Last night at Schoolcraft College (room LA100) we held the annual player registration.
For those who have never attended, we schedule a time slot for each team so that each team manager gets as close to our undivided attention as possible. This hopefully makes the job of being a team manager less burdensome than it otherwise might have been.
Everyone on the Board was there to help out. Thanks to our current registrar, Ruth Tiplady, our registrar-in-training, Shannon Weger, and two of our directors-at-large, Eric Montressor and Laura Brent, for handling the first and most difficult "station" -- player and team roster verification and registration. Thanks also to treasurer, Kim Lemaux, and secretary, Lesley McDougall, for handling the next station, that being payments. Thank you to president, Elma Riley, for being a general all-purpose problem-solver as questions arose. Thank you to our new league scheduler, Amy Janczarek, for being there to size up how best to tackle forming the 2019 schedule and to throw her help in where needed. Thank you to Cindy Dillon, our vice president and also our league scorekeeper, for not only helping where needed, but for providing insight in to the process of field insurance with USASA and MSA. And lastly, thank you to former Board member, Alyson Lobert, for working with our third director-at-large and current webmistress, Laura Vogel, in debugging the IP redirects from the hosting account.
Does this sound exhausting? It wasn't. It was exhilarating, not exhausting. Yes, it would have been exhausting, if many hands were not there to make light the load. But it was exhilarating because it was yet another proof point that your league runs because there are so many of us willing to volunteer our time and talents to support the sport that we love.
If you have a little bit of love to share, please raise your hand and ask how you can help!

Our very own Ruth Tiplady was inducted into the Michigan Soccer Association Hall of Fame tonight. GLWSL President Elma Riley (left) and inductee Ruth Tiplady (right) share a hug and a smile. ​

Congratulations to our 2018 league champions! 

Open = Heat
Over 30 Premier = Metro Rangers
Over 30 1st = Orange Crush
Over 30 2nd = Legacy
Over 30 3rd division = Flames 

It's that time of year again! Mark your calendars.

Our AGM is tentatively scheduled for 1pm on January 21, 2018 at Schoolcraft College - Room 100 of the McDonald Center. Reminder that all active teams must have a representative present in order to submit a roster for 2018! ​

Congratulations to our 2017 league champions! 

Open A - Heat
Open - AA United Kickers
Over 30P - Metro Rangers
Over 30A - Michigan United and Orange Crush
Over 30B - Women's AC
Over 30C - Flames

Four GLWSL teams participated in the Gerhard Mengel State Cup: Bafana FC, AA United, Heat, and Livonia FC. The Heat are finalists and are going to the Tournament of Champions July 29-30 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  

Click HERE to check out this event.