Details for our November Member Sessions

2019-10-15

2019 SSA Fall Membership Sessions

We are happy to share the finalized details for the Fall Membership Sessions taking place November 2 and 3 in Saskatoon. Member Organizations are responsible to share this information with their Board, clubs, volunteers and registrars, as applicable.

Location
All events and sessions will be held at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex, Main Room - 1525 Avenue P S, Saskatoon, SK S7M 1L3 (Google Map location)
Please note that other sports programming will be running at the same time and to please allow for time for parking.

Saturday, November 2, 2019
Target Audience: Member Organizations Staff, Board and Volunteers

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Welcome & Registration
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM – SSA Member Organization Development Session

Rahim Mohamed, SSA's Director of Soccer, will expand on the development of the Whole of Soccer Plan and Club Licensing Program.
SSA Staff will provide updates on upcoming policy changes, new initiatives, and more.

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch for those that register/select the lunch option by the deadline

Break for lunch - network and get to know other SSA Member Organizations better!

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Success with Volunteers in Inter-generational Communities: An Interactive Presentation by Brenda Robinson
Target Audience: MO Boards and those responsible for volunteer recruitment & retention, those eager to learn more about growing their pool of volunteers

Back by popular demand, Robcan’s Brenda Robinson will be joining us for another afternoon of important learning, fun, and reflection.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Come and Go Networking Opportunity - Sponsored by RAMP Interactive!

Join us for a bite and beverage following a great day of learning! Get to know other Member Organizations and meet our new SMS team, RAMP Interactive.

Sunday, November 3, 2019 –
RAMP Interactive Training

Target Audience: All Members are strongly encouraged to have their registrars, key volunteers and staff who support online registration and facilitate their website in attendance. Demo style training will be presented by RAMP staff. Wifi will be accessible during training if you wish to bring a laptop and extension cord.

Travel Expenses: Each eligible Member Organization that attends will be eligible for the following travel reimbursements:

MO traveling more than 100km will be eligible for a total of $175.00
MO traveling more than 300km will be eligible for a total of $250.00

8:30 - 9:00 AM – Welcome and Check-In

Attendees arrive and set-up technology to prepare for sessions

9:00 – 11:30 AM – RAMP SMS Training Session # 1

Registration Platform
Overview of creating and managing registration forms. The training will be geared toward MO who operate online registration systems and full websites.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Lunch Service and Networking

1:00 – 3:00 PM - RAMP SMS Training Session # 2-A

Soccer Management within RAMP
Training will be specific to MO who operate full websites (optional for online registration system attendees) and includes full website management including web-pages, league managing, news and other relevant website items.
All participants must have attended Session #1 prior to attending session 2-A

1:00 – 3:00 PM - RAMP SMS Training Session # 2-B

Referee Management with RAMP
Training specific to referee management and assigning. Training will be geared toward MO who operate full websites and offer referee assigning.
All participants must have attended Session #1 prior to attending session 2-B

For additional information on this session contact Eden Senger (306) 975-0870 registrar@sasksoccer.com

REGISTRATION DETAILS BELOW

Success with Volunteers in Inter-generational Communities with Brenda Robinson

Target Audience: MO Boards and Volunteers responsible for volunteer recruitment & retention who are eager to transform their work with volunteers.

This session will help Member Organizations develop a better understanding of generational differences, provide approaches to help grow and foster volunteers in your organization, and how to break the gaps between the generations of our volunteers.

It will also look at the needs of coaches & team personnel, those essential for soccer to thrive, and how to keep them engaged and contributing longer.

“Brenda Robinson effectively addresses one of the most significant challenges in which all soccer organizers are faced with – volunteer recruitment and retention!
Her presentation will equip you with valuable insights and tips leading to a better understanding of how to tap into our potential volunteer base, how to best work with those in different generations, and how to effectively show appreciation that is meaningful to each generation which leads to better retention.

I have attended other generational presentations but this was by far the best one I have encountered. I highly recommend this presentation for anyone in the position of recruiting, mentoring, and rewarding volunteers as well as anyone interested in gaining a better generational understanding to better equip them in their professional or personal lives.”
- Amanda Probe, Exec. Dir. SYSI

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Member Session Registration

Registration is REQUIRED for each session on the weekend. Due to the diverse agenda, the number of attendees from each organization will not be limited. Please Register Early!

Understanding and nurturing committed volunteers is critically important to every member organization and we ask for your help to encourage attendance at the Brenda Robinson presentation by sharing the details widely.

In addition, the RAMP training session is must-attend event for all registrars and others managing online registration.

Member Organizations are responsible for registering all their organization representatives to the forms provided.

1. SSA Member Sessions and RAMP Training
(All Sessions on Nov 2 & 3) – Registration Form
(If more than five (5) representatives from a Member Organization will be in attendance, please fill out a second registration form.)

2. Brenda Robinson Presentation ONLY – Registration Form - For Sharing Purposes

The final registration deadline is October 28 - NOON
Your assistance in registering as early in advance as possible is appreciated. We look forward to seeing you on November 2nd and 3rd! If you have any questions, please contact Steven Porter at (306) 519-5757, or ea@sasksoccer.com

Bylaw Consultation Details

On Sept. 4, the Board requested amendments to the SSA Bylaws from Member Organizations with a deadline of Sept. 24. With no member submissions received by the deadline, we are looking to confirm interest in a consultation on the Board Proposed Amendments via a Zoom meeting in mid-November.

Members are still able to submit amendments for consideration, however, in order to allow for adequate consultation on the bylaws we would request your cooperation to submit any Members amendments by Oct. 31. Click here for the Amendment Template.

Please Email the completed template form to ea@sasksoccer.com by Oct. 31

This will allow us adequate time to confirm interest, schedule the date/time for the consult and circulate all amendments in advance.

FINAL DEADLINE FOR AMENDMENTS: As per SSA Bylaws, all proposals that members wish included for consideration at the Annual Meeting, March 21, 2020, must be submitted by no less than 90 days prior to the anniversary of the previous year’s meeting. To aid in consistency we have now set this as an annual deadline of December 15.

If you have any questions regarding the Bylaw Consultation, please contact Steven Porter at
(306) 519-5757 or ea@sasksoccer.com.

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