The Ohio Champions League (OCL) is a youth soccer league with nearly 200 teams ranging in age from U-07 to U-14.  Most of the teams in the program are parent-coached.  Most of the parent-coached teams have access to professional trainers either for individual player skill development or team technical or tactical training.  However, many of our U-07 to U-09 teams are professionally-coached club-level teams. 

The primary mission of the OCL is to provide an enjoyable soccer environment for a wide range of players desiring to play above the basic community-based recreational program.  The OCL provides its teams, coaches, parents and players with tremendous flexibility in terms of game scheduling dates/times, opponents (including younger/older aged-teams as desired by the coaches), number of games, etc.  The league allows for in-season roster flexibility as well.

In addition, the league sponsors season-ending tournaments at the end of each Fall and Spring season.

Beginning with the Spring 2012 season, the OCL is partnering with a brand new referee association -- the Mid Ohio Soccer Officials Association (MOSOA) -- in order to provide a development environment for our referee community as well.

Should you have further questions about the OCL, please feel free to send us an e-mail .

Thank you,
Natalie Baker Stellini and Ken McMahon

by posted 05/19/2012
 
All,
We have created a new web site to track the results of the OCL Tournament in real time this Spring as a pilot program.  Please click on LEAGUE, then LINKS, then ** OCL Spring 2012 Tournament.

Once there, you should be able to see the results during the tournament.  We also HOPE to have the schedule for Sunday uploaded to this site as well....
Natalie and Ken

posted 05/18/2012
 

by posted 05/17/2012
 
Coaches,
A couple somewhat major changes have been made to the schedule.  We expect that this schedule will be the FINAL schedule.  The changes made include a CHANGE for the U-11 Boys age group.  We have elected to change from two divisions to three due to some huge inequities between the teams.  A couple other U-08 and U-10 teams have been modified to accommodate coaching conflicts.  These latest changes are incorporated in the schedule.  A couple other games were moved to make room for these changes -- U-11 girls and U-14 girls. 

PLEASE reconfirm your schedule for the weekend.
Natalie and Ken

by posted 05/14/2012
 
All,
The third major iteration of the schedule is now available under documents.  This schedule corrects a number of coaching conflict items that were missed.  It also corrects a few miscellaneous errors.  The NEWEST changes are in RUST (color, that is -- kind of like ORANGE for the guys out there!!!). 

As always, if you see an error or something does not look right, let us know.  Contrary to the views of some, putting a schedule with over 50 teams worth of conflicts for a 183 team tournament call be challenging. 

The divisions are not perfect for every team.  Yet, we believe that they are as fair as possible.  A number of the changes that were made last night and today involved moving teams from one division to another and then going back in to the schedule to ascertain how many situations got broken when making these changes.

The tie-breaker rules are included for everyone's benefit.  More soon....
Natalie and Ken

by posted 05/07/2012
 
All,
The OCL Spring 2012 Tournament T-Shirt Pre-Order form is now available!!! 

The deadline for ordering is SUNDAY, MAY 13th at 10:00PM....

To access the document:
1.  Go to www.ohiochampionsleague.com
2.  Click on DOCUMENTS
3.  Select OCL Spring 2012 Tournament T-Shirt Pre-Order form.

BOTH the CHECK(S) AND the FORM MUST be received by SUNDAY, MAY 13th at 10:00PM.  The PakMail location is NOT open late in the afternoon.  Please e-mail if you have any questions. 
Natalie and Ken

by posted 04/11/2012
 
Coaches and Admins,
GAME CARDS:
All of you have or will be receiving game cards for your home games this Spring.  In the meantime, you can print off blank game cards by going to LEAGUE, DOCUMENTS and clicking on GAME CARDS. 

The game card is to be given to the referees before the game.  After the game is over, the referee is to complete the card.  Each coach should verify the score.  Each referee should sign the card (legibly).  The winning team (or the home team in the event of a tie) should take a picture of the game card and e-mail to . 

The same coach is responsible for entering the game into the system.  The other coach should verify the result.  NOTE:  Please post the score with a FOUR GAME MAX.  DIFFERENTIAL -- in other words, if the score is 9-1, please enter 5-1.  We will review the game cards if there is a discrepancy. 

REPORTING GAME SCORES:
The final score is to be entered into the system by the Winning Team (in the case of a tie, the Home Team is responsible for entering the score)
 
Here is the process for doing so:
1.  Go to www.ohiochampionsleague.com site
2.  Click on LOG IN (far upper right part of screen)
3.  Enter your name and password at the prompt (if you have forgotten your password, send an e-mail to
4.  Double-click on ADMINISTER (right next to LOG IN in upper Right Corner)
5.  Click on ENTER GAME RESULTS
6.  Enter the game results (remember the four goal difference max.). 
7.  If you wish to add comments on the game, you can do so by clicking on RESULTS which is a link in the middle of the notes section.  You will then need to click on your Team's Division and then the Team Name.  You can enter/modify results on that screen.  Feel free to comment on Referees, etc. in that section as well.

Thanks.
Natalie Baker Stellini and Ken McMahon

by posted 04/11/2012
 
All,
The referee schedule through 5-22-12 is now posted in the Hey Coach area.  Here is how you get to the Hey Coach area:
1.  Go to www.ohiochampionsleague.com site
2.  Click on LOG IN (far upper right part of screen)
3.  Enter your name and password at the prompt (if you have forgotten your password, send an e-mail to
4.  Click on Hey Coach
5.  Scroll ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM....Click on the ** OCL Spring 2012 Referee Schedule, Coach/Ref List.

There is still a glitch in the system that will indicate a referee has accepted an assignment (Yes) when in fact some of them have neither ACCEPTED nor DECLINED an assignment.  We are working with League Athletics to get this matter resolved.  In the meantime, we are aware of these referee situations and are working on either confirming their games or replacing the referees as required.
Natalie Baker Stellini and Ken McMahon

by posted 02/20/2012
 
GAME ADD:(Game must be added SEVEN days in advance to guarantee referees, THREE days in advance for a "best effort" to secure referees)

1. Identify dates and times with an opponent
2. Secure a field through the field scheduling coordinator in your community (OCL schedules DUSC and Worthington United home games)
3. Once a field is secure, HOME team sends e-mail to opposing team stating:
   A. GAME ADD in subject line
   B. HOME TEAM IS:
   C. AWAY TEAM IS:
   D. GAME ADD DATE and TIME
   E. FIELD LOCATION and NUMBER
4. Opponent (away team) then sends e-mail BACK to HOME team and COPIES on the e-mail CONFIRMING all of the above is correct.
5. HOME TEAM then must confirm with home community field coordinator and COPY that that field is indeed being used on the specific day and time.
6. OCL will then add the game into the system within 48 hours.
 
GAME DROP:
1. Once you and your opponent agree to drop a game (unless weather related, this must be done AT LEAST THREE days in advance) send an e-mail to your opponent:
   A. GAME DROP in the subject line
   B. HOME TEAM IS:
   C. AWAY TEAM IS:
   D. CURRENT GAME TIME AND DAY:
   E. CURRENT GAME FIELD IS:
2. Opponent then sends e-mail BACK to team originating request and COPIES CONFIRMING all the above is correct.
3.Home team must then contact home community field coordinator (and copy ) that field no longer needed
4. OCL will then drop the game and notify the referees within 48 hours

GAME MODIFY: (ONLY use when the OPPONENT is the same--if the opponent is changing, please use a separate GAME ADD and GAME DROP form for each step)--NEW date must be SEVEN days in the future to guarantee referee and at least THREE days in advance in order to get a "best effort" to secure referees.
1. Agree with your opponent what the change is and have a field secured
2. Send an e-mail to opponent:
  A. GAME MODIFY in subject line
  B. HOME TEAM IS:
  C. AWAY TEAM IS:
  D. NEW GAME DATE, NEW GAME TIME
  E. NEW HOME LOCATION, AND FIELD NUMBER
  F. CURRENT GAME DATE AND TIME
  G. CURRENT GAME LOCATION AND FIELD NUMBER
3. Opponent sends e-mail BACK to team originating request, COPYING CONFIRMING all of the above information is correct.
4. Home team then contacts home community field coordinator, COPYING that the game has been changed with new date and time and original date and time is no longer needed.
5. OCL will then change the game information within 48 hours.