NOGSL Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 28, 2008
Concordia
The
meeting was called to order at 7:36 pm. Roll
call was taken. Missing communities were
Brooklyn,
Al Soper –
There
are a lot of new reps in attendance. If
your club has issues or special requests that need to be addressed, please
contact any board member by phone or email.
A new contact list will be emailed out and also will appear on the
website. Al’s cell phone number is
216-299-0555.
Old Business
Fall
season ran pretty smoothly. It appears
that most communities have been able to standardize on two goal sizes and
complaints in general were down.
The
plans to update our documents continue.
The Coaches Code of Conduct is being revised to address issues that come
up over and over. A new version of the
by-laws is also being compiled based on our history and current practices.
As announced in the Fall, we will no longer offer 11v11 brackets for U12 teams
in Fall 2008. If clubs have trouble
finding slots for players, please contact a board member so we can help you
with options that will keep the girls in the game.
New Business
One of our areas of
responsibility is training – for players and coaches. Members of the board will be meeting with
staff at PSA to discuss areas and activities that might be mutually
beneficial.
NOGSL is a non-profit
organization that has grown to encompass more than 380 teams. Our Constitution needs to be updated to
reflect this growth and changes in the way things are done. Individuals on the board cannot be paid for
their service. Our Registrar is
presently listed as a board member, but is also paid. We need to make a change to the Constitution
to make the Registrar a paid position reporting to the Board of Directors. We will introduce our proposed change at the
next meeting and review it at subsequent meetings before taking a vote on the
proposal in the Spring.
Spring season brings up the
issue of Middle School soccer players participating in our League games. The
Team fees for Fall 2008 will be increased to $100 for U9-U11 and $125 for U12-U14. Referee payments will be increased as
well. Those rates will be announced next
summer.
When players and coaches register to play soccer in
our League, part of their individual registration fee is used to purchase
secondary medical and liability insurance for incidents that arise while they
are playing soccer. This insurance is
managed by Ohio North. OYSAN has now
decided to extend this secondary coverage to indoor team participation in
member League sanctioned activities. NOGSL supports indoor soccer activities
for its members and will sanction them through OYSAN. In order to take advantage of this secondary
coverage, member clubs need to go online and register their intent to
participate in indoor practice and/or games.
Instructions for this procedure will be emailed to all reps.
Jan Marsh –
For
new reps: please be aware that Fall registration fees for players and coaches cover the
whole year. There is no need to pay
individual fees for people who signed up in the Fall. Fees are due for new players/coaches who are
starting this Spring.
Some teams will have players who move or don’t want to play soccer this Spring. You can leave
them on your roster if you don’t need their slot for someone else. This will save some effort for everyone. If you do need to drop them, a parent must
sign the drop form and it should be sent with the laminated player pass to Jan
when you add the replacement player. If
you cannot get a signature because the family has moved, etc. you need to
document that you made three attempts to contact them. This documentation (email, returned letter,
etc) must be sent to Jan in place of the drop form. Players may not be dropped against their will.
The
deadline to submit paperwork for new players, coaches or teams who want to play
in the first game of Spring Season is March 10th. The final deadline to participate this season
is April 23rd. This gives Jan
time to process and return everything by the May 1st OYSAN deadline.
All
new coaches must register with Jan and enroll in the Risk Management database
at Ohio North. There is a $5 fee for
these new registrations. NOGSL will
cover this $5 if you enter a numeric passcode. Contact Jan by email if you need that code
number. The confirmation number that is
generated from this registration must appear on the new coach application that
you submit to Jan.
Bob Bandsuch –
Balance
sheets for 2005 – 2007 are available.
Clubs should submit team commitment payments now and then wait to be
invoiced for coach/player fees, fines, late additions, etc. The club/community
treasurer should review the invoice sheets and contact Bob if there are any
questions. His cell phone is
440-829-1322. Our new system will be to
send out invoices in May with a $0 balance expected by the end of June each
year.
Carl Pavlovich
–
The March indoor tournament at the Soccer Sportsplex in N. Olmsted is sanctioned by NOGSL and covered
by OYSAN. Only players/coaches rostered in NOGSL by the start of the tournament may
participate. The dates are March 14-16. U9 players will get participation awards and
all other brackets will have trophies.
There is a three game guarantee.
If you register by Feb. 14th there is a $50 discount: $225 for U9s and $250 for all other age
groups. If you have older teams with
full rosters you can divide them in half and register as two teams to get the
girls more playing time. Last year each
team received a free goalie shirt, paid for by fine money.
The Coaches Code of Conduct document on the website will
be revised to address issues that have arisen in the last few years. The new draft will be available at the next
meeting.
The meeting adjourned at
8:35 pm.
Next meeting: Monday, February 11 @ 7:30 pm at Concordia.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Killoran
NOGSL Secretary