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River Flow Soccer

Annual Club Meeting

November 2, 2009

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AgendaIntroductions All

Club Mission & Vision Deon Summary of 2009 Season Organizational Structure Goals for 2010 Season Communications (website use)

Leadership Academy & Academics Medina

Uniforms RFSC Dress Code

2010 Soccer Operations Marwan Indoor Schedule & Venues Goalie Training (Coach Ian)

Club Dues and Registration Angela Payment Registration

River Flow Health Initiative Chris Closing Deon

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River Flow Mission & Vision

Our mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the City of Rochester, NY.  River Flow players not only take part in year-round soccer training and matches but are provided academic, cultural, life skill, and community programs.

We are a community dedicated to building productive responsible citizens actively involved in bridging racial, cultural, and economic divides.

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2009 Soccer Season in Review

6 teams and Tykes Academy (this included 3 premier teams) Approximately 103 players 4th Annual Rochester Clean Sweep 4th Annual MLK DAY Giving Overall, ended year with ~$3K in checking account Secured ~$11K in Sponsorships and/or Donations Angela Nash joins Board of Directors Marwan ElBejjani joins Board of Directors Trip to Washington to DC: Urban Soccer Collaborative

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Treasurer

Angela Nash

•Maintain financial records

•Pay Bills and disperse funds

•Receive and deposit all funds

•Create a Yearly Budget

•File all required Tax Forms

•Club Registrar

AcademicAcademicCommitteeCommittee

•Increase participants exposure to

higher education

•Monitor participants academic progress

Vice – President

Efrain Medina

Preside at all meetings of the RFSC Board

Serve as an ex-officio member of all committees

Fulfill duties of President, in the absence of the President

Secretary

Vacant

*Keep official minutes of all RFSC Board

Meetings

•Proof read all literature on behalf of the organization

LeadershiLeadership p

AcademyAcademy

•Volunteer 40 hours

•At least a 2.5 Academic

G.P.A

. Coach/referee Certification

CoachesCommittee

•Develop RFSC Training

Curriculum

• Share best coaching strategies

ManagersCommittee

* Manage Club

Fundraiser

*Solicit Team Sponsorship

*Special Events

RFSC-President

DEON K. RODGERS Preside over all Board Meetings

Chief officer of the organization

Appoint all committees

Ex-officio member of all committees Director of Coaching

Marwan Elbejjani

Lead Operational Supervisor

Primary Contact for Coaches & Managers

RFSC representative at meetings of all affiliated organizations

River Flow River Flow Soccer Club Inc. Soccer Club Inc.

2010 Operational 2010 Operational StructureStructure

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Goals for 2010 Season

Roles & Responsibilities Club & Coach Responsibilities Player Responsibilities (Commitment) Parents Responsibilities

6 Travel Teams and Tykes Academy U10 CO-ED, U14 Girls, U14 Boys, U15 Boys, U17 Girls, & U17 BoysApproximately 120 players

Uniforms for the year (Nike)

Increase awareness of RiverFlow through club apparel

MLK Day – Riverflow Futsal Tournament

Communications (website use)

Face Book Twitter www.riverflowsoccer.org Emails Text Message Phone Tree RFSC Phone Line: 234-1425 Deon K. Rodgers, President 530-7327

Uniforms

Training KIT Team Uniform Coach Polo RFSC T-Shirt

Dress Code

All players must wear RFSC official training uniform during all training sessions.

All RFSC Players must wear official RFSC Nike uniform during all Games, and Tournaments

During all training sessions and games coaches, managers, and all other RFSC representatives will dress in official Riverflow apparel.

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Team Indoor Training Schedule

Wagner Training Facility Tues 7 -10pm begin Nov 10th (Girls-U17, Boys U-17) Thurs 7 -10pm begin Dec 3rd (Boys-U15, Girls U-14) Sat 11 – 12:45pm begin Dec 5th (TYKES & U10 C0-Ed) Sat 6 – 8:30pm begin Jan 2nd (Goalie Clinic)

South Ave Recreation CenterSat 6pm -8pm begin Dec 5th (Boys-U15)

Dr. Freddie Thomas High SchoolSat 9 -10:30am begin Dec 5th (Boys-U17)

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Last Line Academy (Goalie)

What You Can Expect

The program at Last Line Academy will use a variety of techniques and Cross-Training methods to provide all participants with the following skills and concepts:

* foot speed * covering angles * field of play * judgment on crosses * breakaways * proper weight distribution/form * ball skills * distribution as the first point of attack * diving/ball control * much more!

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2010 Registration and Payment Process

Click on link to begin registration process

Go to www.riverflowsoccer.org

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2010 Registration and Payment Process (Cont’d)

League Dues Tykes = $100/player U10 = $250/player Travel U14 – U17 = $350/player Payments are Non-refundable, DUE DEC 1st

What is included in my fees?35% = Uniform, Player pass & Player insurance25% = Indoor Rental Fees20% = League Dues, Referees & Tournaments (at least two)20% = Administration, Website, Field Maintenance, Equipment, etc

Pay on-line or via Check, payable to Riverflow Soccer

Nutrition, Exercise & Health

Chris Hogan and Andrew Huffer (Coaches for U17 boys team and 4th year medical students at the University of Rochester)

River Flow is a community that cares about the overall well being of our players and their families

We want to improve upon the health of this community!

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Nutrition, Exercise & Health

We will do this by Providing nutrition and exercise health information

via a new section on the River Flow web site (check for it in a couple of weeks)

We will also be speaking with the U17 boys team about these issues and hope to eventually educate all of the River Flow teams during this year

If you have any suggestions for what you would like to see on this section of the website please let us know Chris.m.hogan@gmail.com Andrewahuffer@gmail.com

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River Flow Soccer

Closing