5.20.26 BOD Meeting by Donaldvysa

VYSABODMEETING:

Wednesday,May20,2026,at7:00PM-ViaZoom

WelcomeandCalltoOrder

RollCall

ApprovalofthePreviousBoardMinutes–April15,2026

Reports

OfficerReports

President’sReport BillPhillips

Treasurer’sReport TomLewis

SecretaryReport RichardSmith

CommitteeReports

Finance AnneThompson

BODNominating AnneThompson

HallofFame

AdeleDolansky

TopSoccer JohnSchlenker

VirginiaGrassroots

StaffReports

J.MarceloGangotena

ExecutiveDirector SerkanOrsan

TechnicalDirector GordonMiller

StateCupandPresident’sCup RayFord

UnfinishedBusiness

NewBusiness

GoodoftheGame

Adjournment

Note:ThenextBoardofDirectorsMeetingisJune17thviaZoom

May20,2026

NewMembers

FournewapplicationsformembershiphavebeenreceivedsincethelastBoardmeeting.Notably,noneofthem arecompleteaccordingtoourrequirements.

1.MCSoccerClub

a.ApplicationreceivedbytheSecretaryonFriday,May15,2026

b.Thisisintendedtobeanon-profitnonstockcorporation,butithasnotyetsecureditsnot-forprofitcertification.ItisactiveandingoodstandingwiththeCommonwealthofVirginiaState CorporationCommissionandwasincorporated13daysagoonMay6,2026.

c.TheyareapplyingtobeatravelonlyclubandintendtoplayintheVCSLoutofMadison, Virginia.Theclubintendstohaveoneteam,aU19girls’team,thatwillplayinthefall.

d.Theclubsubmittedbylawsandpoliciesand–exceptforthefailuretosubmitarticlesof incorporation–otherwiseappearstohavesubmittedacompleteapplication.

Recommendation:

MotiontoapproveMCSoccerClubasatravel-onlysoccerclub.

2.BeachSaint-GermainF.C.LLC

a.ApplicationreceivedbytheSecretaryonFriday,May15,2026

b.Thisisafor-profitLLCthatisactiveandingoodstandingwiththeCommonwealthofVirginia StateCorporationCommission,havingbeenincorporatedonNovember1,2025.

c.TheyareapplyingtobearecreationalonlyclubandintendtoplayinSoutheasternVirginia. Theyintendtohave4co-edteams,U10andU12.

d.Theclubsubmittedbylawsandpoliciesand–exceptforthefailuretosubmitarticlesof incorporation–otherwiseappearstohavesubmittedacompleteapplication.TheSecretary notesthatLLC’softendonothaveArticlesofIncorporationbutwouldhaveOperating Agreementsthatservethesamepurpose,althoughnosuchitemwassubmittedhere.

Recommendation:

MotiontoapproveBeachSaint-GermainF.C.LLCasarecreational-onlysoccerclub.

3.AltavistaAreaY.M.C.A.,Inc.

a.ApplicationreceivedbytheSecretaryonFriday,May15,2026

b.Thisisanot-for-profitnonstockcorporationthatisactiveandingoodstandingwiththe CommonwealthofVirginiaStateCorporationCommission,havingbeenincorporatedonApril1, 1960.

c.Theyareapplyingtobeatravel-onlyclubmarketedasAltavistaDefendersFC(orpossibly AltavistaAreaYMCAFC,astheapplicationisunclear)andintendtoplayinVCSLwith2teams, U11andU12.

d.Theclubsubmittedbylawsandpoliciesand–exceptforthefailuretosubmitarticlesof incorporation–otherwiseappearstohavesubmittedacompleteapplication.

Recommendation:

Motiontoapprove

4.MBSAcademyLLC

a.ApplicationreceivedbytheSecretaryonFriday,May15,2026

b.Thisisanot-for-profitnonstockcorporationthatisactiveandingoodstandingwiththe CommonwealthofVirginiaStateCorporationCommission,havingbeenincorporatedoneweek agoonMay13.

c.Theyareapplyingtobeatravel-onlyclubinViennaandintendtoplayinEDPwith1U11girls’ team.

d.Theclubdidnotsubmititsbylawsorarticlesofincorporationandthereforehasnotsubmitteda completeapplication.

Recommendation:

Takenoaction.

RespectfullySubmitted,

RichardSmith Secretary

FINANCECOMMITTEEREPORT(5-20-26)

AnneThompson,Chair

1.FY2026–2027BudgetPreparationandFinalizationProcessTimelines

TheFinanceCommitteewillmeetwithseniorstafftoreviewBudgetDraftonthefollowingkey dates:

Saturday,May16|10:00AM–2:00PMIBudgetReviewinPerson@VYSAOffice Topic:26-27FinalBudgetandStrategicDirectionReviewwithBODFinance Committee.

Wednesday,June17|7:00–8:30PM|VYSABODMeeting–ZOOMCALL Topic:26-27FinalBudget&StrategicDirectionApprovalbyBOD/AGMPreparation.

Saturday,June27|/ALEXRENEW|VYSAAGM Topic:3-MonthProgress&VYSA26-27FinalBudget/StrategicDirectionPresentation.

2.FinancialPolicyReview–updatetoExpenseandReimbursementPolicy

SeniorstaffisconductingareviewofthecurrentFinancialPolicy(approvedAugust 2022)andwillpresentrecommendedupdatestostrengthenfinancialgovernanceand operationalclarity.

SeniorstaffintroducedthefollowingareasintheFinancialPolicytoVYSAstaff:

ClearlydefinedtheExpensePolicy

RefinedtheReimbursementPolicy(digitizationinprocess)

3.AccountsReceivable(A/R)Management

SeniorstaffiscontinuouslyreviewingtheAccountsReceivableAgingSummaryto identifyoutstandingbalancesanddelinquentaccountsandcontinuewithcollectioneffortsto improvecashflowandreducelong-standingreceivables.

4.OperatingExpenseReview

Seniorstaffcontinuetoconductareviewofrecurringoperatingexpenses,including:

Rentalagreements,Leasecommitments

Otherfixedmonthlyexpenditures

Thepurposeofthisreviewistoidentifyopportunitiestooptimizeoperationalspendingand improvetheorganization'soverallfinancialposition.

ReportoftheNominatingCommittee–May20,2026

TheelectionfortheVYSABoardofDirectorswilltakeplaceJune27,2026. Thefollowingnameshavebeenplacedinnomination. Allcandidateshaveagreedtoserveifelected.

FortheofficeofPresident: BillPhillips

FortheofficeofTreasurer: TomLewis

ForthepositionofTravelNorth:JamilWalker

ForthepositionofNorthRecreation:CorkyWebster

ForthepositionofCentralRecreation:DavidGlass

ForthepositionofD.CRecreation: TalineT.Morais

ThefollowingPositionsforElectionremainopen:

PositionofTravelSouth:

PositionofWestRecreation:

PositionofEastRecreation:

Additionalnominationsmaybemadeuponwrittenpetitionofamembereligibletovote andwiththeattestationbythenomineeofhiswillingnesstoserve.

SuchpetitionsshallbesubmittedtotheSecretaryoftheVYSABoardnotlaterthan15 dayspriortotheAGM.

TheSecretaryoftheAssociationshall,inthecallfortheJunemeetingofthe Association,notifyallmembersofthecandidatesforoffice.

NonominationsmaybemadefromtheflooronthedateoftheAnnualMeetingexcept forofficesforwhichnoonehasbeennominatedinadvance.

Respectfullysubmitted May20,2026

AnneThompson-Chairman

TechnicalDirector’sBoardReport-May20,2026

By:GordonMiller VYSATechnicalDirector

ODP

FinaltrainingsessiononMay31forallplayersandteamswhohavebeenselected fortheRegionTournamentinPA(boys)andNJ(girls)onJune5-7.RegionPool selectionswillbemadeatthistournament.

Tryoutdatesforthenextcyclewillsoonbeposted.

Selectionofnextcycle’sdistrictstaffsarecurrentlytakingplace.

ScoutedStateCupandPresident’sCupplayers/teamsforfutureinvolvement.

COACHEDUCATION

UpcomingCoursesforMayandJune

11v11-Smithfield,Vienna,Lynchburg,Roanoke

9v9-Vienna,Carollton,Lynchburg,Chesapeake

7v7-Chesapeake,Fredericksburg

DLicense-Vienna,Springfield,Chesapeake

CLicense-Starts9/7-Openforregistration

BLicense-Starts7/06-Openforregistration

ClubVisitsandClinics-VSA,ACAlliance,Alexandria

CompletedSchoolclinicinAlexandria

StateCupSemi-FinalTeams,GamestobePlayedonSaturday30thMay:

DivisionHomeTeam AwayTeam

14UB

ArlingtonSoccerAssociationSA2012BRed/RL (U13)

CiprianiAccademiaFCCSAB12Elite

14UBSpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2012BNL VirginiaVelocityFC2012BAcademy

12UBRichmondUnitedRUORANGEPREECNL1B14ArlingtonSoccerAssociation2014BPreAcademy1 12UBAlexandriaSAAlex2014BoysPre-MLS

14UGVirginiaReignVAReignECNL-RLG2012

14UGVirginiaUnitedFCVirginiaUnitedECNL-RLG2012

12UGGreatFallsRestonSCPre-ECNLG14

12UGSpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2014GPre-GA(I)

SpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2014BPre-MLSNext

ArlingtonSoccerAssociationSA2012GRed/RL (U13)

StaffordSoccerStaffordRevolutionECNLRL G2012

RichmondUnitedRUORANGEPREECNL1G14

VirginiaValorFCVirginiaValorFC2014GPreECNL

13UBVirginiaUnitedFCVirginiaUnitedECNL-RLB2013AlexandriaSAAlex2013BoysMLSNextAD

13UBVirginiaReignVaReignFCECNLRLB2013

11UBMcLeanYSMcLeanYouthSoccer2015BoysGreen

11UB

VirginiaSoccerAssociation15BPre-ECNLIVDA West

13UGGreatFallsRestonSoccerClubGFRSC13GBlue

ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA2013B Red

SpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2015BPre-MLSNext II

SpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2015BPre-MLSNext

BraddockRoadYouthClubBRYCAcademyG13 ECRL

13UGArlingtonSoccerAssociation2013GRed/RL VirginiaReignVaReignECNLRLG2013

11UGSpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2015GPre-GA

11UGLoudounSoccerClubLoudoun2015GPre-GABlack

VirginiaSoccerAssociation15GPre-ECNLIVDA West

ArlingtonSoccerAssociation2015GPreECNL (U10)

PresidentsCupSemi-FinalstobeplayedonSaturday31stMay:

DivisionHomeTeam AwayTeam

12UB GROUP ArlingtonSoccerAsso2014BPreAcademy2

ShenandoahValleyUnitedInc2014SVUBoysNavy

12UBoys GROUP PrinceWilliamSoccerIncNCSLRedB14Lee-Mt.VernonSportsClubLMVSC2014BRed

PLAY 14UBoys

GROUP PLAY ArlingtonSoccerAssociation2012BWhite

VirginiaUnitedFCVirginiaUnitedPremierRoanoke B2012 14UBoys

GROUP PLAY FairfaxPoliceYouthUnitedBlue12

BraddockRoadYouthClubBRYCAcademy'12BBlack 14UGirls

GROUP PLAY BraddockRoadYouthAcademyG12 ECRL

ShenandoahValleyUnitedInc2012SVUGirlsNavy 14UGirls

GROUP PLAY BlueRidgeUnited2012GOrange

BraddockRoadYouthClubBRYCAcademy'12GBlack 12UGirls

GROUP PLAY SpringfieldSYCSoccerSYC2014GPreGAII

12UGirls

GROUP PLAY

PrinceWilliamSoccerIncPWCourage NCSLRedG14

SoccerOrganizationCharlottesvilleAreaSOCA2014 GirlsWhite

ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA2014GPreAcademy2 11UBoys

GROUP PLAY ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA 2015BPre-Academy2

ShenandoahValleyUnitedInc2015SVUBoysNavy 11UBoys

GROUP PLAY ManassasSoccerClubMSCBoysU11 Gold

13UBoys

SoccerOrganizationCharlottesvilleAreaSOCA2015 BoysWhite

GROUP PLAY ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA 2013BWhite SVUorCVU 13UBoys

GROUP PLAY VirginiaLegacySC2013VaLegacyElite

13UGirls

GROUP PLAY ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA 2013GWhite

VirginiaIndependentSoccerTeamAssociationVISTA HL92SoccerAcademy2013BYellow

AugustaUnitedAugustaUnitedU132013Girls 13UGirls

GROUP PLAY

BlueRidgeUnitedBlueRidgeUnited 2013GOrange

StaffordSoccerStaffordRevolution13GWhite 11UGirls

GROUP PLAY ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA 2015GPre-Academy2

ArlingtonSoccerAssociationArlingtonSA2016GPreAcademy1 11UGirls

GROUP PLAY GunstonSCGSC2015GPremier

AugustaUnitedAugustaUnited2015U11GirlsPremier

FinalsforbothCupswillbeSunday31stMay(subjecttochange):

FinalsStartFinish

U11BPC9.30am10.50am U14GSC9.30am11.00am

U13BPC9.45am11.15am

U14BSC10.00am11.30am

U12BSC10.15am11.35am

U13GSC10.15am11.45am

U12GSC11.00am12.20pm

U12GPC11.30am12.50pm

U13GPC11.30am1.00pm

U14GPC11.45am1.15pm

U13BSC12.15pm1.45pm

U11BSC12.30pm1.50pm

U14BPC12.30pm2.00pm

U11GSC12.50pm1.45pm

U12BPC1.00pm2.20pm

U11GPC1.15pm2.35pm

StateCupNationalsinUT&TN.

Wehavethefollowingteamscurrentlyattending:

U16Girls:VSAECNLRLG10

U19Girls:BRYCAcademyG08/07ECRL

U14Boys:SpringfieldSYC2012BNL

USYSPresidentsCupRegionalsinLoudoun(June11th-14th).

Wehavethefollowingteamsattending,plusU13&U14’stobedeclaredonMay31st:

Age/Gende r Fall Team

U15G PresidentsCup Champions ArlingtonSA2011GWhite

U16G PresidentsCup Champions GunstonSCGSC2010GSharks

U17G PresidentsCup Champions VirginiaSoccerAssociationVSA09GPREMIER RED

U19G PresidentsCup Champions FredericksburgFC-EDP2007G

U15B PresidentsCup Champions ShenandoahValleyUnitedInc2011SVUBoys Navy

U16B PresidentsCup Champions VillarrealVirginiaAcademyVillarrealVAYellow B10

U17B PresidentsCup Champions HL92SoccerAcademy2009BYellowVISTA

U19B PresidentsCup Champions BurkeAthleticClubBurkeUnitedAcademy

Wewillhaveatleast4teamsattendingthenew9v9RegionalInvitationalinMarylandthissummer:

2026StateCupInvitationalChampionship For11U&12UGirls&Boys

ThewinnerswillbeinvitedtoattendtheStateCupInvitationalChampionship,verysimilartopreviouslyheld RegionalsbetweenmultipleStateAssociations.LosingStateCupFinalistswillhaveapossiblewildcard opportunity

HostedbyMarylandStateYouthSoccerAssociationinsupportfromUSYS,allplayersandcoacheswillneedto becardedwithUSYS*.

Dates:Saturday,June27th&Sunday,June28th,2026

Hosts:MarylandStateYouthSoccerAssociation

Location:BobLucidoFields@CovenantPark,4560CentennialLane,EllicottCity,MD,21042.

Anyboardmemberiswelcometoattendanyoftheeventsabove,pleaseletmeknowifyoudowishtoattend RegionalsorNationalsandhopefully,Icangiveyoumoredetails.

RayFord VYSADirectorofEvents.

VYSABOARDofDIRECTORSMEETING

BoardofDirectorsMeetingSummary

Date:April15,2026

Time:7:00PM

Location:Virtual(Zoom)

1.CalltoOrder

Themeetingwascalledtoorderatapproximately7:00PMbyPresidentBillPhillips.

2.RollCall&Quorum

Quorumconfirmed.MemberspresentincludedBillPhillips,SerkanOrsan,TomLewis,RichardW.Smith, AnneThompson,JohnDavis,BradPowell,andothers.

3.ApprovalofPreviousMinutes

Motiontoapprovepreviousmeetingminuteswasmadeandseconded.Minutesapprovedunanimously.

4.President’sReport

UpdateonUSSoccerinitiativesincludingKangWomen’sInitiative. DiscussiononNewCompetitiondevelopmentsandMarylandstateleaguealignment. NationalChampionshipSeriesparticipationupdate. Grantopportunity(~$2,600)forclubsattendingnationals. HallofFamenominationstobereviewedandsubmitted.

5.Treasurer’sReport

Financialsshowfavorablevariancewithexpensesbelowbudget. Incomeslightlybelowprojections(~$81K).

Accountsreceivableapproximately$200Kwithexpectedreductions. Cashandequivalentsreviewed.

6.SecretaryReport/MembershipApplications

Twoclubapplicationsreviewed:

1.NVAAllStarsSoccerAcademy–meetsminimumrequirements;recommendedprovisionalapproval.

2.RaiderFredericksburgSoccerClub–strongdocumentation;oneteam;recommendedprovisional approval.

Discussiononminimumteamrequirementsandleagueparticipation. Boardagreedprovisionalstatusallowsgrowthopportunity.

7.Motions&Votes

Motiontoapprovebothclubsasprovisionalmemberswasmadeandseconded. Vote:Approvedunanimously.

8.Discussion

Discussiononsustainabilityofsmallclubsandaccesstofacilities. Importanceofmonitoringnewmemberclubsandprovidingsupport.

9.Adjournment

Meetingadjourned.

10.FullTranscriptofMeetingMinutes

Transcriptofminutes.

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UnknownSpeaker2:30 Okay,yeah,Icanseeyoursharedscreen.Yep,perfect.Thatway.I'm notdillydallyingwhenitstarts.

UnknownSpeaker2:39 Okay,cool.

UnknownSpeaker2:42 Tryingtogetinfrontofthings.Here. UnknownSpeaker2:59 Youfinishyourtaxes?

UnknownSpeaker3:03 Yes,Ijust,IjusthitSendaswell.Ijusthitsubmitandfollow everythingelectronicallyrightbeforeIjumpedonthecallhere.So, UnknownSpeaker3:14 butIhadmajorityofitdonealready.Ijustwantedtodoublechecka fewthingsandthenhitsubmit,andthat'swhatIhadplannedfor today.SoIalwaysholdittillthelastday.That'sjustwhoIam. Hey,Gordon,youdon'tpaytaxesbecauseyou'reCanadian,right?Oh,I paytaxes

UnknownSpeaker3:31 waymorethanIwantto.

UnknownSpeaker3:40 Serkan,didyouseetheresultsoftheChampionsLeaguetoday?Idid. Idid.Youknowaretheguerrscoredtwophenomenalgoals,butgotthe redcardattheend.ItwasnotenoughjuiceforthemagainstBayern. Ijustsawthehighlights.Iguessitwastight.AndthenByronscored twogoalslikethelasttwominutes,Ithink UnknownSpeaker4:03 I'veheardthattheyscored,andthenitwasjust,youknow,pretty muchdoneafterthat,I'veheardthattheyscored,andthenitwasjust,youknow,pretty muchdoneafterthat, UnknownSpeaker4:10 IseeDavidisonboardhere,Brad,howareyou? UnknownSpeaker4:17 I'mdoinggreat.Howareyou?

UnknownSpeaker4:19 Thanksforasking.

UnknownSpeaker4:22 Goodchuggingalong.

UnknownSpeaker4:27 I'dbebetterifLiverpoolwouldwinagameorsomething,or,

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UnknownSpeaker4:33 anything,you'reabullfan.

UnknownSpeaker4:38 Notthisyear.It'snottheiryear, UnknownSpeaker4:42 Brad,you'reabigLiverpoolfan.

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Iam.I'mactuallyaManchesterCitymorethananything,but UnknownSpeaker4:50 IgohangoutatalittlesmallpubhereinRichmondthattheowneris fromLiverpool.SowekindofhangoutwithhimandwatchLiverpool games.

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Whatisthatpubdowntown?

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UnknownSpeaker5:22 marketusedtobe.

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Youguyscandrawonyoursorrowstogether.

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Notenoughpinesthisyear.Yeah.Iknow. UnknownSpeaker5:42 Hi,Bill,howareyou?

UnknownSpeaker5:45

Hey,good.Howareyou

UnknownSpeaker5:47 good?Thanksforaskingyou'regood.You'reyou'rebackhomesafeand sound.Iknowyouweretravelingtoday,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah.Ihad acoupleoutoftownappointmentsthismorning.Soyes,allgood, good.Stayawayfrominterstate64betweenRichmondand UnknownSpeaker6:05 Williamsburg.It'samess.Butyouknow,ifyoudon'tgothatway, it'snoproblem.Butyeah,definitelydon't.Don'texceedthespeed limiteither.Theyhavethosecameraseverywhere.Hey,it's,it'slast dayoftaxseason.So,yeah, UnknownSpeaker6:22 nowthey've,theygeneratedsome,Ithink,somewhereinthe neighborhoodtolike,$2millionon,I

UnknownSpeaker6:28 don'tknowifit'sthatIbutIknow,Iknowitwasbroached,a millioninthefinesfromthefromthespeedcamerasonInterstate64 halfofthat,halfofthatcouldbemeontheeasypassthatIhaven't paidyet.

UnknownSpeaker6:43 Yeah,

UnknownSpeaker6:46 alright.Youreadytogetstarted?

UnknownSpeaker6:49 Iamokay.

UnknownSpeaker6:52 Let'sgoaheadandyouhave,Idon'tknowifwehaveit.Yep,we're good.WegotTom.JohnDavis,DavidglassCorky,myself.UnknownSpeaker7:03 Richard'sonnowandandthecourse.

UnknownSpeaker7:08 Sowe'regood100%Ijustdidtherollcallforyou.Good.You're awesome.

UnknownSpeaker7:16 Okay,so,yeah,youcan,youcanmarkusallaspresidentaccounted for.

UnknownSpeaker7:24

Iwillgetintotheminutesfromthepreviousboardmeeting,and hopefullyy'allhadanopportunitytolookatthose,andforthose thatdid,werethereanycorrectionsoradditionstotheminutesfrom thepreviousboardmeeting?

UnknownSpeaker7:41 No,no,not.No,notme. UnknownSpeaker7:44 Allright.

UnknownSpeaker7:46 Sorry,popupshere,alright.Isthereamotiontoaccepttheminutes aspublished?

UnknownSpeaker7:54 Iwillmakethatmotion.Thankyou.Andisthereasecond? UnknownSpeaker8:00 Second?Therewego,and UnknownSpeaker8:04 therearenootherchangesorcorrectionstotheminutes.Theminutes areacceptedasposted, UnknownSpeaker8:10 okay.

UnknownSpeaker8:12 Thenextitemisthe UnknownSpeaker8:15 officerreports,andthefirstupisthe UnknownSpeaker8:20 President'sReport.AndIdon'thaveawholelottotalktoyouabout,UnknownSpeaker8:27 youknow,justacouplethings.SodideveryoneThiswasinteresting today.Dideveryonesee UnknownSpeaker8:34 thethe

UnknownSpeaker8:36 emailthatcameoutfromUSSoccertodaywiththekingwomen's initiative.Kwi,no,no,okay,Ididn't,alright.I'llforwarditto you.Soit's,it'sjustaninterestingread UnknownSpeaker8:52 inthewayofthetopicsthatthatarepartofthis. UnknownSpeaker8:58 Pullituprightnow.Soyeah.Kwi,MichelleKingis,youknow,she ownstheWashingtonspirit,andthenshehasthisKangWomen's Institute.SoIguessshebelievesand UnknownSpeaker9:13 USSoccer.AndnowI'mseeingUNC,UniversityofNorthCarolina, ChapelHill,areinvolvedinthis. UnknownSpeaker9:21

Sojusttosortof UnknownSpeaker9:24 piqueyourinterest,that'sbetterwaytoputit,piqueyourinterest. Thefirsttopicthatthey'rediscussingisfromlabtopitch, UnknownSpeaker9:33 andI'mquotingwhatwaswrittenhere,turningmenstrualcycleand performancedataintobettersoccerdecisions. UnknownSpeaker9:41 Andthesecondtopic, UnknownSpeaker9:44 herstoplayadropoutstudy,andthat'sfocusedonwhyfemaleplayers fordroppingoutofthesportatahigherratethanthat.Asagain,as Isaid,Iwillforwardthattoyou.

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Takealookatandfollowalong. UnknownSpeaker10:00 Asthatdatacomesforward, UnknownSpeaker10:03asfarasourtopicsfromlastmonth,Ipersonallyhavenotheard anythingmore.Maybeothershave,andthey'llsharewithuslaterin theevening,butI'veheardnothingmoreaboutnewcomp. UnknownSpeaker10:16 Idobelievethattherewas UnknownSpeaker10:19

maybesomeofyouknewaboutthis.Therewas UnknownSpeaker10:24

aanemail,sortofapressreleasethatwentoutfromMaryland, UnknownSpeaker10:29

asasyoumayknow,Marylanddecidedthattheyweregoingtoorganize andruntheirownstateleaguenextseason.Andinthatpressrelease, theytheymentionedthatMarylandwasgoingtobealigningwithMLS andtheGA

UnknownSpeaker10:50

soItooktheopportunitytocallthepresidentofMarylandandhavea discussionwithhimaboutit.However,hewastravelingabroadand didn'thaveawholelotofinformationtoshare.So

UnknownSpeaker11:02

I'mgoingtofollowupwithhimagainandseeifthere'sanythingmore thatthat'scomeofthatdiscussion.Andyouknow,obviously,Ithink youallsawthatwehavetwoteamsthatwillbeattendingthenational championshipseriesininNashville,Tennessee.Sothat'sontheon thegirlside,nooneattendingontheboysside.Inwehavedoneone. Ithink,Oh,wedo.Okay,okay,soIstandcorrectedonthat.And also,justtwodaysago,therewasanopportunityforagrantthat cameout

UnknownSpeaker11:39 fromUSSoccer.Now,Idon'tknowiftheclubwillqualify.They'll havetoapply,butIthinkit'supwardsof$2,600tohelpoffset travelexpenses.Soyep,wesharethatwiththewiththeattending. Yeah.

UnknownSpeaker12:00

What'sthat?Again,Ijustthe$2,600 UnknownSpeaker12:05 isforclubsgoingtoNationals,yes,sotheyhavetoapplyverysoon. Ifthat,if,if

UnknownSpeaker12:13 youknow,yeah,weyeah,there'slike,like,lastweek.SoUnknownSpeaker12:19 yeah,theyhavealltheinformation,iftheycantakeadvantageof that.Andthen,bytheway,ontheeastregioncall,Gregwasa little,youknow,quietinintermsofthatUCLthatthey'reputting togetherthathasMLSnextandandGAsoIdidn'twanttoputhimon thespot,butIdohaveacallwithhimlateron.

UnknownSpeaker12:43 Okay,

UnknownSpeaker12:44 sothat'sitfrommethisevening.Idon'thavealotofinformation foryou,butanyway,hopeIpiquedyourinterestonthatother article,andI'llsendthattoyouaswewegoalongthisevening.Oh, onemorethingIwantedtobringupwithyouaswell.Adeledidthe reallygreatjobinputtingtogether UnknownSpeaker13:06 threepeoplethatshe'didentifiedasas UnknownSpeaker13:10 peoplethatyouknow,playersareHallofFamemembers.TheyareVysa, UnknownSpeaker13:16 HallofFamemembersthatthatareworthyofconsiderationforus,ys HallofFame, UnknownSpeaker13:23 andI'dsentthosetoyousothatneedstogoout,theapplicationor thatprocessneedstotakeplaceherefairlyquickly.

UnknownSpeaker13:32 I'mgoingtosendittoyouagainthisevening,becauseIwasIwas negligent.Ishouldhavesentittoyouovertheweekend,butI'm goingtosendittosendittoyouagainandaskforyoutojust quicklygetbacktome.Someofyoualreadyhavebut,butdoreadall oftheirbiosandandtheirpastplayinghistories,becauseeven thoughsomeofthem,youknow,we'veobviouslyheardofAliKrieger, mostofus,buttheother,theothertwo,maybesomeofushadnot. Andthey're,they're,theybothhaveverynoteworthyplayingcareers. Soanyway,I'llsendthatalongaswellthiseveningforyoutotake anotherlookatanyquestionsforme UnknownSpeaker14:12

justchimeinonthat.Intermsof,Ihaveanexhibitattheendof theonmyreport,intermsofwhatIhavefromus,ys,inregardsto theDallasmeeting.SoIwasthere,obviouslyaweekpriortopossibly RichardbeinginAtlantaforhis UnknownSpeaker14:32meetingsforthenewcompoperator.Sominewasmoreinrelationto thestateSoccerAssociationandwhatthelocalarmreallymeans.SoI willchimeonthatlaterwhenitcomestotheexecutivedirector report.

UnknownSpeaker14:48

Yeah,Iguesswedidn't,wedidn'tsharethatdeck,didwe?Sorry,so that'sanotheractionitemformetoshare,becauseII UnknownSpeaker14:58 didn'tsharethatdeck.

UnknownSpeaker15:00 Yeah,well,Ihavethehighlightsandontheaddendumasexhibiton this.

UnknownSpeaker15:07 Okay,

UnknownSpeaker15:08 yes,allthat.Allright.Well,thatconcludesmyreport. UnknownSpeaker15:13 We'llgoaheadandI'llturnitthefloorovertoTomLewisforthe Treasurer'sReport.Tom, UnknownSpeaker15:20 okay,

UnknownSpeaker15:23 asyoucansee, UnknownSpeaker15:25 thevarianceslookprettygoodatthispoint. UnknownSpeaker15:29 Wedidhave81,000 UnknownSpeaker15:33 lessincomethanwebudgetedfor. UnknownSpeaker15:38 Butexpensesaredown.Ordinaryincomeisupover UnknownSpeaker15:45 theactualsoverthebudget,sothenetlooksprettygoodatthis point.We'llhavetofinancereportnowshowsyouwhateachofthe costcentersaredoingwithregardtothesereportshere,andalso giveyouanideaofwhatit'sgoingtolooklikeattheendofthe yearbasedonthebudget,notactuals,principalandinterest.Youcan seetheactualsoverthebudget,sothenetlooksprettygoodatthis point.We'llhavetofinancereportnowshowsyouwhateachofthe costcentersaredoingwithregardtothesereportshere,andalso giveyouanideaofwhatit'sgoingtolooklikeattheendofthe yearbasedonthebudget,notactuals,principalandinterest.Youcan see

UnknownSpeaker16:14 cashandequivalencereportisthereasofthe31st UnknownSpeaker16:20 andtheaccountsreceivable, UnknownSpeaker16:24 200,000atthispoint,nearly100,000ofthatisthepublic's UnknownSpeaker16:32 money.That'swasjust,Iwouldsay,invoicedtothem.Sothat'll reducethatbyquiteabit.There'sacoupleotherbigonesthatwe're expectingmoneyinon,sohopefullyby UnknownSpeaker16:47 nextmonth'sreport, UnknownSpeaker16:49 thatshouldbedownbyquiteabit. UnknownSpeaker16:52 Anybodyhaveanyquestions? UnknownSpeaker17:00 That'sit.Thankyou. UnknownSpeaker17:07 Things.NextisRichard.IapologizeIdidn'thaveachancetoput yoursasthiscameinalittlelaterthananticipated,soifyouwant

toshareit,butIhaveitonmyexecutivedirectorreportifyouneed thosetwoclubs,becauseIknowthatit'sinmyreportaswell.

UnknownSpeaker17:28

Alright,thanks,Serkan.Idon'tIdon'thaveitinfrontofme, either,andIapologize.I'mnotavideo.I'minthecar.

UnknownSpeaker17:37

Thethere

UnknownSpeaker17:38 weretwoclubsthathaveputinapplicationsthatwewantedtobring toyourattention.ThefirstoneisNVA,allstarssocceracademy,if Irecallcorrectly,theyaredulyregisteredwiththestate.

UnknownSpeaker17:53

Theytheyare

UnknownSpeaker17:58travelonly.Theyhad, UnknownSpeaker18:03 theyreportedtovysayontheirapplicationthattheyweregoingto havesixtoeightteams.Theyhavesubsequentlymadeanapplicationto NCSLwheretheysaytheyonlyhavefoursothatisnotgoingtomeet theminimumrequirementofteamsforNCSL,andtheywillnot,they willnotgetentryintoNCSLonthetravelside,but,but UnknownSpeaker18:25

everything

UnknownSpeaker18:28 tothetheymeettheverybareminimumofwhattheyneedtoprovideto us.Iidoubtthattheircorporatedocumentsarecompliantwithlaw, but,butthey'vemettheverybareminimumofwhattheyhavetogive tous.Andthisisaclubthatcoulduseafriendwhocouldhelpthem withdocumentation,but

UnknownSpeaker18:52 Butititprobablymeetsthebareminimum.Ijustdon'tknowwhere they'regoingtoplay,andtheyareallalltravel.Itisn't.It'sa nonprofitclub.It'sbasedinAlexandria,slashFairfax,county,out ofSouthofAlexandria, UnknownSpeaker19:10 sotherecommendationwouldbeto UnknownSpeaker19:13 allowtheirprovisionalmembership. UnknownSpeaker19:19 Okay?

UnknownSpeaker19:21 Andthenextone, UnknownSpeaker19:23 thenextoneis

UnknownSpeaker19:25 RaiderFredericksburgCivilissoccerclub,Ibelieve UnknownSpeaker19:32 theythey'vedoneamuchbetterjobwiththeirdocumentation. Everythingseemstobeinorder.It'sfulfillsrequirements.They've registeredwiththestateanothernonprofit, UnknownSpeaker19:43 theirtheirdocumentationlookslikeitwaslookedatbyalawyeror atleastasmartAImachine.They,however,onlyhaveoneteam.theirtheirdocumentationlookslikeitwaslookedatbyalawyeror atleastasmartAImachine.They,however,onlyhaveoneteam.

UnknownSpeaker19:52

They'relocated,obviously,inFredericksburg,SpotsylvaniaCounty, UnknownSpeaker19:56 andtheysaythatthatteamwillbeplayinganEDPiftheycan. UnknownSpeaker20:00

Togetadmitted.

UnknownSpeaker20:03

Sothemotionwouldbe,ortherecommendationwouldbe,amotionto allowtheirprovisionalmembershipaswell.Andjusttochimeinon that,IjustgotoffthephonewiththeIguessthepersonwhowillbe incharge.HisnameisBrian.Ican'trememberthelastname,I apologize,buthadalengthyconversation.Hewasaskingaboutthe statusofit,andIjusttoldhimthatthatwewouldbetheboard wouldbereviewingittonight,thatwewouldgetbacktohim,probably tomorrow,withsomedetailsifit'sapproved.Buthehasshownalot

ofinterestintermsof,Ithinkhediddoduediligenceintermsof lookingattheYsaclosely,hesawsomeboardopeningsaswellthathe wasinterested.Obviously,Ididnot,youknow,tellhimanything aboutwhatwas,youknow,clearlyopenwhatwasbeingvoted.Soif it'saninteresttoyouguys,Iwilldefinitelysharethecontact detailswithyouguysintermsofhisboardinteresttoo.

UnknownSpeaker21:02

Okay?Yeah,canI?CouldImake?

UnknownSpeaker21:06

Idon'tknowifit'sactuallycomestoaboardvote.Itprobablywill if,iftheMyideaischanged,IknowthatinCSLs UnknownSpeaker21:18 applicationforamembershiprequiresaminimumofsixteams.I'dlike toknowwhatvcslminimumnumber,iftheyhaveoneforformembership. Andthen,ofcourse,weknowthatEDPwillacceptoneteam.Ithink thatourourrulesshouldbe,

UnknownSpeaker21:42 sincetheywhentheycomeinastravel,ourrulesrequirethemtoplay inaleague.SowhentheyenterVysa,itjustseemsunlessthey're unlesstheirplanistoplayEDP,andtheyknowthattherecanbe acceptedwithoneortwoteamsiftheirinterestisinNCSLorvcsl, thenIthinkthatweneedtohavemaybeaminimumnumberofteamsto beaccepted,becauseitdoesn'tmakeanysensetoacceptaclubthat hasnowheretogo,andweknowtheyhavenowheretogowhentheycome in.UnknownSpeaker22:20

Thereis.It'snotit'snothealthyforforthemandit'snothealthy forus.

UnknownSpeaker22:28

That'smythought.

UnknownSpeaker22:32

AnyothercommentsonwhatAnneis?

UnknownSpeaker22:35

Butinthatway,wecallaprovisionalmemberclub, UnknownSpeaker22:39

Imean,becausewe'regivingthemthatchancetoandifnot,thenthey don'tbecomeamember,right?

UnknownSpeaker22:46 It'sYes,goahead.I'llletsomeoneelseanswerthat.What'sthat?

UnknownSpeaker22:51

Iwasjust,Ithoughtsomeoneelsewasspeakingup.SoBrad,the provisionalportionofthatintheyouknow,thetheverbiageissuch thatwerealizethat

UnknownSpeaker23:03 clubshavetohaveanopportunitytogetyouknow,upandrunning right,andsowe'reacceptingthemunderthepremisethattheyupload playersintotheVysadatabaseeitherinthecomingseason,whichin thiscasewouldBethefallorthisorthespringseason, UnknownSpeaker23:24 andsothat,that'sthatpartofit,what,whatwe'redoingasfaras theprovisionalside,

UnknownSpeaker23:32 youknow,withwithregardstotheotherclassificationsof membership,whichwe'renotreallydelvingintorightnow,But,you know,there'sreconlyclubs,theretravelonlyclubs,andthenthere are UnknownSpeaker23:46 tournamentonly,right?Andno,wehave,we,wehaveneverallowed tournamentonly,orwebroughtthattotheboardbefore,butithas neverpassed.Sowedon't,rightnow,donotallowtournamentonly. Well,itwas,I'msorry,it'snottournamentonly,butitallowshim toplayininthecups.What?WhatdoweOh,nonLeagueCup.Non LeagueCupteams.Sorry,that'swhatImeanttosay,andIspoke incorrectly.Soyeah,and,andsothoseareprimarilythe classificationsofclubsthatareapplyingformembership,exceptthat getintononLeagueCup,youhavetoalreadybeamemberofbysa, becauseotherwiseyoucouldn'tplay.neverpassed.Sowedon't,rightnow,donotallowtournamentonly. Well,itwas,I'msorry,it'snottournamentonly,butitallowshim toplayininthecups.What?WhatdoweOh,nonLeagueCup.Non

LeagueCupteams.Sorry,that'swhatImeanttosay,andIspoke incorrectly.Soyeah,and,andsothoseareprimarilythe classificationsofclubsthatareapplyingformembership,exceptthat getintononLeagueCup,youhavetoalreadybeamemberofbysa, becauseotherwiseyoucouldn'tplay.

UnknownSpeaker24:29 Orinthecaseofthecurrentwaywerunstatecup, UnknownSpeaker24:35 theycan.That'showtheyregistertheirteams,iftheygoforwardand andtheywanttoplayinaUSYsevent,butotherwise,nonLeagueCup are

UnknownSpeaker24:47 isnotthepersonthatjustcomesinwithoneteamandhasnowhere elsetoplay.Theycan'tgothere. UnknownSpeaker24:56 Theycan'tgoanywhererightnow,unlesstheygetaleagueor. UnknownSpeaker25:00 UnlesstheygotoEDP. UnknownSpeaker25:02 Butit,butitalsoBradisnotaprerequisitethattheybe UnknownSpeaker25:07 acceptedbyaleaguebeforetheyapplyformembershipwithvysay,so thatthatfitsinalsowiththatprovisional UnknownSpeaker25:16 membership,fromastatusstandpoint,theprovisionalwouldallowthem toholdtryoutsandhopefullyincreaseawarenesstotheirclubandget enoughplayersfortheupcomingseason,correct.

UnknownSpeaker25:36 That'sright,yeah, UnknownSpeaker25:41 andweandwedo.WeinNCSL,wehavehadclubsthathavegainedentry Virginiaclubsthathavegainedentrywithonlyoneteaminthepast. Andwewould,wewoulddothatagain.It'saspecialcircumstance, but,

UnknownSpeaker25:55 butthat'scertainlyhappened.SoIdon'tthink,Ithinkhavinga minimum,

UnknownSpeaker26:03 wouldyouknow?EDPwilltakeanybodyso.Sohavingaminimum,Idon't thinkisnecessary.UnknownSpeaker26:12 Okay,

UnknownSpeaker26:14 Ihaveanopinion.Iagree. UnknownSpeaker26:18 Okay,let'shearyouropinion.John UnknownSpeaker26:20 soweinNorthernVirginia,wehaveafewclubsthatconsistofone teamortwoteams.

UnknownSpeaker26:28 Someofthemhold,holdout,justfine.They'vebeenaroundforafew seasons.LikeFairfaxCityAcademyentersoneortwoteamsineither NationalLeagueorEDP,andtheydofine.

UnknownSpeaker26:40

Mostofthesetinyclubscomeaboutbecausesomecoachisn'tgetting alongwiththeleadershipofwhateverthelocalclubis,anddecideto gooutandstarttheirown.Sowhen,whenRichardsaidthatthefirst newclub,thetheAllStarClub,iscomingfromjustsouthof Alexandria.Alexandria,ofcourse,isavery,veryrobustclubwith competitionatalllevels.AndthenjustsouthofAlexandria,there's probablythreemorerobustclubs.Soitraisesthequestion,inmy mind,isokay,whatwhat'sdifferent,what'swhatmakesthemunique, thattheyneedtohavetheirownclubwho'snotlettingthemplay.

UnknownSpeaker27:29

Andthenwhatstemsfromthatisthe UnknownSpeaker27:33 biggestobstructiontostartinganewclubuphereisgettingafield UnknownSpeaker27:40 and

UnknownSpeaker27:41

John,

UnknownSpeaker27:43 therealquestionfortheclubis,whereareyouguysgoingtotrain andwhereareyouguysgoingtoplay?

UnknownSpeaker27:49

Soallofthatsaid,I'mahugesupporterofanythingthatgetsmore membersintoVysaisagoodthing,soI'mcertainlygoingtosupport it.ButIthinkthatwe'dberemissifwedon'tkeepagoodeyeon theseclubsandseehowwe'redoing,howthey'redoing,andif necessary,asRichardsaidearlier,sendsomeofourexpertsinto helpthem,ifneeded.Soallofthatsaid,I'mahugesupporterofanythingthatgetsmore membersintoVysaisagoodthing,soI'mcertainlygoingtosupport it.ButIthinkthatwe'dberemissifwedon'tkeepagoodeyeon theseclubsandseehowwe'redoing,howthey'redoing,andif necessary,asRichardsaidearlier,sendsomeofourexpertsinto helpthem,ifneeded.

UnknownSpeaker28:16 Anyway,that'smyopinion.

UnknownSpeaker28:20 Itakeitallback.Ididn'tknow.Ididn'tknowNCSLaccepted anythinglessthanacertainnumber,andIfiguredthatNCin,whatis it?

UnknownSpeaker28:31 Vcsl,Ididn'tknowaboutthem,soIchangedeverything.Isaid, Sorry,

UnknownSpeaker28:39 justsoyouknow,vcsldoesn'thavearequirementasfarasaclub applyingformembership.Okay,Itakeittotally.Takeitallbackin thatcase.Okay, UnknownSpeaker28:51 yeah.Sothese,theseteamsthatbecomeclubs,they'llaffiliate somewhere,andiftheycanaffiliatewithus,that'sagreatthing. UnknownSpeaker29:02 Okay,

UnknownSpeaker29:05 well,we'regoingtoputthistoavote.Iguessallinfavorof acceptingwewould.Wewouldprobablyneedamotionandasecond first,right?Yeah,soI'mhappytomakethemotion.I'lljustmakeit asonetoacceptbothoftheseclubsasprovisionalmembers. UnknownSpeaker29:24 All UnknownSpeaker29:28 right,sothe UnknownSpeaker29:30 you,youmadethemotion,John,oractuallyRichard,madethemotion. Youseconded, UnknownSpeaker29:37 yes,yes.Ithinkboth,bothJohnandIdidsortofatthesametime. UnknownSpeaker29:44 Alright,okay, UnknownSpeaker29:47sorry,Matt'stextingmelikecrazynow.Soanyway,yeah,soallin favorofacceptingthesetwoclubs,signifybysayingaye, UnknownSpeaker29:57 andthat,ofcourse,isaasprovisionalmembers. Transcribedbyhttps://otter.ai