The Bloomfield Soccer Booster Club provides the local community with a consistent recreation and travel youth soccer program. An organization of parent volunteers, the club promotes youth soccer that is geared for the player who wants to learn, train and play the game of soccer at various levels of competition.

Our Recreational in-town program includes boys and girls from the kindergarten to high school age groups. All players receive a soccer jersey and participation award.

The travel program includes boys and girls ages U-8 through U-19 as part of the Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Association League (MNJYSA). Consisting of Fall and Spring seasons, child participation includes professional training, league competition and tournament matches.

The club devotes its energies towards progressive childhood development promoting physical fitness, good sportsmanship, and teamwork, through the enjoyable participation in the sport of soccer.

The club does not discriminate and provides financial aid for members unable to afford participation fees.

BLOOMFIELD SOCCER BOOSTER CLUB CONSTITUTION

December 1, 2002
ARTICLE I - Purpose

1. The booster Club is intended to promote the interests of youth soccer in Bloomfield. Within the limitations of financing and leadership, the Club is intended to create and supervise such programs as may encourage and include youngsters from Bloomfield in Soccer and its related activities.

2. The Club is responsible for providing for the High School’s annual soccer awards banquet.

ARTICLE II - Membership

1. Anyone paying the annual dues shall be considered to be a member in good standing of the Booster Club. The dues should be paid by September 1st of any calendar year.

ARTICLE III – Club Officers

1. The major officer holder of this Club shall be the president. The president shall have the responsibility of advancing the operation and activities of the Club to best realize those objectives determined by the executive board to be best interests of the Bloomfield Soccer under the Clubs authority.

2. The president along with the executive board shall vote on officers to the club as they see and shall vote on officers to fill any vacancies which may occur.

3. The president shall call or authorize meeting of the board or any other members of the soccer community as he sees fit.

4. The president shall preside at all meeting of the Club.

5. The board shall work with the president to achieve Club objectives ands shall report to him on the progress I the performance of their duties.

6. The president shall create such committees as are necessary to further the objectives of the Club.

7. The Vice-President shall assume the posers and responsibilities of the president in his absence.

8. The Treasurer and Secretary shall perform those activities normally related to such offices.

9. Club decisions shall be arrived at by a majority vote of the board.

10. No moneys shall be paid out by the Club except with the approval of the president or treasurer and at least one other board member.

ARTICLE IV – Term of Officers

1. The term for officers of the Club shall be for one year. The term shall begin at the conclusion of the awards banquet and expire at the conclusion of the banquet on the following year.

2. A nominating committee shall be selected during the month of November or when deemed necessary in any year. Such committee shall compose a slate of candidates for office for the following year. Such candidates shall be elected to office during the course of a general membership meeting and are chosen by a majority vote of all attending Booster Club members.

ARTICLE V - Players Rules and Regulations

1. All players must be properly registered in the league in which they wish to participate as well as Registered in the Booster Club to become eligible to play on a Booster Club travel team.

2. Is shall be Club policy that each player plays with his/her age group for both traveling and in-town soccer. Any deviation from this policy must be granted by the soccer board executive committee when an expressed appeal is requested by the player parent/guardian.

3. Any player who misses a game or practice without a valid excuse in advance may be subject to a one game suspension.

a. The coaching staff of the team involved shall decide whether such excuse is valid or invalid. The decision of the coaching staff shall be final.

4. Players are required to be at a scheduled field at least fifteen minutes before games and practices.

5. Team uniforms are to be worn only at games.

6. Fines assessed to players on the traveling teams will be paid by the player involved.

7. Players will be expected to uphold the high standards of this organization at all times, both on and off the field.

8. It shall be the board policy that any coach who is red carded or fined by the League or Club shall reimburse the Club for said fines.


ARTICLE VI - Coaches
1. It shall be the responsibility of the Executive Board, or those members so designated by the Board, to select the coaching staffs for the various Booster Club youth teams. Such coaches are responsible for their actions to the Board and the Board may remove or replace such coaches at its discretion.

2. No parent shall be allowed on the field or players bench area during the game unless he is an officially assigned coach.

3. A coach may designate someone to conduct a practice or coach a game in his absence. This must be done with discretion and such substitute’s responsibilities clearly defined, beforehand, by the absent coach.

ARTICLE VII - Coaches Regulations
1. All coaches shall be expected to uphold and support the standards, reputation and all of the policies set by this organization at all times. Any coach deemed to be in violation of this section may be removed at the discretion of the Executive Board.

2. Fines assessed to coaches on the traveling teams will be paid by the coach involved.

ARTICLE VIII - Grievances and General Behavior
1. At no time shall a parent express a grievance related to coaching judgment to any member of a coaching staff. Any complaints from parents, players, or coaches must be submitted to a member of the Executive Board in writing. Resolution of any complaint will be swift and definite, within seven days of receipt of such complaint.

2. Expressing a complaint directly to a member of a coaching staff will result in automatic suspension of the parent’s child for the next game and a possible expulsion from the program.

3. The Executive Board shall have the power to suspend or remove from this organization, any member whose conduct or behavior is detrimental to soccer or the Booster Club, both on and off of the field. It shall be the responsibility of any Club officer involved to report any action which warrants such a decision to the President as soon as possible.

4. Fines assessed to parents of the traveling teams will be paid by the parent involved.

ARTICLE IX – Amendments

1. Amendments to this Constitution will be considered to be in effect when they have been agreed to by a majority of the Board Members. Such Board now consists of the President, Travel VP, In-Town VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Fund Raiser Chairman, & Equipment Chairman & In-Door Chairman, plus members at Large.. Additional positions may be created with the consent of the existing Board members.