SOGFSA: Meetings

Meeting Schedule

Board meetings:

Scheduling meetings are at - TBD
All other meetings are TBD

Date Time TypeMeeting Descriptions- Reminders - Things Due
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7pm BoardMeeting •  Review the past season, including team records
•  Nominate new officers
•  Hold approval review for probationary members to decide to accept them to full board status
•  Finalize meeting and task schedule for season
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7pm BoardMeeting •  Vote on new officers
•  Compile a list of all district directors for the new season 
•  Review all league rules and by-laws and submit any proposed changes for review by new board
•  Invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association (on-going)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7pm BoardMeeting •  20011-2012 Officers assume positions
•  Review all league rules and by-laws, vote on all changes.
•  Set all fee structures for the upcoming season (org, team, forfeit and tournament fees)
•  Nominate preseason/postseason tournament sites
•  Invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7pm BoardMeeting •  Final Collection of organization fees for the upcoming season ($30/organization).  Deadline to hear from all existing organizations
•  Finalize preseason/post season sites
•  Invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association.  Deadline for acceptance for all new organizations

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  

7pm BoardMeeting

•  Collect directions for new organizations and new ball parks (email is acceptable at any time)
•  Start collection of team rosters and coach's lists (email is acceptable at any time)
•  Start forming of leagues by providing best estimate of teams for each organization
•  Begin collection of all sanctioning fees and team fees

Team Fees(2011) are: $30per team (15 for USSSA and 15 for SOGFSA admin)

Wednesday, March 6, 2013   Canceled Due to Weather •  Final collection of directions for new organizations and new ball parks
•  Deadline for the number of teams each organization will enter in our association this year
•  List of all head coaches from each organization is due.
•  Scheduling form (Field Availabiliy) due for all organizations
•  Finalize divisions for all teams based upon region and ability
•  Finalize collection of all sanctioning fees and team fees
Saturday, March 9th , 2013 9am Umpire Clinic #1  see clinic section on front page
Saturday, March 16th, 2013 9am Umpire Clinic #2  see clinic section on front page
 Wednesday, March 27, 2013  7pm Board Meeting

Coach Rosters Due.

Team fees are as follows:

$30per team (15 for USSSA and 15 for SOGFSA admin)

U8 schedule by SOGFSA only - $15per team unless needing USSSA insurance.

Wednesday, April TBD, 2013     Regular Season Schedules released for younger ages
Sunday, April TBD, 2013   Entry Forms / HS Deadline •  Pre-season entry forms due
•  Deadline for the number of teams each organization will enter in our High School League this year
Friday, April 19, 2013 - Sunday, April 21, 2013   PreSeason Tournament Pre-Season Tournaments (Sites - TBD)
Saturday, May TBD, 2013   Start of Season All 8U through 14U leagues (some teams in the 12A and both 14U divisions may need to start at 5/19 due to middle school conflicts)
Monday, May TBD, 2013     Regular Season Schedules released for High School league
Wednesday, June TBD, 2013   Start of Season High School leagues
Friday, June 21, 2013 - Sunday, June 23, 2013   PostSeason Tournament Post-Season Tournaments (Sites - TBD)
       


OLD meeting Address(not using since 8/2012) -Fairfield -  Northwest Bowling Lanes - Fairfield (1763 Happy Valley Dr, Fairfield, OH 45014)


Monthly Task List

SEPTEMBER
- review the past season
- nominate officers for the new season
- set a meeting schedule and reserve a meeting room for all meetings
- set up audit committee
- set a task schedule

OCTOBER
- vote on new officers
- audit committee reports
- decide on an age cut-off date for the upcoming season
- compile a list of all the district directors for the new season
- decide upon the make-up of our league for this season
- invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association


NOVEMBER
- install new officers
- start a review on all league rules and by-laws
- set all fee structures for the upcoming season
- invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association
- assign pre and post season tournament sites
- recruit college/hs coaches to hold coach's clinics for the association.

DECEMBER
- finish reviewing all league rules and by-laws
- set up umpire clinics
- invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association
- review team records from previous season

JANUARY (first meeting)
- set dates for all player's clinics
- set coach’s clinic date
- vote on final draft of league rules and by-laws
- invite new organizations to our meeting for consideration of acceptance into our association

JANUARY (second meeting)
- collect organization fees for the upcoming season
- deadline for acceptance for all new organizations
- deadline to hear from all existing organizations
- collect directions for new organizations and new ball parks

FEBRUARY (first meeting)
- start collection of team rosters and coach's lists
- review umpire clinic dates
- review coach’s clinic date
- collect directions for new organizations and new ball parks

FEBRUARY (second meeting)
- deadline for the number of teams each organization will enter in our association this year
- collect lists of all head coaches from each organization (standard SOGFSA forms must be used)
- collect rosters from each organization (standard SOGFSA roster forms must be used)
- set up divisions for all teams
- set scheduling meetings (times and divisions)
- final collection of directions for new organizations and new ball parks

MARCH
- start scheduling
- review coach’s clinic
- hold player's clinics
- hold umpire clinics
- collect all sanctioning fees and team fees
- all rosters must be turned in prior to team being scheduled

APRIL
- deadline for high school teams to get in - last week of April
- hold mandatory coach's meeting
- hold pre-season tournaments
- high school scheduling

MAY
- official season begins – first Saturday