Lawsuit obviously continues. No forecasted date for anything from the court. Sounded like even if court decision is unfavorable, it will go to the 5th Circut Court on appeal. For now we are on status quo. Business as usual, sort of. If some agreement cannot be reached behind the scenes before Mar 1, UIL will likely start pushing to get guys/chapters registered with them. But we (TASO Football) are going forward with clinic and independent study planning, member registration, recruiting, game assigning, etc.
Something that needs to be mentioned it the amount of time and effort that our elected leaders (Board and Chapter Presidents and Secretarys put in over the weekend to try to come up with something that both TASO and UIL can live with. We truly are fortunate to have guys who take this so seriously they are willing to put personal things on hold to benefit us all. Especially noteworthy is the new Football President's daily and extensive effort in his 6 short weeks in office to find some sort of resolution for us outside the courts. Even though whatever agreement is reached would have to be done likely with some sort of blessing from the court, doing this outside the court shows good faith on both sides' part.
No major mechanics changes. The KO mechanics will remain the same although everyone recognized the issues. No solution which does not create new issues could be found.
Good briefing on the State Clinic. It sounds like a real departure from the past and will be run more like a camp than a convention. If people want to learn, they will definitely have the opportunity. There will also be more informal training opportunities than in the past during the 2 days.
Those who procrastinate on dues and taking the test in Jul/Aug may find things a bit more expensive in the future. The test will be available earlier so there will be plenty of time to knock it out.
