
$160/game ($10
Center, $5 both
Sidelines)
ACTION
ITEM: Board to come
up with a list of
minimum standards
for WPSL referees to
follow
Sponsorship
1.
Jerry Zanelli, Dick
Cross, Lu Snyder and
Jeff Thomas will be
talking with SCORE.
After the meeting,
one person from the
league, Colette
Hanlon, will deal
with communication
between SCORE and
the WPSL.
2.
90:00 Soccer
Magazine will
display a WPSL ad in
each of its 12
issues for the
upcoming year for
$1000. They will
assist us in the
marketing and
promotion of our
league including
help with press
releases. They will
also assist us in
finding cash
sponsors and will
take a %20
commission. The
league approved to
have a negotiated
contract with
them.
3.
www.waysoccer.com is
an ISP that will pay
$4/month to the
league for customers
that we get to
subscribe to their
service. The league
approved to have a
negotiated contract
with them.
4.
Joann Noorda of
Western Travel
proposed to provide
the league with
arranging flights,
hotels and ground
transportation for
all teams. Her
company would charge
a $10 service fee
for arranging
flights, but no fee
would be charged for
arranging hotel and
ground
transportation.
5.
We will provide our
league-wide sponsors
with the following:
- Two
Game Day
Banners, a Game
Day
Program
ad, PA
announcements.
The sponsors
must furnish
all.
- Free
ad in 90:00 for
a year
- Representation
on away uniforms
if it is a big
sponsor
- Website
exposure &
logo on any
league
advertising
materials.
- The
League will
explore other
ideas including
magnetic
advertisements
of sponsors on
team vans.
ACTION
ITEM: Agree to
contract with 90:00
Soccer Magazine
& Soccer
Development of
America (SDA). For
the $1000 in
advertising they
will give the WPSL
an ad for 12 months
in 90:00 Soccer
Magazine, will
produce a
League-wide WPSL
brochure, will
secure league cash
sponsors for a 20%
commission
(trade-out sponsors
will be mutually
agreed upon on an
individual basis),
review & edit
League press
releases. For
League-wide
sponsors, 90:00
Soccer Magazine will
provide a full-page
ad for 12 months.
The WPSL will
exhibit 2 banners
(provided by 90:00
or SDA), 3 PA
announcements, full
page ad in all Game
Day Programs, will
put logo and link on
front page of web
site and will, when
feasible, provide a
table with magazines
and subscription
cards.
Website
1.
Updates and changes
proposed:
An
overall
"facelift",
adding a statistics
page, a
frequently asked
questions page
(FAQ), a player
page, web
site searching
capabilities, a site
map (table of
contents),
screen savers and
backgrounds (need
photos for these),
possible "play
by play"
service for fans.
2. Each team needs
to update their team
information on the
web site.
3.
Teams need to
encourage their
players to fill out
the Player Profile
form.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette will
look into
incorporating
"play by
play" and/or
streaming media for
the "Game of
the Week"
Registration
1.
The WPSL is its own
registering body.
Every WPSL player
must be registered
with the WPSL in
order to play in a
WPSL game. The only
exception would be
for exhibition games
against provisional
teams, for these
games, USASA or USSF
passes will be
accepted.
2.
Each team must be
registered with
USASA.
3.
Registrations may be
sent via fax. The
steps are outlined
below and can also
be found in Section
10 of your team
binder and on the
web site under
docs.
a.
Registration form
is filled out and
signed by the
Player and Team
Rep.
b.
Registration form
is received (may
send via fax to
415-704- 3397) and
signed by the
League Registrar
(Colette Hanlon).
Must be
legible!
c.
The $15/player
registration fee
(made out to the
WPSL) is received.
The online service
Pay Pal will be an
accepted means of
payment.
d.
Player Passes are
e-mailed to Team
Representative in
PDF format.
e.
Team Rep. prints
out the
passes.
f.
The player's
picture (1" x
1 ¸") is
pasted onto the
pass in the
designated box.
Digital camera
player pictures
can also be
e-mailed to the
Registrar, who
will place them on
the pass digitally
and e-mail
back.
g.
Player cards must
be signed by the
player and then
laminated.
4.
All youth players
registering as WPSL
players must fill
out youth to
Provisional Senior
Player forms. You
must get this form
from your State
Association.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette will
distribute
information on
using Pay Pal
for player
registration
payments.
**Temporary
Passes will not be
allowed for
liability reasons.
Therefore, the
Temporary Pass form
is considered null
and void.
All
ö Star Team, MVP,
MVG
1.
Nomination procedure
will be the same as
last year.
2.
Additional
awards:
a.
Coach of the Year
ö each team will
have one vote and
they may not vote
for their own
team.
b.
Manager of the
Year ö Colette
will decide.
c.
Plaques and/or
Certificates will
be issued to the
Most Valuable
Player and
Goalkeeper,
All-Star Team
players, Tom
Burger, league
founders that have
disbanded and
League-wide
sponsors.
3.
T-shirts to be given
to All-Star Team
players.
ACTION
ITEM: Jamie Schock
will get plaques for
MVP players and
dignitaries.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette Hanlon
will create
Certificates.
ACTION
ITEM: Dick Cross to
look into getting
All-Star team
t-shirts.
Team
Duties
1.
Treasurer ö Dick
Cross re-elected
2.
Commissioner
pro-temp ö Jerry
Zanelli re-elected
3.
Secretary to take
minutes at meetings
ö Colette Hanlon
4.
2003 AGM Host ö
California Storm of
Sacramento
5.
Create a sponsorship
package and be the
contact person
ö
Jerry Zanelli
6.
Media Contact -
Writing and
distribution of
press releases ö
Soccer Development
of America (SDA).
7.
League agrees to
hold off on
processing paperwork
to make WPSL a
Non-profit
organization.
8.
Discussed adding a
Player
Representative to
the Board of
Directors.
9.
Board of Directors
ö displayed on
contact sheet.
10.
Mark DeBenedetti
appointed League
Scheduler for 2003
season.
11.
WUSA Exhibition ö
Lu Snyder will
coordinate.
Scheduled for the
first weekend of
February in San
Diego. Waiting for
final approval from
WUSA & the
Olympic playing site
in Chula Vista, San
Diego.
12.
Recommendation that
each home team
videotape their
games.
Other
Items
1.
Because of travel
constraints in the
Western region, this
year's official
League will be
comprised of the 12
teams that met the
Nov. 16th deadline.
Because the Central
and Eastern
divisions of the
league will need
more time to
organize, the League
will allow their
Region to determine
their deadline
dates.
2.
Other teams in the
Western Region that
want to enter will
have to do so
provisionally and
play games under the
constraints of the
schedule already
adopted.
3.
Areas to target for
expansion include:
N. Utah team, 4 S.
Cal teams, Seattle,
Phoenix and Las
Vegas, Mid-West
and East
Coast.
ACTION
ITEM: Law B3 wording
needs to be clearer
and the
28-player roster
limit must be
changed.
ACTION
ITEM: Jamie Schock
to come up with a
proposal to handle
penalizing teams
that forfeit.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette Hanlon
to create a Claim
Form that will
handle financial
disputes due to
change of venue,
game day or time.
ACTION
ITEM: Mark
DeBenedetti to
create the first
draft of the 2003
League Schedule and
e-mail to everyone
for review.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette Hanlon
to get Travel Papers
from USASA.
ACTION
ITEM: Clarification
of the difference
between a red card
and a
"soft" red
card needs to be
made and the new Law
E5 needs to be
updated with this
clarification.
ACTION
ITEM: Jeff Thomas
will set-up the next
Conference Call on
December 11th at
8:00 PM PST. Colette
Hanlon will e-mail
everyone with a
reminder and the
details.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette Hanlon
will receive the
agreed upon salary
amount for 8 months
of the 2003
season.
Adjournment
Next
meeting to be held
December 11th at
8:00 PM PST as a
Conference Call.
Meeting
adjourned 6:10 PM.
Minutes
respectfully
submitted.
Colette Hanlon
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