BLACKTOWN AND DISTRICTS SOCCER FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION INC.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD 23/04/2008 AT FRANCIS PARK

ATTENDANCE I. WESTRAY, J. TAYLOR, R. PALMER, L. ARCHER,
N. TOOMEY, J. NEAL, L. SMITH, J. BROOKS

APOLOGIES D. SIM, J. BOYLE.

08/112 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted.
Matters Arising:
08/097 Still trying to obtain more quotes for PA
08/110 Seven Hills have asked for the Appeal to be heard.
08/104 re Call-to-Arms - discuss next meeting with Dane.

08/113 CORRESPONDENCE

1. Oakville United re amendment to scores for U12 match against Plumpton
2. Marayong Sports re new President Nick Krivokapic as Dave Frendo has resigned.
3. Plumpton Oakhurst nominating our U10-3's into the KO
4. American Express
5. Telstra invoice
6. Doonside Hawks payment of account
7. Fairfax Media invoice
8. FNSW minutes from Admin forum
9. Lourdes request permission for U16-2 to help out with our AA-7 this Sunday
10. Plumpton Oakhurst re incident at Newbury with U6 Kangaroos
11. Johnny Warren Football Foundation re Gala Dinner
12. FNSW invoice
13. Seven Hills and Polonia re U12-3 request to be dropped to a lower division
14. FNSW - re Soccer Wearhouse vouchers
15. Quakers Hill Tigers re incorrect score for U13-1 round 3 score was recorded by the referee wrong
16. Blacktown Workers re ID cards for roo ball v's Lourdes
17. Doonside Hawks re supply of match balls at Glenwood with girls host games
18. The Medal Man information
19. Kim Gibson re Best Rd Seven Hills state of the ground
20. FNSW - update for Contact list for Metro League
21. Blacktown Workers re incorrect score for U16-2
22. FNSW approval for Rooty Hill To enter the Kanga Cup
23. Good Shepherd re AAL-4 match v's Glenwood
24. Seven Hills United request downgrade of player K Petratos from U12-1 to U10-1
25. Prospect United payment of account
26. Quakers Hill Junior re Rumour and the Unofficial Web Site
27. Blacktown Premier nomination of U10-3 team into the U10's KO
28. Prospect United re round 3 catch up games for roo ball



08/114 MATTERS ARISING FROM CORRESPONDENCE
1. To Recorder
2. Noted
3. To Competition Secretary
4. To Treasurer
5. " "
6. " "
7. " "
9. Permission given for Sunday 20th April 2008
10. To P&DC for hearing
11. No
12. To Treasurer
13. Unable to re-grade, but will offer all assistance to coach and players
14. To Secretary
15. To Recorder
16. Clubs are reminded that ID Cards MUST be shown at all matches by ALL grades
17. Move to GB
19. Investigation complete, - ground needs minor repairs which have been asked for
20. To Vice President
21. To Recorder
22. To Rooty Hill RSL YSC
23. Cheque returned - no breech of rules
24. To Registrar
25. To Treasurer
26. Moved to GB
27. To Comp Secretary
28. To Comp Secretary - will not be rescheduled

08/115 CORRESPONDENCE OUT
1. Replies to emails
2. To Eastern Creek

08/116 INCIDENT REPORTS RECEIVED
1. Anne Aquilina Reserve - Saturday no incidents, Sunday AA-5 game ambulance called both teams agreed to play extra 30minutes once ambulance had left
2. Ashley Brown Reserve - 12th April no incidents
3. Ashley Brown Reserve - no incidents other than Rooty Hill leaving rubbish
4. Best Rd Reserve - No referee's allocated but 1 referee and 1 linesman turned up
5. Chopin Park - no incidents
6. Glendenning Reserve - Saturday ground closed due to weather, Sunday Prems Reserve ambulance called - no assistant referee for AA-2 and AA-3 they were appointed
7. Glenwood Reserve - no incidents - Incident at Heber Park with AAL-4
8. Hanna Reserve - U9-3 Rooty Hill coach not in the technical box, U10-4 Workers ground official asked to move outside fence then tried to enter the center of the field - referee arrived late for a 9am start
9. Harvey Park - no referee's for 2 U6 games
. Heber Park - Saturday no incidents - Sunday ambulance called for U17-1 Rooty Hill player
11. Lynwood Park - Saturday field 6 closed due to water on the field games postponed U10-3, U11-2, U14-2, U17 - Sunday St Pats's AAL-4 not notified of forfeit
12. Mill St Park - no incidents
13. Minchinbury Park - Friday no referee's for 2 O35 matches, Saturday no referee's for U9-4, U9-2, U10-5 U10-1, Sunday U17-1 match abandoned by referee due to unsafe playing conditions
14. Morgan Power Reserve - no incidents
15. Morreau Reserve - no incidents
16. Newbury - U6 Kangaroos violent conduct by Newbury player report from Plumpton Oakhurst
17. Newbury - Sunday no incidents
18. Norwest - no incidents
19. Palmyra Reserve - no incidents
20. Patterson Reserve - Friday - Ambulance called for Good Shepherd O35-4 player, Saturday injury to Eastern Creek U13-3 player, incident between players, spectator stepped onto the field to separate them referee ordered him from the field, Eastern Creek parent directed foul language to the player that had been sent off.
Sunday no incidents
21. Popondetta Park - no incidents
22. Quakers Hill Park - Friday injury to O35-2 Quakers Hill player, Saturday no incidents, Sunday injury to U17-1 Kings Langley player and Quakers Reserve grade player
23. Schofields Park - no incidents

08/117 INCIDENT REPORTS NOT RECEIVED
Colbee Park

08/118 MATTERS ARISING FROM INCIDENT REPORTS
3. To Rooty Hill RSL YSC
4. To Referee's Branch
6. " " "
8. To Rooty Hill RSL YSC and Blacktown Workers
9. To Referee's Branch
13. " " "
20. To Eastern Creek

08/119 TREASURER'S REPORT
1. As tabled
2. MSA all outstanding accounts be paid.

08/120 SECRETARY MANAGERS REPORT 1. I will be off-site next Thursday and Friday to attend a MPIO's course
1. Registrations currently stand at 8654 players and 1320 officials.
2. The May GM will consist of meeting for MPIOs and Registrars
3. Robyn asked to send fines to clubs for non-attendance of meetings
4. Robyn asked for club numbers to balance rego payments

08/121 VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
1. Very good round, with Youth League taking all points, 1st Grade men won, 20s had a draw.
The Ladies did very well at Nowra winning two matches and drawing one. Best results ever.

08/122 P & D C REPORT
1. Sharp increase in dismissals mainly for offensive language + 3 x U13s for fighting.
2. Clubs are asked to inform their players of the changes in playing conditions and particularly the jewellery rules and the team points rules.
3. A player was dismissed from the field for wearing jewellery, no rule to support this and the player was exonerated.
4. Round 1 had 3 send offs + 58 yellow cards; Round 2 had 4 send-offs + 99 yellow cards; Round 3 had 12 send-offs and 95 yellow cards.

08/123 REGISTRAR'S REPORT
1. Team Sheet fines tabled
2. Clubs are asked to remind managers about the use of pens that may smudge if the team sheet get wet.
3. Newbury's O35-1 were fined and lost points in Round 1 for misuse of upgrades - a check revealed this was a programme error and the fine and loss of points has been reversed.
4. 3 junior players have already been upgraded 3 times and hae only 1 upgrade left - clubs have been advised.
5. Clubs are reminded that they must show their upgrades on the team sheet by writing "upgrade (from where)" in the space for signatures.

08/124 COMPETITION SECRETARY'S REPORT
1. All matches wash out have been re-scheduled, clubs please note web site.
2. Most clubs worked hard to keep their grounds open, well done.
3. Discussion on U17s match Minchinbury v Glenwood, the team sheet had only one team listed and a referee comment that the match had been abandoned. The match was not played because the field was closed shortly before the match. Clubs must inform their team managers that team sheets should be completed in this instance as a forfeit may have been awarded to the only team listed on the team sheet.

08/125 RECORDER'S REPORT
1. As tabled
2. Forfeits on the day by St Pats AA-4, Marayong AA-2; Workers 11-5
3. Prems - no goal scorers on Oakville v Polonia fined and loss of team points.

08/126 APPEAL'S BOARD REPORT
1. Outstanding appeal will beheld Friday 2nd May at 7:30pm

08/127 GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Re corro #17 Discussion on match balls at grouped FDC games.
MSA That the host club supply the match balls
2. Discussion on letter received from Quakers Hill re allegations of poaching and the "Unofficial Forum".
Noted that the Unofficial Forum is just - nothing to do with the BDSFA and not supported by the MC.
3. Clubs are asked to check their records for players who have played the entire 30 years of our history and let us know.
4. Return to discussion on "capping numbers" at clubs. Jack - council are interested in bringing something in supporting this but I do not think it is practical, most of our current small clubs were once our biggest. People move or get older in areas and everyone get a turn to be the biggest club - for a while.
5. Discussion on the probable closure of grounds this weekend as council have to make a decision on Thursday. Suggestion to move the entire round to the June long weekend if not played.
6. Noted that some clubs were very slow to complete State Cup team nomination forms. MSA that if any teams do not have their paperwork delivered to the office by 3:00pm Thursday they will be withdrawn and have to pay forfeit fines.

meeting closed