1. Schedule - season starts Aug. 24th. No games Labor Day Weekend. Season should be over in early Nov. Make up games Nov. 9th, playoffs to start Nov. 15th. T-giving is the hard stop date. No changes to the inclement weather line - look to the left on our blog homepage for the correct number.
2. DCU - we are again partnering with DC United. On the league website, we have a dedicated link to sell discounted tickets. Trust me, they're usually the best deal available. We get a cut of each ticket, which reduces our dues. Also, we get access to the RFK Auxillary Field for playoff games.
3. Fees - they are $1650 per team, same as last season. Included in that amount is $20 per player, that goes for liability insurance, medical coverage (over an above your health insurance), dues to national and state associations, and a contribution to youth soccer. Fees are high in this league compared to others, but we associate with state and national groups, we hire 3-person accredited reffing crews ($100 per game), and we pay for premium fields.
4. Fields - we will be using Trinity, George Mason HS, Kenmore, and possibly GWU and St. Stephens. Always looking for more opportunities if you know of them. Jackie is going to check into getting access to CUA's fields for the league.
5. Schedule - it will be out by Aug. 17th. We have a lot of people out the first few weekends so I may send in a scheduling request to try to get a bye in those early weeks.
6. Coed cup - this national tournament returns. This year it's in Dallas on Oct. 25-26. See earlier post this week. We may try to send a team.
7. Fines - we have to pay a $200 fine per forfeited game unless we properly notify the league by Wednesday night of the game week. Also, as I frequently mention, we must provide a referee to the league. If we do not provide a ref that's available for 5 games per season, we are fined $100 per game missed (that's a rule change - it used to be a straight $500 fine).
8. Registration issues - roster are due September 21. By next season, we'll likely have online registration, possibly with direct fee payment. Keep that in mind. We had a divisive debate on player passes. Organized, state-association types favor requiring players to use passes at each game. Most captains don't favor it because it's an extra burden. Goleros voted against implementing the pass system (for now - we actually voted on a motion to suspend debate). If you want to know more, send me an email and/or refer to my post a few weeks ago on the matter.
9. Discipline - we discussed the "jackass rule," which means as captains we are supposed to deal with those few people on each team that act like jackasses. We don't have any right now - let's keep it that way.
10. Social committee - we'll have a DCU tailgate this season. TBA.
11. Promotion/relegation - In the Third Division, Goleros and Flirting with Sobriety are going up. In the Second Division, Diplomats and Taz Devils are going up; Red Devils and Buena Vista Soccer Club are going down. In the First Division, Team X and Black Haggis are going up; Lost Tourists is going down. In the Premier Division, Mall Rats is going down and Team Q is disbanding (leaving space for Black Haggis to move up from First).
12. New Teams - we may have several new teams come in as some disband. We are currently at 37 teams. Although we want to reach a final number of 40, we're not ready yet. We'll stay at 37.
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