NCYSA Challenge Council

Meeting Minutes

Sunday, April 13, 2003

NCYSA State Office, Greensboro

Attendance: Rob Baldwin (WOW), Milton Morgan (FVAA), Jim Jensen (ABYSA), James Zeitler (GYSA), Garry Norman (NTSC-guest), Steve Belaulieu (CASL), David Miller (PSA), Billy Helms (KSA), Brant Brantley (HCSA/WNNCL), Bob Vranek (MNYSA), Ralph Wager (CACYSL), Dave Stump (NCYSA-for Grant Underhill), Mari Villalobos (NCYSA)

Challenge Council called to order by Dave Stump and a quorum established to conduct business. Minutes for the 11/3/03 meeting were approved. Motion to approve by Brant Brantley (HCSA), Rob Baldwin (WOW) 2 nd.

Challenge State Cup/Seeding:

             Report on Spring 2003 Cup- CSA/RCYSA, TCYSA, and ECSA will hosted 220 teams in

preliminaries.   GYSA will hosted the Final Four in conjunction with Snickers and Kepner   Cup.   This will be the first ever seeded NCYSA Challenge State Cup.  

Let’s Get Legal:

            Report on Regions/Scheduling League Committee Meeting- The committee formed by

              NCYSA President, Bob Singer met 4/9/03 and brainstormed the concept of regions across

              the state, the definition of a scheduling league, ways to organize a scheduling league, and

              the concept of requiring all leagues to submit bylaws, containing certain provisions, for

              approval each year.

            CACYSL announced that it would form a new scheduling league for fall of 2003 which

              would apply for membership.   Ralph Wager (CACYSL) questioned difference

              between being sanctioned and non-sanctioned as well as what prevents associations from

              operating as a non-sanctioned entity.   Brant Brantley (HCSA) suggested that

              NCYSA member associations that attempt to be scheduled by non-NCYSA scheduling

              leagues could be put themselves bad standing with NCYSA as there is a rule that

              scheduling bodies must be members of NCYSA be Fall 2003.  

            Challenge Council brainstormed the definition of a scheduling league and put forth the  

              following; a scheduling league is any league that does inter/intra scheduling of NCYSA  

              challenge teams that is a member of NCYSA.

New Business:

            Announcements- NCYSA will host 8 Free Youth Modules in NC. Bill Furjanic, NCYSA

             Director of Coaching will present a proposal for 8v8 small-sided games to the BOD for

             associations to vote on in July 2003.  

            Next Challenge Council meeting is July 26, 2003 at NCYSA State Office.

            Fall Cups: Mark Moore, NCYSA deputy director, discussed the problems associated with

             hosting state cups in the December.   There were to many weather related issues this fall          

             and both classic and challenge council need to look at moving the cups back.   A motion

             was made by Ralph Wager (CACYSL), 2 nd by Billy Helms (KSA) to keep Challenge Cup

             finals weekend the same as Snickers Cup finals weekend as long as it doesn’t interfere

             with Challenge tournaments.   The motion had unanimous approval.

            Steve Belaulieu (CASL) announced that CASL would be hosting the women’s ACC

             tournament with the possibility of being able to host Challenge Cup finals in conjunction

             with Snickers Cup finals.  

Motion to adjourn made by Billy Helms (KSA), 2 nd by Brant Brantley (HCSA).   Minutes submitted by Mari Villalobos, NCYSA.