California Odyssey Soccer Club

Aug  10, 2026

Opening

The informational meeting of the​COSC Board​ of Directors was called to order at 6:33pm by Joe O’hanian.  He congratulated and welcomed new Member at Large- Raul Cantu, newly appointed Interim Treasurer Alicia Bly and Fundraising Coordinator Jillian Coelho.

Present

Joe O’hanian            Yaw Danso Cheri Kennedy Kevin Brooks Raul Cantu Vitalis Otieno

Michi Williamson    Ian Lynch Danielle Edwards Jillian Coelho Nathan Smith          Juan Carlos Ruiz                  Alicia Bly                 Bronil Koochoie Daniel Weimer

Approval of Agenda

The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.

Approval of Minutes

Joe made a motion to approve with Cheri 2nd to approve the minutes for 7/27/26 with removal of liabilities from former board members. All Approved.

Open Issues

Registrar’s report- 613 registered, 30 Juniors, 16 affiliates, 8 unregistered (Note: Player pool picture day 8/31, 9/14, 9/28)

Treasurer’s report- The club financial accounts are in good standings.  Danielle continues to work on A/R with membership.

JRChecking ($7082)Saving ($44,265), MLS $33,327, NPSL $1207, COSC Checking $102,008 Savings $178,191

Field report- Dry Creek (younger) CEHS (olders),CES, CHS, Clark, CCC, Liberty, Edison.  Kevin suggested possible field in Lemoore.  Sunnyside turf field suggested for rain day matches.

Fundraising report- Kevin & Jillian to collaborate on the Club Raffle fundraiser.  9/14 was designated as the Raffle winner drawing. (Note: Sept Board Meeting moved to 9/21 due to Raffle)

DOC reports- reports sent via email, BK addressed a few concerns that were mentioned in the previous board meeting.  He stated that there was a lack of communication and some issues could have been resolved internally.  He brought up concerns which led to a conflict with Alicia the team manager.  There was also a concern that non members were invited to the previous board meeting.  Just for clarification, board meetings are open to the entire club however it was agreed that there should be a process to verify membership. Ian- requested mannequins and followed up on a youngers keeper coach.  BK suggested utilizing older keepers to assist training the youngers. Oti- RL girls switched home/away spring games.  He said that more blue paint needs to be ordered for the fields. Sergio Gonzalez to take over Elijah’s team.  He is requesting a field coordinator to oversee field management. Juan Carlos-Mondays for extra training for players, Daniel to coordinate and create a sign up for families.  Only half of the current coaching staff have completed a feedback form with regards to coaching development.  BK suggested a symposium mid Jan-Feb weekend and combine with girls/boys and suggested GPS program to help assess players. He feels that there is a need to educate parents and athletes on realistic college pathways.  He also said that roster sheets should have his information to help facilitate communication between coaches and player.  It was suggested for our college liaison to provide certain updates and/or assistance with members that are recruitment age.

Action items

Guest- Dave Wheeler: requesting 1 set of goals for Edison($4500-5000/ per set), 2 scholarships (female & male) Joe made a motion, Alicia 2nd to approve 2 scholarships for the 27/28 season from the Edison community.

New Business

Townhall tentatively set for 8/17 @6pm Edison, however, it might pushed to 8/24

By Law Review-tabled to Sept meeting, need to set the AGM date & location

Old Business

ID Camp- proposed during the spring potentially using Edison as a site in Jan/Feb timeframe, recruit 4-6 coaches for both boys and girls and a symposium to follow after the camp.

Trace subscription has been renewed.

PAD Issues/Complaints- N/A

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.  The next scheduled meeting will be at 6:30pm on Sept 21, 2026 in 2525 Alluvial Ave –Conference Room.  Minutes submitted by: Michi Williamson