Due to the school closures, the Annual General Meeting has been cancelled. Please check back as we will reschedule for later this month.

Parents:

The last two years have seen the club remain at a fairly stable base of players after several previous years of declining membership due not least to the economy. Last year saw an increase in numbers and all indications are that next year will continue this trend. For a club to be successful it needs several things:

Facilities: Unlike other clubs we have dedicated fields such as HB Fuller, Felida Park, Alki, Kingsway as well as others.

Cash Flow: The club is very solvent and has excess cash in our retained account for future operations and to cover ongoing expenses. The club is in a stronger financial position than most Clubs in the area.

Volunteers: We have more dedicated people now than in the last few years but there is a problem. A lot of the board members serve, even though their players have graduated; they do so because they see the good that they can do for your children.

We have everything needed to continue to grow your club but we need more people. Your players are the reason the club exists and we need parents to get involved. We have a recreational committee, an advanced level committee, a board that oversees the operations of the club and an executive board.

Recreational Committee: It is almost fully staffed but still needs help at certain crunch times to reduce the load on individuals.

Advanced Committee: This is more year round and the Club will be appointing a new Chair next month. We will need volunteers to form and operate this Committee.

Fundraising Chair: Manages and coordinates fundraising for the club. Organize two (2) major fundraisers for the year. Three years ago we made a decision to run the club at a break even in order to keep player costs to a minimum but this restricts how much we can help individual players monetarily. We want a group of people to organize and run two events. This is a very critical position that we need to fill if we are to continue to grow this Club

Advertising: We need to improve our communications both inside and out of the club and need someone to improve the flow of information.

Open Board Positions: The following BOD positions are open:

1. Vice President: Becomes the chief operating officer for the Club.
2. Member at Large: Attends Board meetings as an advisor.

The Annual General Meeting is Wednesday December 11. Alki Middle School at 7pm. If you are interested in investing in your child's soccer club please volunteer your time. Not all of us can coach but everyone can do a little to make Salmon Creek better for everyone's child. Please contact Joe, Jeff or Dick

Sincerely,

Jeff Thomas President of Salmon Creek scsc.president@salmoncreeksoccer.net

Joe Frimpong Coaching Director: jo.frimpong@gmail.com

Dick Burgess Advanced Level Chairman diburges@comcast.net

Beverly Estes Recreation Chairman scsc.coaches@salmoncreeksoccer.net

It's time for the 2013 Winter Skills camp.This program is designed for ages U8 to U10 (Fall age group).The primary focus is improving the players individual skills.
Boys Clinic is November 7th to Decwmber 5th. 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Girls Clinic is December 12th to January 9th. 4:00 - 5:30 pm
It's only $40 per player for four 90 minutes session on Thursdays (Thanksgiving week off and Christmas week off)

Partial list of coaches and the licensing: