CPLSCA
Positional
Duties
Association
Assessment & Annual Plan
Spring
2008 Association Proposals
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Adoption of the following proposals requires that the said proposal garner %60 of the member’s
votes, at any one of the 6 annual CPLSCA meetings.
2008 – Official Proposal to hold Positional elections every two years.
Elections will take place in the spring of even number years with the officers assuming position
on the first of August of that same year.
2008 – Official Proposal to hold the 2008 positional election on the night of the All-City/All Academic Team
Meeting. Candidates declaration of intent and positional
statements will be emailed or mail run to all CPL soccer coaches and posted on the association’s web site. The last day for submitting of one’s declaration
of intent and positional statement will be one day following the spring CPL playoff seed meeting.
2008 – Official Proposal to hold a minimum 6 CPLSCA meeting per year:
Summer – August meeting prior to boy’s soccer season separate from the rules and interpretation
meeting
Fall – 1 all city/all academic meeting, 1 fall/winter all-star meeting
Winter – 1 pre all star game, 1 pre spring season
Spring 1 all city/all academic meeting
2008 – Official Proposal to raise annual membership fee from $15.00 to $20.00
Current
Positions
President – Andrew Mayer – Northside Prep.
Vice President – Ian McCarthy – Whitney Young,
Vice President – Fernando Rodriguez – Lake
View
Treasurer – James Edstrom – Von Steuben
Sgt Arms
Secretary
2008 – Official Proposal to organize responsibilities among positions in order to delegate some of the workload
Positional Duties
President – Overseer, assists in all areas, negotiate and procure sponsorships,
In Regards to the All-Star Games – responsible working out dates and location for the all-star
game, responsible for making arrangements with all-star opponents, responsible for procuring all-star insurance, responsible
for negotiating costs of field rental for game, tryouts and practice, in charge of getting all-star t-shirts
1st Vice President – soliciting membership (collecting money, keeping track
of current members, membership information for our CPLSCA directory, and UPDATING AND DISTRIBUTING
OUR CPLSCA MASS EMAIL LIST AND MAIL RUN LIST
In Regards to the All-Star Games – in charge of creating and distributing all-star tryout flyer
2nd Vice President – All-Star Game Coordinator
All-Star Coordinator – overseer of the operations of the game….in charge of all-star coaches….also
specifically in charge of collecting player information(including the tryout waiver roster that includes each players email
and phone number), creating the all-star program, and distributing information to college coaches, in charge of inviting college
coaches to the all-star game
In regards to the All-City/All Academic teams – in charge of printing out the awards certificates
Treasurer – Collection of membership dues, payer of expenses, writes monthly account
status reports
In Regards to the All-Star Games – in charge of collecting money at the game, paying all expenses
(insurance, referees, field rental, and paramedic)
Sgt Arms – All-City/All Academic Team coordinator – responsible for running
the All-Academic/All City Team nomination meetings
In Regards to the All-Star Games – distribution of the tryout waiver roster that includes each players
email and phone number, collection of player waiver forms
In regards to the All-City/All Academic teams – in charge of updating and distributing the All-Academic and
All-City Nomination forms and the collection and tabulation of information from those forms.
Secretary – Coaches BBQ and Coaches Dinner Coordinator
In Regards to the All-Star Games – in charge of video taping, taking pictures, providing water
and ice, medical kit, balls, pennies and cones for the game.
In Regards to the All-City/All Academic teams – in charge of video taping the final and taking pictures of
the All City/All-Academic team announcement at halftime of the city championship game
2008 – Official Proposal to adopt the following Association Bylaws
1.
All members…including the elected officers must pay
an annual membership fee
2.
One’s membership may be revoked at any time if they
fail to act in accordance with the mission of the CPLSCA
3.
All CPL soccer coaches (both high school and elementary) are
eligible to become member of the CPLSCA
4.
A person who is not currently a CPL soccer coach can only
gain membership if they are:
A.
nominated by a current CPLSCA member
B.
that nomination must then be seconded by another member
C.
finally, the applicant must receive %60 approval by the member
voters at one of the 6 annual meetings.
D.
Once a person who is not a CPL
2008 – Official Proposal to adopt the following Positional Bylaws
Election Procedures
1. All
current CPLSCA members are eligible to run for any position
2. To
run for any official position, a member must be nominated for a position by another CPLSCA member, and that nomination must
be seconded.
3. Members
running for official positions must obtain a majority of the votes to gain office
4. No
member can hold more than one position at one time
5. There
is no maximum number of years a member can hold a position or combination of positions
Removal
from office
1.
Failure to uphold the responsibilities (as stated above) of
any particular position may result in removal from the said position.
2.
Removal from any particular position will require a %75 vote
at any one of the 7 open meetings held each year, or a %75 vote at an emergency meeting that has at least 10 members and 3
current officers present.
2007-08
Expenses
Fall
07 coaches BBQ:
$0.00
Expected
costs: $100.00 for food and drinks
Fall
07 All City
and All-Academic teams
$0.00
expected
costs: coach of the year plaque $20.00, all-city/all academic certificates $10.00
Winter
08 Senior All-Star Games (3)
$1500.00
Odeum Field Rental $480 ($160 per hour)
Team Insurance $200
Odeum Paramedic $120 ($40 per hour)
2 Referees $180 ($30 per ref per game)
Tryout and Practice field rental $500.00 for 6 hours
4 cases of water $28
Projected
Spring 2008 Costs
Spring
08 All City
and All-Academic teams
$10.00
expected
costs: coach of the year plaque $20.00, all-city/all academic certificates $10.00
Additional
Events that the CPLSCA may consider organizing:
Banquet
Coaches
Dinner/Meeting
Concessions
Table at CPL Quarterfinals in Fall and Spring as well as at any Pepsi showdown games played at Montrose
Harbor
Using
the banquet room at the Odeum during the All-Star Games
Coaches
outings…to fire game, to UIC or DePaul game, etc
Spring
coaches BBQ
Outdoor
All-Star Games at the end of the fall and or spring seasons
Mini
summer tournament/clinic
Coaches
Clinic
Coaches
Association Library
Super
charged web site (MUST INCLUDE IMPORTANT PAPERWORK AND FORMS ON THE WEB SITE)
SEMINAR
- CREATING ELIGIBLE COLLEGE PLAYERS – educating coaches on what is important…making soccer an avenue to success
