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WPSL
CONFERENCE CALL
December 11, 2002
8:00 PM ö 9:20 PM
TEAMS REPRESENTED
California
Storm (Sacramento,
CA.) - Jerry Zanelli
San Francisco
Nighthawks (San
Francisco, CA.) -
Richard Cross
Sonoran Thunder
(Tucson, AZ.) - Mark
DeBenedetti
Utah Spiders (Salt
Lake City, UT.) -
Jamie Schock
Elk Grove Pride (Elk
Grove, CA.) ö
Frank Vellutini
San Diego WFC (San
Diego, CA.) ö Lu
Snyder
Chico Quest (Chico,
CA.) - Ian Stokell
Denver Diamonds
(Denver, CO.) ö
Scott Dedycker
Ajax Southern
California (Los
Angeles, CA.) ö
Jeff Thomas
TEAMS
NOT REPRESENTED
East
Bay Power (Orinda,
CA.) ö Ernesto
Silva
Central Valley F.C.
Rebels (Modesto,
CA.) ö Hervi Rualo
SCORE
1.
Jeff Thomas, Jerry
Zanelli and Lu
Snyder met with 4
Score
representatives to
discuss the needs of
both the league and
of SCORE and how
best to meet these
needs.
2.
Score would like to
fulfill the balance
of the contract
which they say is up
in 2003. However,
the contract states
2004.
3.
Timing of uniform
orders is
critical:
a.
January 15th - All
orders need to be
in by this
date.
b.
February 15th -
All logo art and
color selections
need to be in by
this date.
4.
No more than 2
colors may be used,
unless the team
wants to cover the
costs of additional
colors.
5.
Warm-up orders
cannot be fulfilled
this year. However,
they will look into
providing fleece
tops.
6.
SCORE would like the
WPSL teams to be
more pro-active in
referring local
clubs to
SCORE.
7.
Local SCORE sales
representatives
should be visiting
each team.
8.
A league ball has
been chosen. Each
team is required to
buy 30 balls from
SCORE at $12 per
ball or 300
total.
9.
All orders are to go
through Colette
Hanlon. She will be
in contact with
Nancy.
10.
All local club sales
leads (referrals) to
go through Colette
Hanlon. She will
forward them to
SCORE. This will
insure
centralization and
documentation for
future
negotiations.
11.
SCORE will not be
able to provide
printing of local
sponsor logos on
uniforms. It is up
to the individual
teams to have them
printed on the
uniforms.
ACTION
ITEM: Jerry Zanelli
to get contact
information for
Nancy and have her
get in contact with
Colette
Hanlon.
ACTION
ITEM: Colette Hanlon
to get order forms
from Nancy and
distribute to
teams.
SCHEDULE
1.
Vancouver will not
be participating in
the 2003
season.
2.
Orange County and
Las Vegas are
interested in coming
in. They will have
until Friday Dec.
13th at 10:00 PM to
commit to the
league.
3.
If there will only
be 11 teams,it is
suggested that we go
back to the 2
divisions. The
divisions would be
the following:
North
Utah Spiders
California Storm
San Francisco
Nighthawks
Elk Grove Pride
East Bay Power
Chico Quest
South
Denver Diamonds
Sonoran Thunder
San Diego WFC
Ajax of Southern
California
Central Valley F.C.
Rebel
4.
If a team fills in
for Vancouver we
will keep the 3
divisions and the
new team would
replace Vancouver in
the schedule.
5.
Mark DeBenedetti
will alter the
schedule after the
Friday deadline and
distribute to all
teams by Monday Dec.
16th. The teams are
to get back with
Mark via e-mail with
any conflicts.
ACTION
ITEM: Mark
DeBenedetti to alter
schedule and
distribute by Monday
Dec. 16th.
ACTION
ITEM: Teams contact
Mark with any
scheduling
conflicts.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE STATUS
1.
The USASA will be
having an Executive
Board meeting in
January. Jerry
Zanelli will present
the WPSL proposal to
USASA
representatives. The
WPSL is expected to
receive provisional
approval for
National League
status. The vote at
the mid-year USASA
meeting in February
could give official
approval.
2.
If we are approved
as a National League
than we need to make
sure we are listed
as such in the
Soccer America
directory.
3.
Several Eastern
teams are joining or
have interest in
joining including:
Maryland Pride,
Springfield Mass.,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New
York.
4.
Dallas and Houston
although not
officially a part of
the league will be
playing local teams
and promoting a
central
league.
ACTION
ITEM: Jerry Zanelli
to attend USASA
meeting in
February to discuss
National League
approval.
90:00
AD
1.
90:00 has agreed to
put a
www.waysoccer.com ad
in the magazine.
Both 90:00 and the
WPSL and MPSL will
receive a portion of
the profits from any
subscriptions gained
as a result of the
ad. The contract
calls for $2 per
hook-up per month in
the United
States.
2.
The MPSL would like
to put up a booth at
the NSCAA Conference
in Kansas City. They
are willing to pay
1/2 of the cost $525
if we pay half of
the cost $525 for
the booth. Everyone
agrees that this is
a good idea. We need
to send someone to
man the booth at the
Conference. It is
agreed that Colette
Hanlon attend.
ACTION
ITEM: Teams to come
up with ideas for
the January 90:00 ad
and e-mail to
Colette
Hanlon.
ACTION
ITEM: Mark
DeBenedetti and Dick
Cross to send high
quality action
photographs for ad
to Colette Hanlon.
WUSA
EXHIBTION
1.
The WUSA exhibition
is planned for the
last weekend of
January in San
Diego. However, the
WUSA coaches still
need to
confirm.
2.
The exhibition will
provide college
seniors and
post-college players
the opportunity to
be seen by WUSA
coaches and/or
representatives
without the expense
of a trip to Florida
for the WUSA
combine.
ACTION
ITEM: Lu Snyder to
confirm dates of
exhibition and
distribute details
to teams.
*After
consultation with
WUSA it was decided
to cancel the
exhibition because
the East Coast
coaches would be
unable to fly to San
Diego for the
exhibition.
BOND
ISSUE
1.
The possibility of
requiring new teams
and teams that have
forfeited in the
past to post a bond
will continue to be
discussed.
ACTION
ITEM: Jamie Schock
to come up with a
proposal that will
deal with the
forfeit issue.
Adjournment
If
scheduling conflicts
cannot be resolved
via e-mail then
there will be an
impromptu Conference
Call next week.
Otherwise, the next
meeting will be held
via Conference Call
January 8th at 8:00
PM PST.
Meeting
adjourned 9:20 PM.
Minutes
respectfully
submitted.
Colette Hanlon
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