This key position leads the initiatives and future endeavors of the league while ensuring to adhere to the league's bylaws. The President shall...
Lead the Board of Directors' meetings
Lead annual meeting
Identify opportunities and threats to the league and provide recommendations to the board for consideration
Attend Division meetings
Recommends new or changes to policies and procedures
Establishes administrative procedures to ensure club policies
Manage/lead the relationship with EMWLUA
Participate in the US Lacrosse Chapter meetings (monthly)
Provide guidance to the Executive Director in the implementation of day-to-day activities
Vote as an officer of the corporation
Treasurer
The Treasurer shall:
Reconcile bank account(s) on a monthly basis
Provide accounting firm with required information to complete annual taxes
Write checks as required
Deposit checks
Help manage town accounting (refunds, credits, payments)
Provide financial reporting for board meetings
Help with the Jamboree (minimum of one day)
Attend MBGLL board meetings (can be done by phone)
Attend MBGLL’s Annual meeting, Wrap-Up meeting
Vote as an officer of the corporation
Division Director
The Division Director shall:
Uphold MBGLL’s mission and lead by example
Act as liaison between towns in the division and MBGLL’s board
Facilitate communication between towns in the division
Coordinate division meetings as necessary (pre-scheduling, mid-season, etc.)
Assist towns with updating MBGLL-specified technology with all contacts/coaches/field information etc. (with help from the technology director)
Assist with compliance for division (with help from the Sportsmanship director)
Review schedule prior to release
Help at the Jamboree (minimum one day)
Attend MBGLL board meetings (mostly virtual, typically 1st Monday of the month; 2 or 3 in-person meetings throughout the year)
Attend MBGLL league meetings
Vote as an officer of the corporation
Clerk/Secretary
The Clerk/Secretary shall…
Take notes at every MBGLL board meeting and submit them to the Executive Director for review
Help at the Jamboree (one day minimum)
Attend all MBGLL board meetings (can be done by phone)
Attend MBGLL’s Annual Meeting, Wrap-Up Meeting
Manage the Rules Certification process and send out certificates
Vote as an officer of the corporation
Technology Committee Lead
The Technology Lead shall:
Troubleshoot MBGLL’s web site
Help with redesigning the web site
Link social media technologies into the web site
Streamline technologies, especially around registration
Review technology used and evaluate new software/hardware when necessary
Make sure that MBGLL’s game scheduling tool synchs with the umpire scheduling tool (if using one)
Assist with the technology aspects of webinars, training, and phone conferences
Produce coaches' cards
Create registration pages for teams, players, coach/parent helpers, and officials for each season
Help with the Jamboree (minimum ½ a day)
Attend MBGLL’s Annual and Wrap-Up Meetings
Attend monthly board meetings (via phone conference), if necessary
Scheduling Committee Lead
The Scheduling Director shall…
Oversee the creation of MBGLL’s League schedules (we typically use a scheduler)
Manage MBGLL’s Jamboree schedule creation (volunteers typically create it), make last-minute updates
Act as the main liaison between MBGLL, town program leaders, and scheduler with regards to updates/improvements that we require for scheduling
Double-check that change requests were made by the scheduler, if appropriate
Learn how to create the schedule via MBGLL's scheduling tools
Train Divisional Deputy Scheduling Director
Coordinate scheduling concerns with division directors
Answer scheduling questions from our members
Provide scheduling updates at MBGLL board meetings, when appropriate
Attend MBGLL’s Annual meeting
Help at Jamboree (minimum of half a day)
Rules Committee Lead
The Rules Director is responsible for nurturing all behaviors related to this position.
This Rules Director will…
Respond to member inquires within 24 hours, even if it is to simply say that you are working on a reply and will be in touch shortly
Review new US Lacrosse rules each year and recommend to the board implementation guidance
Ask for assistance from EMWLUA or US Lacrosse if you are not certain of a rule
Maintain AskTheUmpire blog
Answer rules related questions that are received via e-mail or blogs.
Act as liaison between MBGLL’s members and EMWLUA with regards to rules related questions.
Assist with rules meetings and training, as needed.
Remain unbiased when answering rules questions
Refrain from giving an opinion on what is right and instead guide by the rulebook
Sportsmanship and Compliance Committee Lead
The Sportsmanship and Compliance Director is responsible for nurturing all behaviors related to this position.
This Sportsmanship and Compliance Director will…
Competition
Investigate all incidents in an unbiased, even-tempered manner consistent with the spirit of MBGLL’s board.
Recuse adjudication of any incidents that pertain to this director’s town.
Update Incident Log weekly on MBGLL’s board site.
Keep information regarding incidents confidential.
Sportsmanship
Administer the Sportsmanship and Compliance program.
Encourage good sportsmanship through blogs and e-mails
Lead good sportsmanship program
Board Duties
Manage grade waiver process in conjunction with the division directors
Identify Gold-Star Programs for the year
Oversee Coaches' Card compliance
Attend monthly board meetings
Attend annual meeting.
Volunteer at jamboree(s) for all days
Deputy Scheduler
The Deputy Scheduler shall…
Learn how to schedule using MBGLL's scheduling tools
Liase with the scheduler
Review the schedule drafts to help ensure that they reflect the desires of the league
Double-check that schedule change requests were made by the scheduler
Assist with creating MBGLL’s Jamboree schedule, as requested by the Scheduling Director
Attend MBGLL scheduling planning meetings
Attend MBGLL board meetings when scheduling is discussed
Attend MBGLL’s Annual Meeting, Wrap-Up Meeting
Help at Jamboree (minimum of half a day)
Training Committee Lead
The training director ...
Provides guidance to town coaches on what to teach players are each level
Provides Executive Director with links to videos and other training examples to share on social media
Acts as a reference for coaches with training/drill questions
Helps to put together training resources for MBGLL's web site
Works with MBGLL Board and US Lacrosse to identify Head and Assistant coach training requirements
Fundraising/Sponsorship Committee Lead
The Fundraising/Sponsorship Director...
Will seek opportunities for sponsorships that align with and support MBGLL's mission.
Organize sponsorship opportunities to fund training and playing opportunities for our players and coaches.
Help promote our fundraising efforts through Benevity Online Giving, MVP Wear, Dicks Sporting Goods, AmazonSmile, and other opportunities.