EGSA, West End Soccer and Ewing Girls Travel Soccer Merger

There are many opportunities to play organized soccer in Ewing. They are now offered
by four different organizations that are actually run by a pretty small number of people.
People on the Board of Directors of the West End Soccer Association (WESA) and
the Ewing Girls Soccer Association (EGSA) have talked about a merger for years?
sometimes among the same people at different board meetings week to week. We think
now is the time.

Some aspects and benefits of a merger include:

• The size of each program has been shrinking over the years, but the number of tasks
  for volunteers has not. Consolidation will give us some economies of scale.
  


• Despite many opportunities to play soccer in Ewing, finding the right one can be a
  challenge. Consolidation will offer a ?one stop shop? for players and parents.


• The mix of opportunities will not change. There will still be:
  
  
  
  • 
    A recreational program for boys and girls (formerly WESA)
  
  
  • A recreational program for girls only (formerly EGSA);
  
  
  • Youth travel soccer teams as exist now or may be created (WESA and EGSA)
  
  
  • Indoor co-ed youth and adult recreational programs (formerly Township)
  
  
  • Adult co-ed recreational 7v7 program, spring & fall outdoor and winter indoor (formerly Ewing 7v7 Soccer of Ewing)
  
  
  • Other opportunities as demand permits and leaders step forward.
  
  
  
  


• Field scheduling and maintenance will be simplified.


• A proposed new name of ?Ewing United Soccer Association? (EUSA) will emphasize
  a Ewing identity.