 Mid-America Members,
We have made it through the Return of Competitive Play for the Fall of 2021! I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone for their hard work with return to play this fall. There were many obstacles in our way and many concerns with the COVID pandemic still looming overhead. Even with that we were able to have a successful fall season. The GU Board is aware that it wasn't flawless and that there were issues. We are working to address those. The first thing I would like to do is have a mid-season “ town hall” Zoom. This is completely optional, and I do not want to take more than 1 hour, but I think it would be a good idea to hear from members. Whether it be to pass along information, ask questions, pose an idea , etc. We all experienced the effects that COVID had on Rugby locally and globally. The loss of clubs, shortage of players, coaches and referees. Perhaps the impact felt the most was that of the referee shortage. A very small group of referees did the lion share of the work as the Mid-America Referee Society experience lower than ever number of referees. With this in mind, Columbia is hosting a course Dec 4th for Level1 Referee Certification and there are more courses being planned for 2022. It is imperative that we get members to not only take these courses, but that they are active referees ! If you, or someone you know, would be a good fit as a MARRS Referee please get certified as a Rugby Referee.
Lastly, we are expecting to have more information to release concerning Nationals and Playoffs very soon. The Senior Club Council now handles the National Playoffs Competition, and they are finalizing the details. Hope to pass that information along asap! Best wishes and a Happy Holidays to everyone and their Families! Cheers, Sean Cox MId-America GU President
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How to Register your Team / Club:
1. Login to your Sportlomo account (Sportlomo Sports Manager ) this is where you need the Admin username and Password 2. Under “Events,” select “Purchase Events” 3. Select USA RUGBY TEAM AFFILIATION FEES “Buy,” and then Continue (this will show as a $0 fee) 4. Enter in your information, and select Save 5. Select Quantity 1 for the appropriate category of your team - ($50/team) and select Calculate Cost and Continue 6. Enter in your teams name, and select Save ( note - if you have an error message after you enter your team name stating it is “not unique” put 2021-2022 after your team name ) 7. Your final amount will include the $50 USAR Fee and your GU Dues of $275 . Complete your credit card details, and select Save How to Register as a player, coach admin or referee: 1. Login to https://usarugby.sportlomo.com 2. Enter the type of membership and region is “Mid-America GU”, then select or search for your club. 3. You will then select the Role you are registering for. ( Note - if you are registering for more than one role select muti-role. This will not charge you for every role! ) 4. Log-in or if you have not signed-up you will need to sign-up now 5. You will now see your name, Member ID and info. From here you can view credentials, edit acct information , etc. 6. To register , click ADD/ Renew and the 2021-2022 season selections will come up. Select appropriate roles. 7. Enter Personal Data, sign Liability / Accident and Covid-19 Waivers 8. The Final step is to enter your credit card and pay for registration. On this final step you will be able to see the break down of you USAR, GU and SCC dues that you are being charged. 1. Executive Committee Officers & Senior Club Rugby Director on the USA Board of Directors (TORs referenced here for job descriptions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iZbaLNBnQCO2xShyIgJimEnMWS8momsj/view?usp=sha ring)
•Now accepting Nominations for these positions via this form (a position statement from the nominee & a CV are required to complete this form) https://forms.gle/7aak6vLL1C6AXjoa8 •Only Senior Club Rugby Union Representatives are eligible for these positions. Each Union’s president will represent their Union on the Council unless the Union’s bylaws or operating rules designate another representative •Nominations are now open and will close on August 24. •If you have questions for these candidates, they may be submitted here: https://forms.gle/y5hPiTrUkSg9BGkZ9 •These questions will be presented to the candidates on 8/25. •This will provide them an opportunity to review prior to the AGM on 8/29/2021. At this meeting voting will open for 48H at which time the winners will be announced via email to the Senior Club Rugby Union Representatives for distribution. We will utilize rank choice voting, in that each union will vote for their top 4 representatives in case there is a tie. Votes will be weighted based on Union size. 2. Executive Committee Chairs Now accepting Nominations for these positions via this form (a position statement from the nominee & a CV are required to complete this form) https://forms.gle/n4RvHH5WC3V6iCFa7 •Nominations are now open and will close on September 10. Anyone may be nominated and may apply. •If you have questions for these candidates, they may be submitted here: https://forms.gle/y5hPiTrUkSg9BGkZ9 •These questions will be presented to the candidates. This will provide them an opportunity to review prior to the interviews set up by the sub-committee created to interview for each chair position. If committee specific questions are asked, the same questions will be asked of each candidate. The sub committee will create a report of verbal responses and report it back to the full Senior Club Council. Voting will open after this presentation at the next regularly scheduled meeting. At this meeting voting will open for 48H at which time the winners will be announced via email to the Senior Club Rugby Union Representatives for distribution. We will utilize rank choice voting, in that each union will vote for their top 4 representatives in case there is a tie. Votes will be weighted based on Union size •Questions regarding this process can be directed to Kerri O’Malley, president@floridarugby.org, or Nichole Reiske, nereiske@gmail.com |