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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
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