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Coaches and Affiliate Members |
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A select coach (paid or unpaid) is registered and bound to an Affiliate member the moment the coach personally or electronically signs the Affiliate Member mandatory "Intent to From a Team" application for each of the intended select teams for the coming seasonal year. A Select Coach may not be registered in the same age group and gender with two different Affiliate Members. |
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A Coach may be released to another Affiliate Member only with the approval of the current Affiliate Member representative. |
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The following, while not exclusive, are valid reasons for not releasing a coach requesting a release during the seasonal year. |
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When a coach has a change of commitment towards an Affiliate Member. |
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The following, while not exclusive, are valid reasons for releasing a coach during a seasonal year: |
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Coach relocation to a different community that exceeds a reasonable travel distance; or |
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When the coach was illegally registered and rostered as determined by the Dispute Resolution Committee; or |
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When an Affiliate member team disbands and that fact is officially recognized, acknowledged, accepted and noted by the Association, any coach thereof may at once register with the team of another Affiliate Member; or |
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The coach has violated rules of the US Soccer, US Youth Soccer, or Nebraska State Soccer. |
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In the event the Affiliate Member representative refuses the release request, the following steps must be followed to appeal the decisions: |
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An appeal letter should be submitted to the Affiliate Member club coach or director of coaching (if one exists), the Affiliate Member president, and to Nebraska State Soccer: attention Director of Coaching. It is in the interest of all parties concerned that an early decision is reached |
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The Affiliate Member club coach/director of coaching and president must rule within 7 days of receiving the appeal or immediately defer the decision to the Nebraska State Soccer Dispute Resolution Committee for a ruling within ten (10) days. A formal in-person hearing is not required. |
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Following the outcome of the Affiliate Member decision, appeal may be made to the Dispute Resolution Committee. |
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Following the outcome of the Dispute Resolution Committee decision, further appeal may be made by either party to the Board of Directors for consideration at the next scheduled board meeting. |
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Following the outcome of the first appeal decision, the coach concerned will be allowed to coach for the team with which he or she is then properly registered while any further appeal is heard. |
