News from the ASA District Commissioner from North Alabama

.. a brief report on what went on at the ASA Board Meeting Saturday, January 11th, 2003

Financial:

     The state organization has employed a CPA firm to do a review of past finances, do monthly reviews, bank reconciliation, file taxes, etc.
     A different firm is now contracted with to do payroll, payroll deductions, withholdings, etc.
     Due to some fees being paid early last year (01/02) and an accounting convention on recording revenue, the state will show on paper a profit of $45,400 for 01/02 and a corresponding loss for 02/03. We have an annual budget (02/03) of $531,000 and a $130,000 reserve.
     I checked to see how much is budgeted for ODP and where the money for the ODP budget comes from. I was pleased to see that all the funding for ODP comes from within that group. It is not funded by the general membership, our tournaments or other sources. ODP expects to take in and then spend an annual budget of just over $100,000 this year.

State Director of Coaching:

     We are in the process of conducting a performance review for the Director of Coaching. Each ASA board member will have the opportunity to provide feedback as will all club presidents and directors of coaching. Ron and the Executive Management committee will gather the feedback and use it to help them shape the review.

State Association Office Changes:

     Lynn Bertovic is being named ASA office manager. This should help give better direction to the functioning of the office and for folks like us, out in the hinterland, give us a person to direct things to that can then be handled, assigned to one of the office staff, or sent out to the proper board member for action. The change to an office manager will require no increase in the ASA budget.
     Alan Schweer, from the American Soccer Club, will become the new Vice-President for Youth Soccer when Ron Evans becomes ASA President on February 10th, 2003.

Referees:

     New recommendation is that refs be paid on the field for state league games, since that is what we do for other league play.

Schedules for 2003:

     Both the League Organizing Committee and the Executive Board are looking at modifications to the Fall 2003 Schedule. We hope to propose a calendar that would allow the Division I, II, III, and Adult State Championships to be played in the first three weekends of November 2003, rather than have two of them played in December.

ODP:

     ODP Winter Event for Boys was held in Huntsville a week ago and seemed to be a success. Alabama pool players were invited in, given a fitness test, held a training session, and played 2 games against Tennessee ODP teams. From my vantage point things went pretty well. Pool will now be cut to teams. Players will know by Wed whether they are still in the program or not. There will be another boys training session on the 23rd of January.
     A girls ODP Winter event is planned in Huntsville for the first weekend in February following the same format as used for the boys.

Upcoming Meetings:

     The Planning meeting is January 25th at 1:30pm in Birmingham at the AmeriSuites Hotel on Highway 280. The meeting is open to all club presidents, league administrators and club Directors of Coaching.
     The state's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held March 16th, 2003 and is open to all members of ASA.

     If you have any questions about any of the items above please contact me at eaton@hiwaay.net. Thanks.

Marty Eaton
North Alabama District Commissioner

Created: 12/20/99
Last Updated: 01/29/03

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