Annapolis Soccer Club Internal Operations Manual by Katharina Elberti

Annapolis Soccer Club Internal Operations Manual

Annapolis Soccer Club’s mission is to provide a soccer playing experience for the youth of the Annapolis area. The focus is on introductory and teaching levels for younger players and recreational level soccer for older players.

Last Updated September 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT ANNAPOLIS SOCCER CLUB ..................................................................................................... 3 CLUB ORGANIZATION ......................................................................................................................... 5 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................................ 5 General Contacts .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Vendor Contacts ................................................................................................................................................... 6

FIELD LOCATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 8 CLINIC TEAM LOGISTICS ..................................................................................................................... 8 Fall Clinic .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Winter Clinic ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Spring Clinic ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

COUNTY TEAM LOGISTICS ................................................................................................................ 11 County Registration ............................................................................................................................................ 11 County Spring Season ......................................................................................................................................... 11 County Uniform Specifics ................................................................................................................................... 11

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SPECIFIC DUTIES ......................................................................................... 12 FINANCES .......................................................................................................................................... 14 TRAVEL PROGRAM: MARYLAND RUSH ............................................................................................. 15

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ABOUT ANNAPOLIS SOCCER CLUB ASC was founded in mid 1980’s when it separated from Peninsula Athletic League in order to provide a spring season. The winter program started in the mid 1990’s. Approximately 10 years ago, for the U7 and U8 age groups, ASC began (at no additional charge) providing occasional (every other week) professional soccer training for all of the fall U7 and U8 players to augment the volunteer coaching efforts. All Board members are volunteers. All coaches are volunteers. Soccer opportunities are outdoors in the fall and the spring seasons and indoors in the winter season. In the spring and the fall, the younger players participate in-‐house and the older players participate in the Anne Arundel County Youth Soccer (AAYSA) recreational league. In the winter season, all players are at an in-‐house league managed by ASC at the Annapolis Salvation Army. Our most recent seasonal participants have been 730 for Winter 2014, 690 (270 clinic and 420 County) for Spring 2014, and 1,030 (530 clinic and 500 County) in the Fall of 2014. For CLINIC level, in the spring season each clinic player receives a ball and a shirt and participates on a team with a volunteer coach. No “game” scores/records maintained. At the end of the spring season on the last “game” date player’s and their family members get ice cream. In the fall season each U4-‐U7 clinic player receives a ball and a shirt and participates on a team with a volunteer coach. No “game” scores/records maintained. At the end of the fall season each player receives an award (small trophy or medal). The fall U8s receive a uniform (shirt and matching socks and black shorts) to keep, no game scores or records are maintained, however, a season ending tournament has trophies for each player based upon tournament results. The club provides all supporting equipment and maintains practice and game fields and pays all ref fees. For COUNTY level, fall and spring, teams participate in the AAYSA league. Players are loaned uniforms for the duration of the season. New socks are given to each player. The club provides all supporting equipment and maintains practice and game fields and pays all ref and league fees. Only 10% of our players play travel and due to limited field resources; travel teams are outsourced to the Maryland Rush program. ASC’s primary limiting factor is field resources. ASC has particularly limited access to full–sized game fields.

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ASC prides itself on maintaining some of the lowest fee structures in Anne Arundel County. Every effort is made to provide the best soccer experience at the lowest cost. This is accomplished in part by paying for some management and task services coupled with targeted volunteer services. Over the years, ASC has discovered that total reliance on strictly volunteers created a loss of organizational knowledge resulting in decreased participation (reduced revenues) and increased costs due to inefficiencies and errors. ASC will scholarship any player unable to afford our reduced fees. ASC is proud that no player is turned away if there is an available space. Initiatives are made into the local elementary schools to reach out to possible participants who are unfamiliar with the internet and/or the English language. These initiatives are engaged even though the vast majority of these new participants cannot pay the seasonal fees. ASC and its members are generous in their efforts to help the local and international communities. Within the last two years, equipment and shoe drives have helped the under privileged in Annapolis and in Rwanda (https://vimeo.com/103350545). A number of years ago, equipment and shoes were sent to Afghanistan. Our participants have collaborated on Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Red Cross, and other non-‐soccer fundraising efforts. ASC is currently working on developing new initiatives with local Annapolis Boys Club/Girls Club. For more than a decade, ASC has utilized local high school students as U8 instructional referees. This is done in part to provide the greater referee community with a new source of an extremely (more so than fields) limited resource. A number of ASC’s volunteers have been honored with distinguished local and regional awards.

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CLUB ORGANIZATION

Board of Directors President Vice President General Manager Treasurer Secretary Director of Travel Director of Coaching Clerk Parent Member at Large Board Member at Large

George Peabody Bill Malley Jesse Simmerman Hiram Burch Seth Forest Tim DeWitt Leo Elias

410-‐271-‐0926 443-‐223-‐5196 410-‐693-‐7677

george@peabodyappraise.com wbmalley@gmail.com -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐

443-‐994-‐4415 443-‐699-‐6132 410-‐212-‐2539 443-‐510-‐1197

hiram.burch@mlis.state.md.us sethjforrest@gmail.com timdewitt@marylandrush.com leo@annapolisfc.com

Kristen Roberts Mark Donohue

(w) 410-‐269-‐6488 (c) 443-‐790-‐7334 -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐

(w) kroberts@bmmlaw.com (c) hikoberts@gmail.com donohue_mark@yahoo.com

Jim Cardillo

202-‐680-‐8832

jimcardillo@gmail.com

General Contacts Annapolis High School Athletic Director Annapolis Middle School Fields Annapolis Middle School PTA President A.A. County Field Maintenance A.A. County Main Contact A.A. County Non-‐ Turf Fields A.A. County Rec & Parks

David Gehrdes

dgehrdes@aacps.org

Jamie Ridal

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Angelic Carroll

president@annapolismiddleptsa.com

Ted Jones

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Jim Carroll Colleen Joseph Joe Hayden

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A.A. County Turf Fields A.A. Youth Soccer Association (AAYSA) Athletic Supervisor for Annapolis Recs and Parks Boys & Girls Club of Anne Arundel County

Sue Hamilton

(w) 410-‐222-‐ 7865 (c) 443-‐852-‐ 3438

rphami30@aacounty.org

Katie Bhushan

(w) 410-‐263-‐ 7958

kabhushan@annapolis.gov

Lisa Lindsay-‐ Mondoro

(w) 443-‐569-‐ 3213 (c) 443-‐254-‐ 1674 (w) 410-‐263-‐ 7958 (w) 410-‐768-‐ 5401

LMondoro@bgcaa.com

City Recreation Magazine Maryland State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) PAL Park Baseball Commissioner PAL Park Football Commissioner Salvation Army

Dana Strotman

Frank Cain

frank.m.cain@gmail.com

Matt Craig

mattscraig76@gmail.com

Dianne Ebbert

(w) 410-‐263-‐ 4091 (c) 410-‐263-‐ 3194

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ebelli@st.annesschool.org

Dan Wolin

Greg Smith

Salvation Army Clarence Emergency (Night) Contact St. Anne’s School Elizabeth Belli

dowolin@verizon.net

ddstrotman@annapolis.gov programs@msysa.org

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Vendor Contacts Anchor Awards

Patrick

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anchorgbmd@aol.com

Annapolis Middle School Concessions CASRA Winter Referees for Hire

Jerri Louck

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(w) 866-‐527-‐ 1609

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Coever Coaching

Ryan Parisi

Director of Coaching: Maryland Rush Field Lining Contractor Hey Ice Cream Man Kupstas & Kupstas CPA Lawn Mower Maintenance Photographer

Steven Senna Jim McConnaughey Brandon Soffer

(c) 443-‐822-‐ 1367 (c) 410-‐703-‐ 8922 Tom Kupstas or (w) 410-‐268-‐ Susie Perkins 5808 Atlantic Tractor (w) 410-‐798-‐ (Edgewater) 9997 Stella Crase (c) 443-‐254-‐ 5184 Team Distributors Chuck Phillips (w) 410-‐263-‐ 0668 (c) 410-‐533-‐ 6398 Teamsportsinfo Ann Massey (w) 410-‐703-‐ 2600 Teamsportsinfo Todd Greenwald (w) 410-‐280-‐ 3272 Turf Field Monitor Steven Conyers (c) 443-‐994-‐ 5438

rjparisi@coerverunited.com marylandrushtd@gmail.com -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ info@heyicecreamman.com -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ scrase@minipros.net teamdistcp@yahoo.com (website) teamdistributorsinc.com (w) amassey@teamsportsinfo.com (p) anntsic@gmail.com tgreenwald@teamsportsinfo.com -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐

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FIELD LOCATIONS (Fall) Annapolis Middle School 1399 Forest Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403 Main Office: 410-‐267-‐8658 Direct Contact: Angelic Carroll (see Contacts)

(Winter) Salvation Army 351 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis, MD 21403 Main Office: 410-‐268-‐4577 Direct Contact: Dianne Ebbert (see Contacts)

(Spring) PAL Park 1025 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 Main Office: 410-‐268-‐8880 Direct Contact: Tom Rozylowicz (see Contacts) • Trash Collection o The County only collects trash that has been been taken out of cans and set on walkways • Bathrooms o Bathroom key can be obtained from Tom Rozylowicz • Lights: Soccer Fields o On Code: #500001# o Off Code: *500001* • Lights: Football Fields o On Code: #500002# o Off Code: *500002*

CLINIC TEAM LOGISTICS Clinic Commissioner: George Peabody Responsibilities include: • Sets up age groups and coordinates the development of of each age level’s game schedule • Make sure coaches are aware of how to keep track of if their field is open or closed (due to weather) o Notify MSYSA if Annapolis Middle School fields are opened or closed for weather • Update Clinic information on ASC website • Forms and rosters all Clinic teams • Hold pre-‐season meeting with all Clinic coaches to dispense equipment, go over seasonal objectives, and cover logistics

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Fall Clinic • • • • • • •

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U4 – U8 teams Games played at Annapolis Middle School (see Locations) Season runs September and October There will be no rain dates for missed game days Participation awards will be provided to all players at season’s end Practices begin 1-‐2 weeks prior depending on coaches Registration o Early Registration Fee: $73 o Regular Registration Fee: $78 Uniforms o U4 – U7 players receives a t-‐shirt and soccer ball o U8 players receive t-‐shirt (1), shorts (1), pair of socks (1), soccer ball (1) Coaching Equipment o U4 – U7 coaches receive pugg goals, practice jerseys, cones, whistles o U8 coaches receive flags, practice jerseys, cones, whistles U8 Games o U8 play 7v7 games with coaches off the fields and high school players serving as instructional referees Practices Game Schedule o Games played in the mornings Saturday o It is the responsibility of the Age Group Coordinators to develop a game schedule for their age bracket. o U8's will play 7v7 with goalies, all other age groups will play small sided fields with NO GOALIES. Rain / Weather Cancellations o For a Club wide cancellation, you will receive an E-‐Mail. We will use the E-‐Mail cancellation notice system provided by TeamSportsInfo.com. You may get multiple E-‐ Mails depending upon the number of players in family and number of E-‐mail entries. If you cannot get E-‐Mails, make telephone arrangements with your coach. o Check the AAC Department of Rec and Parks "Cancellation Notice" for field closures. http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/index.cfm o U4 COACHES determine their own U4 team’s rain/weather policy. o Note that poor field conditions (as determined be ASC) will cancel all games. Safety o All children must wear shin guards. o Annapolis Soccer Club Clinic is not a drop off sport. The ASC program requires, and coaches are instructed to insist, that a parent or responsible adult (not the coach) must be attending for each child. If a parent must leave, then the parent must get another parent they trust (not the coach) to cover this responsibility. Coaches are asked to get the parents involved in the drills and activities. Take this opportunity to be involved!!!

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o Don't allow litter. Please self-‐police your teams. We are lucky to get the fields we get, let’s not lose them. How about assigning a clean-‐up family as well as a snack family. o AAC Department of Rec and Parks is strongly encouraging healthy (or no) snacks. • The U7 players will be continuing alternate Saturday training and then game day format. The format will consist of small-‐sided games; tentatively at 9:45 once every other Saturday. In the in-‐ between Saturday, the Club will provide age-‐group wide professional coaching. The professional coached sessions will be at Annapolis Middle School upper field (behind 7/11) and are tentatively scheduled for 9am, 10am and 11am. The professional coaching sessions will focus primarily on individual player skills. • U8s will also have a 45-‐minute pregame professional training session every 2-‐3 weeks. These sessions are really improving the level of play.

Winter Clinic Referees for U8+ brought in from CASRA U8+ play futsal rules No more than a 5-‐point lead is allowed Season begins immediately after the New Year (Jan. 2) and ends mid-‐March Trophies given to every team – except high school – at end of the season Teams play one game per week with no practices Week runs Saturday to Friday Weather cancellations generally follow AACPS, but General Manager must use own discretion based upon safety and whether Salvation Army lot is plowed. • No make up games for weather cancellations. • General Manager may open up gym early for additional rentals provided rent is shared with Salvation Army • • • • • • • •

Spring Clinic • • • • • • • • •

U4 – U7 teams Games played at Pal Park (see Locations) Season runs from April to early June (8 weekends) Spring clinic schedule is developed by age-‐group coordinators. General Manager builds practice schedule. At Pal younger teams earlier and older teams later under lights. Weather cancellations by General Manager are necessary to preserve health of PAL Park. Player Equipment o Each player gets a t-‐shirt and ball Coaching Equipment o U4 – U7 coaches receive pugg goals, practice jerseys, cones, whistles U7 Games o U7 play 7v7 games with coaches on the field

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COUNTY TEAM LOGISTICS County Commissioner: Jesse Simmerman Responsibilities include: • Make sure coaches are aware of how to keep track of field status (due to weather) o Notify MSYSA if Annapolis Middle School fields are opened or closed for weather • During the Fall season ASC may provide fields for the Arundel Cup Tournament • Pay league fees to AAYSA prior to start of season • NEW RULE: have to pay referee fees ahead of time • County fields permit process uses Active.net

County Registration Early Registration Fee: $108 Regular Registration Fee: $113 Team registration closes the first week in August Individual Registrations after August 1st will be rostered if space is available The player registration process automatically slots the players by their birthdate to the player’s appropriate age group • Roster maximums consist of the following number of players: o 12 players for 7v7 o 15 players for 9v9 o 18 players for 11v11 o Any number of players over these amounts will require written waiver prior to the first game of the season • U.S. Soccer has changed from school-‐year to birth-‐year age groups • • • • •

County Spring Season • Season is late March to early June • Fielding o Fridays 9v9 is U11 o Sundays 7v7 and or 9v9 is, respectively U9 and U10 or U11.

County Uniform Specifics • Boy’s Uniforms o Blue shirt with yellow trim o Blue shorts with yellow trim o Blue and yellow socks (unisex) • Girl’s Uniforms o Yellow shirt with blue trim o Yellow shorts with blue trim o Blue and yellow socks (unisex)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SPECIFIC DUTIES President • • • • • • •

Run Board of Directors’ meetings Make sure Treasurer is completing their responsibilities Make sure General Manager is completing their responsibilities Make sure both Clinic and County Commissioners are completing their responsibilities Handles any and all issues that arise from Clinic and County leagues respectively Responsible for communication between ASC and AAYSA Responsible for setting up MSYSA Club Contact information o ASC pays MSYSA a membership fee – that includes insurance – for every ASC player for each respective Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer season (Direct Contact: Greg Smith)

General Manager • Build practice schedule on the website • Coordinate the website with Teamsportsinfo (Direct Contact: Ann Massey or Todd Greenwald) • Responsible for day-‐to-‐ day operation of recreational youth soccer club with approximately 900 players fall, 900 players in the winter, and 650 players in the spring • Oversee player registration and team formation for fall, winter, and spring seasons • Guidance of U4 to U8 Clinic program • Management of U8 to U18 County program • Oversee facilities permitting • Maintenance and allotment for practices and leagues • Manage club equipment and uniform purchases and distribution • Coordinate with Maryland Rush Annapolis travel soccer program • Run winter indoor (futsal) league including registrations • Team formation • Creating schedules • Hiring/scheduling referees • Attendance/staffing of venue for 40 hours a week during the 10 week season

General Manager: Fall Season Responsibilities (Annapolis Middle School) • Send weather cancellation emails • Obtain insurance certificates from MSYA for every location used: o Anne Arundel County Board of Education o Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks o Salvation Army o City of Annapolis Department of Rec and Parks o St. Anne’s School of Annapolis • Move goals against tree line and chain them up for the duration of the season

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• Have Atlantic Tractor move lawn mower from PAL Park to Annapolis Middle School • Fields o Have fields lined (see Jim McConnaughey in Contacts) o When mowing the fields during school hours one must go to front office and receive a badge o Set up fields on Friday night/Saturday morning § Trashcans must be emptied midday • End of season o All goals put away o Storage unit tidied up o Uniforms and equipment collected from coaches

General Manager: Winter Season Responsibilities (Salvation Army) Emergency contact at night: Clarence (see contacts) Start website set-‐up in October Set-‐up teams and player rosters on Teamsportsinfo Serve as the point-‐of-‐contact between ASC and the Salvation Army (Main Contact: Lt. Leon and Laurie Ferraez) • Scoreboard control box stays with the GM at all times; does NOT remain at Salvation Army • Order all needed equipment through Chuck Phillips at Team Distributors (see contacts) • Order trophies for every team – EXCEPT high school level – at end of season • • • •

General Manager: Spring Season Responsibilities (PAL Park) • Start website set-‐up in end of January • Order Coaches’ shirts for both County and Clinic • Do inventory and make sure there are enough uniforms o If uniforms need to be ordered – see Chuck Phillips in contacts – allow 4-‐5 weeks for arrival o See County Uniforms Specifics for colors • Put nets on goals at PAL Park • Have fields lined for County games o Field lining has to be done on a frequent basis (weekly) • Have Atlantic Tractor (see Vendors) take lawn mower for repairs; return to Annapolis Middle School fields • Cut grass

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Treasurer & Clerk • Develop annual budget by season • Work with Kupstas & Kupstas o They perform bookkeeping duties • Prepare GM tax forms to send to Maryland Tax Board o These forms then given to Clerk • Handle tax forms for State and Federal • Make sure ASC is not double-‐paying bills • Prints out monthly statement o Compares revenue and expenses and monitors balance so it does not go too low • Key invoices into Master list of expenses • Check Process: o Collect list of invoices from GM for the month o Clerk prepares checks / photocopies checks/invoices o Clerk returns checks to Treasurer who signs checks and keeps copies for his/her records o Mail out checks • Ongoing expenditures: o Sheds from Mobile Mini o Monthly check invoice from Clerk ($75) • Reimburse coaches for referee fees

FINANCES

Bank • Sun Trust www.suntrust.com

Maryland State Tax Exemption Number • Annapolis Soccer Club Incorporated 31201850

Employer Identification Number • 52-‐2274066

Kupstas & Kupstas Duties • Enters all copies of checks and deposits slips in Quickbooks • Reconcile with bank every month to make sure everything lines up with monthly statement

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TRAVEL PROGRAM: MARYLAND RUSH Structure of Travel Program • Operate under the name “Maryland Rush Annapolis” • Travel teams play in in different leagues depending on age and strength of team o U8-‐U10 teams play in Central Maryland Short-‐Sided League (CMSSL) o U11-‐U12 teams play in National Capital Soccer League (NCSL) or Baltimore Beltway Soccer League (BBSL) § Due to waiting lists beginning with the spring U11 season, teams must move to NCSL in fall of U11 or they won’t get in until U14 or U15. § Less competitive teams typically play in BBSL B division. o U13-‐U19 teams play in: § Eastern Development Program (EDP) – most competitive § NCSL – second most competitive § BBSL – least competitive

Determination of “Maryland Rush Annapolis” Teams • Determinations of whether a travel team is a “Maryland Rush Annapolis” team are made on a seasonal basis • Factors for determining “Maryland Rush Annapolis” teams: o at least 70% of the team’s players must be Anne Arundel County residents; AND o team uses Anne Arundel county Parks & Rec fields permitted to Annapolis Soccer Club for games and practices

Administration of Travel Program • Registration: o Players on travel teams register on an annual basis rather than a seasonal basis like the ASC rec and clinic programs. o Annual fees for travel players typically are collected in three installments: § 50% on July 1 § 25% on Oct. 1 § 25% on Dec. 1 o Players register and pay through the Maryland Rush registration system. • Each season, Maryland Rush provides to ASC and Excel spreadsheet listing all players on Maryland Rush Annapolis teams o Used by ASC for determining and paying county per player fee o Used by ASC for submission to MSYSA for proof of insurance. • ASC Club Fee – An ASC club fee of $340 per team is collected by Maryland Rush and paid to ASC at the end of the season. • MSYSA or US Club Soccer Registration – travel player registration is on an annual basis o Travel teams/players are registered with MSYSA or US Club Soccer depending on which league they play in

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§ CMSSL – MSYSA § NCSL – MSYSA § BBSL – MSYSA or US Club Soccer depending on age group § EDP – US Club Soccer o Maryland Rush handles the registration of travel teams/players with MSYSA or US Club. § MSYSA registers on a team basis (charges 1 fee per team) § US Club registers on a player basis (charges a per play fee) § Fee for MSYSA or US Club registration are collected from travel players by Maryland Rush as part of the annual registration and Maryland Rush pays the US Club or MSYSA fees from the collected player fees. • League Registration o Maryland Rush maintains membership in the relevant leagues (CMSSL, NCSL, BBSL and EDP) and pays the annual dues for such league memberships. o Maryland Rush attends relevant league meetings and stays abreast of all developments in league rules o Maryland Rush registers all travel teams with the appropriate leagues.

Fields • Permits o Anne Arundel County Parks & Rec Fields -‐ ASC requests all field permits for Anne Arundel County Parks & Rec fields o City of Annapolis Fields – ASC requests all field permits from the City of Annapolis o Private Fields – Maryland Rush handles permits for private fields, including St. Mary’s HS and The Key School. • Game Fields o Weems Whelan – travel teams use Weems Whelan Field at the Bates Athletic Complex for both short-‐sided and full-‐sided games on weekends in spring and fall. o Maryland Rush manages the game schedule on Weems Whelan. • Practice Fields o Travel teams have first option to use fields at Bates Athletic Complex for practices. o Maryland Rush compiles practice days and times for the travel teams and provides those to ASC. ASC fills remaining days/times at Bates Athletic Complex with rec and clinic teams. o Artificial Turf Fields – artificial turf fields require rental fees, which travel teams are more willing to pay. § Maryland Rush provides to ASC a list of dates/days/times for ASC to request artificial turf fields for ASC travel teams. § Maryland Rush tracks the artificial turf field usage by ASC travel teams, collects the required fees for those field rentals, and sends those collected fees to ASC. • Field Maintenance o The City of Annapolis maintains the Weems Whelan field. o The City of Annapolis lines the Weems Whelan field for both short-‐sided and full-‐sided games once at the beginning of each of the fall and spring seasons. o During the season, the travel teams tune up the lines each week.

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Tryouts • • • •

Tryouts for ASC travel teams occurs annually in May or June. Maryland Rush runs tryouts for all ASC travel teams. ASC advertises the tryout dates to all members prior to the tryouts. ASC provides fields for tryouts for ASC travel teams.

Coaches • Maryland Rush manages coaches for ASC travel teams. • The travel program is always looking for more coaches so ASC clinic coaches interested in continuing to coach a team transitioning from clinic into travel should be put in touch with the Maryland Rush technical director to discuss required coaching licenses and coaching education.

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