Let's keep the discussion constructive! A lot of people put in
many many hours, club level, state level, and national level.
Just follow in someone elses foot steps to see what they are do
every day and night. I think Kansas has a GREAT State organization and they have improved every year since 1991. That is 18 years that I have seen many of the same faces working for your kids and my kids. Believe it or not - the NATIONAL MANDATORY COACHES background checks has increased the work load on our state folks and every state organization. I think that is a bigger time consumer per club than the cards. Hundreds of calls if not thousands of calls for new and old coaches - ONLY going into 1 or 2 people. The National background check firm wasn't prepared to answer questions - maybe they are now. Before everyone starts getting on each other - lets find a solution. I know I do not have an extra 20-40 free hours in a week to make a hundred calls, e-mails, answering coaches, club directors questions, upset parents and all the other various concerns. I'll make suggestion - start the volunteer list now. Who wants to handle every question and deal with the process just about the back ground checks. Please provide home phone, cell phone, work phone, e-mail, mailing address (must be available 24/7). Be prepared because I'll send 10-15 new coaches from STA Club asking you many many questions while playing phone tag, e-mail back and forth, etc. The information on background checks was available in print but tricky maze to get through it. I think it will be the same problem this year. Some people can not and will not read and follow the directions - that makes it ten times as hard to get the background check done. I follow up later - I need to let dog out.