MTFL - MISSISSAUGA TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

2010-Feb-01
2010 MTFL AGM DATE ANNOUNCEMENT
Attention all returning and new team captains!

Mark Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 off in your calendar for the 2010 MTFL Annual General Meeting (AGM). Further announcements on this meeting will be made in the coming weeks. For example, the league is still securing final quotes for referee and field permit costs.

In the meantime, please ensure that you are contacting your players to review roster needs and finances well in advance of the AGM. It is anticipated that the 2010 full annual league fee will be $1450^ for returning teams and $1650* for new team applicants. This payment is due no later than Wednesday, March 31st, 2010.

Teams are welcome to take advantage of our 'Preferred Rate' of $1250* for returning teams or $1450^ for new teams with complete payment by cheque or money order on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010.

* plus $200 Performance Bond (if applicable), other related costs not included
^ includes $200 Performance Bond, other related costs not included

This season, we are also requiring all teams to have dual representation at the AGM. Of the two representatives, one must be either a team captain or alternate captain, the other being a non-captain. The goal of this new requirement is to meet more of the players face-to-face and communicate league policies more effectively.

To all returning and new teams, the league will be continuing with the following for the 2010 season:

We will continue with the triple-header scheduling for the Mississauga Valleys that was first introduced last season. However this year game times will start at 6:30pm, 8:00pm & 9:30pm. Games scheduled at schools will begin at 7:00pm.
We will continue to use the pre-determined/fixed playoff schedule. Since the introduction of this format, many teams have informed us of the ease of transition from the regular season to the playoffs by being given advanced notice.

Finally, the league will be proposing some bylaw changes to be voted upon by the members at the AGM. The most pressing of which that involves your roster needs, is changing the minimum number of players to begin a game at kickoff to be increased from five players to six to avoid a game forfeit.