Executive Board Meeting

Date: 09/18/2006

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Chaska Community Center

Members Present: Ray Wolf, Mark Hassenstab, Wren Feyereisen, Curt Santjer,

Bill Kemble, Roxsie Schindler, Patty Hegna, Kevin Kolle, Dana Kallman

Members Absent: Mark Theis and Craig Goetz (there by phone for part of the meeting).

1. Application for open Board Member (Secretary)

Alan M. Johnson who applied for the open position of Secretary gave a brief introduction of his qualifications and interests to the Executive Board. The Executive Board made the motion and moved to accept Alan’s application as Secretary. (Y=9, N=0)

2. Boy’s 9^th Grade Basketball Coach

Open discussion of paid versus parent coach for 9^th grade head coach. The head coach will receive a payment of $1000.00 for the season.

Executive Board Members’ Voiced the Following Remarks:

• A paid coach will remove biases and politics from tryouts and the formation of team(s).

• The Chaska boy’s basketball staff will conduct evaluations and selections of the team(s) to ensure a fairer process and to prevent parents from not adhering to the ranking guidelines.

• Practices could potentially begin right after school at Pioneer Ridge.

• With paid staff, 9^th grade team(s) will run the same offenses and defenses as Varsity. The staff is able to move player(s) up or down.

• Sometime parents have difficulties in controlling, as well as, receiving respect from this age group.

• Questions were raised on how the other Lake Conferences programs select their coaches; and do players have to tryout for both programs (school teams & metro)? Most programs prefer a paid coach versus a parent; and there should be no adverse impact on trying out for both or only one program. There are no guarantees if a player makes one program versus the other.

A motion was made to remain with a paid coach for 9^th grade boy’s basketball. Motion was moved (Y=10, N=0).

It was suggested that CAYBBA move away from tryouts for 9^th grade metro prior to High School tryouts. CAYBBA tryouts will start on 09/24/2006. High School will hold their tryouts on 11/03/2006. Players that were not selected will be given the opportunity to tryout for the 9^th grade metro team. The 9^th grade high school team(s) will compete at conference games, tournaments and non-conference games. Metro team(s) will be able to compete in 6+ tournaments. Also, Parents will be able to form teams prior to the tryout to compete in the Chaska Tournament.

The board recommended that a panel of members from the Executive Board and Boy’s Basketball Staff conduct interviews for the head coach.

CAYBBA may have possible parent candidates interested in coaching metro team(s).

Girl’s 9^th grade basketball will remain without a paid coach.

3. Increase number of players on all A level Teams

A motion was made to amend the bylaw: “A” teams will have a total of 8 players to; the “A” team shall be made up of the top 8-9 players.

. Motion was moved (Y=10, N=0). The Bylaw will be amended and posted on the website before the start of tryouts.

4. Metro Head Coaches

All parents that have selected Head Coach on their registration forms will be interviewed. Interviews will start during tryouts. Parents interviewed will be selected for Head coach in the level that their child is ranked and placed.

5. Gym Space 2006-07

A report indicated that Chanhassen will offer a full year of basketball for grades 1-6. Victoria Elementary will be their primary site for games. CAA apologized for not considering the impact increased gym utilization would have on CAYBBA and other groups within District 112.

CAYBBA received an increase of +15 hours in addition to what we already have secured. It is not clear if CAYBBA will have enough gym time to accommodate all of its program’s teams. We will research how much time is needed for metro and in-house teams. Community Ed has a website that we can use to monitor and possibly recapture unused gym time.

It was recommended that metro teams practice at the larger gyms; and place younger in-house teams at smaller and lower grade gyms (tile floors).

1^st – 3^rd grade programs will utilize Chaska Elementary for practices.

Patty will have a tentative schedule for the in-house leagues as early as next week.

7. Tryouts & Evaluations

Board Members will get total number of players that will tryout before next week. CAYBBA could get an influx of players on the second day of tryouts as “word of mouth travels.”

Next board meeting will be schedule after tryouts

Adjournment