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ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

2018 Book of Reports La Centre Conference & Banquet Facility

Westlake, Ohio

November 3, 2018

www.ohionorthsoccer.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Meeting Agenda

Board of Directors, Staff and Administrators

2018 AGM Rules

Minutes of the 2017 Annual General Meeting

President’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Financial Review FY 2017-2018

Executive Director’s Report

Committee Reports

Technical Director’s Report

US Youth Soccer Registration Report

State Referee Committee Report

Great Lakes Conference Report

State Cup Committee Report

Bothwelll Cup Committee Report

Approval of Actions of The Board FY 2017-2018

AGM Notice

Nomination Notice

Bylaw Amendment Notice

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Page 30

Page 31

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I. Welcome………………………………………………… …… .…. .Paul R Emhoff

II. Introduction of Parliamentarian……….……………. … . …Paul R Emhoff

III. Roll Call…………………………………………………………… ..... Jen Fickett

IV. Credentials Report………………………….………………….….. . Jen Fickett

V. Minutes of the 2017 AGM …………..…….…….………… . Paul R Emhoff

VI. President’s Reports Paul R Emhoff

VII. Treasurer’s Report……. ………………………………… …. . Ronald Gedrich

VIII. Executive Director’s Report …………………………….… ….. . Jen Fickett

IX. Committee Reports……………………………………….…. Paul R Emhoff

X. Approval of Actions of Board for FY 2017-2018……… Paul R Emhoff

XI. Constitution, Bylaws, Rules, Policy Changes………… .. Paul R Emhoff

XII. Elections: President and Treasurer……………....…. … . Paul R Emhoff

XIII. New Business……………………………………………………. . Paul R Emhoff

XIV. Announcements………………………………………………… . Paul R Emhoff

XV. For the Good of Soccer…………………………… ..…….. . Paul R Emhoff

XVI. Adjournment………………………………………… …..……. . Paul R Emhoff

MEETING AGENDA


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Paul R. Emhoff President David Ehlert Vice President Sarah Hodgson Secretary Ronald Gedrich Treasurer Scott MacMillan District I Commissioner Tom Pickett District II Commissioner Oliver Condell District III Commissioner Paul Holdgate District IV Commissioner

Jen Fickett Executive Director Tom Turner Technical Director Brad Evans Assistant Technical Director Jessica Chambers Marketing and Digital Media Manager Jessica Eberle Events and Program Manager DeAnna Leonard Member Services Administrator Bernie Telmanik Program Administrator Tom Pickett State League Administrator Otto Orf Futsal Director

Tom Chapman State Referee Administrator (SRA) Brian Miller State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA) Michael Farmer Youth Representative to the SRC Bill Nest State Director of Instruction Ron Stuver State Director of Assessment Blaz Pesorda State Assignor Coordinator

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICE STAFF

REFEREE ADMINISTRATION

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1. Identification name badges issued by the credentials committee shall be worn.

Identification name badges may not be transferred without proper action by the

credentials committee.

2. The president shall appoint a committee of three (3) to approve the annual gen-

eral meeting minutes.

3. Members must stand when wishing to speak. Upon being recognized, the mem-

ber shall give his or her name and office, title or league.

4. Debate shall be limited to one speech of not more than two (2) minutes for each

member on each debatable motion or bylaw amendment.

5. An amendment to strike out one word or a set of words in multiple places and to

insert a different word or a set of words in all of those places shall be in order,

and shall be deemed to include appropriate modifications in capitalization, num-

ber (singular or plural), and case (possessive).

6. Motions to close, limit, or extend debate shall require a two-thirds vote.

7. Members are required to follow rules of decorum in debate especially as it relates

to confining remarks to the pending item of business, avoiding the use of other

members’ names, and not carrying on discussion directly with another member.

8. Cell phones and pagers shall be silenced during all meetings.

2018 AGM RULES


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Ohio North Youth Soccer Association 2017 Annual General Meeting Minutes

Saturday, November 11, 2017

LaCentre, Westlake OH

Call to order: President Paul Emhoff called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Parliamentarian Introduction: Emhoff announced Patricia Lewis, a professional registered parliamentarian, was appointed to serve as parlia-mentarian and will assist with making sure the meeting is conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order.

Ohio North Board of Directors: Emhoff introduced the Ohio North Board of Directors. Present were Vice President David Ehlert, Secretary Pat-rick Cingel, Treasurer Ronald Gedrich, District I Commissioner Scott MacMillian, District II Commissioner Tom Pickett, and District III Commissioner Peter Kennedy.

Roll Call: Vice President David Ehlert conducted a roll call of the voting members for the Credentials Report.

American Amateur Soccer League 1

Avon Soccer League Association 3

Bay Soccer Club 4

Greater Akron Amateur Soccer Association 9

Jefferson Soccer Club 0

North Ridgeville Amateur Soccer League 1

Wadsworth Amateur Soccer Association 2

Ohio North President 1

Ohio North Vice President 1

Ohio North Secretary 1

Ohio North Treasurer 1

District I Commissioner 1

District II Commissioner 1

District III Commissioner 1

2017 AGM Minutes

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Credentials Report: Ehlert presented the credentials report. Emhoff asked if there were any questions regarding the credentials re-port. Unanimous consent and the credentials report was adopted.

2017 AGM Meeting Rules:

Emhoff stated that each member was provided a printed copy of the meeting rules which were on page 4 of the AGM Book of Reports and asked if there were any questions regarding the meeting rules. Hearing none, Emhoff called for a vote on adoption. There was a two-thirds in the affirmative and the meeting rules were adopted.

Ohio North 2017 Annual General Meeting Rules

1. Identification name badges issued by the credentials committee shall be worn. Identification name badges may not be transferred without proper action by the credentials committee.

2. The president shall appoint a committee of three to approve the annual general meeting minutes.

3. Members must stand when wishing to speak. Upon being recognized, the member shall give his or her name and office, title or league.

4. Debate shall be limited to one speech of not more than two (2) minutes for each member on each debatable motion or bylaw amendment.

5. An amendment to strike out one word or a set of words in multiple places and to insert a different word or a set of words in all of those places shall be in order, and shall be deemed to include appropriate modifications in capitalization, number (singular or plural), and case (possessive).

Number of attendees:

Board of Directors 7

Affiliate Member delegates/alternates entitled to vote 6

Affiliate Members not entitled to vote 1

Associate Members delegates/alternates entitled to vote 0

Associate Members not entitled to vote 0

Direct Members 0

Non-voting Members and Guests 5

Total number in attendance 19

Number of Votes:

Board of Director votes 7

Affiliate Member votes 20

Associate Member votes 0

Direct Member collective vote 0

TOTAL # Votes 27

SIMPLE MAJORITY IS: 14

2/3 MAJORITY IS: 18


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7. Members are required to follow rules of decorum in debate especially as it relates to confining remarks to the pending item of business, avoiding the use of other members’ names, and not carrying on discussion directly with another member.

8. Cell phones and pagers shall be silenced during all meetings.

Minutes:

Emhoff reported that the minutes of the 2016 AGM were approved by the 2016 Annual General Minutes Approval Committee. A copy of those approved minutes were included in the 2017 Book of Reports on pages 5 through 9.

Emhoff appointed the following people to serve on the 2017 Annual General Meeting Minutes Approval Committee: Jeff Grau (President of North Ridgeville Amateur Soccer League), Nic Olechnowicz (President of Greater Akron Ama-teur Soccer Association) and Sean Egan (President of Bay Soccer Club).

Financial Report:

Ronald Gedrich presented the Treasurer’s report and draft of the financial review.

In accordance with the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Bylaws, our outside accounting firm performed a re-view for the year ending August 31st, 2016. The results of the audit are as follows:

For FY 2017, Ohio North’s revenue totaled $1,096,388, which was lower than budget, and expenses totaled $1,046,711, which were lower than budget.

This resulted in a net gain of $49,677 for the year. By comparison, in FY ’16, Ohio North’s total revenue was $1,291,949 and total expenses were $1,204,580, creating a net gain of $87,369. A nice job was done controlling expenses with reduced revenues which created a surplus.

Ohio North’s accounts receivable figure was $22,919 at year end compared to $13,624 last year.

Ohio North’s accounts payable figure was $18,813 at year end compared to $12,470 last year.

Ohio North prepaid expenses totaled $14,910 at year end compared to $31,766 last year.

Non‐cash donations made to Ohio North during FY ’17 increased. In FY ’16, Ohio North received approximately $1,730 in donated equipment, apparel, supplies and services from various contributors and sponsors. This year, approximately $5,950 was received.

Currently, Ohio North’s net assets total $1,570,283. This figure includes $484,084, which is currently undesignated. However, it is the policy of the Ohio North Board of Directors to review its plans for the future and to designate ap-propriate sums for future use, projects, etc. and as deemed appropriate. $1,086,199 is currently board designated for future field/and or building development.

Presidents Report:

Report included in the AGM Book of Reports.

Director of Coaching Report:

Report included in the AGM Book of Reports.

Committee Reports:

Submitted reports included in the AGM Book of Reports.

Actions of the Board: Emhoff stated the actions of the board were included in the AGM Book of Reports on pages 24 to 25. The chair en-tertained a motion to approve the Actions of the Board. Motion by Tony Barzacchini (Avon Soccer League Associa-tion), second by Lee Wiswell (American Amateur Soccer League) to approve the Actions of the Board. Call for dis-cussion was made, hearing none, vote was taken. Motion adopted and the Actions of the Board were approved.

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Constitution, Bylaws, Rules, Policy Changes:

Paul Emhoff stated the amendment to the Bylaw was on page 29 in the AGM Book of Reports.

AMENDMENT #1 – Audit

Amend Article V, Section 3

Striking “Audit” and replacing it with “Review”

Removing the mandatory audit every 5 years and replacing it with a yearly financial review

Inserting a full audit may be conducted at a request of a board member

After a call for discussion and a show of hands with two opposed, the amendment was adopted, and the bylaw was amended.

Elections: The next item of business was the election of the Ohio North Vice President, Secretary, District I Commissioner and District III Commissioner. According to Ohio North Bylaws Article 6, Section 5, nominations must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the AGM and nominations from the floor shall not be allowed.

For each of the officer positions, only one nomination was received. For the office of Secretary, Sarah Hodgson was nominated.

According the Ohio North Bylaws Article VI. Officers, Section 5.B.1, provides that officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual general meeting. If there is but one (1) nominee for office, the vote may be taken by voice. For the of-fice of Secretary there are two (2) nominees, therefore the election of secretary is said to be ‘contested’; and a ballot vote will be taken. Before the ballot voting for this office, the chair will appoint a Tellers Committee and designate the Chairman.

The chair appointed Frank Muhl (Wadsworth Amateur Soccer Association) as the Tellers Committee Chairman, Tony Barzacchini (Avon Soccer League Association) and Lee Wisell (American Amateur Soccer League) as the Tellers Com-mittee.

For the office of Vice President, there were no nominations submitted in advance. Therefore, David Ehlert will remain in office since our bylaws do not allow nominations from the floor.

David Ehlert, elected as Vice President

For the office of Secretary, Sarah Hodgson was nominated.

The Chairman (Frank Muhl) of the Tellers Committee provided instructions for the ballot vote for the office of Secre-tary.

CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Audit. The financial records shall be audited every five (5) years at the end of the fiscal year, by an independent auditor, and such other times as requested by the board of di-rectors. In years between audits, a review of the financial statement will be done at the end of the fiscal year by an independent au-ditor. The full audit or review report shall be presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting.

Audit. Review. The financial records shall be audited every five (5) years at the end of the fiscal year, by an independent auditor, and such other times as requested by the board of directors. In years between audits, a A review of the financial statement will be done at the end of the fiscal year by an independ-ent auditor. The full audit or review report shall be presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting. A full audit may be conducted as requested by the board of di-rectors.


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Polls for the ballot election opened at 10:33 a.m. and closed at 10:40 a.m. The meeting recessed at 10:41 a.m. and was called to order at 10:49 a.m.

The Tellers’ Committee report:

Number of votes cast – 27

Necessary for election (majority) – 14

Sarah Hodgson received – 22

Patrick Cingel received – 5

Illegal Votes – 0

Sarah Hodgson, elected as Secretary

Emhoff announced that Scott MacMillan was elected District I Commissioner and Pete Kennedy was elected as District III Commissioner during the district meetings prior to the AGM.

New Business:

Ohio North will be contracting with Blue Star as their registration system coming in the 2018-2019 season.

Announcements: Emhoff introduced Jen Fickett announcing to the members that she accepted the position of Ohio Norths Exec-utive Director position.

For the Good of Soccer:

Adjournment: With no further business and no objections, the Annual General Meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bernie Telmanik Ohio North Program Administrator

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President’s Report Paul R Emhoff

Executive Director

After a year and two months without an Executive Director, Ohio North hired Jen Fickett, who started on January 4, 2018. Prior to her appointment, Jen served as the US Youth Soccer Mid-west Regional Administrator for three and a half years, where she accumulated the experience and institutional knowledge of US Youth Soccer and U.S. Soccer policies and programing. One of Jen’s first responsibilities was to implement a new registration system for Ohio North: Stack Sports, formally Blue Star. The transition has been very challenging, but, thankfully, Jen has the technical skills to meet the challenges presented to Ohio North and the other state associations also opting for early adoption.

US Youth Soccer Fees

This fall the US Youth Soccer Board of Directors voted to increase player membership and vari-ous other program fees. (Ohio North is a member of US Youth Soccer.) A $0.50 per member fee increase is to be implemented with the current 2018/2019 seasonal year. This initial fee in-crease will be funded by the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional reserves.

An additional US Youth Soccer fee increase of $0.75 per member will also be implemented in the 2019/2020 seasonal year. Ohio North will be responsible for the aggregate fee increase of $1.25 per member beginning in the 2019/2020 seasonal year.

In the past, Ohio North has absorbed some of these membership and program fee increases. However, moving forward, we will need to pass these fee increases onto our membership. Ohio North has not increased membership fees since 2002; prior to that, there was a $0.50 per play-er increase to US Youth Soccer in 1995. The Ohio North Board of Directors has been committed to keeping membership fees as low as possible for almost 17 years. As we all know, the cost of running a household or business has risen in 17 years.

Ohio North Fees

Additionally, Ohio North will be increasing player registration fees effective for the 2019/2020 seasonal year, which will add an additional $1.25 to the aforementioned US Youth Soccer mem-ber fee increase. We plan to enhance our current program offerings and provide additional pro-grams and services as value added member benefits. Watch for more information regarding player registration fees in the coming weeks.

Ohio North is a financially healthy organization and is committed to being proactive versus reac-tive; however, we cannot rely solely on sponsorship or investment funds to operate the organi-zation. We are in the process of reviewing our current membership and program structure in anticipation of further incremental member fee increases by US Youth Soccer in subsequent years.

As a proud member state association of U.S. Soccer, we are under an obligation and required to follow their policies and provide many services to the soccer community; however, we do not receive any funding from them and are a self-supporting organization.


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Referee Shortage

As you may already know, we are facing a serious referee shortage, not only in Ohio North, but in many other state associations, as well. The shortage becomes more of an issue during the fall high school season. As administrators, coaches, players and parents, we need to help promote, educate and support referees or we will continue to lose qualified young adults and adults.

Over the years, I have seen very good adults and young adults who have great potential simply choose not to recertify and never to return to the program again. Some of this is due to the verbal harassment, abuse and sometimes physical assault on the referee. These types of behaviors are unacceptable and needs to stop. We all have a responsibility to put an end to these unhealthy environments or we will continue to lose more referees. A person be-comes a referee mostly because of the enjoyment of officiating the sport and secondly for the extra income. If a referee can no longer get enjoyment from officiating, the income is not worth the rising issues they face. This is especially true among the female referees. We had many females, both young and adult, who have the required skill and knowledge for officiat-ing, leave the program as well. Ohio North is dedicated in helping the State Referee Commit-tee (SRC) to retain, recruit, develop and change the officiating environment for the referee.

I want to thank our staff for their dedication to the Ohio North membership: Jen Fickett, Tom Turner, Brad Evans, Jessica Chambers, DeAnna Leonard, Bernadette Telmanik and Jessica Eberle.

And a special thank you to all of our partners and sponsors, especially University Hospitals and Nationwide for their continued support.

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Treasurer’s Report Ronald Gedrich In accordance with the Ohio North Bylaws, our outside accounting firm performed a review for the year ending August 31, 2018. The results of the audit are as follows:

For FY 2018, Ohio North’s revenue totaled $1,131,523and expenses totaled $1,067,013.

This resulted in a net gain of $64,510 for the year. By comparison, in FY ’17, Ohio North’s total revenue was $1,096,388 and total expenses were $1,046,711, creating a net gain of $49,677. A nice job was done controlling expenses to correspond with increased revenues which created a good surplus.

Ohio North’s accounts receivable figure was $111,695 at year end compared to $22,919 last year.

Ohio North’s accounts payable figure was $12,373 at year end compared to $18,813 last year.

Ohio North’s prepaid expenses totaled $14,910 at year end compared to $14,910 last year.

Non‐cash donations made to Ohio North during FY ’18 decreased as there were none. In FY ’17, Ohio North received approximately $5,950 in donated equipment, apparel, supplies and services from various contributors and sponsors.

Currently, Ohio North’s net assets total $1,634,793. This figure includes $26,828, which is cur-rently undesignated. However, it is the policy of the Ohio North Board of Directors to review its plans for the future and to designate appropriate sums for future use, projects, etc. and as deemed appropriate. $1,543,455 is currently board designated for future field/and or building de-velopment.


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Independent Accountant’s Review Report

To the Board of Trustees of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North, Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying financial statements of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North, Inc. (a nonprofit organization), which comprise the state-ment of assets, liabilities, and net assets – modified cash basis as of August 31, 2018, and the related statements of revenues, expenses, and net assets – modified cash basis and cash flows – modified cash basis for the year then end-ed, and the related notes to the financial statements. A review includes primar-ily applying analytical procedures to management’s financial data and making inquiries of management. A review is substantially less in scope than an au-dit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the fi-nancial statements as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with the modified cash basis of account-ing; this includes determining that the modified cash basis of accounting is an acceptable basis for the preparation of financial statements in the circumstanc-es. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presenta-tion of financial statements that are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Accountant’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to conduct the review engagement in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA. Those standards require us to perform procedures to obtain limited assurance as a basis for reporting whether we are aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial statements for them to be in accordance with the modi-fied cash basis of accounting. We believe that the results of our procedures provide a reasonable basis for our conclusion.

Accountant’s Conclusion

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with the modified cash basis of accounting.

Basis of Accounting

We draw attention to Note A of the financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the modified cash basis of accounting, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of

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Supplementary Information The supplementary information included in the accompanying schedules is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from, and relates di-rectly to, the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial state-ments. The supplementary information has been subjected to the review procedures ap-plied in our review of the basic financial statements. We are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the supplementary information. We have not audited the supplementary information and do not express an opinion on such information.

Apple Growth Partners Akron, Ohio October 29, 2018


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Ohio Youth Soccer Association North, Inc. Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis

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Ohio Youth Soccer Association North, Inc. Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis


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Statement of Cash Flows—Modified Cash Basis

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Executive Director’s Report Jen Fickett

As your new Executive Director, I want to thank Ohio North President Paul Emhoff and the Board of Directors for their confidence in me to help guide our organization through a diverse and ever changing landscape. Over the past 10 months, most of my time and energy has been spent on familiarizing myself with the Ohio North landscape, assessing the organization’s operational structure and procedures, evaluating programs and overseeing the development and implemen-tation of our new technology partner’s registration system.

My commitment to you is a member’s first approach reflected in everything we do to be a re-sponsive service organization that supports it members. It’s about building trust, fostering mem-ber relationships and unlocking value through member benefits. You will experience a renewed emphasis of engaging our current members as well as identifying groups that are unaware of the programs and services offered through Ohio North and US Youth Soccer.

In order to provide our membership with an enhanced value experience, we have restructured our staff. I am pleased to announce that Ohio North hired Jessica Eberle to serve as a full-time Events & Programs Manager. In this role, Jessica will be responsible for the oversight and daily management of Ohio North events and programs, including but not limited to, State League, Ohio North Premier League, State Cup, Presidents Cup and Bothwell Cup.

Jessica joins us after working for the US Youth Soccer Midwest Region for the past three years. She is no stranger to creating and maintaining quality environments and operational standards for the elite player experience. She has passionately provided administration for Mid-west ODP, US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships, US Youth Soccer Midwest Presi-dents Cup and the former Midwest Regional League.

Jessica Chambers will serve as Marketing & Digital Media Manager. In this role, Jessica will be responsible for effective brand marketing for Ohio North events and programs, communications, website, social media and partner activation.

DeAnna Leonard will serve as our Member Services Administrator and will be your registration point of contact for both Stack Sports and Affinity. Additionally, DeAnna will continue to manage teams participating in the Great Lakes Conference, travel, out of state permission, tournament teams and accounts payable/receivable.

Bernie Telmanik will serve as our Program Administrator, providing support for all Ohio North events and programs. Bernie will continue to administer ODP, State League, coaching schools, tournament sanctioning, risk management and insurance.

We will also be announcing some event and program enhancements in the coming weeks, in-cluding but not limited to, hosting Presidents Cup, an alternate competitive event to run concur-rently with State Cup for a chance at a state, regional and national title, and restructuring State League. It will be our mission to lead and promote a relentless pursuit of excellence for all events and programs, while increasing our brand and name recognition with an emphasis on quality programs and services.


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As you know, change does not happen overnight and often takes months to work through. With that being said, I encourage you to contact me to further discuss how we can better service your organization as well as provide additional services. Ohio North is a stronger organization when stakeholders are working together.

Recently U.S. Soccer’s newly formed Youth Task Force Leadership Council held their first meet-

ing in mid-October to begin addressing critical issues facing youth soccer in America. This coun-

cil, currently comprised of leadership from AYSO, SAY Soccer, US Club Soccer, USSSA, US

Youth Soccer and U.S. Soccer developed the following guiding “We believe” excerpted statement:

…that players should be kept at the center of every decision, and should be provided with

an environment that is fun, inclusive and safe.

…that coaches should participate in courses and educational opportunities that match their

ambition.

…that referees should be treated with respect and provided with the resources that allow

them do develop and enjoy the experience.

There are many faces of youth soccer – across all ages and levels of competition – and

we are unified in our desire to grow the sport together.

I challenge all of us to focus on our WHO, WHY, HOW and WHAT. As stakeholders, we are all

united towards a mission to teach, coach and mentor players to love the game. We have the op-

portunity to engage more players, parents, coaches and referees as well as partners and spon-

sors while, simultaneously enhancing our events and programs.

On behalf of Ohio North, thank you to our members for your continued support and the countless

volunteers and professionals who dedicate time and energy to promote youth soccer, especially at

the grassroots level. Thank you to our Ohio North Board of Directors for volunteering your time

and the vision you provide for the future. And thank you to our staff members Tom Turner, Brad

Evans, Jessica Chambers, Jessica Eberle, DeAnna Leonard and Bernie Telmanik who anchor the

daily operations of our organization.

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Technical Director’s Report Thomas Turner, PhD

US Soccer Player Development Initiatives

The US Soccer Player Development Initiatives (PDI’s) became mandatory for member organiza-tions in August of 2018. Two years on from the “soft-adoption” in fall 2017, there is still resistance to the PDI’s from non-US Youth Soccer members inside Ohio North. Player and coach development aside, this stance is having a significant impact on referee development, given that all leagues share the same pool of US Soccer officials.

Coaching Education

Certification Attendees (# Courses)

Ohio North U10/12 Course (14 hrs) 31 (2)

United Soccer Coaches (NSCAA) 7v7 and 9v9 Diploma 0

US Soccer 4v4 In-person License (4 hrs) 0

US Soccer 7v7 In-person License (4 hrs) 67 (7)



US Soccer “D” License (40 hrs) 37 (2)

US Soccer “C” License (96 hrs) 36 (1)

US Soccer Grassroots Coaching Education (GRCE) and the Professional Pathway The curriculum for the GRCE courses is geared towards recreation-level coaches and those with limited soccer background. Everyone who completes the course assignments is expected to pass – at virtually every level.

This creates a dilemma for coaches who need more information to prepare them to successfully coach in the State and Regional leagues. The first license in the US Soccer pathway offering a serious discussion of “soccer” is the “C” course, which requires two in-person, one on-line, and a D” license to attend. The process will take at least 12 months and cost in the region of $1800.

Instructors

Thank you to the following Ohio North instructors for providing their expertise to the coaching education process during 2017-18. Denzil Antonio, Oliver Condell, Brad Evans, Kurt Krueger, Matt Kutner, Pat Sweeney, and Goran Tomic.

US Soccer Instructor License

US Soccer is now requiring a “B” License and an Instructor License to deliver their 4-hour in-person courses. The Instructor License requires two 4-day visits to regional locations, homework assignments, and the scheduling of a local Grassroots course. From a pool of over 30 instructors, Ohio North currently has three US Soccer “qualified” instructors: Brad Evans, Pat Sweeney and Tom Turner. In addition, Goran Tomic and Matt Kutner will be attending a November-February course in Minnesota. Our ability to staff any increased demand for courses is a concern and, cur-rently, there are no projected instructors in the Toledo or Youngstown area or Mansfield areas.


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Olympic Development Program

Regional Recognition

For season 2017/18, seventy-five Ohio North players received invitations to attend the Region II Identification Camp in Saginaw, MI. Subsequently, eight players (*) have been invited to participate as members of the Regional Teams at national and inter-regional events during 2018-19.

Delaney Matriano was invited to attend a US Soccer U14 National Camp.

Ohio North 2018 Midwest ODP ID Pool Players-Boys

Carsen Billy 2002 Ohio Strikers

Connor Margo 2002 Everest

Bryce Evans 2003 Canton United

Noah Jahnke 2003 Shaker PFC

Dakota Jonke 2003 Team Challenger-North

Zakkai Kaufmann 2003 FCA

Chase Miller 2003 UPPER 90 FC

Antonio Morini 2003 Team Challenger-North

Anthony Pacewicz 2003 Pacesetter

Luciano Pechota 2003 Team Challenger-North

Seth Perkowski 2003 CSA Impact

Allen Prechtel 2003 Upper90

Jacob Tatebe 2003 Soccer Vision Academy

Andrew Allsop 2004 Toledo Football Academy

Grant Becker 2004 Team Challenger-South

Luka Dedic 2004 Croatia Cleveland Juniors

Andrew Ferenac 2004 Croatia Juniors

Sam Holthaus* 2004 Croatia Cleveland

Noah Huda 2004 Canton United

Carson Mackey 2004 MI Wolves

Andrew Rader 2004 Ohio Strikers United

Rainier Soetanto 2004 Ambassadors SC

Seth Warrick 2004 Team Challenger-North

Alex Depperschmidt 2005 Upper 90

Gavin Heighberger 2005 Team Challenger-South

Milo Hignett 2005 Team Challenger-North

Weston Jonke 2005 Team Challenger-North

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Ohio North 2018 Midwest ODP ID Pool Players-Girls

Victoria Lyncha 2002 Cleveland FC K'Leigh Peske 2004 GTFC Impact

Malea Nelson 2002 Extreme Select Anna Powers 2004 Cleveland FC

Gianna Carcelli 2003 CSA Impact United Rayann Pruss 2004 GTFC Impact

Victoria Copfer 2003 CSA Impact United Paige Radel 2004 Pacesetter SC

Skylar Cornell 2003 Internationals SC Leia Rienerth 2004 Cleveland FC

Libby Majka* 2003 Cleveland FC Kylie Schiemann 2004 CSA Impact United

Mackenzie Muir 2003 CSA Impact United Kyla Spencer 2004 Pennine United SC

Caroline Pietrick 2003 Internationals SC Reagan Swinarski 2004 Croatia Juniors

Gianna Ricciardi 2003 Cleveland FC Isabella Antonio 2005 AMFC

Nicole Sidloski* 2003 Cleveland FC Emme Butera 2005 Cleveland FC

Elley Vorhees 2003 CSA Impact United Isabella Carcelli 2005 CSA Impact United

Jordyn Wickes 2003 Cleveland FC Lydia Case 2005 Pacesetter SC

Kennedy Alberty* 2004 Internationals SC Kathleen Clute 2005 Pennine United SC

Ryley Andamasaris 2004 TC United Addysen Cusick 2005 Internationals SC

Jordyn Bena 2004 CSA Impact United Rylie Galterio 2005 Soccer Vision Academy

Isabella Crompton 2004 Pennine United SC Mai Ly Marella 2005 Cleveland Impact United

Stella Del Busso 2004 CSA impact United Taylor Murphy 2005 Cleveland Kickers SC

Ella Dinwiddie 2004 Internationals SC Ell Papanikolaou 2005 CSA Impact United

Madalyn Freitas 2004 GTFC Impact Elana Scocos 2005 Ohio Premier

Mara Jaracz* 2004 Cleveland FC Brooklyn Steiner 2005 Ohio Premier

Riley Kerber* 2004 Internationals SC Hannah Killings 2006 Internationals SC

Abigail Koly* 2004 Upper 90 FC Eleanor Klinger 2006 Internationals SC

Delaney Matriano* 2004 Cleveland FC Amelia Swinarski 2006 Croatia Cleveland

Caitlin Mohler 2004 GTFC Impact

Julia Niehaus 2004 Cleveland FC

Many thanks to Medina Soccer Association, Hawken School, Oberlin Recreation Center, Perrysburg SC and Strongsville SC for hosting ODP training throughout the year.

State Teams

Ohio North state teams competed in the Michigan ODP Showcase at Michigan State in March; scrim-maged the Columbus Crew in March; and competed at the PA-West Invitational in June.

Coaching Staff

Ohio North extends its appreciation to the following individuals who served as Olympic Development Program coaches during season 2017-18.

Brad Evans, Abby Golden, Ben Munger, Geri Suidzinski, Goran Tomic, Greg Moilov, Jacob Lagania, Jammi McClead, Kate Valaitis, Les Szabo, Neil Baltes, Nicole Howard

Oliver Condell, Tom Turner, Valmir Soares, Vlad Muresan


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State Cup Awards

The Ohio North Club Cup is awarded to the club which accumulates the most points from the group stage in the U13 through U19 divisions. Team Challenger was top club in the boy’s divisions for the fourth time, while Internationals SC captured bragging rights on the girl’s side for the first time since 2011.

The Ohio North Developmental Cup recognizes clubs demonstrating a broad-based approach to player development by fielding a minimum of five teams in the U10-U12 divisions at the US Youth Soc-cer National Championship Series State Cup in June. Pacesetter SC and Team Challenger meet the re-quirements in the boy’s divisions; while GTFC Impact, Internationals SC and Pacesetter SC met the chal-lenge on the girl’s side.

Award History

Boy’s Club Cup Girl's Club Cup Boy's Developmental Cup

Girl’s Developmental Cup

2008 Pacesetter SC CASA Pacesetter SC Internationals SC

2009 Pacesetter SC Internationals SC Pennine United Internationals SC

2010 Everest SC Internationals SC Internationals SC Pacesetter SC

2011 Pacesetter SC Internationals SC Internationals SC Not Awarded

2012 Challenger Crew Jrs

Cleveland FC Challenger Crew Jrs Cleveland FC

2013 Pacesetter SC Pacesetter SC Pacesetter SC Not Awarded

2014 Pacesetter SC Cleveland FC Challenger Crew Jrs

Cleveland/Canton United

Pacesetter SC

Cleveland FC

Pacesetter SC

2015 Challenger Crew Jrs

Cleveland FC Challenger Crew Jrs


Pacesetter SC


Pacesetter SC

2016 Pacesetter SC Cleveland FC Pacesetter SC Cleveland/Canton United

Pacesetter SC

Pennine United 2017 Team Challenger Cleveland FC Cleveland / Canton Utd

Pacesetter SC Pacesetter SC

2018 Team Challenger Internationals SC Pacesetter SC /Team Challenger

GTFC Impact / Interna-tionals SC / Pacesetter SC

The Ohio North Bothwell Memorial Cup is awarded to the club which accumulates the most points during group play at the Bothwell Cup competition in October. Upper 90 FC was the top club in the boy’s divi-sions, while Appleseed Premier garnered top honors for the second time in three years on the girl’s side.

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Award History

Boy’s Cup Girl's Cup

2008 Hudson United SC Westlake SC

2009 Hudson United SC Ohio Strikers United

2010 North Central United North Central United

2011 Bay Village SC Twinsburg AC

2012 North Central United Ohio Strikers United

2013 Canton-Akron Premier Twinsburg AC

2014 Avon Soccer Club Sebring West Branch

Soccer Vision Academy

2015 CAK Premier Appleseed Premier

2016 Canton United Ohio Strikers United

2017 Upper 90 FC Appleseed Premier

2018 TBA TBA

Ohio North Premier League (ONPL)

During the early part of 2018, Ohio North was approached by three clubs to explore the creation of a standards-based Premier league for 10U-11U-12U teams. The Michigan Director’s Academy was offered as the working example. Subsequently, the league began play in September with CSA Impact United, In-ternationals, GTFC Impact, Pacesetter Soccer, Team Challenger – North, Team Challenger – South, and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as the founding members.


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US Youth Soccer Registration Report

State Association Fiscal Year 2015‐2016

Fiscal Year 2016‐2017


% of PY

East Region

Connecticut 68,764 64,752 46,513 ‐28%

Delaware 9,721 8,403 7,702 ‐8%

Eastern New York 76,576 67,945 86,708 28%

Eastern Pennsylvania 127,103 118,855 117,889 ‐1%

Maine 9,626 11,600 11,473 ‐1%

Maryland 62,941 60,730 53,568 ‐12%

Massachusetts 157,370 142,500 148,200 4%

New Hampshire 17,182 13,399 12,200 ‐9%

New Jersey 141,984 112,778 106,516 ‐6%

New York West 58,360 53,988 18,004 ‐67%

Pennsylvania West 40,971 41,356 31,869 ‐23%

Rhode Island 22,065 19,146 14,303 ‐25%

Vermont 8,751 6,887 8,881 29%

Virginia 146,869 144,267 108,450 ‐25%

West Virginia 14,479 8,094 ‐ ‐100%

ODP Europe 595 721 500 ‐31%

REGION TOTAL 963,357 875,421 772,776 ‐12%




% of PY

Midwest Region

Illinois 86,743 86,913 89,105 3%

Indiana 61,271 57,946 58,136 0%

Iowa 34,401 34,836 34,328 ‐1%

Kansas 28,615 26,780 25,722 ‐4%

Kentucky 35,294 37,097 35,622 ‐4%

Michigan 92,843 90,971 91,136 0%

Minnesota 60,534 56,476 49,482 ‐12%

Missouri 36,887 33,116 40,541 22%

Nebraska 22,709 24,305 21,536 ‐11%

North Dakota 5,177 5,476 5,774 5%

Ohio North 42,446 36,625 34,367 ‐6%

Ohio South 58,777 58,084 56,927 ‐2%

South Dakota 15,619 14,308 14,236 ‐1%

Wisconsin 55,623 55,714 52,933 ‐5%

REGION TOTAL 636,939 618,647 609,845 ‐1%




% of PY

South Region

Alabama 23,344 25,197 21,096 ‐16%

Arkansas 18,123 15,599 12,794 ‐18%

Florida 114,443 108,846 105,482 ‐3%

Georgia 87,715 86,704 85,683 ‐1%

Louisiana 34,360 35,027 32,001 ‐9%

Mississippi 21,868 22,003 22,256 1%

North Carolina 78,640 79,078 76,673 ‐3%

North Texas 138,284 135,337 134,862 0%

Oklahoma 40,468 39,161 20,150 ‐49%

South Carolina 26,774 25,842 26,792 4%

South Texas 92,663 96,461 88,905 ‐8%

Tennessee 47,959 49,683 47,999 ‐3%

REGION TOTAL 724,641 718,938 674,693 ‐6%




% of PY

West Region

Alaska 5,656 6,884 2,431 ‐65%

Arizona 43,573 43,158 40,943 ‐5%

California North 159,784 150,874 135,290 ‐10%

California South 143,684 163,915 162,984 ‐1%

Colorado 70,684 68,642 59,214 ‐14%

Hawaii 7,162 7,020 7,138 2%

Idaho 10,947 12,101 12,210 1%

Montana 10,457 10,558 8,638 ‐18%

New Mexico 20,512 20,234 23,029 14%

Nevada 13,856 12,792 15,271 19%

Oregon 53,115 57,776 56,583 ‐2%

Utah 53,779 54,133 54,189 0%

Washington 92,817 75,918 79,807 5%

Wyoming 6,790 4,608 8,574 86%

REGION TOTAL 692,816 688,613 666,301 ‐3%




% of PY

TOTAL REPORTED REGISTRATIONS

3,017,753 2,901,619 2,723,615 ‐6%

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State Referee Committee Thomas Chapman, SRA

This report will outline the business and activities of the State Referee Committee and its members in support of the Referee Program of the United States Soccer Federation in Ohio -North for the 2018 Registration cycle. This encompasses a period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

During the year noted, the State Referee Committee held 5 business meetings and one Exec-utive Committee strategic planning meeting. All meetings were held at the OYSAN office in Brecksville except one in October that was held at the Diamond Sports Complex in North Can-ton, OH on Sunday afternoon of the Bothwell Cup Tournament. This has been done for sev-eral years to show support for this Youth event in OHN and and allow our members to ob-serve games, referees and make themselves available to teams and parents.

The primary focus of the State Referee Committee is the registration of Referees and other support groups for the Ohio-North Referee Program. For the 2018 Registration Cycle 1850 Referees (of all grades) were registered as well as 37 Futsal Referees. We registered 35 In-structors, 20 Assessors and 71 Referee Assignors to support the program. These groups were registered during the course of a total of 105 clinics that were held all across OHN over several months. The State Referee Committee also sponsored an Advanced Referee Clinic in December specifically targeted to Referees who officiate higher level matches in Ohio -North and are placed at Regional and National Championship events. We were pleased to have Richard Grady of Illinois serve as the lead Instructor for that clinic. Richard serves on the staff of the Regional Youth Referee Committee and has officiated at the highest levels in the United States.

Members of the State Referee Committee supported National and Regional events by having members attend most of these events. The SRA, SYRA and State Registrar attended the Na-tional Youth Soccer Association national convention in Philadelphia, PA. The SRA, SDI, SDA and State Registrar attended the US Soccer Administrators National Conference in Dallas, TX. The SYRA and the SDA both attended and were part of the administration for the USYSA Re-gion II Championships Tournament. The SYRA was part of the staff for the USYSA National Championship in Texas. The SRA attended the Hank Steinbrecher Cup Championship that was held in Independence, OH; The Region II Mid-Year Meeting and Tournament of Champi-ons in Ft. Wayne, IN.

To support Local, Regional and National events, the SRC approved assignment of Referees to the OYSAN State Cup at all venues, and the LESL and NCSL Championships. A delegation of 18 Referees four Mentors and a Head of Delegation were sent to the USASA Region II Cham-pionship. Three of our members of that delegation where chosen to represent Region II at the National Championships. Four Referees and a Mentor (acting as Head of Delegation) were assigned to the Presidents Cup. On the Adult side, four Referees were assigned to offi-ciate at the Fricker/Mengle Cup in Pontiac, MI and our crew worked the Mengle Cup Final. Four Referees and one Assessor were assigned to the Region II Tournament of Champions in Ft. Wayne, IN and several were assigned to the final games in that tournament.

All in all, another successful year for the Referee Community in Ohio-North.


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GLC Report (Formally MRL) DeAnna Leonard

2017-2018 Season

The Midwest Regional League (MRL) mission is to provide the highest standard of competitive play for youth teams in US Youth Soccer Region II (the Midwest Region) and to assure the continued growth and development of elite level players.

Throughout the 2017-2018 MRL Season, Ohio North was represented by 26 different clubs. The follow-ing clubs made up our Ohio North teams. Ambassadors FC, Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green SC, CAK Premier, Canton United, Cleveland FC, Cleveland Inferno, Cleveland Kickers, Cleveland Whitecaps, Con-cordia, CSA Impact United, Croatia/Euros Jrs., Greater Toledo Futbol Club, Internationals, Liberty FC, Mansfield Crew, Metro Toledo FC, Ohio Premier, Pacesetter, Pennine, Pro Soccer Academy, Shaker PFC, Team Challenger North, Team Challenger South, Toledo Football Academy, Toledo Celtics, X-Treme Soccer Club and Upper 90.

For the 2017 Fall Season, Ohio North had a total of 10 boys and 11 girls teams 14U – 15U represent. A total of 100 Ohio North teams ages 13U thru 18U registered to the MRL for the 2017-2018 seasonal year. Eight out of the 100 teams also participated in the National League during the Spring 2018 sea-son. All MRL applications for Ohio North teams are filtered through the State Office and then communi-cated to Region II Commissioner, Tom Frisbie.

Eight out of the 100 teams who participated in the 2018 Spring MRL season, took first in their respec-tive divisions. The teams that won their divisions were;

Girls 15U First Division Red– CSA Impact United 03 Nike MRL White

Girls 15U Premier I Division – Cleveland FC 2003

Girls 16U First Division Red – Pennine United 02

Girls 16U Premier l – Cleveland FC 02

Boys 17U First Division Central Blue – Pacesetter 01 Villa Red

Girls 18U First Division Blue – Team Challenger FC 00 Black

Girls 18U Premier II Division – Pacesetter SC 2000 Villa Red

Boys 18U Premier ii Division East – Toledo Celtics Black

In addition to their accomplishments in league play, 12 Ohio North MRL teams won their age division in State Cup, and 16 MRL teams advanced to regionals including 4 wild card teams. Congratulations to all of our teams and their accomplishments!

2018 Season Moving Forward

The re-imagined US Youth Soccer Leagues Program commenced in the Fall of 2018 and features a net-work of Conferences (formerly known as Regional Leagues) that are geographically focused, under one leadership and management structure, and linked into the highly successful National League and National Championship Series.

The US Youth Soccer National League Midwest Conference is one of 13 Conferences under the new program in the Multi-State Tier. The Midwest Conference consists of teams primarily from Illinois, Wis-consin, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. The top teams in the Conference will earn advancement to the US Youth Soccer Regional Championships, part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, as well as a chance to earn a coveted spot in the National Tier of the Leagues Program, the US Youth Soccer National League.

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State Cup Committee Report

This past year, Ohio North registered 210 teams in the State Cup Event. (109 boys and 101 girls).

The Age Group Champions and Age Group Finalists are listed below for your review:

Champion Finalist Champion Finalist

10U

Boys Team Challenger - North Pacesetter SC GTFC Impact Team Challenger – North

10U

Girls

11U

Boys Pennine United Croatia Cleveland Team Challenger - North Cleveland FC

11U

Girls

12U

Boys Pennine United Croatia Cleveland Internationals Cleveland FC

12U

Girls

13U

Boys Pennine United Team Challenger - South CSA Impact United Pacesetter SC

13U

Girls

14U

Boys Team Challenger – North Toledo Celtics Pacesetter SC GTFC Impact

14U

Girls

15U

Boys Team Challenger – North Pacesetter SC Cleveland FC Concordia

15U

Girls

16U

Boys Cleveland FC Everest SC Cleveland FC** CSA Impact United**

16U

Girls

17U

Boys Canton United Pennine United Pacesetter SC** Cleveland FC

17U

Girls

18U

Boys Toledo Celtics Pacesetter SC Pacesetter SC Ambassadors FC

18U

Girls

19U

Boys Team Challenger - South Bowling Green Crew Jrs GTFC Impact

19U

Girls

The Champions of the 13U-19U age groups advanced to the Midwest Regional Championships that took place June 22-27 at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, IN.

Three teams moved on to the US Youth Soccer National Championships on July 23-28 in Frisco, TX.

**Denotes the teams that advanced to the US Youth Soccer National Championships.


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Bothwell Cup Committee Report

The 2018 Ohio North Bothwell Cup was held the weekend of October 19 – 21 , 2018 at Diamond Soccer Complex in Plain Township, Ohio. The tournament was host to 111 teams from the Ohio North. (64 boys and 47 girls)

The winners in each division were:

BOYS CHAMPION FINALIST

9U Canton Akron United Eagles Select

10U Green Louisville Soccer Eagles Select

10U Black Bees Soccer Academy Dover Soccer

11U Green Bees Soccer Academy Eagles Select

11U Black Willoughby Soccer Club Twinsburg AC Soccer

12U Green BOCA Soccer Club Team Challenger – South

12U Black Liederkranz Appleseed Premier

12U White Perry United Dover Soccer

13U Green Canton United Upper 90 FC

13U Black Kenston FC JK United Spartans

14/15U Green Canton Akron United Akron Metro FC

14/15U Black Poland Austintown Soccer

14/15U White Akron Metro FC JK United Spartans

GIRLS CHAMPION FINALIST

10U Green Appleseed Premier Upper 90

10U Black Twinsburg AC Soccer Rocky River

11U Green Canton United Appleseed Premier

11U Black Appleseed Premier CKSC Kickers

11U White Liederkranz Perry United

12U Green Internationals Appleseed Premier

12U Black Shaker Heights Cuyahoga Falls SC

13U Green Upper 90 Shaker Heights

13U Black Bees Soccer Academy Mentor Soccer Club

14/15U Green Bees Soccer Academy West Branch

14/15U Black Canton Akron United Appleseed Premier

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Actions of the Board of Directors FY 9/1/2017 — 8/31/2018

September 2017

Motion to Approve to present to the members at the 2017 AGM

Motioned by: Ron Gedrich Seconded by: Tom Pickett

Motion passed unanimously

Vote By Email-Motion to Approve North Olmsted applied for Affil iate Membership -District III

Motioned by: Peter Kennedy

Seconded by: Ron Gedrich

Motion Passed unanimously

March 2018

Motion to approve TOPSoccer Medina (District III) for Associate membership

Motioned by: Peter Kennedy Seconded by: Paul Holgate Motion passed unanimously


31 AGM Notice to Presidents

Dear Ohio North Member Club/League Presidents:

In accordance with Ohio North Bylaws, please allow this correspondence to serve as notice with re-spect to the Ohio North Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2018

Location: LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility,25777 Detroit Road, Westlake, OH 44145

President’s Continental Breakfast and Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m.

The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m.

Member Clubs and Leagues may invite guests to the meeting, however, only the Club/League President (or desig-nated delegates) of an Ohio North member is eligible to vote. As per our bylaws, attendance at the AGM is a member's responsibility.

Preliminary AGM Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Credentials Report

4. Minutes of the 2017 AGM

5. Financial Report

6. A Year in Review Report

7. Committee Reports

8. Approval of Board Action from 2017-2018

9. Constitution, Bylaws, Rules Policy Changes

10. Elections

11. New Business

12. Announcements

13. For the Good of Soccer

14. Adjournment Board of Elections: This year, OHIO NORTH PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DISTRICT II & DISTRICT IV COMMISSIONER positions are up for election. District Commissioner Elections are held at a district meeting prior to the AGM. Nomination deadline for all offices are due no later than October 4, 2018 Elections will be in accordance with Ohio North’s current Constitution & Bylaws: 1. In order to be considered for office, nominations documenting the qualifications for the nominee with their writ-ten consent to serve and the written endorsement of any two (2) officer(s) of any member organization, shall be submitted to the Ohio North Office postmarked no later than 30 days prior to the annual general meeting. (Refer to Ohio North Rules for qualifications.) 2. The names and qualifications of candidates meeting eligibility requirements shall be sent to the member organi-zations no less than 14 days prior to the annual general meeting. 3. Nominations from the floor shall not be allowed. Delegate Voting Form:

A Delegate form is located HERE. As Club/League President, you need to indicate the official delegates for your club/league. The Delegate(s) listed must be members of your club. Please note that your delegate form must be received in the office by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018. You may only vote as one organization or position.

https://usys-assets.ae-admin.com/assets/966/15/ON%20president%20nomination.NEW.pdf

https://usys-assets.ae-admin.com/assets/966/15/ON%20treasurer%20nomination.NEW.pdf

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https://usys-assets.ae-admin.com/assets/966/15/ON%20district4%20nomination.NEW.pdf

https://usys-assets.ae-admin.com/assets/966/15/Ohio%20North%20Annual%20General%20Meeting%20Delegates.pdf

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Voting Eligibility and Financial Standing:

In order for your club/league to be eligible to vote, you must be in good financial standing by the AGM. This includes all fees from the 2017-18 season being paid, your 2018-19 annual Affiliate or Associate member-ship must have been submitted, and you are current on your 2018-19 registration and background check fees. In the coming weeks, you will be receiving correspondence from the office regarding your financial standing and voting eligibility for your club/league. We thank you for your continued support of youth soccer and Ohio North and look forward to seeing all of you at the AGM! Sincerely,

Jen Fickett Executive Director Ohio North Youth Soccer Association [email protected]


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Nominations Notice to Presidents

DATE: October 19, 2018

TO: Ohio North Member Club/League Presidents

RE: Annual General Meeting Nominations

FROM: Jen Fickett, Executive Director

Pursuant to Ohio North Bylaws, in order to be considered for office, nominations documenting the qualifications of each nominee with their written consent to serve, as well as written endorsement of two officers of any member organization shall be submitted to the Ohio North State Office no later than 30 days prior to the Annual General Meeting to be held on November 3, 2018.

Below are the nomination(s) received for positions on the Ohio North Board of Directors. All nomi-nations were received in a timely fashion and meet eligibility requirements.

Ohio North President: Paul Emhoff

Consent to Serve: Received on October 3, 2018

Nominated By: David Ehlert, AASL President

Lee Wisell, AASL Treasurer Qualifications: Currently serves as Ohio North President

Past AASL President Past Ohio North Vice President Past Ohio North District Commissioner Past Ohio North Treasurer

Ohio North Treasurer: Ron Gedrich


Nominated By: David Ehlert, AASL President Lee Wisell, AASL Treasurer

Qualifications: Currently serves as Ohio North Treasurer Past Ohio North President Past Ohio North Vice President Past Ohio North Secretary Past Ohio North District Commissioner Past President of LEYPSL Vice President of AirBorn Additionally, pursuant to Ohio North Bylaws, an election for District II and District IV Commissioners are to be elected by a majority vote during a District Meeting. Such meetings shall be held no less than two weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting in the year of the election to elect the District Commissioner. To be eligible to be elected, a District Commissioner must be nominated by one of the member organizations assigned by the Board of Directors to that district. Each affiliated mem-ber organization shall receive one (1) vote during the election of the District Commissioner. Each election shall be by ballot unless there is but one (1) nominee for office, when the vote may be tak-en by voice.

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Below are the nomination(s) received for Ohio North’s District II Commissioner. The nomination was received in a timely fashion and the individual meets the eligibility requirements. The meeting and elec-tion was conducted on October 17, 2018.

District II Commissioner: Nicholas Olechnowicz


Nominated By: Tom Pickett, Ohio North District II Commissioner Renee Olechnowicz, Manchester Soccer Club President

Qualifications: Currently serves as GAASA President Director of Coaching Manchester Soccer Club

USSF Referee OHSAA Soccer Referee

Former GAASA Secretary Below are the nomination(s) received for Ohio North’s District IV Commissioner. The nomination was received in a timely fashion and the individual meets the eligibility requirements. The meeting and elec-tion was conducted on October 18, 2018.

District IV Commissioner: Paul Holdgate

Consent to Serve: Received on October 4, 2018 Nominated By: Jen Kidder, NWOYSL President

Michael Aubry, Vice President NWOYSL Qualifications: Currently serves as District IV Commissioner Founder and Director of Coaching for Toledo Football Academy English FA Preliminary Coaching Badge NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma NSCAA Premier Diploma US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Certification We look forward to seeing you at our AGM.

Sincerely,

Jen Fickett Executive Director

CC: Ohio North Board of Directors


35 Bylaw Amendment Notice to Presidents

DATE: October 5, 2018

TO: Ohio North Member Club/League Presidents

RE: Notice of Proposed Bylaw Amendments

FROM: Jen Fickett, Executive Director

Please find the attached Notice of Proposed Amendment(s) to the Bylaws for Ohio North for consideration at our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in accordance with Article XXI, Section 3.C.

On September 28, 2018, notice of the AGM to be held on November 3, 2018, was emailed to all member club/league presidents in accordance with Article VIII, Section 2.C.

We look forward to seeing you at our AGM.

Sincerely,

Jen Fickett Executive Director

Enclosure

CC: Ohio North Board of Directors

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AMENDMENT #1 – Voting Body

Amend Article VIII, Section 5.A.2.

Insert” according to their player registration count from the previous seasonal year”

Striking “1” and replacing it with “0”


Affiliate members, in good standing, shall have voting powers as set forth herein:

1-249 players 1 (one) vote

250-499 players 2 (two) votes

500-749 players 3 (three) votes

750-999 players 4 (four) votes

1000-1499 players 5 (five) votes

1500-1999 players 6 (six) votes

2000-2499 players 7 (seven) votes

2500-2999 players 8 (eight) votes 3000-3999 players 9 (nine) votes

4000-4999 players 10 (ten) votes

5000-5999 players 11 (eleven) votes

6000 or more players 12 (twelve) votes

Affiliate members, in good standing, shall have voting powers according to their player regis-tration count from the previous seasonal year as set forth herein:

10-249 players 1 (one) vote

250-499 players 2 (two) votes

500-749 players 3 (three) votes

750-999 players 4 (four) votes

1000-1499 players 5 (five) votes

1500-1999 players 6 (six) votes

2000-2499 players 7 (seven) votes

2500-2999 players 8 (eight) votes 3000-3999 players 9 (nine) votes

4000-4999 players 10 (ten) votes

5000-5999 players 11 (eleven) votes

6000 or more players 12 (twelve) votes

Proposed by: Board of Directors

Rationale: Clarifies how the player registration count is determined. A new member might not have had registered players from the previous seasonal year; however, they have paid their membership fee and have been approved by the board of directors. As such, they should be al-lowed the opportunity to cast a vote.

Proposed Amendment(s) to the Bylaws for Ohio North

The following proposed amendments to the Ohio North Bylaws will be considered by the membership at the Annual General Meeting to be held on November 3, 2018, at the LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility in Westlake, Ohio. Meeting to commence at 10:00 AM following a President’s Continental Breakfast at 9:30 AM.

In addition to stating the amendment in a formal manner, the proposed amendment is presented in a man-ner displaying the current wording and the effect of the proposed amendment. Proposed changes where words are inserted or added are underlined. Proposed omissions are printed with strikethrough text (lines drawn through words).

Below the proposed amendment is the identity of the proposer and the rationale furnished by the proposer.

Unless otherwise provided, the adopted amendment shall take effect immediately.


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AMENDMENT #2 – Cancellation

Amend Article VIII, Section 6

Inserting “e”

Inserting “tele”


In the event of a national or local emergency, the executive committee by an affirmative vote of three (3) members in a meeting, by mail or telephone, may dispense with any meeting of OHIO NORTH. Notice of cancellation of a meeting must be made 24 hours before the scheduled meeting. Notification can be made by mail, electronically, or by phone. The meeting shall be rescheduled in a rea-sonable amount of time.

In the event of a national or local emergency, the executive committee by an affirmative vote of three (3) members in a meeting, by email or telephone, may dispense with any meeting of OHIO NORTH. Notice of cancella-tion of a meeting must be made 24 hours before the scheduled meeting. Notification can be made by mail, electronically, or by telephone. The meeting shall be rescheduled in a reasonable amount of time.


Rationale: Clerical oversight for consistency with all previously approved electronic amendments and language.

AMENDMENT #3 – Amendment With Notice

Amend Article XXI, Section 3.C.

Inserting “U.S. or electronically”


Has been mailed to all voting members no less than 30 days prior to such meeting in which the proposed amendments will be voted upon together with identification of proposer(s).

Has been U.S. or electronically mailed to all vot-ing members no less than 30 days prior to such meeting in which the proposed amend-ments will be voted upon together with identi-fication of proposer(s).


Rationale: Clerical oversight for consistency with all previously approved electronic amend-ments.

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