Bylaws & Handbook
The Bylaws function as binding rules that outline the Association's core operations and requirements, while the Handbook functions as the guidebook for implementing those rules. If the Bylaws are the "why" and the "who" of the AYHA's policies and procedures, the Handbook contains the details of "how" parents, players, and coaches make the Association work on a daily basis.
AYHA Bylaws
The goal of any set of bylaws is to provide clear organizational direction on how an organization is run in a manner that does not require regular or subjective interpretation. In the Bylaws, Association members can find information regarding the creation of the AYHA, what constitutes membership and participation in the Association, who makes up the governing body and what their duties are, conduct of Board meetings and voting, accounting requirements, Association programs, and Association policies.
AYHA Handbook
Previous versions of the Handbook are the cumulative result of experiences and input from many years' worth of Association members. However, the combined Bylaws and Handbook were jumbled assembly of directives with confusing terminology, formatted in a manner that made them difficult to utilize, and lacking direction for a variety of mission-critical Association requirements. Furthermore, they had conflicting information that required interpretation. As experienced AYHA members leave as their children graduate from the high school team, the Association is left with large gaps of knowledge regarding requirements and activities that were not written, passed down by word of mouth, and at times inconsistently applied.
An updated draft handbook will be available in early 2025 that will provide a variety of guides for how rules, policies, and programs are implemented. With so many rules, programs, and policies that the Association is required to implement each season, it is not anticipated that the first updated handbook will be comprehensive. Instead, it will cover several of the largest, most pressing needs for our Association members and leave plenty of room in the future for updates.
