Evansville Area Soccer Association General Meeting Holy Name School, Henderson February 28, 2010

2 Agenda Review League Organization Review Team Packet Review & Modify Preliminary Schedules 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

3 Organizational Review EASA/SISL Merger Officers Commissioners Clubs Calendar Referee Fees GotSoccer 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

4 EASA and SISL Join Forces EASA and SISL have joined forces for the spring 2010 season Team Count136 EASA104 SISL50 (18 teams in both leagues) 2010 Team Count124 (-8.8%) 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

5 Officers PresidentMike Williams VP / SecretaryOPEN RegistrarJoAnn Schoenstein TreasurerBrad Harrison 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

6 Commissioners Evansville Soccer ClubRandy Blessinger Footbal Club of EvansvilleMike Schopmeyer Forest Park Youth Soccer associationSteve Grundhoefer Gibson County Soccer ClubOPEN Jasper Youth SoccerStephanie Rawlins North Spencer Soccer AssociationTim Mercker Owensboro United SoccerDuncan Campbell Pennyrile Youth Soccer AssociationGreg Poole Southern Kentucky Soccer ClubDavid Embry Southwest indiana Soccer AssociationEric Schoenstein Vincennes Youth Soccer AssociationDavis Weiss Washington Soccer FederationChris Seibert At-LargeOPEN Boonville, Ambush, Madisonville, Ohio County, Webster County, WKYFC 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

7 Participating Clubs Ambush (Hopkinsville) Boonville Evansville Soccer Club Footbal Club of Evansville Forest Park Gibson County Jasper / DC United Madisonville North Spencer Ohio County Owensboro United / DCYSA PYSA (Henderson) SKY (Bowling Green) SWISA Vincennes Washington Webster County Western Kentucky 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

8 Season Calendar February 28General Meeting March 7Schedule Change Requests Due March 14Final Schedule Released March 20League Play Begins April 4Easter Sunday April 30 - May 2Owensboro Spring Cup May 7 - 9SWISA (St. Mary’s) Classic May 8 & 9WKONA Spring Classic (BG) May 22 & 23IN & KY Challenge Cups May Memorial Day Wkend, KY Open Cup June 5 & 6League Play Ends, KY Cup Finals June 12 & 13IN Cup Finals 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

9 Fee Schedule Entry Fee$75 per team Competition BondEliminated (trial) Referee Fees U9 & U10$30 $15 per team U11 & U12$30/$15/$15$30 per team U13 & U14$30/$20/$20$35 per team U15 & U16$40/$20/$20$40 per team U17 & U18$40/$25/$25$45 per team 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

10 GotSoccer All league information can be found at including links to GotSoccer. GotSoccer is our league management software Team Contact Information Game Schedules Referee Assignments Game Cards Game Results and Standings Please keep your team information current - this is the main form of communication for the league !!!!!! 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

11 Team Packet Team Information Instructions to Referees Game Card Procedures Game Score Reporting Schedule Change Request Forms 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

12 Club Pass Concept Maximum of 4 players per game from other teams within your club Age appropriate players No ISL starters Indiana Clubs - managed by your club registrar and IYS Kentucky Clubs - managed by team manager and input directly into GotSoccer 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

13 Game Day Procedures 2 Copies of your Game Card – Give one to Center Referee, give one to opposing team coach/manager. Both teams pay ½ of referee fees prior to match start. Must have player cards and medical authorization forms at the field in case they are requested or needed. Both teams are responsible for reporting scores to EASA. Scores should be reported within 24 hours and can be submitted on the phone. 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

14 Reporting Scores Manager or one designated person from each team is to phone in the game scores within 24 hours. Call Toll Free (866) and respond to the prompts UPDATE GAME RECORDS:Press 1 EVENT ID: 9124 # 4-DIGIT PIN: 1234 GAME NUMBER: ***(three digits) ENTER GAME SCORES: Press 1 ENTER HOME TEAM SCORE: ** # (two digits) ENTER AWAY TEAM SCORE: ** # (two digits) SAVE THE GAME RECORD: Press 1 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

15 Questions? Evansville Area Soccer Association 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

16 Final Schedule Release Timeline February 28Preliminary Schedule Released Feb 28 - Mar 7Open Change Period March Changes Reviewed March 14Final Schedule Posted Online 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

17 After the Final Schedule is Issued League games may only be changed or cancelled for the following reasons: No match officials are available Unplayable weather conditions Unplayable field related to weather conditions Dangerous field conditions Catastrophic circumstances 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

18 After the Final Schedule is Issued GotSoccer is the Official Schedule - if your records don’t agree with the schedule posted, please contact me immediately Your opponent is planning to show up Field Schedulers are reserving fields Referee Assignors are scheduling referees When schedule conflicts arise - school events, scouting events, other activities,etc Please be considerate of your opponents and try to play as scheduled - remember that club pass players are an option if you are short If the game must be changed, please review with your opponent and the appropriate field scheduler and come to me with a proposed rescheduled date All Schedule Changes Require League President Approval Teams Changing Games Without Approval Will Forfeit Game Teams Cancelling Games Without Approval Will Forfeit Game Teams That Do Not Show or who Cancel Will Be Fined and are Subject to Further Discipline 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

19 Review Your Schedules Today Work together within your division group today. If there is a problem, please try to come up with a proposed solution today. Correct any obvious errors - wrong field location, AM vs PM, etc. Fill out the Schedule Change Request form at the table and turn place it on the front tble before leaving today. 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

Known Errors in Prelim Schedule Home Fields Not Listed Game will be played at home team site unless distance > 2 hrs SKY club account and home field site have not yet been set up in GotSoccer - games will be played at Lovers Lane in Bowling Green Boonville club, U12G, and U14G team accounts have not yet been set up in GotSoccer - games will be played at Boonville Middle School Block Out Date Games - No Solution Found Only 4 of 439 games could not be scheduled SWISA U11B, ESC U11G, FCE U10G, O’boro U12G 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting 20

Competitive Divisions Boys Divisions U18/U178 teams U16/U157 teams U14 Premier5 teams U14/U138 teams U128 teams U119 teams U10 Premier8 teams U10/U97 teams Girls Divisions U18/U17/U167 teams U154 teams U149 teams U134 teams U12 Premier5 teams U12 First7 teams U1110 teams U1010 teams U98 teams 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting 21

22 Questions? Evansville Area Soccer Association 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

23 Evansville Area Soccer Association THANK YOU for coming today EASA understands and appreciates the value of your time and your investment in soccer and our youth. 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting

24 Team Packet Team Information Instructions to referees Game Card Procedures Game Score Reporting Schedule Change Request Forms Game Procedures Club Pass Concept Pre-Game Procedures Post-Game Procedures Schedule Changes Game Change Procedures Distribute Preliminary Schedules Break into Competitive Divisions to Rework Schedules as Necessary 2/28/2010EASA 2010 General Meeting