Wright County Soccer Annual General Meeting November 18

Wright County Soccer Annual General Meeting November 18, 2018 1

Agenda I. Officer Reports 2018 Financials (Bryan) 2018 in Review (Andrew) Coaching and Player Development (Steve) II. New Business 2019 Club Goals (Andrew) 2019 Important Dates (Andrew) III. Board Elections 2018/19 Slate (Brad) IV. Adjournment 2

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting 2018 in Review & Highlights Andrew Taylor 3

2018 in Review 31 Summer travel teams – Club record! Ø 16 girls and 15 boys teams Ø 9 Developmental (U 9 -U 10) – one Maroon team Ø 22 U 11 and older teams – 12 higher level (C 1 & C 2) and 10 C 3 21 Fall travel – Club record! Ø 11 girls and 12 boys Ø 4 undefeated teams Ø 6 District Champions Ø 8 State Tournament Qualifiers – Club record! Ø 3 State Tournament Champions – BU 11 C 2, GU 11 C 2 and GU 14 C 2 11 State Champions in last 10 years, with 6 in the last 3 years! 4

Looking ahead… Ø Ø Ø 2019 – Fielding 6 C 1 teams and 8 C 2 teams Signed new lease on EDGE for another 5 years, starts 2019 v. New turf v. New roof v. New lighting (installed) Partnering with Lil’ Kickers/Alchemy to add programming for 2 -5 year olds at EDGE, starting this winter Leasing STMA Dome for older high level teams Hired Registrar/Webmaster as part time position 5

Participant History: Travel Teams 665 700 600 500 450 400 300 261 294 228 231 325 360 338 301 275 295 305 325 214 200 150 100 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 League Players 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Skills Acadamy 6

State of Youth Soccer Landscape in MN Ø TCSL (Twin Cities Soccer League) Ø MYSA issues Ø Options for WCS going forward (Potential changes to league structure and participation) Ø New Rules (observed effects and implications) STEVE 7

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting Coaching & Player Development Steve Doimer 8

Wright County Soccer Mission Statement To help our youth develop an understanding of leadership, teamwork, self discipline, responsibility, high standards of fair play, and respect for others through the sport of Soccer. 9

Coaching & Player Development Ø WRC is implementing a comprehensive GK program. Sessions will run throughout the winter indoors and outdoors in the spring. Ø Open Soccer continues to experience good success with high participation. Ø Recreational Soccer curriculum is expanded. U 4 through U 8 coaches are now able to teach a common curriculum. Ø Provide a greater focus on recreational coach's education. Ø Skills Academy participation is growing. The results are reflected in the increases in competitive levels. 10

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting 2019 Club Goals Andrew Taylor 11

2019 Club Goals Ø Develop Rec program in Delano Ø Increase participation in Rockford Ø Create a new facility committee to start looking for a bigger training facility (5 year plan) Ø Increase participation at the U 9 entry level for competitive side (transitioning from rec) Ø Continue to expand our coaching curriculum for Rec coaches at the U 6, U 8, and U 10 levels Ø Curriculum designed to increase player skills for future play Ø Provide coaches with tools and support Ø Less stress/prep on coaches makes coaching more fun! 12

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting 2018 -2019 Important Dates 13

2018 -2019 Important Dates Recreational Competitive Nov 10 C 1 teams training kick-off Feb 1 Registration Opens Nov 15 Registration Deadline for Summer Travel 2019 Mar 15 Early bird registration ends May 6 League Play Begins June 17 -20 Team Pictures July 22 -28 End of the year Tournament Jan 7 C 2 teams training kick-off Mar 1 C 3 teams training kick-off Apr 20 Picture Day May 1 Season begins All Players Nov 2018 -Feb 2019 Skills Academy at The EDGE June 10 -14, 2019 Delano MVP Soccer Camp July 22 -26, 2019 Buffalo MVP Soccer Camp July 28 -29, 2019 Tryouts for 2019 Fall / 2020 Summer Competitive Season 14

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting Board of Directors Elections Brad Lucas 15

Nominated Slate Nominated Board Positions (even year election) VP of Operations Secretary Competitive Coordinator Recreation Coordinator Referee Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator Member at Large Andrew Taylor Janice Bourgoine Jason Scott Melissa / Dusty Glen Raisanen Tami Boyd BJ Trende Brandy Branstrom Returning Board members President Treasurer Field Coordinator Equip/Uniform Coordinator Registrar/Webmaster Team Management Coordinator Member at Large (even year election) Brad Lucas Bryan Nichols Chris Hince Rob Thompson Tate Moser Kris Brockhop Jenny Maenke 16

Questions? 17

Wright County Soccer Annual Meeting Adjournment THANK YOU for Coming!