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2010 Spring Clique League Registration Closing Saturday

March 10, 2010 - 8:55pm — micah

WAFC's 2010 Spring Clique League registration is closing Saturday, March 13. Make sure all players register before the cutoff. Remember that teams need at least 15 players on the roster to make the cut. Captains do count towards the roster, and no, captains aren't listed on the public rosters (http://www.wafc.org/clique_rosters), so look at the roster on that page and make sure there are at least 14 players listed, including at least 3 women.

Additional registrations will be allowed later in the season but for scheduling purposes we need to make sure all teams can field a full roster. Post any questions as comments on this page and we'll get responses up ASAP.

Comments

March 11, 2010 - 9:39am — wrkahl

Can we get the deadline

Can we get the deadline extended? There wasn't any mention of the deadline in the original Clique registration post. This is the first season for this and people aren't used to having a window (and a small window, at that) to register for clique league.

Thanks.

March 11, 2010 - 3:08pm — micah

Looking at this and the other

Looking at this and the other comments that ask for more time, we will consider extending the deadline. The reason for the deadline is the scheduling process, which takes time, especially because the commissioner is willing to try to satisfy team's requests for specific times and locations.

Bottom line, captains should work really, really hard to get their players signed up by Saturday because it's either you work extra hard for a few minutes to get them signed up or the commissioner has to put in a marathon effort to get the schedule done in time. Don't think it's easy to delay things even for a few days.

As for the short turn around time, we're all aware of it and it's not ideal, however we couldn't do anything until the field situation was clarified and the snow storms delayed the meetings with the DC government officials until just ten days ago. We're all in the same boat rushing to get Spring league up and running.

If there are enough teams in a division to fill the schedule, do NOT expect an extension for that division.

March 11, 2010 - 12:18pm — rmontcal

Friday midnight? Saturday

Friday midnight? Saturday midnight?

March 11, 2010 - 2:45pm — micah

Saturday evening, later

Saturday evening, later rather than earlier but maybe not midnight.

March 11, 2010 - 1:32pm — MRE

I would ask if we could

I would ask if we could extend the deadline as well. I should have more enough players on my team but I might not have them all signed up by tomorrow. It's quick notice for some of us!

March 11, 2010 - 2:18pm — philsheatime

Considering the original

Considering the original email didn't even come out until last Friday, the 5th, this is a ridiculously quick turnaround. Add on top of that it's a new process. I've had a team in this league for 15 seasons, but my players are a little slow, so we don't get in?

March 11, 2010 - 4:17pm — ttanael

I can appreciate the need to

I can appreciate the need to have the time to create the schedule, but I also agree that getting teammates to register (and register correctly) is also difficult with the short turnaround time. Maybe you can lower the required number of registered players to 10 or 12 by Saturday if captains promise to have 15 by the first game. Then you'll still have the same amount of time to do the schedule. I doubt any captains would have gone ahead and registered a team without being confident that they had 15 people committed to joining. I've also had at least one player accidentally register for the wrong team (since fixed) and one who thought she registered but doesn't show up on our roster - she may have signed up for our team "group" but not our actual "team". The short window makes it difficult to sort through technical difficulties such as these by the deadline. Thanks for considering.

March 11, 2010 - 8:42pm — micah

That's going to be determined

That's going to be determined by how many teams meet the goal of 15 players with 3 women by Saturday. If we have enough teams meeting those goals to fill the available spots then the registration will close as is. If we find that there are not enough teams than we will look at adjusting the registration process to get more teams into the league.

We recognize that this feels harsh to some people but please consider that it's simply a matter of time being short and a new process being implemented. It would be nice to have another week to get registrations completed, although history shows that most people will register at the last minute anyway, but we simply don't have a lot of time left before the season needs to start.

We appreciate these comments and we will take them into consideration. As mentioned in another reply, we want your team registered, your players playing, and clique league as a whole to be packed to capacity. Historically, clique league is tremendously popular and field space is the limiting factor. That's great and exactly the way we want to keep it.

March 11, 2010 - 6:57pm — daxelrad

My interpretation of the 3:08

My interpretation of the 3:08 post is: we'll consider an extension, but not really (unless you are in A or E). Do I have that right?

If our team doesn't meet the minimum count by whatever deadline is actually applied, i understand we are kicked out - does the $25 fee get refunded automatically for those who did register?

Also, is the minimum women on the roster 3, or 4? Its 3 above, I saw 4 posted somewhere else in the site previously.

thanks for the hard work to get this together.

March 11, 2010 - 8:38pm — micah

Yes, considering extensions

Yes, considering extensions for each division of clique league separately. If we can find enough teams with 15 players registered by Saturday then that division will likely close (players will be allowed to register but no more teams will be included). This is simply a recognition of the fact that some divisions, B and C primarily, are packed to capacity. Obviously, some team-specific decisions may still be made, such as moving a team from B to C, or C to B, etc. but the general intent is to give teams registered by Saturday a spot.

Refunds will be granted if a team is bumped, however, if a team is moved to another division and then that team decided to withdraw the refund policy would need to be discussed specific to that situation.

3 women minimum. 4 is preferred but we want to see at least 3 to make sure you can field women consistently for games.

Thanks for the recognition. This isn't easy and it's all volunteer time, so please be understanding as we try to work through these challenges.

Finally, understand that the intent of the club and league is to register as many teams and players as possible. We want more teams, more players, and more games. We will adjust the registration window to maximize the number of teams and players, with the only limiting factor being field space/scheduling considerations. That's the only reason we're enforcing a registration deadline.