Next Board/Membership Meeting; Last Call for Spindogs!
Hello Davenport East parents, players and supporters! We have a couple of housekeeping issues to talk about as we head into the Holiday season.
Board/General Membership Meeting: The next Davenport East Board meeting will be on Tuesday, December 8 at 6 p.m. at Knights of Columbus on West 35th Street. The meeting will be open to General Membership at 7 p.m. If you have issues you'd like to address or ideas to better our league, this is the time to get involved!
Last Call for Spindogs: We've had a great response to our Winter training program at Spindogs Instruction and Batting Cages. So far about 50 of our little leaguers have signed up for one of the programs. The good news is that it's not too late. We have one spot open for our Saturday, 4:30 session and six spots open for our Saturday 5:45 session. Both groups begin on Saturday, January 2nd. These sessions run 11 weeks and are a bargain at $100 per player. If you're interested in signing up, call Jim Houghton, our league coordinator, at 563-349-5767.
2010 Board Announced
The Board for 2010 was elected at the most recent Board Meeting
They are…
President – Greg Rediger
Treasurer – Mike Styvaert
Vice President, Baseball – Tim McGovern
Player Agent – Brad Hager
League Coordinator – Jim Houghton
Safety Officer – Tim Heinrichs
Grounds Supervisor – Chris Clevenger (new)
Umpire in Chief – Ben Cleaveland (new)
Information Officer – Brian Bourke
Fundraising Coordinator – Pam Samuelson
Concessions Manager – Julie Capshaw
Merchandising Coordinator – Lori Durrant
Vice President, Softball – Don Mayhew
The role of each board position is outlined below. Please consider stepping into one of these roles as the board will likely need new members next season with kids graduating to Pony.
Vice President – Baseball – Presides over league meetings in the absence of the President, is ex-officio member of all committees and carries out duties and assignments as may be delegated by the President; orders jerseys for regular season and All Stars, coordinates volunteers for sewing patches (if necessary), and distributes jerseys.
Treasurer – Handles accounting for all league-related issues, controls the checkbook, prepares an annual budget, and provides board with periodic financial updates.
Player Agent – Serves as liaison to parents of players in all levels of the baseball division of the league, conducts the tryouts, regular season draft, All Stars selection process, approves any trades between teams, and transfers to or from the Minor League, assists the President in checking birth certificates and eligibility records.
Safety Officer - Creates/updates safety manual, maintains sufficient inventories of first aid materials, assures league has current medical release forms, volunteer applications, and related background checks.
League Coordinator – Handles scheduling of fields for all regular season and All Stars games and practices; represents coaches/managers in the league; presents a coach/manager training budget to the board; orders and distributes training materials to players, coaches, and managers; coordinates mini-clinics and any other training or education related opportunities.
Umpire in Chief – Coordinates umpire scheduling for regular season and All Stars; ensures that umpire volunteers have been properly trained and are outfitted with appropriate equipment and attire.
Fields Supervisor – Serves as liaison with city for field prep, monitors conditions and make recommendations for improvements to fields and all related equipment.
Information Officer – Administers league website, sets up on-line registration, ensures the rosters are uploaded to Little League, encourages creation of team web sites to managers, coaches, and parents, ensures that league news and scores are updated online on a regular basis; collects, posts, and distributes important information on league activities including direct dissemination of fund-raising and sponsor activities to Little League, the district, the public, league members, and the media; maintains a register of members and directors, records meeting minutes, sends out notice of meetings, and maintains a record of league activities.
Concessions – Non Board Auxiliary Position(s) – Monitors inventory and purchasing of, apparel, supplies, and items to be sold from concessions, scheduling coverage for regular season and All Stars, and any hosted tournament games.
Equipment Manager – Non Board Auxiliary Position – Monitor inventory, check-out, and check-in of equipment for all levels.
ALSO, if any of you have baseball knowledge/experience and would be interested in helping coach or managing a team in the coming season, please send me an email stating your interest. It is the goal of Davenport East Little League to always provide the best possible instruction available.
