Points are awarded to clubs for attending the general meetings held by the association. Points may also be deducted from teams for disciplinary and other reasons. Click on the link in the Points Adjust or PA column of the ladder to view any adjustments and the reason for them.

Perhaps a better question is 'What can RSS do for me?'. Depending on whom you ask, RSS is an acronym for either RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. The second one better fits our purposes. RSS allows you to receive new content from your favorite organizations without having to go to the web site. This is done by way of an RSS feed, which is sort of like a channel on your television. With RSS, as long as you're on the Internet, you'll receive a notification that something new is available. You'll have the opportunity to look at the description and if you're not interested, you don't have to look at it.

To get RSS, the first thing you need to do is get a software program called a news aggregator or reader. There are a variety to choose from and they all have different features but the one thing they do have in common is they allow you to read an RSS feed. Since RSS is released in a specific format, it's not very readable by most people. These readers display the content of the feed in a way that a person can get the information they most want. There are instructions below for how to set up a reader below.

In many ways, RSS is similar to E-mail. Both require a specific program to read them ( E-mail uses Microsoft Outlook, Netscape Communicator, Eudora, etc...) and both allow you to get frequent updates sent to you. However, there are two distinct advantages that RSS has over E-mail. First, you don't have to give out personal information and second, you don't receive RSS feeds that you don't want. Since you have to 'subscribe' to receive an RSS feed, if you don't want to receive it, you can simply 'unsubscribe' and you won't receive notifications anymore. When we say subscribe, we don't mean that you have to pay or give any information. It just means you get to choose whether you receive a feed. Another benefit of this is that viruses are much more rare. You don't get people sending you computer viruses. If you haven't signed up for a specific feed, you won't get it!!

In order to set up a news reader, you must download it and install it on your computer. There are many that are free to download. Some of the more common and popular ones are:

• RSS Bandit [website]
• FeedReader [website]
• Sage extension for Firefox browser [website]

Step 1: Download RSS Reader
Select the reader you wish to use and download and install the software on to your machine.

Step 2: Load the RSS Feed

1. Once you've installed the software, open the program and select the option to add a new a new feed. It will ask you for the URL of the feed.
2. Enter the specific URL for the feed you want. Whereever you see this image click on it and copy the address from the address bar in the browser.
3. You will then be able to enter a name for the feed. A name may be suggested or you can create your own title.
4. The new feed will be added to the list of feeds available. To ensure your feed is up-to-date make sure you update it in your RSS reader.

Keep in mind that when you set up your software, a number of feeds will be preselected. If you don't want them, you can go through and manually delete them.