Board Meeting Minutes

South Indianapolis Youth Hockey Association - SIYHA

12/17/24 Board Meeting Notes 

Date of Meeting: 12/17/24 @ 8:00PM @ Virtual

Next meeting:  1/13/25 @ 6:00PM @ Perry Park Ice Rink

Attendance:

•  President - Ashleigh Taylor
•  Vice President & Barn Manager - Erik Heinz
• Treasurer - Tony Kerins 
• At Large Member- Registrar - Alicia Boesgaard
• At Large Member - Mike Jones
• Buckeye Rep. - Rachael Brunet 
• House Rep. - Ross Brinkoetter

Additional Attendees: 

Absent: Ryker Kuntz, Henry Flores, Shannon Romine

Agenda: 

• Budget Updates (Tony)
• 12u is practicing on Mon. Dec. 30 at 5:20pm
• State tourney checks are mailed
• TKO invoice needs paid
• Fraud on account for Costco 
• $65,000 in bank
• All families but 2 current
• House surplus - will be able to pick up 4 addtl games beyond 317 league games
• Buckeye Updates (Rachael)
• No updates
• ISHA Update (Ashleigh) 
• Invoices from State sent to be paid by Jan 1
• Perry Park will host games for State Touney all day on Fri, Jan. 31 
• Moving placing from middle to lowest in State tourney - contact ISHA Board
• Trainers at state meets & 8u jamborees?
• Coaching (Henry)
• Document to track penalties/majors/etc. (any updates?)
• 8u coach brought concern to Henry - share w/board
• Travel Hockey
• Dave Koutz has requested an agility ladder for off ice training - $20
• Approved  - make sure makes it put away each week
• House Hockey (Ross)
• 6u and 8u possibly play at an intermission
• Need to order end of year medals
• Need to order coaches gifts/plaques – on spreadsheet we have 40 plaques if we do listed coaches and managers.    This is about double what we have gotten from them for free in the past.   Do we want to set any criteria?    Not sure what our ‘free’ limit is.   
• 8U Jamboree Circuit
• Bring to State Board Feedback for 2 refs per game & potential medical trainer on standby for large events like this?
• Parking - worries about being towed, not a lot of parking. Locker rooms - shared with other teams.  Very tight
• Reindeer Games 
• (2 hrs on 12/28) 7 Teams Signed Up
• Costs $540.74 Total Spent ($500 Ice Time & $40.74 on other)
• Bake Sale & Hot Cocoa Bar (How to collect money? Cash/Square, Use rink POS & credit the org?)  Possibly Coffee Junkiez

• Fundraising - sponsorships (Shannon/Erik )
• Blankets update — 18 sold of our goal of 25; need to send out another email.  Might still get before Christmas.   Shipping is 3-7 days 
• Yard signs – 20 sold and delivered 
• Sponsorships –5 sponsors committed, but some challenges.   Still waiting on one payment.  T-shirts are at the printers.    
• Need to post logos on the website - share info on our facebook promoting companies
• Registrar (Alicia) - link to document
• Travel coaches needing CEP: Henry Flores, Nick Herring (signed up for class), Phil Rossman (completed waiting to clear), Aaron Jones
• House coaches needing CEP:  A LOT still need done!!
•  Contact USA Hockey and Midam to get more clarification - volunteer vs. asst. coach
• No clinics open in Indiana - could we host one for our coaches.  Doug Losure - reach out
• (tonya.trueblood@usahockey.org, memberservices@usahockey.org, 
• programservices@usahockey.org
• KEITH.KENITZER@USAHOCKEY.ORG
•  KIMF@USA HOCKEY.ORG   KIM FOLSOM
• Uniforms/Sweatshirts Orders (TKO) (Erik)
• Terrance Carr - 2xl jacket - Mike Jones also needs jacket ordered - has been ordered
• Will Order when CEP’s and training is done
• Konsdorf - name spelled wrong on jacket - have local person embroider here 
• In future holding jackets until they get credentials done.
• Learn to Play - little sharks programs 
• Next steps to get program up and running for spring - who would like to lead?
• Advertisement - Ashley Edlund.  
• Coach Pat to help ??
• March/April?? And another in Fall
• Restructure 6u programing?
• Roger Sharer Grant - 
• 2 days a week for 2 weeks.
• Little Blackhawks | Chicago Blackhawks
• Girls Hockey (Erik)
• Big Sisters / Little Sisters
• Louisville - future ice time to play a game there.  March after season?
• Locker Room - check on lock
• Women’s College Hockey Event - Trine or Indiana Tech
• Potential 8U player interested in Sharks?  Already a large roster (19)
• Tires - Mark from rink said having issues with tires being cleaned up and organized  Goalie boards are in a bad location