Spring League Co-ordinator Needed

[5000 Years Old Man]

not that bad then: http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/604488/e...ournament/

[5barwarrior]

are you willing to manage league finances, including the OFA bank account? as the prez says, it is not the most time-consuming of all the tasks... but i think it is one of the most important. can you handle it?

This needs to be done by the new president. They have the signing authority to the account (which isn't a big deal) but it is more important for the credit card (they tie it to you as well as the business). I used the credit card to purchase everything so that it kept the record keeping easy.

I wouldn't suggest diving this.

[deliverance]

For what its worth I could handle the finances + technology side of things. I'll be doing the Spring league anyways. Whatever you guys feel is best.

Edit: Bolding the part I would be willing to help with.

Presidents Role:

1) Count loonies every month and pay the bar - First Wed of the month.
2) Maintain equipment - Easy after tournament - there will be a surplus of parts and the tables won't need replacing for years. We order supplies from Charles at Tornadofoos.com
3) Yearly financial review - balance the books -2-3 hours work, hold meeting
4) League Management - 2-3 hours/week, stats, league set up.
5) Merchandise - Wraps, shirts, jerseys. I'll pass along all the contact info for the various suppliers. FYI we order wraps for Calgary and Quebec foos.
6) Herding Cats - This will depend on everyone, if you all need reminders to show up at 8:00 ready to play, to fill out the sheets, to start your matches, to everything else to finish on time. (There was a reason why I only ever won an event and league in Ottawa was when I wasn't organizing).

It looks daunting, but once you get your head around it, you realize #6 is the most time consuming.

I'll also need to transfer various assests, both digital and physical:
Spare lights, dolleys, laptop,
logos, league stats, email lists, website ...

A more pressing issue is the sale of the two grey marble tables. They are both available now. I am asking $1000 each OBO. This is funding the purchase of the new tables. Once they are sold, the tournament is over and the books are balanced, I'd like to hand over the finances. This should be May time frame.

[5000 Years Old Man]

are you willing to manage league finances, including the OFA bank account? as the prez says, it is not the most time-consuming of all the tasks... but i think it is one of the most important. can you handle it?

This needs to be done by the new president. They have the signing authority to the account (which isn't a big deal) but it is more important for the credit card (they tie it to you as well as the business). I used the credit card to purchase everything so that it kept the record keeping easy.

I wouldn't suggest diving this.

I imagine your current accountant could be tapped?

[Jon]

Wow this is quite a change! However it looks like we have enough people though who are willing to put some time in. It's too bad that this didn't come up at our general meetin!(Chris I know you didn't know at the time) Another meeting soon would be very beneficial to lay out all the tasks and decide upon a new President. I am more than willing to put in the time and help out with somethings however I am not able to fully take over the role as President.

[5barwarrior]

No accountant

[foosboss]

Who could we get to take over that would have enough time to spare?

We need someone with 5000 years of experience...

[deliverance]

Well my last day is today at the current job. The new job is a work from home gig with more free time than I've had in many years, part of the reason I've volunteered so far to help with running league and some new technology projects I am hoping to re-kickstart (no pun intended).

What I don't know is a lot of the decision making around how things have been run and the reasons historically. This is where Frank, Manny & Gid would be very valuable to provide input on things.

No need to make any quick decisions. Chris should host a general meeting at the start of Spring league where all people present can get together and talk about it in person. It allows for quicker conversation than doing this over the board.

[5000 Years Old Man]

Who could we get to take over that would have enough time to spare?

We need someone with 5000 years of experience...

right right... enough time to spare and no family commitments, that would be good

[foosboss]

If we followed the Sons of Anarchy business model I would be totally in.

I would be Tiggy.

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We kinda look the same...

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[5barwarrior]

Thinking more about this and you can divide things into two roles:
President
Responsibilities:
Loonies, bank account, credit card, ordering of anything for OFA - Swag, Jerseys, wraps... Basically everything that deals with money.

League Co-Ordinator:
League recruitment, stats, sheets,

The president roll would be behind the scenes role while the league co-ordinator position will deal with the day to day operations.

[SilentSam]

This thread makes me sad.

I'm going to start fathering children in protest so that I can put Foos before Family.

[jpguywatchout]

between deliverance, snakefactory, jon, foosboss and myself, we should have enough folks to divvy up the responsibilities mentioned earlier and not have it be too much a burden for any one person...

anyone else wanna chime in? Mary, Jester, Packer?

there is still room to further sub-divide the tasks that 5barwarrior has already listed.... a meeting is definitely in order.

[5000 Years Old Man]

If we followed the Sons of Anarchy business model I would be totally in.

I would be Tiggy.

[Image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqT-0NJ5G-8/TH...opie+3.jpg]

We kinda look the same...

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you're scaring the kids, Frank

[foosboss]

between deliverance, snakefactory, jon, foosboss and myself, we should have enough folks to divvy up the responsibilities mentioned earlier and not have it be too much a burden for any one person...

anyone else wanna chime in? Mary, Jester, Packer?

there is still room to further sub-divide the tasks that 5barwarrior has already listed.... a meeting is definitely in order.

Uhhh...for the record, just like Manny and Eric Dunn, I've accumulated enough years to earn my Foosball pension.

I don't mind being part of the Senate that simply rubber stamps decisions. aka Hall of Fame committee