So after contacting my states email lists I put together a Spanish club. Math club was created in much the same way. Spanish club is a long-term commitment. We are committing to learn the Spanish language and we have committed ourselves to both the teacher and the rest of the club. Math club is more of a short-term commitment.
Football is a fall activity which is, though time consuming, a short-term commitment.
In planning out the year I try to balance both my long term and short-term commitments, which I reevaluate on a continual basis. I try to leave enough leeway that we can add on both social and intellectual activities without killing ourselves. Used under License.