Softball Association Meeting Minutes – August 19, 2007
Meeting held to items to be placed on agenda for Wednesday nights parent meeting and to discuss positions up for elections.
1. Election Positions open are:
-Vice President – currently held by Les Ginther
-Secretary – currently held by Jolene Annen
-Tournament director - currently held by Darin Holmgren
2. Equipment and improvement needs for next year:
-Pitching machines
-Varsity batting cage nets
-Bleachers for west field – Canterbury Park may make a donation for this
-Scoreboard for west field
3. Motion, made, seconded and passed to add a scoreboard to the west field – cost not to exceed $6,400.
-This would be completed sometime this fall
4. Discussed changing website name to shakopeegirlssoftball.com for a one time fee of $200 – Sam Mayberry will take care of this.
Softball Association Meeting Minutes – August 19, 2007
Year End Parent’s Meeting Year end wrap up
1. 300 Girls participated in softball association this summer and fall
2 Profits from 2006 used for the following:
-3rd field at the high school – West Field
3. Profits from 2007 will be used for the following:
-Scoreboard on west field – approximately $6,400
-North field at high school – get that back into use
-2 new fields at new high school
4. In-House Program
-7th and 8th grade -C(3)V – Chaska, Carver, Chanhassen, and Victoria
-Eden Prairie also had 9th –12th teams
-This program worked out very well – the above communities traveled to compete with each other
-May expand to 5th and 6th grade level next year and 3rd and 4th following year
-Machine pitch for Midgets (4th, 5th and 6th graders) went well
-Need to work on developing pitchers for the in-house program
5. Travel Program - Highlights
-10 U Black – 3rd place Northern Nationals
-12U Black – 2nd at State Tournament and 7th at AFA Northern Nationals
-12U White – 2nd at State Tournament
-14U Black – 15th at Elgin, Illinois Nationals
-6 teams qualified for Nationals out of 8 teams possible
6. Fall Ball
-1 - 10U team
-2 – 12U teams
-1 – 14U team
7. Communications
-Web address – own domain – going to be called shakopeegirlssoftball.com
-Informational and educational tool
-Way to let current and future members find out what is going on
8. Committees
-Help with in-house (pictures – shirts, etc)
-Help on travel (evaluations, registrations, etc)
-Help with Father’s Day Tournament
-Help with winter and other clinics
9. Registration – in-house and travel will be at the same time
-Need to get the word out earlier
10. Development of Players and Pitchers
- Use pitching machine at younger ages so the players learn how to field and so they are more attentive
- Also need to develop pitchers
- Winter Clinics for in-house and traveling
- Coaching clinics
- Coaching packets – coach mentors
- Skill specific coaches to float/rove between teams for pitching and catching
- In-house – coaching education, rule consistency
- Send coaches to National Sports Clinics – held in metro area
11. Equipment Needs
-In-house needs more pitching machines to be stored at central location
-First aid kits - traveling
-Helmets with face masks and chin straps – in-house
12. Fundraisers
-Year round fundraisers to subsidize national tournaments
-Sell merchandise through website, at Shakopee tournament, decals, etc.
-Bagging at Cub Foods – have to be 15 years old
13. Father’s Day Tournament
-Major fundraiser
-Lots of work – but plenty of fun too
-Darin is not running again for tournament director
14. Election Positions open are:
-Vice President – currently held by Les Ginther
-Secretary – currently held by Jolene Annen
-Tournament director - currently held by Darin Holmgren
15. Election results:
-Les Ginther nominated Sam Mayberry for Vice President, 2nd and voted on. Sam Mayberry is the new Vice President
-Bob Stark nominated Scott Wilts for Secretary, 2nd and voted on.
Scott Wilts is the new Secretary
-Communications Director position open as Sam Mayberry is now Vice President
-Darin Holmgren nominated John Schewe, 2nd and voted on.
John Schewe is the new Communications Director for 1 year to fill the 2nd half of Sam’s term
-Tournament Coordinator – no nominations – position to remain open at this time.
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