Murrieta Surf Soccer Club 2014 Program Manual Page 1 of 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Administration 1.1.1. MSSC Organization 1.1.2. Team Administrator Recruiting 1.1.3. Team Administrator Responsibilities 1.1.4. Communication 1.1.5. Code of Conduct and Financial Conduct 1.1.6. Risk Management 2. Recruiting and Tryouts 2.1.1. The Process 2.1.2. Dates 2.1.3. Tryouts/Registration Policies and Procedures 2.1.4. Registration Form 3. Financial Procedures 3.1.1. Deposits 3.1.2. Expenditures 3.1.3. Financial Reporting and Deadlines 3.1.4. Referee Fees 3.1.5. Acknowledgment of Receipt 3.1.6. Ledger Template and How to Complete it 3.1.7. Forms 4. Sponsoring and Fundraising 4.1.1. Sponsors 4.1.2. Fundraising 4.1.3. Fundraising Rules and Requirements 4.1.4. Forms 5. Players and Parent Information 5.1.1. Player / Parent Agreement 6. Uniforms and Equipment 6.1.1. Equipment Provided by Program 7. Gaming Leagues 7.1.1. Gaming League Bylaws 8. MSSC Program Management and Team Structure 8.1.1 Director of MSSC 8.1.2 Assistant to the Director 8.1.3 Treasurer 8.1.4 Registrar 8.1.5 President 8.1.6 MSSC Teams Structure Page 2 of 27 8.1.7 8.1.8 9. Training 9.1.1. 9.1.2. 9.1.3. 9.1.4. MSSC Program Email distribution MSSC Team Email Distribution Field Assignment Training Days of the Week Equipment Scrimmages 10. Tournaments 10.1.1. CYSA-S Sanctioned Tournaments 10.1.2. Planning Ahead and the ‘To Do’ List 10.1.2.1.1. Tournament Registration 10.1.2.1.2. Team Tournament 3-Ring Binder 10.1.2.1.3. Player and Administrator Laminated Cards 10.1.2.1.4. White Player Application Forms 10.1.2.1.5. Copy of Player’s Birth Certificate 10.1.2.1.6. Team Roster 10.1.2.1.7. Game Card 10.1.3. Team Check-In 10.1.4. Tournament Game Day 11. Regular Season Game Days 11.1.1. Directions to Venue 11.1.2. What to Bring to the Field 11.1.3. Updating Scores 12. Appendix 12.1. Registration Form 12.2. Financial Ledger 12.3. Check Request Form 12.4. Deposit Verification Form 12.5. Credit Card Form 12.6. Sponsor Form 12.7. Fundraising Sample Form Page 3 of 27 1. Administration 1.1.1 MSSC Organization Murrieta Surf Soccer Club (MSSC) is the competitive soccer division of Murrieta Youth Soccer League (MYSL), a non-profit corporation doing business under the laws of the State of California. MSSC is overseen by the MYSL Board of Directors ("BOD" and the MSSC division is managed by MYSL’s Director of Business Operations and the Director of Soccer Operations, who collectively are known as the MSSC Program Directors or MSSC Directors All references to MSSC shall apply equally to MYSL including but not limited to personnel, releases, indemnifications, and rules. 1.1.2 Recruiting and building your support team You may be recruiting one or more assistant coaches and one or more team managers, so recruit wisely. Your assistant coaches and team managers need to be approved by the BOD, so you’ll need to email the MSSC Program Directors when you know who your selections are. Each will need to have their risk management certification, but if it’s been approved within the last year for CYSA-S association, it should be good for life for CYSA-S teams. If your selection(s) has had Risk Management approved through some other affiliation, they will need to repeat it for MSSC. The BOD meets monthly, the latest dates and times are available at murrietasurfsoccer.org, and you need to send their name(s) to: murrietasurf@murrietasurfsoccer.org, at least 1 (one) week in advance. Indicate what role and duties each person is responsible for and include any pertinent or relevant information you want the board to consider. Understanding that you don’t have volunteer’s beating down your door, remember that YOU, as the head coach, are ultimately responsible and accountable to the MSSC. in all areas of your team and administration. It’s okay to interview your potential help, and ask them pertinent questions regarding their time and availability, and if they are able to help you in the different areas you’ll need their help in. The more prepared you are ahead of time can affect you selecting the right people for your team support. 1.1.3 Responsibilities Define the coach, assistant coach, and team manager responsibilities in your first few weeks. Be specific, and include dates when items are needed and when goals are to achieved. It is better to set your expectations in the beginning. We advise following up on and making sure the team manager or assistant coach is accomplishing what was asked of them. MSSC is ultimately responsible to the players, parents, sponsors and member leagues for any and all team activities. This manual is designed to assist you in meeting the standards and expectations of our club teams. It will help insure you have a successful season both on and off the field. Remember that currently your assistant coach(s) must obtain their ‘E’ level soccer coaching licenses and CYSA-S must have this information for them to qualify to be an assistant coach. Check the CYSA-S website for coaching clinic dates and pricing, so they may plan appropriately. Note: After any clinic, be sure to check with the Registrar to verify that the licensing has been recorded and is recognized in their database. Otherwise, even though your coach did pass the Page 4 of 27 licensing, it will not be recognized by CYSA-S, and your coach will only be considered a team assistant, and as a result, will not have the authority to represent the team if you are unable to be at the game for any reason. CYSA-S’ website address is: http://www.calsouth.com/ 1.1.4 Communication Know how you would like your communications to flow within your administration team. Determine if email or phone will be more effective. You will also need to determine who will be communicating with league officials and with team parents. Work out these kinds of details in the beginning. It’ll make it a lot easier for everyone if you do. Some areas to define responsibilities for are: ! Team Administration: Each administrator (head and assistant coaches, team manager(s) must read this team manual, CYSA and applicable gaming league Bylaws. It is recommended you have a copy of these and other important documents with you when you’re at the game field. ! Team Financials: Each team will need to determine who will send it to the Treasurer, President, and Director of Business Operations. Failure to do so may result in your team account frozen. ! Fundraisers – Each team administration will need to decide how to delegate setting up the fundraisers, player and parent volunteers, needed equipment, clean up, etc. ! Sponsors: Organize sponsor letters, communicate with potential sponsors, send sponsor forms to parents and/or sponsors, follow up on sponsor expectations regarding website advertisement to the Webmaster. ! Websites: Check the gaming and league websites for updates and/or announcements, and then communicate it to appropriate people. www.murrietasurfsoccer.org, & www.scdslsoccer.com respectively. ! Directions to games: Preparing the team’s game schedules and driving directions for parents and players ! Gaming League Website: A team administrator will also need to update the gaming league website with player information before the season as well as update the website with the current game’s final results, along with any game yellow or red card, or other specifics from the game, by end of the game day. ! Uniform/Equipment Orders: Gather and order any player uniforms, team equipment, Flag/Banners, as well as pick them up and deliver to appropriate person(s) ! Pre-season Tournament: enrollment, sending payment, enter player information online for tournament, player check-in ! Tournament Manual: Set up of your team’s “Tournament Player’s Manual”, which involves the completed registration forms, laminated player cards with a picture of the player on it, and a copy of their birth certificate. ! Print out 2 copies of the team roster before each game, and give to the center referee. Page 5 of 27 ! ! ! ! Referee Payment: Distribute referee payment envelopes (with appropriate cash amounts) to the center referee before each home game. Note: Remember, the payment amount may differ depending upon if you have 3, 2, or 1 referee(s) at the game. Team Activities: Team parties, gifts need to be ordered weeks before, etc. Sidelines: The head coach is ultimately in charge of your sidelines. This includes your assistant coach(s), players and team parents/visitors. You should communicate early and often appropriate sideline behavior, as written in MSSC player and parent agreement and gaming league rules, as well as the consequences. Poor sideline behavior can result in disciplinary action towards the offenders and even a game forfeiture. You may want to discuss the action(s) that should be taken, and by whom, if any of these people get out of hand while at the field. Don’t let their behavior cause your team to forfeit their game. Be prepared to ask them to leave the field before this happens. Setting these expectations with the parents at the first team meeting will be helpful. Monthly Meetings: At least one representative from your team’s administration is required to attend the monthly MSSC program meeting. These are usually held the 1st Thursday of every month. This is your chance to bring up or have an influence on where the league and your team are heading within the MSSC Program. Meeting dates and location can be found on the League website. Failure to attend can result in a team fine of $50. 1.1.5 Code of Conduct The head coach will sign a contract and team administrators will be required to sign a Code of Conduct form. It is important to realize that with you and your administrators managing a team of young people, and other people’s money, there are responsibilities and expectations of conduct that should be maintained at all times. Any team administrator must agree to act in accordance, as confirmed by their signature. 1.1.6 Risk Management / Coaches License Requirement Each team administrator (coach, assistant coach, team manager or team assistant) must have a valid risk management ‘Live Scan’ certification on file with CYSA-S. If they do not already have one on file with CYSA-S, they must apply for one by contacting the Registrar. The Risk Management procedure is found on the club’s website at www.murrietasurfsoccer.org and must be followed as specified. ALL Administrators need to complete their ‘Live Scan’ and receive board approval prior to becoming an active administrator of a team. Coaches must obtain a minimum of a USSF ‘D’ license or NSCAA Level VI Diploma prior to their approval as a coach. In some situations, a coach may receive approval contingent upon attainment of this license, this usually occurs if a candidate is already enrolled in the appropriate course. Removal of a team administrator will automatically occur if they do not receive the appropriate coaching license prior to their first scheduled pre-season tournament. There are many different areas of your team management, so please think this through and communicate and follow up with your team administrators often, to ensure a smooth running, safe, and successful season. Page 6 of 27 2. Recruiting and Tryouts 2.1.1 The Process The recruiting process is an important role when trying to put together your team. There are different resources you may use for preparing yourself for this process. MSSC wants our action to be defined by the player’s best interests and we expect our coaches and team administrators to behave with a high level of respect and professionalism when recruiting. This means that when recruiting any player, you are expected to be honest and forthright without disparaging other teams, clubs, coaches, etc. When recruiting MYSL players, the MSSC coach should introduce him/herself to the player’s current coach, explaining interest in said player. If a MYSL coach refuses, contact the Director of Soccer Operations. Recruiting MYSL players can occur throughout the year but coaches need to be minimally disruptive. Unless an exception is approved by the Director, MYSL players are recruited by invitation to train with MSSC team. Participating in these sessions is with player’s current coach or league permission, absolutely should not interfere or distract player from current team responsibilities, and cannot exceed 30 days without Director approval. The following are some suggestions you may want to consider for putting your team together. For your team’s age division, you may want to watch regular season games (fall or spring seasons) to scout players. Fliers, approved by the Director of Business Operations and/or the BOD, may start to be distributed at a pre-approved date. Note: you must have written approval from the MSSC Directors and/or the BOD prior to distribution and/or posting of any information. All approvals will remain on record with MSSC Program. Dates for tryouts and locations, along with the website address and contact information should be included on the flier if possible. Coaches will hold ‘open training’ clinics for those players that are interested in getting training and developing their skills before the tryouts, usually 4-6 weeks in advance. You may choose to have these clinics, or not. If you do, contact the Director of Soccer Operations to request field time for the clinic ahead of time so it may be taken into consideration for field needs. Note: It is important to have the players complete an approved ‘Release of Liability’ form. This form can be found in the documents section of this manual. The coach and Registrar must have a copy of this form on file for each player. Refer to this form in the forms section. 2.1.2 The Dates Traditionally, tryouts are held in either late February or early March for the ‘Younger’ division teams (up to U14’s) and later for the ‘Older’ division teams, normally after State Cup tournaments, usually in late April. To be certain of the dates, be sure to contact the Page 7 of 27 Director of Soccer Operations and/or check the league websites for dates and venue. Tryout dates and venue must be announced ahead of time and are open for any player in the proper age division to attend. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the dates, contact the Director of Soccer Operations and the Registrar. Dates are set in advance for the tryouts and may not be able to be changed. 2.1.3 MSSC Tryouts/Registration Tryouts: Tryouts will require each player trying out to complete and turn in a signed Release of Liability form that has been approved by MSSC. The head coach of the division is responsible for having the equipment necessary for the players. If you don’t have the necessary equipment (soccer balls, cones, etc.) contact the Director of Soccer Operations and advise them of your needs at least one week in advance. MSSC will provide numbered vests for each player. ALL MSSC head coaches are required to attend and participate in tryouts for both olders and youngers. Coaches will be instructed on the format and responsibilities for each coach in advance of tryouts. Divisions with multiple teams by gender will schedule a sessions with Director of Soccer Operations to review and finalize roster picks, recalls/callbacks, coordination of player calls. This should be done within 1 week of tryouts. Players: 1. Must fill out an approved release form prior to trying out or pre-register online. 2. Must have pre-approval from MSSC Director to play up i) Each new player will need to try out for their qualifying division. Playing up will need to be approved by the MSSC Director. A player, who was already playing up the previous season for a specific coach, will not need to be reapproved for the same team in their new division. 3. Two day player attendance at tryouts is requested but will not affect the outcome of players chosen or not chosen for the team. Administrators (Coaches and Team Managers): 1. Should wear identifiable MSSC coaches shirt 2. Must have approved release forms for parents to fill out. 3. Must have an evaluation sheet 4. Must have a minimum of 1 approved admin. to assist with try-out registration Make Up Try-outs: Make up try-outs or callbacks may be held but must be approved by the MSSC Director of Soccer Operations. A minimum number of days advanced public notice may apply at the discretion of the MSSC Director of Soccer Operations. Email the MSSC Director of Soccer Operations at murrietasurf@murrietasurfsoccer.org for details. Page 8 of 27 Player Recruitment: In the course of recruiting players, there may be times guest players will attend training sessions before committing. It is the responsibility of the team to notify the program director of any player training with a team that is not officially registered (form and fees accepted by Program Directors). The Program Directors has the discretion to limit the length of time for a guest player or adjust fees retroactively if appropriate. Registration A very important part of this process is getting the players registered with the league and having them supply the necessary information at the time of registration. Be sure to have them bring a copy of their birth certificate (which you will end up keeping for your team tournament manual). There are other considerations you need to be familiar with, so be sure to have a copy of the “MSSC Registration Policies and Procedures” document before tryouts, so that you may pass along valuable information to your team administration, players, and parents: Registering Indivudal Players: ! Players can be added after initial team registration with the following procedure: o Register and pay online OR o An email is given to Director of Business Operations, Registrar, and Treasurer providing team, player name, and payment information o 3 signed copies of player registration form and copy of player birth certificate are given to the Registrar ! A team administrator must fill out payment information n registration form o The signed player fee agreement with payment, including deposit form with 2 signatures, is given to Treasurer. o The signed Player/Parent Agreement and the Contact & Uniform form is given to Director of Business Operations. **REGISTRATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE IF ALL 3 STEPS ARE NOT FOLLOWED** Registration Reporting: A report will be provided to each team and a program summary to the BOD by the third Thursday of each month. Team Formation: ! Each U8 through U10 team must roster a minimum of 9 players prior to gaming league application submission. ! Each U11 team and above must roster a minimum of 12 players prior to gaming league application submission. ! Full MSSC Registration Fees apply up to the 5th scheduled game of the season. Page 9 of 27 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! New players (who did NOT play with a MYSL or MSSC team in previous Fall) added before July 15th to an MSSC team will be subject to an additional fee (paid to MSSC) for league activation in order to participate in any pre-season tournaments. Borrowed players (not currently with CYSA) added for the use of tournament scheduled games may have to pay a league fee (TBD). Additional fees per age division may apply upon discretion of the BOD. The team administrator must provide the Registrar with completed registration forms and fees before additions are made. Distribution of pre-season team rosters and player/admin ID cards will be set within fourteen days of the coach’s confirmation of roster. Distribution of new season team rosters and player/admin ID cards will be set for the first MSSC meeting after the initial activation of the MSSC Teams. (Tentatively set for the first week of July) Please notify the Registrar a minimum of seven days advance notice if your team has planned to attend a tournament that requires the new season cards. NOTE: It will be the team manager’s responsibility, after the season is over or when a player drops, to return player release forms (white copy) and player ID cards to the player. If your team does not have a team manager, the head coach will then be responsible for returning the player release forms and player ID. You CANNOT refuse to surrender these items to a player or parent upon request. Team Freeze All teams are frozen as of midnight, July 31st until the first (1st) Monday after Thanksgiving to all players, with the exception of new players not currently on any CYSA affiliated team. No transfers may happen at this time. Extreme circumstances may be considered by CYSA-S, but not promised. Any CYSA player wishing to participate in State Cup with another team (other than the current one he/she is assigned to) must apply for the Transfer and Release starting the 1st Monday after Thanksgiving and 3 days prior to the roster freeze deadline for that age group. Please see Registrar for details. MSSC Administration Gaming League LOG-IN: The Registrar will supply the head coach, assistant coach, and team manager with a user Name/Password once the initial team Roster has been created. *A new user name/password may be provided each season. Player / Administrator Card Processing: Each player and administrator will be provided their first set of ID cards at no cost. Re-prints will be at a cost of $5.00 per card (Paid to MSSC), except for Coach’s who may need a new card due to an update in their license level. What about new players to club needing a card prior to the new years cards being able to be printed? Page 10 of 27 Clinics and Tryouts Player Registration Form: Coaches must make sure they either obtain from the player’s previous coach, or have each player complete, a standard white registration Cal-South (CYSA-S) form, at the very first clinic, tryout, or whenever you have a player on the field where you are giving instruction and are responsible for their safety, and for insurance purposes. You must have this form for the player to step onto the field. If you have them fill out a white Player Registration form, you must have them give you two (2) signed forms (original and one (1) copy). It is your responsibility to forward one (1) copy (keep the original signed copy and have it with you each time they are present) of this form to the Registrar, within seven (7) days of the players initial attendance, or by the end of their first week, which ever comes first. You or the player may download the form from the club website (www.murrietasufersoccer.org), on the MSSC tab, then click on the ‘Tryouts’ tab. NOTE: Please give a 72 hours advance notice of all requests made to the Registrar.; this is especially critical when approaching trade or transfer deadlines. Submissions of less than 72 hours can result in missing the deadlines. Please contact the Registrar for any assistance you may need. Email the Registrar at: registrar@murrietasurfsoccer.org 2.1.4 Registration Form Director of Soccer Operations Located in Appendix A. 3. Financial Procedures MSSC shall administer all monies collected and spent by the Murrieta Surf teams. The MSSC fiscal year is February 1 to January 31. Failure to adhere to the following financial procedures can lead to the de-activation and suspension of all team activities. All financial correspondence should be sent to MSSC Director of Business Operations (surfdirectorofbusiness@murrietasurfsoccer.org) and Treasurer (treasurer@murrietasurfsoccer.org). 3.1.1 Deposits All monies collected (cash, check and credit card) must be recorded on a deposit verification form. This form must be signed by two ( 2) people prior to turning it in to the Treasurer. A form without two (2) signatures will not be accepted. All monies must be turned in to the Treasurer within 30 days of the team receiving the funds. Deposits must be hand delivered to the Treasurer. Registration payments are to be collected by an approved team administrator but are NOT to be recorded in team ledger. No team administrator or parent is allowed to collect cash and then use that cash for team or player purchases. All monies collected must be turned in to the Treasurer. If there are any returned checks from the bank or credit cards that are declined, the team Page 11 of 27 treasurer or team manager is responsible for contacting the parties and handling a new deposit. The MSSC team account may be debited the amount of any returned check fees, bank fees and/or credit card fees. 3.1.2 Expenditures Anyone seeking reimbursement or payment to a vendor or individual on behalf of a Murrieta Surf team must submit the appropriate original receipts and/or documentation to the approved team administrator. The MSSC team treasurer or team manager shall then turn in the completed check request with accompanying receipts and/or invoices, to the Treasurer. If you are mailing the receipts, it is advised that you make a copy for your records and in case it gets lost. Reimbursements for expenditures less than $25.00 may be accepted without a receipt if the team administrator provides a written reconstruction of the original receipt, with all pertinent information usually printed on a receipt, along with submission of a Missing Evidence Form (see sample in appendixes). The Director of Business Operations has the discretion to not authorize an expense without a receipt. Check requests and accompanying documentation may be hand delivered or sent via email to the Treasurer and Director of Business Operations. Please note: the Treasurer is not allowed to distribute any payments without accompanying documentation and approval from the Director of Business Operations. Only approved team administrators are allowed to pick up or drop items off at houses of Director of Business Operations, Registrar, or Treasurer unless approved in advance by specific individual affected. The Director of Business Operations shall approve all team expenditures prior to the Treasurer distributing payment. Director approval can be obtained by sending an email with proper documentation (receipt, applicable deposit) requesting approval. Approval may be sent to the Treasurer from the Director of Business Operations via email or by written signature. Checks requests submitted properly (with MSSC Director approval) by the end of the day Saturday will be processed and mailed or ready for pick up from the Treasurer by the end of the day the following Wednesday. No MSSC team administrator, parent or player is allowed to place an order for uniforms or warm-ups without approval from the Director of Business Operations. No order/purchase is allowed to be set up with a vendor to bill MSSC directly without written approval from the Director of Business Operations and notification to the BOD. If anyone associated with an MSSC team sets up direct billing to MSSC without written approval they will be considered in violation of the leagues' Code of Conduct and will be removed from any contact with the MSSC program until completion of a hearing with the League Disciplinary Committee. Refunds or Adjustment – Any refund or adjustment received by a person submitting a reimbursement request or vendor payment request should be deducted from the expenses claimed. Funds received must be returned to the Treasurer with a deposit log and a copy of the original MSSC Check Request form. Page 12 of 27 Mail – It is the responsibility of each MSSC team to mail tournament applications and payments, as well as payments for their team to outside vendors or individuals, excluding uniforms. Postage is the responsibility of the individual MSSC team. 3.1.3 Financial Reporting and Deadlines Financial reports must be completed monthly by the team treasurer or team manager. They are due to the Director of Business Operations at surfdirectorofbusiness@murrietasurfsoccer.org no later than the last day of every month (February – January). Reports must be submitted using the proper format and title or will be rejected, MAR2010G96White. Additionally, when submitting this report, the subject line should read, “MAR2010B94Blue - $245.00 (the dollar amount is your current balance. The President and Treasurer will also receive a copy for review. Reports must include a complete list of monthly deposits and expenses as well as the current balance. Teams that do not submit a financial report on time will be contacted by the Director of Business Operations and reminded to submit it within two (2) days. Failure to do so may result in automatic freezing of team account. The Director of Business Operations, with concurrence of the President, has the discretion to automatically freeze a team’s account if they do not submit the financial report on time. Team financial records must be made available for review when requested. Monthly financial reports must be acknowledged as being received by the Treasurer and Director of Business Operations within three (3) days of receipt of report. The Treasurer will keep up to date account balances for each MSSC team. The Treasurer will audit each team’s financials and submit summary reports to the BOD. Individual team administrators will be notified by the 25th of each month and corrections should be completed before submitting the next report. The maximum balance to carry over to the next year is $500.00. Carry over money can only be monies collected from sponsors, donations, and/or fundraisers, not monies collected directly from parents. If more than $500.00 is desired to be carried over, then a written request with details of future expenses and amounts, as well as the amount requested to be carried over is required. The written request must be turned in by January 10. The written request may be hand delivered or sent via email to the Director of Business Operations and approval or denial will be given within 14 days of receipt. If a team has not been granted approval to carry over more than $500.00 and they have more than that on January 31, the monies in excess of $500.00 will be transferred to the MSSC Program Administration account. All teams must submit a closing year-end report no later than January 31st. Each closing report must reflect the closing balance, which must coincide with the approved carryforward balance of the team. 3.1.4 Referee Fees For league games within applicable gaming league, each MSSC team treasurer or team manager will be responsible for paying the referee fees in cash to the referees prior to the start of each game. Page 13 of 27 Referee fees for the entire season will be given to the team treasurer or team manager prior to their first home game. The Team Treasurer or Team Manager will receive and sign for an MSSC check and will be responsible for obtaining the cash necessary to pay the referees. Any funds left over at the end of the season must be returned to the Treasurer with a deposit log within seven (7) days of the last season game. State or National Cup referee fees, as well as other tournaments are paid by team funds and must be collected and dispersed in accordance as with any other deposits and expenses. Only pay for the number of referees at the start of the game. If additional referees show up for your game after the start of the game they can be paid at half time or at the end of the game. Do not pay for referees that are not there at the start of the game. 3.1.5 Acknowledgment of Receipt Each team administrator (coach, assistant coach, team manager, team treasurer) must validate, by signature, receipt and acknowledgement of this manual. By doing so, they agree to comply to these policies and consequences of non compliance. 3.1.6 Ledger Template and how to complete it Download from MSSC website, www.murrietasurfsoccer.org. 3.1.7 Forms Check Request, Cash Verification, and Credit Card froms are available in Appendix and as download from website 4. Sponsorships and Fundraising Sponsorships and fundraising can help you achieve financial goals for your team. Encourage your players and parents to be involved with supplementing the team’s financial needs by soliciting sponsorships and performing fundraising activities. It should be your goal to have some fundraisers planned for your team during each season, and/or having multiple sponsors donating funds. Both ways provide your team with opportunities to have the ‘extras’ you need for your soccer season. You can make short-term and long-term goals, and this area of getting additional funds doesn’t have to be necessarily painful. It will take planning and execution to achieve, though. But, if your team administrators, players, and parents are willing to help you, it will be most helpful, when you are not in it alone. Remember that you must have pre approval from the BOD for any fundraising activities. Monies deposited into team funds via sponsorships and fundraisers are non refundable. Teams can determine if they want to allocate funds to individual players but parents cannot request monies be returned to them. 4.1.1 Sponsors Page 14 of 27 If you would like to have a goal of obtaining sponsors, we urge you to prepare a team budget for the year. You’ll need to be ready to ask your team parents for anyone they may know who has a business that may be interested in being a sponsor. If you’re willing to do a bit of legwork, you may approach business management personnel and explain briefly who you are, what your goals are for your team and see if they’re willing to help out by sponsoring (at different levels) your team. Remind them that this is for a nonprofit organization, where we depend on sponsors help, and that their donation can be written off at tax time. MSSC will supply them with their tax id number when their donation is processed. You can ask each parent to approach at least one business but preferably more. Thus, this will be more sponsors that are being contacted. You will want to supply the parent with a sponsor form (you can email it to them, or print them out and give out so many per player). You may be surprised with the positive responses you get back. If they are reluctant, review your team budget with them and remind them that to meet the team’s budgetary goals it either comes from sponsors, or parents or the team would not be able to go to tournaments throughout the summer. A sponsor form is located in the forms section, and you may obtain an email format, if you don’t have one already, by contacting the Director of Business Operations. Remember, each sponsor, depending on the level they are able to donate at, receive the thank you gifts that they qualify for. It is the sole responsibility of your team administration to deliver the gifts to the sponsor by the end of the season. If you need phone number contacts for supplying certain gifts, contact the Director of Business Operations. If asked by the sponsor, you should be able to tell them what their donation is going towards. Sponsor money is not to be carried over from one season to the next, unless approved in advance by the BOD. Otherwise, the funds should be used during the current season the sponsor donated for. Note: All completed Sponsor forms must accompany the check or cash, and if mailed must be routed through (or mailed to) the Director of Sponsors at the P.O. Box 833, Murrieta, CA 92564. Our non-profit 501(c)3 tax id: 33-0527173 You may want to send an email ahead of time, to the Treasurer and the Director of Business Operations if you know a donation should be coming, so the director may keep an eye open for it. The Treasurer is responsible for emailing the Head Coach and the Director of Business Operations when a donation has been received. 4.1.2 Fundraisers Fundraising is another way of generating funds for your team’s needs. This takes planning, setting up, signs, equipment, and volunteers. There are opportunities for fundraisers, such as the annual League Carnival, bake sales, car washes, community programs where members who are signed up for a program may earn a percentage back just for shopping there, etc. Individuals should research what is out there and what can benefit their team. Don’t forget, this is also a great opportunity to do some team player relationship building! Page 15 of 27 You should familiarize yourself with the Leauge Rules and Regulations for MSSC fundraisers document, and be sure to follow the procedure for getting each fundraiser preapproved. Please remember that MSSC may be held responsible for anyone who may mishandle or misrepresent (either by accident or design) any aspect of fundraising, from leaving a fundraiser venue in worse shape then before the fundraiser, to mishandling funds made during the fundraiser. This is a serious breach of trust that MSSC is very sensitive to and will impose penalties not only to fit the infraction but also to send a strong message to discourage future violations. These rules and regulations are there to protect the Leagues for these reasons. Remember, all funds made from your fundraisers must be pre-approved by the Director of Business Operations, entered on a deposit log, and sent through the Treasurer accounting process. Failure to do so may result in a freeze placed on the team’s account. Repeated non-compliance of these rules can result in a suspension of team activities. If you have any questions about fundraisers, please contact the Director of Business Operations. 4.1.3 Fundraising Rules & Requirements Any MSSC team interested in enrolling or participating in any fundraiser program must adhere to the following procedure, or they will forfeit their participation and any monies collected to MSSC. 1. Contact the Director of Business Operations, President and the Treasurer in writing (email is preferred), to inform them of the fundraiser intention, gain board approval. No enrollment can be started until written approval from the league is received. 2. Each team is responsible for processing their own enrollment. 3. Communicate in writing with the Director of Business Operations, President, and the Treasurer when the approved fundraising process has started. 4. Communicate in writing with the Director of Business Operations, President, and the Treasurer any information received by the fundraising entity that you have a relationship with that is pertinent to the fundraiser event. This means that if the fundraiser changes in any way (no matter how incidental) from the proposal approved by the Board of Directors, the team must communicate within ten (10) days of receiving notification. 5. All correspondences must be addressed to: Murrieta Surf Soccer Club P.O. 833 Murrieta, CA 92564 6. ALL CHECKS must be mailed to the same MSSC address and: " Reference MSSC, Team ID, (i.e. BU10White or GU10Blue), and team contact for identification. 7. The Director of Business Operations will communicate any correspondence received by the league to the designated team coach or manager. 8. The Director of Business Operations will communicate any checks received to a designated team representative within five (5) days from the date of receipt. The Page 16 of 27 Director of Correspondence will generally have mail available to pick up at each board meeting. 9. Access to any and all information (i.e. user names, passwords, account numbers, etc) must be provided to the BOD for full disclosure. The league will not alter these accounts and considers any information strictly confidential. 10. If access to any teams account is thought to be necessary, the team will be notified in writing of the league’s intent. If ethical or illegal activities are suspected, immediate access will be granted by two-thirds vote of the BOD. Contact information for the Director of Business Operations, the President and Treasurer respectively: surfdirectorofbusiness@murrietasurfsoccer.org, president@murrietasurfsoccer.org , treasurer@murrietasurfsoccer.org 4.1.4 Sponsorship Form Sponsorship and Fundraising forms are located in Appendix. 5 Players and Parent Information All players and parents are required to read and sign the Player / Parent Agreement. Be prepared to set your team players and parents’ expectations of what will be required of them very early on. Some coaches prefer to make their expectations clear at the team tryouts, while others prefer to address it at their first team meeting. This will be up to you; however, it would be a good idea if you were prepared to discuss this as early as your tryouts. When you have selected your team players, and you are contacting each one to congratulate them, you may want to give them, or their parents, information for the following: ! ! ! Initial team meeting First practice date, time and venue Soccer items they are expected to wear or bring (i.e. running shoes, cleats, shin guards, ball, water, sweats, etc.) At the first team parent meeting, which should be held within two (2) weeks or so after forming your team, you will want to make a list of items you need to discuss at this meeting, so not only are the players expectations set, but so are the parents. The Director of Business Operations will attend the initial team meeting and the team is responsible for coordinating this schedule. Here are some suggestions on what you may need to discuss: ! ! Introductions of each of your team administrators, possibly each team player, and yourself. This will be a good time to ask parents to step up; depending on if you have any team administrators yet. Your goals for getting sponsorships for this season: This would be a good time to review the team budget and hand out a sponsor form to each player’s parent. Page 17 of 27 ! ! ! ! ! Fundraiser ideas Pre-season tournaments Hand out contact sheet with player names, parent names, email addresses, and phone numbers Advise them of the number of games they will have and when the season starts and finishes Talk about the travel and the relationship to the gaming leagues. Answer any questions parents may have. Have paper available to write down any questions you are unable to answer, and tell them when you will get back to them with the information they are seeking. 5.1.1 Player / Parent Agreement Located in Appendix H. 6. Uniforms and Equipment Game and training jerseys are included in a player’s registration fees. The players keep these every year. Players are responsible for purchasing game shorts and socks, as well as training shorts and socks. These must be purchased through the league approved vendor unless approved by Director. Teams are responsible for purchasing of their own warm-ups, player bags, and other equipment not specifically listed below. ALL purchases must be approved by the Director of Business Operations IN ADVANCE. This is done to ensure each team has the available funds to cover such expenses. Uniforms are to be worn by players only. 6.1.1 ! ! Equipment Provided by MSSC First aid kit Ice packs 6.1.2 Player Uniform Order Form and Sample These will be provided by Director of Business Operations 7. Gaming Leagues MSSC teams will primarily participate in Southern California Developmental Soccer League (SCDSL) gaming circuit. You and your team administrators will have many reasons for accessing their websites. Each new season you will need to have a user id and password assigned. You may create this on the CYSA-S website, at a time in the season that it is permitted (Contact Registrar for information) and/or have the Registrar assist you with getting it assigned. http://www.scdslsoccer.com Page 18 of 27 You will access the website to enter your team player numbers for the rosters, access the gaming schedule, submit a request to reschedule a game if necessary, accept proposed rescheduled game time and venue, print weekly game rosters, enter the results from the current weekend’s game, watch the division and your team’s win/loss record, venue information and directions, and register for any League tournaments your team would like to take part of. 7.1.1 Gaming League Bylaws Southern California Developmental Soccer League Bylaws can be accessed via the SCDSL website, http://www.scdslsoccer.com/. Current season rules are found in the Resources tab, “CSL". Copies of Gaming League Bylaws can be obtained upon request to the Director of Business Operations. 8. MSSC Program Management and Team Structure 8.1.1. Director of Business Operations The MSSC Director shall be responsible for overseeing and accountable to the BOD for all business and administrative aspects of the MSSC Program. The Director shall report all activities of this program to the Board of Directors. He/she, along with the Board shall prepare and promulgate an MSSC operating budget for the next fiscal year to be presented at the organizational meeting. Any and all actions taken with regards to the MSSC Program must have approval of the President and/or the BOD prior to being implemented. 8.1.2. Director of Soccer Operations The MSSC Director of Soccer Operations shall be responsible for overseeing and accountable to the President and BOD for all on the field soccer related aspects of the MSSC Program. The Director shall report all activities of this program to the President. Any and all actions taken with regards to the MSSC Soccer Program must have approval of the President and/or the BOD prior to being implemented. As a prerequisite, any candidate must hold a valid coaching license Type B or higher. The Director of Soccer Operations shall be the primary liaison to all applicable gaming leagues and shall attend their meetings for the MSSC Program. 8.1.3. Treasurer The Treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all MSSC financial transactions authorized by the MSSC Director, BOD, and/or the league President. The Treasurer shall deposit all funds in an accredited banking institution after said funds have been counted by two (2) other people and make all disbursements by check, which shall always require at least two (2) designated signatures. He/she shall keep an accurate account of all MSSC individual team financial transactions. He/she will also keep up to date account balances for each MSSC Page 19 of 27 team for league records. He/she shall be responsible for communicating and executing team transactions directly with team administrators as it relates to financial matters. All approved MSSC administrators shall submit a check request form to the Treasurer for any and all expenditures with a current invoice /receipt. The Treasurer is not allowed to disburse any payments without accompanying documentation and approval from the MSSC Director. Any and all checks presented shall have the name and address of payee and check amount included on the check before presenting for signature to any authorized signers. 8.1.4 Registrar The Registrar/Player Representative for all club teams/divisions shall maintain an accurate database and roster of all club teams/divisions in the league. Such roster shall be the official league record for coaches, administrators, and players’ addresses, and phone numbers. He/she is responsible for official identification numbers required by CYSA-South and all necessary paperwork with regards to registration required by CYSA-South. He/she is responsible for printing and distributing all player identification cards. He/she will ensure all registrations and fees are submitted to CYSA-South. He/she is responsible for all player registrations and club (Presidio and/or Coast) league play registration. 8.1.5 President The President shall have the MSSC Directors of Business Operations and Director of Soccer Operations under his/her direction. 8.1.6 MSSC Teams Structure The MSSC Program is divided into 3 Tiers: 1st Tier: 2nd & 3rd Tiers: MYSL recreational program. MSSC competitive program. All MSSC Teams will be listed by gender, year, and color. Example: 2012 B02White is the boy’s U10 first team. (2012 – 2000 = 10) The colors are as follows; white—first team blue—second team black—third team i.e., B00White—(boys ‘00 first team); G01Blue – (girls ’01 second team) 8.1.7 MSSC Program Email distribution surfdirectorofbusiness@murrietasurfsoccer.org murrietasurf@murrietasurfsoccer.org scrip@murrietasurfsoccer.org treasurer@murrietasurfsoccer.org registrar@murrietasurfsoccer.org president@murrietasurfsoccer.org mssc@murrietasurfsoccer.org surfhc@murrietasurdfsoccer.org Page 20 of 27 MSSC Director of Business MSSC Director of Soccer MSSC Scrip Coordinator MSSC Treasurer MSSC Registrar MSSC League President All MSSC Administrators All MSSC Head Coaches surftm@murrietasurfsoccer.org 8.1.8. MSSC Team Email Distribution surfB02hc@murrietasurfsoccer.org surfB01tm@murrietasurfsoccer.org 9. All MSSC Team Administrators example of division & gender head coaches example of division & gender team manager Training Typically, the younger teams (U14’s and below) can start training after team tryouts, and your team has been selected. The older teams usually start practicing sometime in April after those tryouts and roster selection. This may vary due to tournaments your team may be a part of, which may require practices to be prior to these general dates. 9.1.1 Field Assignment Be sure to advise the Director of Soccer Operations (via email) what days of the week, times, and what field you would prefer to have your training sessions established. Fields will be assigned to MSSC Murrieta teams after the City of Murrieta grants specific fields to the league for the season. MSSC teams will train at 2-3 common fields and will generally allocated by age and gender to facilitate coach and team development. Since there are many MSSC Murrieta teams, the days and times available at designated fields will need to be reserved. A field matrix will be distributed on a regular basis to minimize confusion on field assignment for each team. Field space can be limited due to allotment by the City or field repair and maintenance for season play so teams are expected to coordinate and cooperate in tight spaces as necessary. 9.1.2 Training Days of the Week Unlike teams within the recreational program, there is no limit to the frequency of team activities (training, meetings, etc.). You should determine the frequency of your team activities based on your team needs. MSSC requires that you keep them age appropriate for your team and be reasonable so players continue to enjoy learning soccer and avoid burnout. 9.1.3 Equipment You should receive game balls, bag, scrimmage vests, cones, flags, and pug goals. If you don’t have these prior to your team tryouts, please contact the Director of Soccer Operations, so that you will have an idea on when they should be delivered. Existing teams will receive replacement match balls each year. Any other equipment requests for new or replacement equipment must be directed to the Program Director. Old equipment must be returned to receive replacement items. 9.1.4 Scrimmages If you plan scrimmages, you need to send out an email to the Director of Soccer Operations and Fields Chair in order to request reservation of field space, you will provide the date and time, and who you will be scrimmaging. This will be reflected on the distributed field matrix. 10. Tournaments and Season Play Page 21 of 27 During each season, once tryouts are complete, you should begin determining which preseason tournaments you plan to be a part of. There is preparation and planning that must be done ahead of time. Proper planning by your team will ensure timely preparation by all. Remember you need to give 72 hours notice to the Registrar for player card requests. Teams are required to send notice of tournaments when determined and follow up with tournament schedules when posted. MSSC tournament fees are included in player registration fees, up to these specific dollar amounts: U8 -U10 $2250 (4 tournaments x $550) U11-U14 $3250 (5 tournaments x $650) U15+ $3250 (5 tournaments x $650) The amount determined per tournament will allow teams to play the guaranteed number of tournaments promised as part of player registration fees. No team can play less than this number of tournaments without written approval from Director of Soccer Operations. A team has the flexibility to spend more or less per tournament but if spending more requires collecting money from player’s parents, written approval is required from MSSC Director. When determining your tournament schedule, keep in mind post season and league play to stay within the maximum games per season as directed by MSSC. The minimum /maximum number of games a player will play is 24 / 34 (U10 & below); 29 / 40 (U11U14); 32 / 44 (U15+). It is possible that these numbers can change due to circumstances out of our control (inclement weather, cancelled games unable to make up, gaming circuit scheduling changes, etc) and any deviation requires approval from the Director of Soccer Operations. 10.1.1 CYSA-S Sanctioned Tournaments The CYSA-S website will help you decide which tournaments you’d like to consider. You’ll find information and links to specific tournaments, local and long distance, which will provide you with tournament dates, locations, registration fees and tournament contact name and phone number. Generally speaking, tournaments that play up to or around July 25th (verify with each tournament) will usually have your team play in the age division they were in the previous season. This date may change, so be sure to confirm with the tournament contact, your team’s age division should be registered for each pre-season tournament. CYSA-S Website: http://www.calsouth.com/ When selecting a tournament you would like your team to be part of, and are unsure if a tournament is right for your team, ask other coaches if they’ve ever attended this tournament. Your colleagues have been around for a while. They should have experience and insight that they’ll be glad to share with you. There are pros and cons to Page 22 of 27 local and long distance tournaments. When the team is away on a long distance tournament, team bonding tends to take place depending on if your team is together during their ‘off’ time. Remember the ‘To Do’ list of items that need to get completed before your scheduled date and time for tournament ‘check-in’. 10.1.2 Planning Ahead and the “To Do” List Plan ahead and make sure you have your team tournament binder is completed before your first pre-season tournament! This will eliminate any frustration and mistakes that commonly occur due to poor or late planning. Each Tournament is unique so it is ESSENTIAL for you to research and know in advance each tournament’s requirements and procedures (i.e. Game cards, registration, etc). 10.1.2.1 Tournament Registration When registering for tournaments, remember to allow enough time for a check request to be processed and mailed. Check requests submitted to the MSSC Director by Saturday (and approved) are ready for pick up the following Friday. Note: Some tournaments allow you to pay by credit card and/or may require a cashier’s check. Be sure to confirm what the tournament fee requirements are. If you pay by credit card, you may submit a request for reimbursement by submitting a check request to the Treasurer. If you have any questions on reimbursement, please review the Financial Procedures section of this manual. For each tournament, you will need to complete their version of a team application. This usually involves needing to know the player’s name, date of birth, CYSA-S Player ID# (located on their player card) and jersey number. Make sure your players all have transportation to and from the tournament. Your players should all have a roster with each player’s phone number, and they need to be proactive in finding a ride and accommodations, if applicable. The players need to bring their full uniforms (both white and blue jerseys), shorts, socks (for two days), etc. They need to plan on bringing their water, and any other items you or they deem necessary, or require for the trip. Be sure to supply them with directions to the venue. If staying at a hotel, some team managers can call ahead for hotels (2-3 weeks in advance is recommended) and request a block of rooms at a specific hotel with a group rate, which is usually given if a certain amount of rooms are reserved. 10.1.2.2 Page 23 of 27 Team Tournament 3-Ring Binder Make sure you purchase a 3-ring binder to assemble your Player Registration Applications, Birth Certificates, Player/Administrator Cards w/pictures (and laminated) and Team Roster. It is recommended that you place your player’s registration application and copy of their corresponding birth certificate inside of a sheet protector, for each player and/or administrator of your team. Note: If you are borrowing a player from another team, you must have their player registration application, birth certificate and laminated player card w/picture as well. Be sure to make arrangements with their coach for pick up of this information before the team check-in date. Be sure to return borrowed player’s information to the player’s coach directly after the tournament. The coach will need it back for his/her tournaments. 10.1.2.3 Player and Administrator Laminated Cards Make sure you have a player and administrator card from the registrar for each player, head coach, assistant coach and team manager. Also, make sure you have a picture of each player, head coach, assistant coach, and team manager affixed to the player and administrator game cards. You can either have each player bring a picture or you may take a picture of each player with your own digital camera, then download and print pictures. Each card will need to be laminated and on a key ring. It is advisable to put them in the same order as your white player and administrator registration application forms. 10.1.2.4 White Copy of Player Registration Application Ensure that each Player Registration Application form is completely filled out and signed by the parent. 10.1.2.5 Birth Certificate Copies Obtain a copy of each player’s birth certificate at the beginning, after you have formed your team. Have the parent’s supply a copy for your binder. You may need to supply it as proof of your player’s age. 10.1.2.6 Team Roster You should have at least one copy of an official team roster, supplied to you from the Registrar. 10.1.2.7 Game Card BE VERY AWARE OF THE TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENT. Some tournaments require you to print a ‘game card’ on heavy stock paper and bring it to Check-in. Other tournaments will provide it for the tournament. The tournament website should point out if you need to supply one. You may or may not have received a ‘Game Card’. Some tournaments have the referees’ manage this while others give it to the coach or team administrator to manage. Be sure you understand how each tournament will handle this. If you need to manage it, give the Page 24 of 27 card to the referee before the game. Again, at some tournaments, you will manage it and need to pick it up from the referee after each game, and some tournaments you may not have to pick it up after each game. Be sure you ask these questions during the check-in process. 10.1.3 Team Check-In Be sure you take your Tournament Manual for check-in. Verify with each tournament what they require and what you need to supply them with. You may need to supply the ‘Match Report’ (some refer to it as the tournament game card). If you’re required to supply it, be sure you purchase and print out the ‘Match Report’ and take it with you. You should receive tournament pins or a tournament ‘token’ to handed out to each of the players sometime during the tournament. 10.1.4 Tournament Game Day: Be sure to take your Tournament Manual with you for each game. The referee fees are usually taken care of by the tournament directors, so you most likely won’t have to think about this. Be sure to remember to pick up the player cards from the referee right after your game. The referee will most likely be on his/her way to referee another game, so check with them directly after your team’s game. 11. Regular Season Game day Each game day you will want to have the following items: 11.1.1 Directions to the venue, with the right game time. It is advisable that you provide your team with printed directions to the field, especially when it is field not previously visited. You may even consider caravanning your team to avoid lost players or provide assistance in case of unplanned events (flat tire, etc). 11.1.2 What to Bring to the Field ! Game/team rosters are printed from the gaming league website. These are generally ready to print out from the website by the Thursday before each game. You must follow the specific guidelines of each gaming league. For example. PSL requires match reports to be printed on carbonless forms. ! Referee payment (exact cash recommended) for up to 3 referees at each ‘Home’ game. Give this to the referee before the game. If less than 3 referees are present, the fees are different. Be prepared to adjust to the right fee amounts if there are only 1 or 2 referees that are present. You should get a referee payment schedule and the actual referee cash payment amounts for each game, at the beginning of the season, designating the proper fees based upon 1, 2 or 3 referees being at the game. Note: If not all of the referees show up, the cash amount left over from Page 25 of 27 paying the referees that were present for the game must be returned to the Program Director. ! Have your Player and Administrator Application Registration sheets and player game cards. The game cards will be given to the referee at the beginning of the game. Be sure to pick them back up after the game. ! Bring your practice and game balls. ! Bring your Flags to each game. ! Your players should bring both blue and white jerseys. Home team must be prepared to change to your white jerseys if both team’s colors are similar. ! Goalie gear ! Be sure to review and sign the game rosters at the end of the game. Be sure you check the proper players were reported for goals or any cards issued during the game, for both teams. Your signature confirms the reported information. This information must be entered properly on the Presidio League website. ! ANY issued cards must be reported to the program directors within 24 hours ! Any injuries requiring medical attention must be reported to the program directors within 24 hours. ****Report and link are available online**** 11.1.3 Update the gaming league website with game final information. We recommend having it updated no later than the evening the game was played. Be sure to report the information required by each league, including any yellow or red cards issued (for each team), and any comments. SCDSL requires game scores called in within an hour of game conclusion. When the coach of the other team enters the same information, this adjudicates the information. You should see the information reported for each team for the games played that weekend. If it doesn’t show up as expected, either the other coach hasn’t entered their game finals or they may be challenging something. It’s recommend that you check back to confirm. Page 26 of 27 I acknowledge receipt of the MSSC Program Manual. I also understand that any aspect of the program activities or procedures not specifically covered within this manual must receive prior approval or clarification from the BOD. Those who violate these program procedures or timelines jeopardize their participation in MYSL, MSSC, and CYSA-S soccer programs. Printed Name Page 27 of 27 Signature Team Function_______Date
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