ITEM 5. Greater 69th Street Wildcats Disciplinary Actions to The Rules of Conduct

Violations will be brought to the Greater 69th Street Board of Governors for review and the determination of disciplinary action. If disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Board shall convene a hearing in which all affected parties shall be given ample opportunity to testify concerning their witnessing or involvement in the incident. Upon hearing all witnesses and evidence, the Board shall review the same and render a judgment, including any disciplinary action necessary. Because of the infinite range of potential violations and severity of the same, it shall be the responsibility of the Board and the President to determine suitable disciplinary actions for the offense.

Examples of potential violations include:

1) Abusive, violent, or sexual contact with any child, staff member, fan, referee or any Participating person will result in immediate dismissal. (this could result into legal action by the organization)

2) Sexual or vulgar conduct or language is prohibited and shall not be tolerated. This could also be grounds for immediate dismissal

3) Language that is considered offensive from a racial, ethnic, religious or gender perspective is prohibited and will not be tolerated.

4) Sexual harassment is prohibited and will not be tolerated. (If toward a child, legal action and immediate termination will follow with lifetime suspension)

5) Drinking or selling alcoholic beverages, using or selling illegal substances or coming to any Greater 69th Street Wildcats or Bert Bell sanctioned event intoxicated or under the influence of illegal Substances is grounds for immediate dismissal and possible lifetime suspension. (this could result into legal action by the organization)

6) The act of gambling, or placing a bet on the games is prohibited and will not be tolerated. Cursing or abusive, demeaning or intimidating language in the presence of children, staff members, fans, referees or any participating person is prohibited and will not be tolerated.

7) Theft and/or misappropriation of funds, equipment, or any other Greater 69th Street Wildcat paraphernalia or the personal belongings of Wildcat members and fans is grounds for immediate dismissal from the organization. (this could result in legal action taken by the organization)

Examples of potential disciplinary action include(s):

Warning Letter:

The warning letter will be issued for the first time offenders of the rules of conduct. A letter will be issued per violation. The letter will explain the violation and when it occurred and who the violation was against. Anytime a violation occurs after the warning letter is issued, you will be placed into the second phase of the disciplinary action. The Warning Letter will come from the President or Vice President of the organization as an official document. This official document (on Wildcat letterhead -to be official), will be tendered to the alleged offending individuals with copies available to the Board of Governors only. General Members will not be privy to this document unless otherwise authorized by the alleged offending parties.

Practice/Game Suspension:

Practice and/or game suspension will be issued to those who violate any of the rules of conduct repeatedly. A practice and/or game suspension can be coupled with a warning letter if the violation warrants this particular action.

Season Suspension:

Season suspension will be handed out when there's an accumulation of violations or an offense is severe enough that the Board of Governors feel it is necessary to place the offender on a season suspension.

Lifetime Suspension:

A lifetime suspension will be issued if the violator has gone through the chain of suspensions or the violation is severe enough that the previous code of conduct penalties would be tabled in favor of a lifetime suspension.

Additionally, the Greater 69th Street Wildcats may pursue legal action as appropriate based on the nature and severity of the Code of Conduct violations. Should any legal action need to be taken against any party, the Wildcat organization will look to retrieve the legal fees incurred, from the opposing party, in full, and without prejudice.

Disciplinary Action:

If a player doesn't follow the rules of the team he/she will face disciplinary action. Running is an everyday part of practice; however, running may also be used to discipline a player/cheerleader. Crab crawls, pushups, grass drills, etc. may used for minor incidents (i.e. not paying attention, not following instructions). A player may be asked to leave practice early for more severe incidents such as fighting or profanity. If a parent is not present the player will be supervised until the child is picked up. Game suspensions may be used as a last resort for any prolonged or more serious offense.

Practices: Rules for Football Players and Cheerleaders

The wildcat organization will begin practice August 1st Monday thru Friday between 6pm-8pm. Beginning in September the practice schedule will be reduced to 3 practices a week. The head coach for each team will determine the 3 days of practice. Our coaching staffs will train you to be mentally and physically prepared to play football and participate in cheerleading, and when you are missing practice you are missing important and valuable information that will prepare to be a better athlete.

The following will be used as a guideline for absent players.

1. Missed practice without a phone call to your coach

Lightening will be the only weather related cancellation.

Your signature below confirms that you've read, understand, and adhere to the terms and conditions of the Greater 69th Street Wildcats Rules to the Code of Conduct.

_______________________________________________ Date________________________

Signature of parent/guardian/Supporter

_______________________________________________ Date_______________________

Signature of player/cheerleader

_______________________________________________ Date_______________________

Signature of Head Coach / Board Member

c) Approval of Exhibition Games

1) Scheduling of all exhibition games must first be approved by the Board of Governors. This is to ensure that facilities are available for home games and scheduling does not interfere with the normal functions of the Wildcats. In addition, the Athletic Director and his/her assistant must have a full report to the Board in regards to the location and field condition of teams for all away games so the Board can make an intelligent decision when determining if a field is safe for Wildcat competition.

2) Whenever possible, every attempt should be made to schedule pre-season games for all weight classes against a common opponent. Such games can only be scheduled with the prior knowledge and consent of all Head Coaches and the approval of the Athletic Director and Board of Governors.

3) Wildcat teams that participate in conference playoffs and championships are not eligible for any further post-season games unless approval is given by the Board of Governors.

4) Wildcat Junior Varsity teams may schedule one post-season game with prior approval of the Board of Governors. Junior Varsity post-season games will only be reviewed by the Board of Governors if one of the two criteria are present. 1.) The Junior Varsity teams has a winning season. 2.) The Board of Governors believes the organization can benefit financially from such a game. Each JV team will be evaluated separately.

5) The Board of Governors has the right to prevent both varsity and junior varsity teams from entering post season play due to unruly fans, coaches and/or players.

ARTICLE VI Officers

Section 1: The Appointment/Electing of Board of Governors/Officers

During the fourth Tuesday of October, the President will be responsible for publicizing the need for volunteers to serve on the Board. Public announcements, media advertisements, or individual letters to the general membership may be used as sources of publicity.

All adults within the general membership with the exception of Head Coaches, who are automatically members of the Board, are eligible to serve on the Board of Governors.

Appointment of Board Members will be as follows: Prospective Board Members may submit their names, applications (provided by the existing Wildcat Board of Governors) and a one page cover letter stating their desire to become a board member and why -to the existing President by November 15^th of the same competitive year. The Board will interview all candidates and notify them of their acceptance or denial by November 22^nd of the same competitive year. The President will convene the new Board during the fourth Tuesday of November at which time Board positions will be determined.

The Board of Governors will consider applicants who: a) have past experience with other boards; b) have past experience with other youth groups; c) had fiduciary success with other boards and/or youth groups; d) have been interviewed by all members of the Executive Board; e) have all paper work and documentation in order (code of ethics, resume’, letter of intent, criminal/child background check); f) proven track record of bringing solid resources to the past board they have served with; g) passed all background checks for identification purposes.

In addition to submitting their application and letters of interests, each prospective member must submit copies of their Child Abuse clearance document and their Philadelphia Criminal background check, along with a copy of the money order used to pay for the investigation. This was mandated by the Board of Governors on February 12, 2001.

The current President will preside over the selections and will cast the tie breaking votes if needed.

The new Board Members and officers will be announced at the annual Banquet. The new Board will take office on January 1^st following that same competition year. In the event there are more candidates than vacancies, then the President will preside over an election for the general membership. The ballots will list all candidates. The membership will vote to fill the required number of vacancies. With the initiation of Board elections the Board will expand to include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Athletic Director, Coach Advisors, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer.

Section 2: Terms of Office

All officers will serve a term of (2) years with the exception of the four (4) advisors whose term will be one (1) year in length. Officers may not serve more than one complete term in the same office unless a majority vote of the Board of Governors extends the officers terms for another (2 year period). The President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer will be elected in odd-numbered years. The Vice President and Secretary will be elected in even numbered years.

The Head Coaches and Cheerleading Representatives are in no way restricted as to the number of successive terms they may serve as advisors. The other advisors are limited to one (1) term.

Section 3: Officers Duties – the officers of the Wildcats will perform the following duties as outlined and other duties as prescribed by the President and Vice President where applicable.

• • President
    1. To preside as the Chairperson at the Board meeting or any general membership meeting
    2. To appoint and approve the appointment of all committee Chairpersons with the exception of the Coaches Committee
    3. In conjunction with the treasurer, will authorize/approve expenditures of all funds
    4. Will execute and sign all documents on behalf of the organization
    5. Will serve, when needed, as the Wildcats Representative at Conference Meetings
    6. Will ensure the implementation of an Insurance Policy that has been approved by the Board of Governors
    7. Will work with the Athletic Director to review, shape and lay out all orientation information for all Coaches as the final coaches meeting before the beginning of the season (first week of July)
    8. To review, edit, assist with re-writes and approve all policy and procedure manuals for all participating programs. To use his/her executive option to ensure that all personnel and line of operation are adhering to these policies and procedures and to take the necessary steps to implement suspensions for those who don’t.
    9. To be available within reasonable hours for meetings with sponsors, league officials, government agencies, partners, funders and other individuals who can help the Wildcats achieve all goals.
    10. To develop and bring additional resources to the Wildcats – disseminating these resources to each Committee through a cross-functional team approach
  • Vice President
    1. In the Absence of the President, will assume the duties and responsibility of the President in addition to other duties assigned by the President
    2. To preside over all Committees, assisting with the management of all Committee activities through the committee Chairpersons Including the Athletic Director. This position is over the Operations of the Greater 69^th Street Wildcats.
    3. To develop and bring additional resources to the Wildcats – disseminating these resources through a cross-functional team approach/process
  • Secretary
    1. Will be the custodian of all records of the organization including mailing lists, registration fees and roster updates, except for the financial records entrusted to the Treasurer
    2. Will keep the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Governors and General membership. Will make sure minutes are taken by each Committee and are held in the same standard as meeting minutes from the Board of Governors.
    3. Will be able to provide any member with a electronic copy or hard copy upon request.
    4. Will create a standard system to make sure that the proper written notices and phone calls will be made to the appropriate members and Committee participants – in the appropriate time frame for each and every meeting
    5. Will develop a relationship with the Secretary of the Conference that the Wildcats participate in – and gather all meeting minutes from that Secretary for distribution to all the Board of Governors for the Wildcats – at least five days upon receiving such meeting minutes.
    6. To assist the Webmaster in all efforts to update and manage the information on the Wildcats Website
    7. To provide all Wildcat teams with copies of the orientation package, policies and procedure manuals, flyers, directions to away fields and any other relevant information needed to manage each Wildcat team
    8. To keep all records of legal and written correspondence to and from interested parties who may want to assist the Wildcats in achieving their goals. Correspondence may also come in the form of surveys, testimonials and feedback from parents/guardians of participating children
    9. To bring additional resources to the Board of Governors for the Wildcats. And to keep all records/copies of background checks
  • Assistant Secretary
    1. Act in absence of the Secretary and therefore, keeps current on Secretarial operations
    2. Assists the Secretary on all Secretarial duties and bring additional resources to the Board of Governors for the Wildcats
  • Treasurer / Assistant Treasurer
    1. Will be responsible for the timely collection and banking of the organizations revenue
    2. Will prepare a detailed, type written, financial budget for each of the Board of Governors. Will provide a hard copy and a computerized emailed copy
    3. Suggests to the Board of Governors possible investment opportunities
    4. Will keep true, accurate and detailed accounts of all monies received by all individuals, committees and agencies supporting the Wildcats
    5. Will provide a report that summarizes the Wildcats financial situation at all Board and General Membership meetings
    6. To fill out and keep a record, copying the Secretary, of all Credit Reports and Credit Applications approved to be filled out by the President, Treasurer, Athletic Director or Vice President.
    7. To meet with various financial institutions to gather information to make strong recommendations for how the Wildcats money can be saved, managed and invested – and with what institution.
    8. To develop lines of credit with vendors, financial institutions, and government agencies for the Wildcats when needed
    9. To fill out and/or provide financial documentation – in the form needed – to all funders and potential funders. This includes, but is not limited to completing all end of year tax documents and filing them correctly with the Internal Revenue Service.
    10. To bring additional resources to the Board of Governors of the Wildcats
  • Advisors / Recruitment
    1. To attend one fall scheduled Board of Governors meeting scheduled by the President and/or Vice President
    2. To offer their advice/expertise on matters relating to the advancement of the Wildcats Athletic Association
    3. To serve on Committees as designated by the Vice President when applicable
    4. To bring additional resources to the Wildcats Board of Governors
    5. To Act as the Recruitment Committee to recommend areas of recruitment for players, cheerleaders, coaches and new board members.
  • Athletic Director
    1. Presides over the Coaches Committee and oversees the policies and procedures that govern all Coaches
    2. Responsible for orchestrating an orientation for new and returning coaches, two months in advance of the season starting
    3. At the regularly scheduled Board of Governors meeting in February of the pending competitive year, the Athletic Director will submit the names, addresses, zip codes, telephone numbers, fax numbers and email address (if applicable) for ALL coaches
    4. At the regularly scheduled Board of Governors meeting in June of the pending competitive year, the Athletic Director will provide copies of all Criminal Background and Child Abuse Verification applications and certified documents submitted to him/her in the May coaches meeting.
    5. Make sure all agencies are contacted (the Monday before that weekend’s competition) to ensure all home games will run smoothly. This includes but is not limited to lighting for any night games, field lining, field management, league reps from away teams (to re-confirm the times of games), scheduling of officials, chain crew for each game (names and telephone numbers to be submitted by Head Coaches to the AD by August 15^th of the existing competitive year), gathering all game balls and storing them in a safe place for distribution during game day.
    6. To work closely with the Secretary to distribute all detailed information about additional Conference teams to all Head Coaches and the Board of Governors. This includes but is not limited to, directions to opponents field, address and contact information for opponents Head Coaches and League Representatives, game times for away games and any Bert Bell angles needed to increase our teams chances to win.
    7. To work with the Secretary to have all Bert Bell weekend reports properly filled out and handed in to the Bert Bell Commissioner on time
    8. To work with the Treasurer to make sure all Officials are paid at home and neutral field competitions
    9. To take inventory of all equipment and uniforms, including helmets at the end of the year and develop a partnership with a professional company that can recondition and/or replace the equipment at an optimum price so the Wildcats can provide state of the art basic necessities for competition (accomplish this by working with the Treasurer and the Vice President)
    10. To provide sound leadership and counsel to all coaches during the season
    11. To work closely with the Cheerleaders to ensure that their needs are met within budgetary parameters

ARTICLE VII

Committees

Section 1: Purpose

In order to adequately conduct the business of the Association, the President, as his/her discretion, may assign committees to perform specific functions. In addition, because of the way some non-profits evolve, out of necessity – there may be just cause to approve a committee where there is a need. Such committees will be comprised primarily of Wildcats Members with the Board of Governors assigned as moderators. Each committee will select its own Chairperson. The committees mandated herein are the Coaches, Public Relations, Fund Raising, Banquet, Registration, Concessions, Cheerleading, Team Parents, Ad Booklet, Development and Rules and Research.

Section 2: Authority and Objectives of Committees

Each Committee Chairperson has full authority over all activities performed by his/her group; however, such activities, as appropriate, must meet with the approval of the Vice President and the Board of Governors. The Committees are also charged with using the resources the Board of Governors bring to the organization – for the common good of the organization.

Each Committee Chairperson will have full voting rights as a member of the Board of Governors. Chair’s will be held to the application standards of all Board of Governors and be tied to the responsibilities and duties that the Wildcat Board submits to.

a) Coaches Committee – it is understood that the following responsibilities are to be owned by all coaches for the Greater 69^th Street Wildcats Athletic Association.

1. This committee will consist of the Athletic Director and All Coaches for the Greater 69^th Street Wildcats Athletic Association
2. The Athletic Director will set meetings for the coaches to provide updates and direction before and during the competition year
3. To develop techniques on how to provide every child with instruction to help them become a better cheerleader and football player – following the lines of the mission statement and purpose of the Wildcats
4. To share information passed to each team to keep all lines of coaching organized, manageable and professional
5. To ensure that all coaches understand and abide by the Code of Ethics
6. To assist every coach on the policies and procedures of coaching Flag, Varsity and Junior Varsity players, as well as Cheerleaders.
7. To develop every level of Wildcat into a winning and competitive division
8. To bring additional resources to the Wildcats organization that will help the coaches increase their skill level, help save money or raise money and increase the awareness of the Wildcats organization – locally and nationally.
9. To ensure that all coaches participate in all fund-raisers and events for the organization – approved by the Board of Governors.
10. To develop and maintain a scouting schedule, with fundamental layouts of X’s and O’s in regards to opponents tendencies. To funnel this information to the appropriate coaches at the appropriate levels
11. To update all playbooks each year or when needed and have them distributed to all coaches

b) Public Relations

1. To develop media campaigns that provide the various publics in Philadelphia and its surrounding area with the awareness of what the organization is doing with young people.
2. To establish links to local and national media for the placement of advertising and public service announcements
3. To oversee the management of the Wildcats Website
4. To develop a Wildcat logo and letterhead
5. To oversee all correspondence – outside of the Presidents chamber – for the purpose of introducing the organization to sponsors, media, investors and additional interested parties – looking to help the Wildcats achieve its organizational goal
6. To accomplish all tasks within the confines of the rules and regulations of the Wildcats, as well as the approval of the Board of Governors
7. To constantly develop the sponsorship and press packages for public review

c) Banquet Committee

This committee will be responsible for coordinating activities involved in preparing for and ensuring the success of the “end of year” awards banquet. The activities include but are not limited to meeting with banquet halls and caterers to confirm them as a vendor, developing a program and printing and selling tickets. The organization is moving towards providing the members with an awards ceremony that details an optional catered meal following the ceremony.

d) Ad Book Committee

This committee is responsible for developing the ad booklet campaign to be presented to the parents on August 1^st and throughout the first four weeks of practice. The objective is to raise money for the organization to offset Banquet expenses for the end of year event. Additional money left over will be to cover operational expenses during the off-season. The committee will be held responsible for meeting with and developing the layout of the booklet, developing the sponsorship and ads that will go in the booklet, as well as the printing timelines needed to produce the booklet – in completion – and have it ready for distribution one week before the end of year event.

e) Registration Committee

1. To work with all Head Coaches and the Secretary to develop a registration process that is detailed with a strong follow up and checks and balances so the we can track each payment and each child registered
2. Will provide registration of all participants for all teams/squads which are to be turned over immediately to the Treasurer
3. To maintain and update all records including the Wildcat database, registration fees, roster updates for game day review and final rosters to be turned in to the existing parent Conference.
4. To make sure all forms, Code of Ethics, Registration and Physical Forms are properly filled out and signed

d) Cheerleading Committee

1. The committee will be the staffing and overseeing of the cheerleading program under the approval of the Board of Governors
2. Parental complaints and internal coaches complaints concerning the structure and staff will be addressed similar to those contained in Article V, Section 5B. With the Wildcats Vice President acting as fact finder, along with the Athletic Director. The Cheerleading Director will report to the Athletic Director and will be on the same level as a Head Coach.

e) Concessions Committee

1. The primary responsibility of this committee includes the operation of the concession stand during home games and practices, as well as the disbursement of Referee Fees and the Medical Personnel fees required by the Bert Bell Memorial Football Conference – under the supervision of the Treasurer.
2. The committee will also be responsible for attending to the stand during all home games. If enough volunteers are acquired, then one game time per day will be the minimum.
3. The Director of Concessions will solicit the Board of Governors for start up funds at the beginning of each season. A budget will have to be put together and strict records kept, as well as an inventory log to track usage. The Director of Concessions will report directly to the Treasure and the Vice President

f) Fund Raising Committee

Is responsible for developing off season and on-season fundraisers that will raise money – outside of all concession stand activities to offset game day expenses for the Wildcats.

g) Development Committee

The Development Committee will coordinate all grant writing and proposal development for all potential funders for the Wildcat organization. The committee will make sure that all financial information and organizational overviews are properly written into the request exactly like the funding source has requested it.

h) Team Parents Committee

An Ad-Hoc committee created during the season from willing parents who assist with administrative and field management duties. These duties include but are not limited to: setting up and breaking down the field, calling all parents to set up parents meetings, disseminate information and tickets to parents in a structured and professional manner, assist Secretary and Treasurer with official roster updates from week to week and answer (non-decision making) questions that parents may have about the Wildcats. .

i) Rules and Research Committee

1. This committee was created in 2002 to specifically review all of the Rules and Regulations that the Wildcats are governed by – in whatever conference the club participates. The committee is charged, by the Vice President, to develop clear understandings of the parent conference rules to ensure that the Coaches and Wildcat children get a fair shake when competing against opposing teams and squads.
2. In addition, the committee is charged to develop a think tank to gather local and national information about the life cycles, ethics, plays, rules, by-laws, funding sources, structure, mission statements, areas of success and areas of improvement of youth football and athletic associations across the country. The objective is to share the successes of the Wildcats, while using the successes of other organizations to our advantage. We would like to take our show on the road (outside of the state of Pennsylvania) to compete, in pre-season competition with teams in Washington, DC – Baltimore – Harrisburg – Miami – Virginia and the entire East Coast.

ARTICLE VIII Head Coaches Section 1: Selection

The following criteria must be met for you to be considered:

Complete criminal and child abuse background checks finalized.

You must be an assistant head coach/coordinator of any of the weight teams for at least 2yrs to be eligible (this excludes flag coaches immediate consideration). The only exception to this rule is if the organization does not have enough coaches and need to promote from the flag coaches or outside of the organization.

After these two have been met the following things will (add on) be(stop)evaluated and considered:

a) Your communication with fellow coaches, players, and parents b) Your Tardiness/Timeliness to practice, games, meetings c) Your organizational skills with regard to the uniformity and preparation of your team/ the part of

the team that your responsible for.

d) Respect for league and organization officers, your coaching colleagues, players, and general members (parents)/supporters e) The overall functional success of the part of the team that you coach even if the team as a

whole had a bad season f) Handling issues the proper way through the due process policies of the organization

g) Follows the system without deviation laid down by the Athletic Department

h) Coaches must show a consistent record in supporting Wildcat fundraisers-100% participation/ finances

Coaches on the flag football team must transfer to a weight class team as an assistant head coach/coordinator position to be eligible the following year. They will be eligible after only one year of service with a weight class team. The final candidates must have the approval of the coaches committee and athletic department before final approval is given by the Board Of Governors.

Those who meet this criteria will warrant an interview by the Athletic Department

The Athletic Department will then make its recommendations to The President and The Board of Governors for the final decision.

Section 2: Responsibility

The Head Coaches are responsible for organizing and directing their individual programs.

They must ensure strict adherence to all Bert Bell Conference and Wildcat By-Laws and Rules. This includes the selection of a coaching staff that meets the approval of the Board of Governors. Also, they are responsible for formulating and implementing team policies covering rules, discipline, playing time and practice schedules. Copies of said document must be submitted through the Coaches Committee to the Board of Governors for approval. Each coaching staff is responsible for making sure their team has the proper equipment, first aid and liquids on the sideline of each game.

Section 3: Communication

He/She will ensure that they have in place a rain out plan so that the games and/or practices can be cancelled with little or no confusion to the players and their parents/guardians.

Section 4: Recruitment

He/She is responsible for making sure they build a recruitment committee for their specific weight division. The Team Parents Committee can be solicited to help. It is the hope of the organization to retain all coaches, however, attrition rates are high in volunteer organizations. A Head Coach should never be caught without enough staff to properly manage a team. Personality dynamics, lack of respect for the rules coaches need to follow, moving, family structure, economics, time and other related matters may cause us to lose coaches. Head Coaches should always be prepared to fill staffing needs.

Section 5: Meetings

He/She will be committed to attend ALL coaches meetings.

Section 6: Junior Varsity Coaches

In the event that a program has enough players to adequately field both varsity and junior varsity (JV) teams, it will be the varsity Head Coaches’ responsibility to make the decision, along with the Athletic Director, to form a (JV) team and appoint a coaching staff with the approval of the Board of Governors. It will be his/her further responsibility to keep an active interest in and provide instruction and direction to the JV coaches and the program. JV Coaches will be entitled with “Head Coaches” status and maintain a Board of Governors position with a 1/2 vote as a Board Member (as of August 7, 2006 for voting change/June 22, 2004 becoming board member).

It is important to note that the JV program is based on the premise of development. All players must get a significant amount of playing time at the Junior Varsity levels on offense, defense and special teams. Each player must have a starting position on one of these teams. It is the objective of the JV coaches to prepare the younger, less skilled players for the Varsity levels the following year. Winning is important, but development is the top priority with JV – Development comes before winning at this level.

ARTICLE IX Trophies and Awards

Only those trophies or awards approved by the Board of Governors will be given to individual team players. At the discretion of the Board of Governors, additional awards can be issued to team players or members of the community. Awards will NOT be given to players and cheerleaders that have not completed the season (BY CHOICE). Injured or sickly players and cheerleaders will receive their trophy at the end of the year.

The Graduate Award is given to those players who have participated in all of the football weight programs and those cheerleaders who have participated for five years with – three years on any of the Junior Squads and two of those years on the Senior Squad.

The Wildcats Award is given to one of our Association members for meritorious service within or organization

An Award is give by the Head Coaches Committee to an individual who has contributed most of their time to assisting the organization and enhancing the accomplishments of the Wildcats during the course of the season.

ARTICLE X

Finality

If and when the organization dissolves, it will dissolve under the section 501© (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 501©(3) number is : 23-2919999; ID# 31434 (JANUARY 19, 2001). The Wildcats are a United Way Donor Option: Code # 14124 (JUNE 15, 2001).

The Greater 69^th Street Wildcats Athletic Association will be subjected to the By-Laws – Rules and Regulations of the Bert Bell Memorial Football Conference, Inc. as of August 1, 1994. The Public can receive a copy of the Bert Bell By-Laws and Rules by submitting, in writing, a request to the Board of Governors of the Greater 69^th Street Athletic Association.

For more information about the Bert Bell Memorial Football Conference, Inc. log on to:

www.eteamz.com/BertBell

For more information and updates on the Greater 69^th Street Wildcats Athletic Association: log on to – www.greater69thstreetwildcats.org

The By-Laws will be enforced and effective immediately.

Respectfully submitted and revised: Joe Grier/Chris Howard – 6-22-04 @ 8:00 p.m. –