Two of the most popular exports within Demosphere’s Online Registration System have been enhanced to include greater flexibility.

First is export merchandise, a popular feature most commonly used to fill orders made by parents for optional merchandise offered by a recreational sports organization. Now included are options like jersey number, program, and age group. These inclusions will help organizations fill orders faster than ever before.

Second is the ability to export parent volunteer information from the standard export players feature. In the past, this ability was only available within the Age Group Commissioner (AGC) team assigning function, but it is now available as part of the standard online export. This was done as part of Demosphere’s preparation to transition to a completely new web-based Team Building interface to replace the AGC component of the system. Look for news on this in the very near future!

Happy Birthday Demosphere! Earlier this week, Demosphere officially celebrated its 21st birthday and we are happy to be officially "legal"! To mark the occasion, some members of the team celebrated with cupcakes and (sparkling) cider!

Upon further research, 1990 was a very momentous year -- and not just because Demosphere opened its doors for business. Here are some other noteworthy happenings ....

The nature of communicating the latest information to your constituents through your WebWriter® Website System will undoubtedly lead to increasing content ... and eventual clutter. The vast majority of your content, however, remains pertinent to the goings-on of your organization of which you most likely do not wish to delete. WebWriter provides the solution by retiring your old articles to the Content Archives.

The Content Archives are not inherently available to the public but may be accessed by just providing a link - either embedded within your banner design, or simply creating an Outside Link by copying and pasting the Archive's page address into the target URL input. The Content Archives are sorted the same as your Site Map (sequenced Departments and Sub Departments), but are also organized by the Month and Year the articles were created.

To access the Content Archives, especially if they have not been opened to the public yet, full Admin users are provided a link to "Launch Content Archives" on the Admin Home page under the CONTENT MANAGEMENT tab of the WebWriter product window. To archive content, click an article's "Settings" and select "Archive" under the Article Placement section, and then click the Save button.

Please contact support@demosphere.com with any questions or comments.

Using raffles as fundraisers for youth sports organizations is nothing new, but a well-run fundraiser can benefit more than just the organization itself.

Recently, Issaquah Soccer Club in Washington ran a fundraiser for Seattle Children's Hospital with help from Sports Authority, a club sponsor. In total, the organization offered five raffle prizes via Sports Authority - four gift cards and a grand prize package consisting of a selecton of gear found at the sports retailer. In total, the fundraiser raised $3,000 for Seattle Children's Hospital.

Youth soccer is growing in China. A new Youth Soccer Development Fund has just been established to support soccer in two provinces moving forward.

According to the Chinese Football Association (CFA) , youth soccer is the organization's top priority. At the moment, China ranks behind neighbors Japan and South Korea in grassroots development.