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posted 03/04/2013 Hello Ma'ams and Sirs,
LASL is in need of two types of Volunteers: Seasonal and Board Members. Without Volunteers this league would not exist.
Seasonal Volunteers play for free (per season). Board Members play for free (year round) and are exempt from guest rostering and cross Division rules.
For Spring Volunteers, here is the help we need in a day, per site and per day (Saturdays and Sundays):
0) Fifteen minutes prior to match start the following needs to be done:
a) Check that the field is safe and fit for play
b) Drop off a game report form to a Referee
c) Setup flags for play (all Volunteers will be given 5 flags)
1) Fifteen minutes before the last match ends, the following needs to be done:
a) Pickup flags
b) Pickup left over trash and items left behind
c) Collect the game report
d) Enter the game report, which contains score and yellow/red cards, into the website
This will require 45 - 75 minutes per day, so each Seasonal Volunteer will only need to work 5 shifts in a season. Volunteers pick their own shifts on a first come, first serve basis.
Additionally, more Board Members are needed.
Three Board Members are needed to run one Season per year. This is a good deal of work at the beginning of a season (but pretty easy until the Tournaments), but it's very needed.
Without more Board Members to run seasons, LASL may be forced to close seasons as we are barely able to maintain the load we have now.
One Board Member is needed for long term projects that require a variety of skills. The most pressing project we have is for someone to work as a liaison with KU and Lawrence Parks and Rec to help us get onto the new facilities being built.
We could be playing indoor soccer all year long if we do this! Other long term projects will be suited to the Volunteer; however, this first project is critical--how awesome would be it to have 7v7 or similar games going all year long, indoor on turf?!?
Lastly, let me give a pat on the back to our other Board Members, whom do the majority of the work that make this league successful. Currently Erik M and I run all seasons, with Christopher S supporting us for all of them (go Christopher! :). Andy is our Treasurer, Insurance Guy, KSA Rep, and other Exec duties. Nate P has recently joined us as a Registrar. Gerry D is still an active Board Member, but given his 20+ years of service his role now is sagely advice. These Board Members do a lot of work to bring us all soccer year round and receive the princely sum of a pizza and beer annually (in addition to playing for free). I can't stress how important these Board Members are to the future and current operations of LASL.
Thanks everyone!
-- jp
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