United States Power Soccer Association Searches for volunteers to assist in filling IT Committee needs.

Carmel, IN - March 3, 2009 - With the development of the new USPSA website, the USPSA is currently seeking volunteers to assist  in completing needed tasks. The USPSA IT Committee is searching for two new members to join the team as Content Editors for the USPSA Website. The IT Committee is responsible for the maintenance and development of the USPSA's web presence. The main responsibility of a Content Editor will be to update the website with contacts, news and other content as directed by the Exexutive Board, IT and Marketing Chairpersons. Future responsibilities, depending on the applicant's experience, could include assisting with the overall administration and development.

Qualifications for Content Editor: Solid English writing, grammar and spelling; can use electronic communication (e-mail, IM, txt) in a productive manner; comfortable learning and using online Content Management Systems. Web development experience (CMS, PHP/MySQL, HTML/CSS) a plus but not necessary. Email your qualifications and interest in the position to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS BEING SOUGHT!

The elections committee, once again led by Don Gorman who is preparing for the annual meeting and elections scheduled June 20, 2009, in Indiana. The committee is in need of volunteers to assist with the election process. The tasks may include, but are not limited to; recruiting, written communication to membership/candidates, administration at the annual meeting and other items as directed by chairman. If you are interested in taking part in the election process, please send your note of interest to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The job description of the committee....

1. Shall provide notice to membership of elected officers' positions up for election at the annual meeting by January1 of each year.
2. Shall accept nominations for elected offices from January 1 to April 1 for the offices to be elected.
3. Shall recruit eligible candidates for officer positions up for election.
4. Shall submit names and statements of candidates to the USPSA website at least two (2) weeks prior to the annual meeting.
5. Shall prepare the ballot and send to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting.
6. Shall conduct elections of officers at the annual meeting.

FREELANCE WRITERS NEEDED!

We are looking for persons who may be interested in submitting  stories from a player perspective from the regional and nationals tournament they attend. Deandra Barddell, of the Courage Blizzards wrote a wonderful piece about the D2 tournament in St. Louis. It is currently featured on the front page of uspsateams.org. It is a chance to show people the tournament as an insider through the eyes of the player.

The requirements:
Due Date for Submission: 2 weeks from end of Tournament
For the Southeast and Western regionals the due date would be March 22, 2009
Submit by e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We need two people that will report on their respective divisions of  D1 and D2 . We would like the submissions to be with in 2 weeks after the tournament ends, while it's still fresh in their memory. All submissions will go to the Marketing Committee Chair (Karen) for final edit before they will be published to the uspsateams.org  site. If there are more than one article submitted for each division, then each article will be listed under the New "Player Perspective" Category under the news section on the USPSATeams.org website. Each week the featured perspective on the front page will change to give every article a chance to be featured.

The www.USPSAteams.org page is your page and we would like to feature stories and information coming direct from our athletes. We hope you will take part in making this website page an exciting and interesting page to read.