Above is the CORI information website for Massachusetts. There is alot of information and contact numbers to call if you want to set your program up so you can run your own CORI checks for coaches.
With 16 of the 24 programs voting by email, the proposed Rule and By-Law Changes for 2012 passed 16-0.
The rulebook will be updated to merge the changes and published to the website.
Important - Please note that the rule changes affect the planning and coaching that will be required for each age group. A Coaching Clinic date will be published soon.
At the April 12 SAFL League Meeting, a comprehensive set of Rule and By-Law changes were proposed for the 2012 Season, and a vote was called for this weekend. The proposed changes can be found through a link on the website main page, or directly here: http://www.saflfootball.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1065.0;attach=197
SAFL League Reps - Please email guy.savoie@saflfootball.com with your name, the Program you represent, and your vote to accept the changes (a "Yes" vote) or your vote to reject the changes (a "No" vote.)
Voting will be open until midnight tomorrow, and the results will be published following their tally.
The following calendar is subject to change, and updates will be posted as they become available.
SAFL Calendar Date : : :
Event
May 1st
Town SAFL Applications are Due Online Player Registration Opens
May 5th-May 6th
Email Vote on Rule Changes – 1 Rep Vote per Town
May 10th – 6:30pm
May SAFL League Meeting
June 1st
Online Coach Registration Opened
June 7th - 6:30pm
June SAFL League Meeting
August 1st
First Day of SAFL Practice
August 6th-10th
Regional Weigh-In Dates
August 18th
SAFL Jamboree - East Longmeadow
August 21st
Last day to declare JV Program participation
August 24th
JV schedules published on or before this date
August 31st
Last day SAFL will accept new player paperwork
September 1st-2nd Labor Day Weekend
First Weekend of SAFL Games
Dates to be Determined (To be published at the May Meeting) - Due Dates for League Financials - Raffle Date(s) - Playoff Dates - Registrar Event(s) and Due Dates - SAFL Coach/Rules Clinic
Game Schedules - Varsity Schedules will be created and published by the Alignment and Scheduling Committee once all team registration forms are completed (Mid-May, prior to the June meeting.)
- JV Schedules will be published on or before August 24th.
I again offer thanks; this time to the members of the Rules Committee, who worked through large portions of the Bylaws/Rulebook after being tasked to simplify the rules, close the loopholes, and propose solutions where we know the rulebook makes compliance unnecessarily difficult. Many from the Committee also met for several hours with the head coordinators for Officials, working to ensure our proposed rule changes were meshed with the needs and expectations of our Officials.
At the April 12th Meeting, we reviewed a comprehensive set of Rules and ByLaws as a whole. These changes came from three sources:
1) The proposed rule changes from the Rules Committee 2) Proposed changes by the Scheduling and Alignment Committee that make JV program participation more approachable, and 3) An effort to clean up some out of date language (for example, references to NYSCA.)
The rule changes were presented as a whole, and notification was made that we will have an email vote to either accept or reject the proposed changes on the weekend of May 5th-6th.
As Commissioner, I support the changes as presented. I believe they represent a necessary update, provide a simpler set of rules that are easier for the Officials to enforce, and bring opportunities for a better football experience to the Pee Wee programs as well.
Each Town Representative is asked to represent the interests of their program in this vote. On Friday, May 4th, a vote link will be sent directly to each town representative, and will be posted on the website as well.
The results of the vote will be made public on Monday, May 7th.
If you a question about the reasoning for any of the proposed rule changes, please email it to guy.savoie@saflfootball.com, and I will forward it to the appropriate group to provide an explanation.
