Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

January 25, 2006

Call to Order

Ren Pettinelli called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. 

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the November meeting are posted on the website and were approved as posted.   

Treasurer’s Report

Cash balance of $7,864 was approved. 

Reports

A)      US Lacrosse - Convention in Philadelphia early in Jan was well attended.  There will be a Hall of Fame Dinner on Feb. 18 at A-B Soccer Park.  Mike Sennett and Bob Schulte will be honored.  You can get tickets through Stickhead Lacrosse.

B)      Girls Lacrosse –They have gotten enough signatures to put the sanctioning on the MSHSAA ballot in April. 

C)      Coaches –Master schedule of games is almost complete.

D)      Officials – Training will be Jan 28 in St Louis, Kansas City and Columbia.  New officials are still needed, esp. in Kansas City and Columbia.  They are looking for high school and college kids to referee youth lacrosse.  It will be 5 Sundays beginning April 23.  US Lacrosse will pick up the tab for the uniform.  Training will be April 9.  Contact Bob Schulte if interested.

Old Business

A&B) Rating System and Electronic Scheduling—Motion was made and seconded that MSLA purchase the Arbitron software for game scheduling and rating.  Motion passed.   Our master schedule will be loaded into the system .  It will also do the referee scheduling for games.  Jason Fauss and Bob Schulte will look at the rating system and report back at a later meeting.

C) Coaches certification—No one has gone through the MSHSAA non-teacher certification at this time.  Matter was tabled until someone has attended.

New Business

Chaminade player eligibility—a Chaminade player does not meet the MSLA eligibility requirements for the 2006 season.  He does not meet the requirement that he pass 70% of maximum allowable credits.  Due to the fact that Chaminade offers 8 courses/day, and Ladue offers only 7, and he would be eligible to play there.  A motion was made and seconded that the MSLA continue to enforce their current eligibility requirements (the same as MSHSAA).  Motion was carried.

MSHSAA sanctioning—Jay Coleman (KC Rockhurst) talked at length about the process and that MSLA needs to be considering it soon as the number of teams grows.  We have 27 schools with teams for 2006.  Coaches and parent reps need to be developing a relationship with their school’s Athletic Director.

Insurance Certificates due at the Feb meeting and 15 man roster due in March.

Coaches meeting Feb 11, 9 a.m. in DeSmet cafeteria.  They will be taking the rules test.  Encouraged that all coaches attend not just head coach.

Jamboree in St Louis and KC Saturday, March 11.  Openings still available.

There will be no freshman developmental league this spring.

Next Meeting – February 16, 2006 – 7:00 PM at DeSmet High School , room 102.    

Meeting Adjourned