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Show So. Davis Soccer Meeting The South Davis Soccer Association recently held its annual business meeting at Bountiful High School. THE MEETING was attended by officers, coaches and parents of SDSA players. Dick Kieffer, 1981 SDSA president, pres-ident, conducted the meeting. Following a brief welcome, Kieffer presented the financial report. The association has funds in a NOW account as well as money invested in U.S. Treasury bills. Expenditures for the year include money spent on uniforms, equipment, trophies, patches, fields, goal posts, shirt, supplies, printing, clinics, rule books, coaches manuals, liability insurance, first-aid kits and computer equipment. BEEHIVE International donated the computer terminal to the league. The value of the total system is over $3,000 and, the league has just over $1,000 invested in the equipment. equip-ment. Other expenditures included in-cluded tournament fees, building build-ing rentals for clinics, bank charges, post office box rental and safe deposit box rentals. Kieffer then discussed the year in general. Seven new soccer fields were marked and goal posts installed. Fields were two at Centerville Jr.; two at South Davis Jr.; Boul-ton Boul-ton Elementary, Adelaide, Orchard and Meadowbrook schools. The installation of the goal posts cost $250, but many hours of donated labor contributed contri-buted to the success of this project. THE SCHOOL district has request and approved addi tional soccer fields to be installed instal-led by the SDSA at J. A. Taylor, Centerville Ele., Stewart Ste-wart and Bountiful Jr. High, Oakhills and Mueller Park Jr. The association also took part in two tournaments. One was held in Ogden and the other at the Air Force Academy in Colo. Springs, Colo. The SDSA teams were both undefeated at the Air Force Academy tournament. THE SDSA hosted a Thanksgiving Thank-sgiving tournament, but snow interfered with the success of the tournament. Six coaches clinics and three referees clinics cli-nics were held. A Lagoon Day was held in August and was attended by about 500 players. The association asso-ciation felt more advance publicity pub-licity could have made this project more successful is planning to make this year's Lagoon Day, June 3, better by including more of the players through advanced notice and planning. KIEFFER concluded by saying that he felt the association associa-tion had made major strides in the right direction. He said he felt all problems had not been solved and that everything had not been done, but that things were going in the right direction direc-tion and, much had been accomplished. One of the major ma-jor undertakings was the revision revi-sion of the by-laws and rules and regulations. This was done by the SDSA's elected officers offic-ers and association two past presidents. The computer will make mailing, roosters and record keeping much more convenient conve-nient and efficient. A mailing permit has been filed and when approved will aid in helping to fill the need for communication communica-tion with parents and piayers, continued Kieffer. KIEFFER SAID the first aid kits had also been of real value to the teams. By-laws and rules and regulations reg-ulations were then discussed and voted upon. While some of the by-laws and rules remained the same, others had verbage changes with intent remaining the same. Others were changed or new ones added to improve upon past situations. ONE SIGNIFICANT addition addi-tion was the office of executive chairman of (he board. This office was created to improve communications between officers, division chairmans and coaches. Another change included the annual meeting to be held each January rather than February. Copies of the approved bylaws by-laws and rules will be distributed distri-buted to SDSA members. ONE OF THE most significant signifi-cant votes of the evening was the associations' choice to affiliate affi-liate with the U.S. Soccer Federation, thru the Utah Youth Soccer Organization. The South Davis Soccer Association Asso-ciation will retain total autonomy auton-omy total control and responsibility re-sponsibility for its own organization, organi-zation, monies, officers, rules, will be their responsibility. However this new affiliation will make many opportunties available to the association. THE AYSO WILL have no control over the SDSA, but will provide services and opportunities for players and teams. Aid in referee training and testing, dispute resolving, and in and out of state tournaments tourna-ments will be made available. Progams and player identification identifica-tion cards will be furnished by the state organization. Fifty cents per player will go to the state organization while another fifty cents per player will go to the national organization. organi-zation. The affliation also offers an insurance option for players without medical insurance, improved purchasing powers, and invitations to vendor shows for the purchasing of equipment, etc. THE ASSOCIATION voted last year not to join with the AYSO, but at that time had been asked to become a part of district No. 33 AYSO and to give control and jurisdiction for our area to them. This was overwhelmingly defeated and in all probability would be again. It must be understood that this vote is a different issue. We also have the opportunity to vote on this affliation again next year, clarified Kieffer. NEW OFFICERS were also elected and include: Richard Messenger, president; Dave Jacobsen, vice president; Dave Jensen, sec; Wendall Illii, treasurer; Bill Pieffer. chairman of the board. Outgoing officers, chairman, chair-man, coaches, etc. were thanked for their time and efforts. Spring soccer season will begin March 20 (weather permitting). Teams will remain together as they played in the fall with the few exceptions of players who have moved, etc. For information regarding waiting lists contact Richard Messenger |