Jan 19, 2023 Booster Transition Meeting Notes
Booster Minutes
By Matt C
on January 20, 2023
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- Jackie Opening – thankful you are here!
- Hardworking kids
- Invested parents
- Going to be a great season!!
- Recognize 2022 Board
- Lynette Ramsey
- Consider signing up & helping
- We are a well-oiled machine!
- Kristi Peterson is taking over in 2023
- You will be proud to serve
- Special thanks to the graduated seniors that came (Holland’s, Mary Pat, Lynette)
- Thank you 2022 board!
- Purpose & Objective of the Booster Club
- Purpose: Promote the sport of girl’s volleyball for the student athletes of LNHS
- Objective: Support the long term growth of the volley program and ensure the students have the proper training, equipment and facilities to learn & compete
- Important to have the coaches & parents working together and to have consistency year over year
- We heavily rely on volunteers
- You will always feel welcomed & accepted
- Lots of cooperation & support, brainstorming, problem solving & contributing as a group
- Good foundation laid on every role, and good documentation for each spot
- Room to be flexible & creative
- Org Chart
- President with 7 Directors
- President – present and as many events as possible; umbrella to support, guidance, oversight & oversight – primary contact w/coaches
- Vice President – present and as many events as possible; support, guidance, oversight & oversight
- Comms – communication point between coaches & comms director
- Special Events – present and as many events as possible; support, guidance, oversight & oversight
- Finance – All payments, reimbursements,
- Volunteer – Working with Parents & Players to keep our events strong
- Concessions – buying, selling, organizing, setting prices, etc
- Roles/Responsibilities
- We try to split up the big things and provide support so a select few doesn’t have to do everything
- Added Hospitality Coordinator at each location for Bachman
- Added Shadow positions a couple of years ago for Junior & Senior parents
- Will not be offering the Juniors tournament at North for 2023 (), as it was cost-prohibitive
- 2023 Executive Board Member Elections/Nominations
- President – Kristi Peterson
- Vice President – Sheila Christianson
- Finance – Lori/Scott Firm
- Communications – Matt Christianson
- Volunteer Coordinator – Bethany Drent
- Special Events Coordinator – Jen Zweber
- Tournament Director – Travis & Melody Rager
- Concessions Coordinator – Karlene Driver
- Shadows
- To help with transitions, we try to get shadows for Junior & Senior parents that old key roles
- Shadowing any position is possible, but these positions are help by a Senior Parent and in need of transitioning next year
- Nominations:
- Apparel Coordinator – Jana Murphy volunteered
- Banquet Coordinator – Amy Macalister volunteered
- Printing Coordinator – ** STILL OPEN **
- 2023 Meeting Schedule
- 2/9, 3/9, 4/13, 5/11, 6/8 – 6:30-8p Room N211
- July/Aug usually at someone’s house (school is typically not open after 5p)
- Everyone is welcome at every meeting, but there is no pressure to attend if the agenda doesn’t pertain to your role
- Foundation & Working Points
- Less is more – we have established a strong foundation, how do I add that makes it more efficient and stronger vs adding ‘flare’
- Investments
- No pandering to family, we prefer more community outreach
- Transparency
- Transition Emphasis
- Make it your own & continue to improve
- Ensure we are shadowing & updating binders, as needed
- Communications
- If you have something that needs to be sent out …put together the communication, then send to Matt C. & Jackie before sending. They will send it on to the wider program after a quick review.
- Fund Distribution
- The intent for the money we raise is to benefit as many as we can at every level of the program
- Program building
- College matches
- Hudl
- Strength training
- etc
- Leadership Meetings
- Meeting Dates: 1/5, 2/7/, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, 6/6; 3-4:15p Room N211
- Open to everyone, don’t have to be in volleyball
- Not Mandatory, but highly recommended
- We believe this has had an immeasurable impact on our program
- Parent/Player Spring Meeting
- April 19th
- Boosters set an example, good to show up and be a mentor for a younger player/parent
- Schedule
- Eagan & Champlin in our Bachman this year!
- ETS is being confirmed, but looks like we will be the early birds again (6:45a start this year); begins June 12th – M/T/Th
- No obligation week over July 4th, ETS may still be offered and those that are around are encouraged to go
- Pan-O-Prog
- No Antler’s this year…it is being revamped
- Possibly hosted at Casperson, but TBD
- July 16th (a week later than usual)
- Panther Youth Camp (tentative dates, but 99% sure)
- 7/17-720 Grades K-7 @ LNHS
- Look to upper level players to help with this
- Panther HS Camp (tentative dates, but 99% sure)
- 7/24-7/27 Grades 8-12 @ LNHS
- Typically bring in a college coach for this
- Hopeful we will get a D1 coach this year, still confirming
- PAC Meeting
- Tues Julyl 25th 6p – Virtual
- Concordia University Team Camp
- Sat/Sun July 29-30; 9:30a-3:30p
- Returning Varsity & JV offered a spot for this team camp
- Positions for players that can’t attend, we could reach out to other teams
- Panther Prep
- 8/7-8/9 – 9-12p
- Optional Team Building directed by Seniors
- Tryouts
- Fall Kick-off
- JV/Varsity Home Scrimmage
- Aug 19, 12-3p