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SDSSA Board of Director’s Reports Best Western Ramkota; Watertown, SD
Sunday, November 13th, 2016; 9:00 AM (CST)
REPORTS OF OFFICERS Page President – Rex Rolfing 2 Treasurer – Tammy Cruse 3 Secretary – Jackie Borr Executive Director – Sean Mallett 1st Vice President – Buker Beaumont 2nd Vice President – Mike Fairchild 5 3rd Vice President – Frank Gurnick 4th Vice President – Kim Leiferman 6 5th Vice President – Tony Harrison 7 6th Vice President – Janice Stoebner 8 7th Vice President – Chris Pollreisz
DISTRICT, STAFF & COMMITTEE REPORTS District Commissioner Reports 9 State Referee Administrator – Guy McNeely 11 State Youth Referee Administrator – Mike Watson Director of Player Development – Steve Kehm 13 State Administrator – Jason Wear Committee Reports Technical & Executive Director – Jeremy Tosaya 14
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
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Rex Rolfing – SDSSA President
Life changes and so do we. The old saying about adapting or dying is very true. We are finding this out as we transition from an old volunteer based organization to a new paid staff organization. Change is hard but always necessary if we want to continue to grow and be of service to our members. This is where SDSSA finds itself today – CHANGING!!!
When I took over last year we had just passed a budget that showed a potential $26K shortfall. I was also directed to hire a first-time Executive Director and office administrator to handle the affairs of the organization. You also directed me to increase communication between the office and membership. All this we have completed by hiring Jeremy Tosaya before 2016 began and with that increasing communications via monthly reports sent out by both of us along with the Center Circle newsletter that is published every month.
After we established Jeremy as the ED, I felt it necessary for SDSSA to regain some direction. With that in mind, we hired John Beranik to conduct a weekend planning session for our BOD. 12 people participated and set the direction of SDSSA for the near future. From that session, these items were identified as needing to be completed very soon:
1. Website redesign and revisions 2. Job descriptions needed to be updated. 3. Spring Champions League was a success. 4. Futsal Championship Implemented 5. Northern States Soccer League 6. A fundraising committee was established. 7. Fee Structures 8. Launch blackout dates 9. State Cup 10. Policies and Procedures Created 11. ODP Sub-Regional retained
Those were the areas identified during our planning session that we have succeeded in accomplishing. There are areas we fell short in:
1. Run a balanced budget in 2016. Corporate Sponsors identified - This is being worked on and will be an emphasis in 2017.
2. Membership Expectations Communicated
It has been a GREAT TRYING year. Much has been accomplished but there is still much to do. With your help and guidance we will be making some substantial recommendations for change during 2017. The changes we recommend will be to improve communication and service for our member organizations. To help make them better in all they do so that we can be better in everything we do.
Thank you for allowing me to be your president in 2016 and I look forward to 2017.
For the Kids.
Rex Rolfing, President SDSSA
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTTammy Cruse – Treasurer
2017 2016 Actual Actual Actual CY % of
Category Budget Budget 11/05/16 12/31/15 12/31/142016
BudgetINCOME
Registration Fees $176,500.00 $172,700.00 154,146.00 $170,837.00 $173,789.00 89%
Futsal Registration Fees 5,796.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Coach & Referee Registration Fees 15,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
AGM Meeting Sponsorships/Income 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,125.00 100%
Mailing List Fees 500.00 500.00 300.00 693.50 300.00 60%
Net Inc/(Loss) Champions League 9,400.00 1,100.00 6,511.88 (4,685.14) 3,935.43 592%
Net Inc/(Loss) High School Program 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 0%
Net Inc/(Loss) Coaching Education (1,192.00) (10,195.00) (4,070.66) (4,875.84) (1,195.34) 40%
Net Inc/(Loss) Futsal State Cup 8,025.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Net Inc/(Loss) North Central Futsal 1,125.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Net Inc/(Loss) Regional Tourn 1,620.00 (4,300.00) (1,995.41) (4,373.53) (1,095.38) 46%
Net Inc/(Loss) State Challenge Cup 350.00 180.00 200.00 (676.12) 924.35 111%
Net Inc/(Loss) State Rec/Classic Cup 7,310.00 8,460.00 1,184.19 4,352.32 10,958.27 14%
Net Inc/(Loss) SDSSA State Camp 2,275.00 0.00 2,048.63 0.00 0.00 0%
TOP Soccer Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Other Sponsorships 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Presidents Cup Tournament Fees 7,200.00 1,500.00 3,700.00 1,500.00 1,200.00 247%
Tournament Hosting Fees 3,500.00 2,000.00 2,228.50 2,523.00 2,901.00 111%
Misc. Grants 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Gain/(Loss) on Invest Soccer Travel 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 433.00 0%
Misc. Income 250.00 250.00 399.00 265.00 135.00 160%
Total General Account Income 238,659.00 173,195.00 165,652.13 166,560.19 193,710.33 96%
Income for Separate Cash TrackedNet Inc/(Loss) ODP Program 5,850.00 1,250.00 28,266.55 (10,765.76) 2,262.99 2261%
Total Income $244,509.00 $174,445.00 $193,918.68 $155,794.43 $195,973.32 111%
EXPENSESAdministration $17,200.00 $17,250.00 $11,161.79 $7,404.37 $7,055.10 65%
AGM Meeting 3,500.00 3,500.00 1,567.60 1,841.09 5,232.18 45%
Attorney Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Competitive Committee 250.00 250.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Computer/Office Equipment (See **) 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,752.59 895.69 0.00 275%
Conflict Resolution 250.00 250.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Hall of Fame 500.00 500.00 0.00 90.63 90.63 0%
Insurance Gen Liab/Acc. 30,000.00 27,250.00 28,014.00 25,116.00 21,693.00 103%
Insurance Treas. Bond 500.00 450.00 0.00 768.00 384.00 0%
Insurance Work Comp 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,292.00 1,886.00 1,514.00 65%
Insurance Dir/Off 2,500.00 2,105.00 2,361.50 2,105.00 1,968.00 112%
Marketing 1,000.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
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Misc Expense 250.00 250.00 (428.93) 149.37 948.75 -172%
Native American Outreach 1,750.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
National Dues 30,000.00 30,000.00 13,602.00 29,961.00 27,529.00 45%
Futsal National Dues 4,140.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Payroll Expenses:
Admin/Web Salary 22,000.00 19,426.36 17,735.77 37,080.00 37,080.00 91%
Executive Director Salary 52,000.00 50,000.00 41,666.60 0.00 0.00 83%
Director of Coaching 13,000.00 15,000.00 12,500.00 15,000.00 12,916.65 83%
Incentive Payment 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Program Director Salary 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,000.00 8,541.67 0%
ODP - Admin Salary 7,431.49 5,573.64 928.94 5,573.64 5,573.64 17%
ODP - DOC Salary 7,431.49 5,573.64 4,644.70 5,573.64 5,573.64 83%
ODP - Payroll Reimbursements (16,000.00) (12,000.00) (10,000.00) (12,000.00) (12,000.00) 83%
Payroll Taxes 7,869.02 7,311.38 5,926.91 5,984.40 5,330.95 81%
Perdiem 4,500.00 3,500.00 3,392.80 2,203.20 3,802.09 97%
President's Discr. 500.00 500.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 0%
Presidents Cup Tourn Entry Fees 5,160.00 1,500.00 2,510.81 1,500.00 1,200.00 167%
Printing Books & Collateral Material 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0%
Risk Management 15,000.00 4,000.00 26.62 1,537.00 2,989.20 1%
State Recreation Committee 250.00 250.00 0.00 0.00 421.81 0%
Storage Expenses 0.00 960.00 740.00 960.00 965.00 77%
Strategic Planning Meeting 0.00 0.00 4,336.07 0.00 0.00 0%
TOP Soccer Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 686.44 0.00 0%
Vehicle Expenses 2,000.00 2,000.00 3,196.09 1,821.17 1,982.08 160%
Website - Americaneagle 1,100.00 900.00 1,216.24 1,027.59 1,042.30 135%
Website - Affinity/League One Exp 10,000.00 0.00 3,371.51 0.00 0.00 0%
Workshops and Meetings 10,460.00 10,500.00 10,350.31 12,673.95 10,304.01 99%
Total Expenses 238,542.00 200,800.02 162,865.92 165,838.18 152,137.70 81%
Net Income/(Loss) $5,967.00 ($26,355.02) $31,052.76 ($10,043.75) $43,835.62
SDSSA Cash Balances at: Wells Fargo Bank - General Operating $263,827.36 $263,273.67 $262,576.41
Wells Fargo Bank - ODP Checking 38,621.75 10,355.20 21,095.96
$302,449.11 $273,628.87 $283,672.37
LOC Escrow Funds: $13,850.60 $15,000.00 $15,000.00
** Budgeted/Needed Capital Asset Additions & Office Expenses: 2015-2016 Purchases: - Computer for Mitchell Office $2,752.59 $0.00 $0.00 - New Computer & Software for Dawn 0.00 895.69 0.00
$2,752.59 $895.69 $0.00
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTMike Fairchild – 2nd Vice President
Champions League The 2016 Champions League season was over all a success. We had almost 120 teams for the Spring season and just over 50 teams for the Fall season. By choosing sites that have larger referee pools, we were able to minimize travel costs for referees and keep those costs down. As shown in the budget we were able to keep the program in the black this year bringing in just over $1600.
With the inception of the Northern States Soccer League (NSSL) starting next Spring, we are looking to change the Champions League. The goal is to try to reach out to the more recreational teams to pull more players into the program. Discussions are still on going but some proposed dates for next Spring are April 8th, April 29th and May 14-15th. Locations will be decided at the AGM.
2nd VP SDSSA Mike Fairchild
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTKim Leiferman – 4th Vice President
Period: August 2016 – November 2016
Current Projects: Introduce and facilitate new soccer programs in tribal communities. 1. Setup Committee 2. Communicate with tribal offices to establish contacts. 3. Work with one tribal community to introduce soccer to this first year. 4. Assess fiscal needs to support a program in this community. 5. Expand to additional tribal communities to help start a soccer program.
Updates as of November 2016 1.
a. Invited each state association to provide a committee member looking to be involved in a movement to bring the beautiful game to every kid in SD. b. Committee member will assist new tribal community with membership, board education and coaching information.
2. a. Email all tribal offices and established contacts to assess interest of a soccer program b. Have one committee member be the main contact for the tribe.
3. a. Start working with one tribal community this first year to give everyone a chance to work through the process. b. Start small with meetings, coaching clinics and player camps. c. Invite established associations in the area to bring friendly teams to tribal community and host friendlies for tribal community to come to. d. Invite college players from across the state to volunteer with clinics, camps and friendlies.
4. a. Assess community facilities b. Research tribal inkind and/or financial options for investing and supporting program moving forward after start up. c. Research and apply for facility and equipment grants to support the startup of a soccer program. d. Invite state member associations to donate equipment for a new soccer program. e. Research partnerships with local and corporate businesses.
5. a. Depending on the timeframe and volunteers needed for introduction and establishment of soccer program with first tribal community will determine how we move onto the next community.
b. If we find that the local associations are willing to help with the tribal areas in their area of the state, we will be able to move faster to spread the volunteers across the state instead of one community at a time.
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTTony Harrison – 5th Vice President
The Risk Management Crew had a busy few months recently. Our crew remains the same with myself, Amber Johnson from Spearfish and Gary King from Sioux Falls. Our relationship has become one of brutal honesty, tough skin and compassion for those who are often found in a tough spot. We challenge each other to represent the state the best we can by protecting our most valuable assets, the kids.
This past year we had very few issues, but we did handle one very difficult case. We did numerous background checks with a few getting a little extra attention. We had one case where we were informed of a current coach who had been arrested several years ago. After many hours of investigating, nightly phone calls between the committee and an 8-page report, the coach pulled out of coaching and the issue was dropped. There will be a report on file in case it is needed in the future.
We did not have to deal with any issues inside any of our local associations this year but was consulted on one referee issue. The committee is ready to assist where needed.
I worked with Jeremy as we looked at some options for getting more backgrounds done instead of the
current way we do it. Had we done backgrounds on most coaches (or at least every 2 or 3 years) that coach mentioned above would have been identified a few years ago. We will have to discuss it at our meeting.
I am looking forward to the new board members. But I do remind everyone, lets make sure we’re doing things for the right reasons. We’re here for the kids first. If I can ever be of assistance, call or e-mail.
Respectfully,
Tony Harrison 5th VP, SDSSARisk Management Chair
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTSJanice Stoebner – 6th Vice President
SDSSA Board & Members
As the 6th VP of the South Dakota State Soccer Association, this will be my final report. Please know that I have thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed the opportunity to serve with the past and current board members and the member associations of South Dakota since 1997. I am proud of the collective achievements and significant progress we have made over the years that I have been part for South Dakota Soccer. I am particularly honored to have served as part of the High School Soccer program and working towards the sanctioning of the sport.
I do not have a lot to report on for the past few quarters of this year because I feel that I, as a board member have not been included in many decisions of importance this past year and this has left little for me to do as a VP and the board seems as though it is an afterthought at times.
Nonprofits depend upon effective leadership to successfully enact their missions and programs. Effective leadership consists of a partnership between the board (not just the President) and management, each of which plays an essential role. Understanding and negotiating these shared and complex elements of leadership is essential to the organization’s success.
We are moving into a new area for our state organization and I urge the local association membership to step up and get involved. Be a voice for transparency of the state organization and hold the new administration, the President, the rest of the board members accountable for its policies and procedures, bylaws, finances and especially to the SDSSA member associations.
As my last report to the SDSSA members I remind everyone to be mindful that we are here to serve our membership and kids of South Dakota that want to play soccer and have fun. We are a non-profit organization that serves the betterment of kids of South Dakota and not the administration.
It has been a privilege to work with a group of honorable people, dedicated to the sport of soccer. I will cherish the many friendships I have made during my tenure. I wish the new board, administration and all the member associations of South Dakota nothing but the best going forward into the future.
Respectfully submitted,Janice StoebnerSDSSA 6th VP-Marketing & Communication
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTSDSSA ~ Southeast District 5
Sheri Heinz, District 5 Commissioner
November 2016 Southeast District (5): Brandon, Brookings, Madison, Dell Rapids, Tea (Tempo & Tea P&R), Vermillion, and Yankton
Brandon: No report
Brookings: BFC had great numbers for Recreational League this past fall with 374 players. The numbers are usually a little lower due to football programs. We have two Competitive programs. Our U8-U12 kids, U8 being practice only and do not travel. Our Select program which is U13 and up. Our Select program consists of BFC and WYSA players. We continue to work on building our Competitive and Select age groups. We implemented the new USYS age matrix. The older age groups are getting harder to fill for outdoor season. BFC has made coaches education a Club priority. Under the direction of our technical director we continue to educate our coaches and provide them with opportunities for additional licensing. Both of our home tournaments are holding steady with team participation. o 2017 Cubby’s Futsal Tournament ~ January 27 – 29, 2017 o Fishback Classic ~ July 2017
Finding indoor practice facilities is always a struggle during the winter months. We provide Summer Skills School and Winter Skills School programs for our U5-U8 kids which have been very popular. This past year we introduced our Little Kicks program for our U3 and U4 year old players which was very successful.
Madison: Quick update re: SoccerMadison: Record number of players in fall (182) ... first time numbers haven't dropped from spring to fall (always more in spring) Now in our sixth year, players that started as U6's have now moved up to U10/U12, so finally getting numbers in the older age groups (three U10 boys teams, two U10/12 girls teams, one U12 boys team) Struggled finding games for older age groups ... need better system of swapping game dates for friendlies with other associations Flandreau teams played in our U6 and U8 leagues again; expect them and Dell Rapids to put teams in our leagues in the spring Continue to struggle with girl numbers (historically half as many girls as boys) ... split off U8 girls from co-ed to same-sex teams ... piloting the "large group" concept USYS is pushing for U6/U8 (train as large group; assigned to teams on game day) ... I shifted from U12 boys to U8 girls and am going to focus on building that side of our program Are now at the point where we need to start planning for soccer as a high school sport (no full-size field in Madison), but also need to create indoor winter program, summer/ competitive program, academy, etc. and could use insights and help! Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have questions or need more info. Jeff Boldt SoccerMadison 605-270-2124
Dell Rapids No Report
Tea No Report
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Vermillion No Report
Yankton Summary: YYSA has completed its commitment to the cost of sanctioning High School soccer with a final $42,000 payment to YHS. This commitment was completed one year ahead of schedule. The priority of the board continues to be the search for a permanent location for soccer fields. This needs to be completed prior to the loss of the current fields located at HSC. This is needed to ensure continued playing options for our players aged 4 through 19. Secondary to this is the need to start the rolling replacement of our goals and nets. YYSA has transferred to the new State sponsored Affinity software system and transitioned to the new US Youth Soccer age matrix guidelines. Recreational Program: The recreational program remains our largest with over 600 youth soccer players. The U6 and U8 teams continue to play games at Memorial park. The U10’s play on fields laid out on a regulation field at the HSC complex. The long term goal is to get all age groups playing at the same location. The U12 levels remained consistent with games involving Vermillion Youth Soccer during the fall and spring season. The U14 teams had slightly better numbers this year and we improved upon getting them games to play. This did involve some travel, but with few teams this is to be expected. High School Soccer: The final sanctioning payment signals the end of YYSA’s commitment to High School soccer with all functions now turned over to YHS. The high school bank account has been closed out with any remaining money rolled into YYSA’s account. The YYSA soccer program will continue to be a feeder system for quality soccer players for the high school team. Club Soccer Program: YYSA continues the tradition of competitive club teams offering a higher level of competition for those players wishing to take the next step. A good sign this year was the addition of a U9/U10 girls’ team with about 20 young ladies participating. YYSA has also added an indoor FUTSOL tournament in January in addition to its already popular and profitable outdoor tournament in June. The first indoor tournament, using the Middle school gym, went better than expected with teams from the surrounding area participating. We hope to expand it next year with the addition of the Boys and Girls club gym allowing us to increase the number of teams participating. Both of these tournaments have a large economic impact on the Yankton community and support from other associations is needed to make them successful. This year the Yankton club teams are switching to a single uniform style, which allows our fans to identify any Yankton team at tournaments. Camps: YYSA continues to conduct/provide soccer training camps for players and coaches by working with coaching staffs from area colleges. The High School players put on a free camp during the summer that doubles as a fund raising opportunity. Fundraising: Fundraising remains strong through uniform sponsorship, free will donation soccer camps, gun show concessions and personal donations. Changes: Change is inevitable and some notable changes were the switch to Affinity registration software from League 1. This has led to several growing pains, but they are being worked out. Affinity should provide us with more options to run our program registration as well as our risk management system. YYSA has also switched to US Youth soccer’s new age matrix which now uses the player’s birth year to determine which age group he/she plays in. One additional change was the switch to a single registration period for both fall and spring seasons to simplify the process. Three new policies were added to YYSA documents. Policies for record retention, conflict of interest and whistleblowing were added. Goals Going Forward: Some notable goals that the YYSA board needs to address in the future are – New field location, replacing of goals and nets, coaching licenses, improved communication with the soccer community and getting more parents involved in soccer operations. This will ensure continued growth and viability of the association and the soccer program. Nicholas J. Schade YYSA President
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTGuy McNeely – State Referee Administrator
Report for November, 2016 SDSSA BOD & AGM Meetings
1. Game Officials Registration, Learning & Course Mgt. Account (software which is directly connected with US Soccer and is compatible with US Soccer Game Officials and Force): For FY 2016 the South Dakota Refs Registration Account processed 706 total adjusted registrations in conjunction with US Soccer (our affiliation through Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws & IRS 501c3); 522 Referees, 129 US Soccer Futsal Officials, 31 Referee Assignors, 12 Referee Assessors, 12 Referee Instructors. For FY 2015 this was 625 total registrations, and 698 adjusted registrations for FY 2014. We stressed “grass roots” referee recruitment & SRC funded training statewide and anticipated this increase in numbers for FY 2016. Turnover of youth officials in SD is consistent with national figures (40 %) and neighboring states. Our demographics for retiring older officials are very noticeable and we need to continue to find ways to recruit referees age 20-30 from the young adult population to replace our retiring officials. To that end SRC representatives set up a Referee Booth at one job fair in Sioux Falls, and we will continue to utilize this and other types of referee recruitment.
2. Due to the high number of NFHS Soccer games during fall 2016, nearly all certified Referee Instructors were working games as NFHS Soccer Officials, again this year. Aberdeen, Rapid City, the Northern Hills area, Pierre, Sioux Falls and Tea have held New Referee and Recertification classes. Tea and Rapid City have had US Soccer Futsal Official classes; more are being scheduled.
3. Current Advanced Referee Opportunities: Using US Soccer terminology, Zone 1 (National/PRO/MLS) – SD has had two officials working lower tier professional matches; Jeremy Kieso and Lauren Parliament. Zone 2 (Referee Training & ID) – SD currently had one returning National Candidate recognized by US Soccer (Jeremy Kieso). This Fall Jeremy was accepted as a provisional National Assistant Referee and his 2017 National Assistant Referee registration is submitted; this will become official once he completes his physical and written National Assistant Referee training. We had additional officials recognized at Youth Regionals and Presidents Cup, and two of our State Referee Candidates (Owen Witte, Brittny Fox) were chosen for National Presidents Cup. We have had two officials attend Summer US Soccer Developmental Academy, and three are accepted for Winter US Soccer Developmental Academy. All of our Tier 1 and Tier 2 Officials have the opportunity to apply for financial assistance from the SD SRC to attend and perform at US Soccer Zone 2 Identification Events. Zone 3 (Referee Education Resources), see items #1 & #2.
4. Youth Regionals (Part I): SD SRA Guy McNeely and SYRA Mike Watson were not available for Youth Regionals 2016 in Indiana due to prior commitments in June 2016; Mike was in attendance at US Adult Soccer Regionals in Michigan, and Guy was in attendance at Region II Presidents Cup in Indiana. It was alleged that the SD Head of Delegation at Youth Regionals failed to deal with a serious allegation of sexual harassment of one of our Youth Referees; there were additional allegations of misconduct involving alcohol. After being informed of this by Guy, SDSSA administration asked for this individual to resign from the SD SRC; this was completed without disciplinary hearing as a resignation was accepted in August. A previous incident of misconduct involving other individuals was dealt with in February 2016. SDSSA administration dealt with this situation; a tournament official who was not registered as a Referee Assignor at that time was alleged to be assigning non-registered/certified Futsal Officials for games at a State Sanctioned Indoor/Futsal Tournament. There were differences of opinion over
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whether this was a referee misconduct issue or an administrator misconduct issue. Regardless, SDSSA implemented a ban for the tournament official; subsequent to this, the State Youth Referee Administrator position underwent a change of appointment. In October 2015, an additional incident of referee misconduct (involving another individual) was informally reviewed by a committee of independent arbiters. That individual admitted to an ethics violation and the result was absence of travel reimbursement for Winter US Soccer Developmental Academy. Had the individual simply reported intent to relocate to another state, this could have been avoided. Jeremy Tosaya asked me to include this information in my report so that the local association presidents could be made aware that the SD State Referee Committee does review and address issues of misconduct by match officials and referee administrators. Upon the advice of US Soccer Region II, all names have been left out of this report as these are personal issues which Region II sees as confidential in nature due to ongoing proceedings. No doubt many of you are aware of these incidents and you may fill in the blanks with names and discuss as you see necessary at the November BOD & AGM meetings. In any event, as South Dakota is a small state and the soccer community is even smaller, many of us are friends and friendly acquaintances. For these three incidents of misconduct involving friends and co-workers to have occurred in less than one year, this has been deeply disturbing to the State Referee Administrator and the State Referee Committee. Much of the past year Guy has naturally been contemplating this unsettling trend of misconduct. Unfortunately, this is the way of the world; as the Sage of Northeast Nebraska, Doctor Burton Pflueger once told me, “of course things are screwed up Guy, there are people involved.” Despite this, the SRA and the SRC remain committed to serving the needs of the US Soccer Registered Officials, the US Soccer affiliated local soccer associations, and the US Soccer affiliated appointing authorities in US Adult Soccer, US Youth Soccer and US Soccer Club.
5. Youth Regionals (Part II): Plans are underway for Youth Regionals 2017 in Sioux Falls. The SD State Referee Committee has two members meeting with Region II Representative Jonathon Meersman the week prior to the SDSSA meetings for the Site Review in Sioux Falls.
6. Financial Report: The SD SRC FY 2016 financial report was previously provided to US Soccer & the appointing authorities. Both the SDSSA & SDASA BOD have provided significant financial support for referee mentoring & training, which is sincerely appreciated.
Respectfully submitted this 2nd day of November, 2016Guy McNeelyGuy McNeelySD SRA (605) 661-0336 mobile
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTSteve Kehm – Director of Player Development
1. SummaryThe main responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:ODPChampions LeagueNSSLState TournamentsDistrict Tournaments
ODP242 Enrolled AthletesRecord State CampHosted a Sub-Region EventWon 5 age group cups (KS, NE and DK)
Champions League115 Team participated in Spring Champions League60 teams Participated in Fall Champions League (less offerings during HS season)
NSSLWheels are in motion dates are set for play in the SpringCharter was approved by Region IIMYSA using their legal counsel Logo ApprovedFees are set
State Tournament (Competitive)Dates are set for 2017 (5th, 6th and 7th)Location TBDTwo events to run simultaneously to provide a participant in both Regionals and Presidents CupFee Structure Determined
State Tournament (Recreational)Dates are set (June 2nd, 3rd and 4th)Trying to create Regions (4)Location TBDFee Structure is set 2017
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2016 ANNUAL REPORTJeremy Tosaya – Technical & Executive Director
Programs Recreational State Tournament
o With the efforts of Jason Wear and volunteers from Spearfish Soccer like Jenny Ness, we were able to pull off the Midco Cup and Kohl’s American Cup. With 45 teams participating we were close to the mark that was posted in 2014 (54 teams).
o The Recreational Committee has received bids for hosting in 2017 & 2018 so we can start planning two years out for the event.
o Going to try hosting four regional recreational tournaments to provide a local option for teams that normally don’t travel distances to play. Allows us to make the State Recreational event more meaningful and competitively even for the teams that advance. This format should also help us grow the State Recreational Tournament to numbers that we haven’t seen for several years.
State Cupo At the 2015 AGM a decision was made about the format of the State Cup and representation
for Midwest Regional Championships and Region II President’s Cup. Unfortunately the DOC’s, coaches, and parents were not on board with this format and we had two teams apply for Midwest Regionals and three teams apply for Region II PC. The teams that attended the 2016 Region II President’s Cup went 5-4 in the group stage and Tempo SC advanced to the finals in the U15 Boys Division.
o The competitive committee has received bids for hosting in 2017 & 2018 so we can start planning two years in advance for events.
o So far we have received interest from 11 teams in nine age divisions for NCS State Cup and interest from 21 teams in 11 age divisions for SD President’s Cup in 2017.
Champions Leagueo We had a very successful spring season for Champions League with over 115 teams
participating in Sioux Falls and 56 teams in Aberdeen. Unfortunately the Rapid City weekend was cancelled due to weather and poor field conditions.
o Fall Champions League numbers were about as expected with 63 teams.o Able to generate some revenue from the program after losing $4,600 in the previous fiscal
year. Coaching Education
o We had five intermediate coaching courses scheduled in 2016 and two were completed, the other three were cancelled due to low coach registrations.
o We had Youth Modules scheduled in five towns during 2016 that were completed Dakota Olympic Development Program
o We had record numbers participate in tryouts (220 players), state camp (210 campers), and the Subregion Tournament (157 players).
o South Dakota was fortunate enough to host the Subregion Tournament and our teams won five age divisions.
o Dakota ODP had 17 athletes invited to the Region II ODP ID Camp in Saginaw, MI; four athletes from this contingent were chosen to participate on the Region II teams during the Thanksgiving inter-regional events.
State Office Finances
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o With the predicted budget deficit of $27,000 from the SDSSA fund passed at the 2015 AGM I think our staff and volunteers have done a fantastic job managing our finances. We turned three programs (ODP, Champions League, and Regionals) that totaled -$19,823 in 2015 to a $32,782 surplus in 2016 (a $52,605 swing).
o We still are showing $10,426 outstanding income for the year and the $5,000 sponsorship from Midco still needs to be collected.
o Working on several partnerships that can help us cut expenses in 2017. The SCORE Sports partnership brought us in $8,000 in equipment and apparel for coaching education and ODP.
Staff & Personnelo Working on developing a partnership some of the colleges in the area to get an internship
program going with SDSSA to assist with ODP and summer events.o It’s been a year of transition for Jason and myself taking over the big shoes left by Dawn.
Also the transition from Active to Affinity Sports has been an adjustment, but we are starting to get a hang of things after getting an entire year under our belts. Now we know what to expect leading up to each event and during certain parts of the year things should be a little smoother in 2017.
o Mid-year staff reviews were completed in July and will be completed again in December before the end of the calendar year.
Membershipo I was able to visit 12 member association boards during the year with Rex. We were also
able to conduct eight town hall meetings between the Affinity Sports introductions and the district meetings leading up to the AGM.
o Registered players for 2015-16 totaled 15,619; for the Fall we’ve registered 8,700 players and this puts us on par for getting 65% of our total registrations between August and December.
Communicationso Introduced our new state newsletter, Center Circle, this year. Will continue to use it as our
main platform of getting information about major changes and state programming to the membership.
o Website has been a bit of a headache to sort out for us, but we’ve been plugging away at it trying to update information once a week. Most of the information is up to date on the website, and we are learning slowly how to get things accomplished as we run into problems.
o I’ve been sending out bi-weekly emails out to the Board of Directors to keep everyone up to date on what we’re doing in the state office.
o Been trying to start incorporating video messages onto our social media platforms to reach more people in a quicker format. This was a suggestion one of our members brought to me and I’ve been trying to do it more often.
o Social media platforms have been going well. Facebook interaction with people has been doing a lot better around our programming, and Twitter engagement is up as well.
o With the new WebEx software from AT&T we’ve had the capability of hosting webinars. The great part of these has been the ability to record the webinars and post them online for people to view at a later date as well.
Regional & National US Youth Region II
o Our region is making a push to grow the President’s Cup and some major changes have been implemented for ODP as well.
US Youth o The national office is going through a lot of changes this past year with staffing and
reorganization. Chris Moore, CEO, is still in the process of making some changes and as those get approved by the board we will pass those down to the membership.
US Soccer Federation
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o USSF has made a lot of changes in the last two years with their Player Development Initiatives and the Recognize-2-Recover program
o Some new changes to coaching education will be coming down from USSF in the upcoming six months that will directly impact grassroots soccer.
