VENTURA COUNTY REFEREES ASSOCIATION

November 21, 2000

1. The meeting was called to order at 7:14 PM.

2. New members were introduced and welcomed.

3. The October 17^th meetingminutes were read and approved.

4. There was no treasurer’s report.

5. The Technical Services Web page was reviewed and Maggie Sailing was acknowledged for her hard work.

6. A discussion was held on the “administration of League affairs”. It was suggested that referees should cooperate where the requests are reasonable; however, the retrieval of a coach’s card was held to be beyond a reasonable scope (the coach had declined to return the card to the League).

7. Compliments were issued to Sean Kelley, Dan Puliti and Matt Carlson for their handling of difficult game situations. Positive comments were made about the youth referee group.

8. The use of e-mail (or Electronic Messaging) has improved communication. Dick Falk was thanked for his efforts.

9. Ed Rigsbee spoke on the Area 9 AYSO Referee Mentoring Program. USSR referees are invited to visit local AYSO venues to observe referees and offer instruction and encouragement. There will be a collection of any old referee uniforms, shoes, etc on December 2 at Conejo Creek Park.

10. The AGM will be February 20, 2001. Nominations should be forwarded to Larry Turner or Phillipe Renault for the offices of President, Standards Committee, and Secretary. A reminder that any amendments or changes to the by-laws must be published 30 days prior to the AGM.

11. Senior Officials from the organization have been selected for high level NCAA games such as UCLA vs. USC women’s games. The crew was led by Luis Gutierrez and assisted by Leslie McCormick and Joe Puliti.

12. Larry Lindsay conducted a training session on “misconduct”.

13. Any one needing an assessment should contact Larry Lindsay.

14. The next meeting will be January 16, 2001.

15. The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 PM.