I attended the League Meeting with Mark to observe the discussions, practices and procedures of a league meeting. Solon has been in the Northeast Ohio League for a number of years which consisted of 18 of the largest school systems in the Greater Cleveland area. As the area and related school systems go through population shifts and demographic changes, league affiliations follow that trend. The Northeast Ohio Conference will disband at the end of this school year with the affected schools already aligned with other conferences or re-establishing dormant ones. Solon will become a member of the Greater Cleveland Conference which traces its history back decades ago. The Comets will join Brunswick, Elyria, Euclid, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights and Strongsville in forming a strong athletic performing league. On the agenda were discussion on conference banners which must be uniform in size and appearance, league by-laws discussion on progress and philosophy, discussion on scheduling for next year's winter sports, the use of schedule star website, conference championship tournament discussion, the use of Athleticare for all of the members' sports medicine needs, the possibility of the conference members forming a group purchasing baseballs and other necessities and seeking a partner like Tri - C Community College or a regional bank to sponsor these conference championships. The meeting lasted for a few hours and the observation was invaluable.
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April 2015
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