President:

The BENSC President will be responsible for the following items:​

• Responsible for the overall operation of BENSC.

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• Responsible for the execution of the Club’s Emergency Preparedness andResponse plan alongside Vice President and Administrator.

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• Facilitate all monthly board meetings.

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• Delegate authority, assign specific functions, and recommend the creation of special committees.

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• Make appointments to committees with the approval of the Board of Directors.

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• Represent BENSC in matters involving affiliated organizations and other social, recreational, and sports organizations. Authority/responsibility to approve official public statements or represent the Board's position 

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• Authorize expenditures not in excess of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) without action by the Board of Directors.

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• Prepare an Annual Report for and preside at the Annual General Meeting.

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• Serve as an ex officio member of all committees except the Nominating

      Committee.

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• Authority to interpret bylaws when a question arises between full board reviews 

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• Ensure BENSC stays compliant with league/state youth soccer association requirements, background check policies, insurance renewals, nonprofit filings (if applicable)

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• Perform other duties as may be delegated by the Board of Directors.

 

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Director of Business Development:

​The BENSC Director of Business Development will be responsible for the following items:​

• Work to secure sponsorships for BENSC. (Whole club sponsors, tourney sponsors, competitive/developmental sponsors, etc)

  • Collaborate with the BENSC Administrator and Director of Coaching to create sponsorship packages

  • Build and maintain relationships with the Bennington community business owners as well as companies outside of Bennington

  • Prepare and deliver “sales pitches” to prospective sponsors

  • Negotiate sponsorship agreements

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• Marketing for BENSC

  • Design and order signs to be posted around the community for registration

  • Design and order backdrops for pictures for our home festivals and tourneys

  • Post on our social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram)

  • Place signs around and outside the community announcing registration dates

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• Brainstorm and help generate ideas for additional fundraising for our club

 

• Help run the BENSC soccer tournament each year (ex: set up, attendance during the weekend, clean up)

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• The BENSC Director of Business Development is a one year term, with no term limits.  This board seat will be voted on yearly.

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• Perform other duties as may be delegated by the Board of Directors.

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Tournament Director:

The BENSC Tournament Director will plan and facilitate Board approved and hosted tournaments and Festivals on behalf of the BENSC, including but not limited to:

 

• Planning & logistics – set dates, secure fields/facilities, determine age groups and format (bracket vs. round-robin)

• Registration – open team registration, set fees, track rosters and payment

• Officiating & staffing – recruit referees, tournament-day volunteers, and committee support

• Budget & finances – build the budget, track expenses, plan revenue (fees, sponsorships, concessions)

• Scheduling & operations – create game schedules, field assignments, and a day-of operations plan (medical, weather contingency, communications)

• Post-tournament wrap-up – results reporting, financial statement, and feedback/debrief for next year

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• Create and submit to the Board for approval all committees and committee members as needed for the purpose of planning and facilitating tournaments and festivals

 

• Submit Tournament and festival budgets for the Board approval at each September BENSC Board of Directors Meeting.

 

• Work in conjunction with the business development director to coordinate sponsorship opportunities at various levels with and for the tournament

 

• Submit a results report and financial statement in conjunction with the Treasurer to the Board of Directors no later than 65 days after each tournament and/or festival.

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• Perform other duties as may be delegated by the Board of Directors.

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Director of Facilities:

The BENSC Director of Facilities will be responsible for the following items:

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• Coordinate all field maintenance including mowing, weeding, seeding, aerating, portable restrooms, parking lots, maintaining nets, and field painting.

  • Including the use of the Turf Tank robot painter

  • This will involve coordinating work done with BPS as well as the City of Bennington

  • Should services be outsourced, solicit and evaluate vendor bids for contracted maintenance services and make recommendations to the Board for approval

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• Responsible for maintaining BENSC equipment inventory, presenting inventory updates and proposing equipment needs to the Board.

  • ​Including but not limited to goals, nets, benches, etc.

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• Work in conjunction with the city of Bennington to ensure good order of the sprinkler system at the BENSC Complex and Neumeyer Farms

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• Liaison to the City of Bennington and High School; provides both parties updates on program dates, usage, and issues as they arise.

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• Discretion to appoint and oversee a sub-committee of member volunteers to help with field maintenance needs.

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• Collaborate with the Tournament Director and other board members on facility needs for hosted events, ensuring fields, signage, restrooms, and parking are event-ready, at a minimum, for the BENSC Spring KickOff.

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• Perform other duties as may be delegated by the President/Board of Directors.

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Email administrator@benningtonsoccer.org for more information.

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The BENSC Board of Directions application pdf is below.  Complete the application and email to: info@benningtonsoccer.org