1. Find a small group of interested individuals to help with organization. (cadre)

2. Look up applicable state and local laws, or if you're students see

the applicable school regulations for starting an organization

3. Write down a constitution, or a set of rules by which the

organization will function. A good constitution will contain, but

will not be limited to, the following: The official name of the

organization; the purpose; a definition of membership; how the organization

will be administered and governed; duties of members/administrators; a means

to amend the constitution; any bylaws agreed to that may not have been

covered in the previous segments. An example is available at

web.ics.purdue.edu/~hurling.

4. The best and easiest means of administration and governance would

be through either elected officers or an elected council. The duties

should be written out in the constitution. The number of officers or

counselors is up to the specific organization. The most common is to

have officers. The responsibilities of officers include public

relations, finances, recruitment of new members, attainment of

sponsors/sponsorship, team management, and obtaining supplies. Captains/team

managers/coaches can be used to lesson the duties of the officers.

5. It is best to establish an account at a financial institution. If

you are part of a school there may be a financial office that can or must be

used. If an account is created at any public financial institution it

would be best to be listed as a non profit organization to avoid paying

taxes or other fees. To obtain non profit status you should look very

carefully at state and federal tax laws which can be quite cumbersome.

6. Get supplies for members and always have extra supplies for new and

current members.

7. Attract as many members as you would like. This can be done by

flyering in publicly approved places, newspapers, stores, use your

imagination to get your name out there. This is a very important

part, after all, if there are no members, there is no club. If you

are part of a school, flyer campus (most schools have rules for flyering),

classrooms, any place where people gather. Also, and this is vital as

well, allow approximately seven days, preferable ten days, between when

flyers are placed and when the event (meeting, match, etc.) is going to be

held.