Board Meetings
March 26, 2001 March 12, 2001 March 5, 2001
February 26, 2001 February 20, 2001 February 12, 2001 February 6, 2001
January 23, 2001 January 15, 2001 January 4, 2001
December 19, 2000 December 12, 2000 December 4, 2000
November 20, 2000 November 12, 2000 November 5, 2000
May 23, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm. There were 17 members present. The first order of business was to find a tournament director for the 8 year-old all-star tournaments that we will be hosting. Bob Mathers suggested that since no one volunteered we should wait and talk to some board members that were unable to attend tonight's meeting.
The following all-star managers & coaches were approved:
8 year-olds: American Manager: Ricky Early Coaches: Randy Sims, Clay Elliott; National Manager: Jay McInnis Coaches: Robbie Davis, Rob Darhower
9 year-olds: American Manager: Lonnie Baker Coaches: Roger Kennedy, Roger Barrett; National Manager: Jeff Curtis Coaches: Jim Phillips, Chris Krenek
10 year-olds: American Manager: Darren McDorman Coaches: Randy Eubanks, Ken Shepardson; National manager: Jasper Bailey Coaches: Randy Hutchins, Tom Burke
11 year-olds: American Manager: Dennis Samac Coaches: Ken Koger, Steve Rogers; National Manager: Hal Olimb Coaches: Mike Clements, Darren McDorman
12 year-olds: American Manager: Scott Milton Coaches: Thomas Muldowney, Wayne Carver; National Manager: Bill Skelley Coaches: Al Vafides, Chris Ely
The next order of business was all-star uniforms. Patti Baker reported that there was $14,000 budgeted for all-stars. There was discussion and a motion was made that we buy the uniforms. There was a 2nd and a majority vote. Wayne Carver will get a quote from MacGregor and AAU to do the uniforms.
Dennis Samac presented a recommendation to the board for a double 1st base. The purpose of this is for safety reasons. There was a motion by Scott Milton that we approve a double first base for the 2001 season. Wayne Carver 2nd and there was a majority vote.
Closing ceremonies will be Saturday, June 16, 2001 at the major league park with the play off games being at 1:00 pm for Minor B, 4:00 pm for Minor A, and 7:00 pm for Major League. After each game trophies will be awarded for that league and all-stars will be announced. The dates that the all-stars will be posted are June 2, 2001 for non-sanctioned teams and June 15, 2001 for sanctioned teams. Bob Mathers suggested that the player agents poll the Managers in all leagues and compile a list of Umpires that they feel have done an extraordinary job of calling games and that they should be recognized at closing ceremonies.
Patti Baker gave a budget update and as of Wed. May 23, 2001 there is $65,828.15 in the Little League account.
Bob Mathers chose an Executive Committee since due to game schedules and such we are unable at times to have a quorum for our meetings. They are as follows:
Earl Gothard, Mike Rarick, Gary Wood, Bob Mathers, Darren McDorman, Terri Turansky, Patti Baker
The board members approved the Executive committee. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm with the next meeting TBD.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
April 18, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. There were 16 members present. The first order of business was the approval of an Umpire in Chief. With a majority vote Ron Covey will fill that position. All coaches in T-Ball, Minor B, Minor A and Major leagues were approved (managers were approved previously).
Mike Rarick went over the schedules and responsibilities of the Park Rangers. Next order of business was to approve the safety circle for Minor B. Mike Rarick proposed that the safety circle be changed from the 8-foot radius that is currently in our local rules to a 4-foot radius, which the district uses for All-Star play. There was discussion on the pros and cons of this change and a proposal was put before the board that we change the circle to 4-foot radius and any ball inside the circle or that comes in contact with the machine, power cord or power supply is a dead ball.
Rich Walley reported on Teen League registration and tryouts. Players registered at this point are:
13 - 14 year olds:
15 - 16 year olds:
17 year old: 1
The board approved 6 coaches for these teams they are as follow:
Ed Feliciano, Rick Welton, Randy Eubanks, Scott Ward, Joe Nedorosick, Scott Tucker
Wayne Carver and Alan Vafides proposed that the major league games start time be changed to 5:15 and 7:15 due to the construction being done on Hwy. 20 in Bluewater it is hard to have a full team to start the game on time. It was suggested that the player agents poll all managers in this league so we could get an overall view of the start time situation. This issue will be readdressed at the next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm with the next meeting to be determined.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
April 8, 2001
No quorum.
March 26, 2001
Bob Mathers called meeting to order at 6:30 pm. There were 23 board members present. The first order of business was Opening Day. Francine Cunningham reported on the progress and noted that all Raffle item sponsors names need to be in to her no later that Wed. March 28, 2001. All board members need to be available for opening day. To make this day a success it will take full board participation.
Mike Rarick submitted a list of Major League coaches that needed board approval. There was a majority vote and all 19 were approved. All other leagues will submit their list at the next meeting. Rich Walley has set a date of April 7, 2001 for a late registration for teen league with tryouts being held the following weekend.
Gina Carver reported that the work on the concessions and bathrooms for the Major League Park and Valp. Field has been completed. Gary Wood reported that he only had 4 volunteers for each league to signup to be umpires. The rest will have to be managers/coaches. At the next meeting we will elect an Umpire in Chief.
Mike Rarick passed around a signup sheet for Park Rangers for all 3 fields and asked all board members to sign up for a week. He then went over a list of park ranger's duties, which will be posted inside all concession stands. Terri will finish filling in the dates with additional board members not present at this meeting and publish a list to all board members as well as posting it in all concession areas.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. with the next meeting being Monday, April 9, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. at The River of Life.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
March 12, 2001
No quorum.
March 5, 2001
No quorum.
February 26, 2001
President Bob Mathers called meeting to order at 6:40 PM. There were 21 members present.
Mike Rarick talked about the practice schedules for the month of March. The Major League schedules are already posted on the website, with Minor A almost complete and Minor B and T-Ball still working. He explained about his process and how the field maps are laid out on the website. He will also talk about the schedules at the Feb 27th Manager's Meeting.
Mike also gave an update on the regular season schedules. With the goal of no games on Wednesday nights, the debate was whether to schedule the extra Major League game on Saturday or play a total of 3 games on Friday night, which may involve some teams playing back to back games. ** The board voted to play the extra game on Friday night (at Twin Oaks). The same conditions existed for Minor A, and again the board voted to play the extra game during the week instead of the weekend, which would also involve some back-to-back games.
The board discussed the Candy Lady proposal to supply candy bars for fund raising. Members agreed to defer the discussion until the Team Mom's had their meeting to gauge how much interest there was for this fundraiser.
The board discussed the managerial situation with Steve Alford coaching both a Minor A and a Minor B team. Though there appears to be a shortage of qualified candidates, Steve has well qualified coaches on each team that can assume manager's duties when the inevitable conflicts occur. Steve is confident he can handle the situation. The board voted unanimously to approve Steve's plan.
Francine Cunningham updated the board on the Opening Day preparations. She needs help in contacting Raffle sponsors. Several Board members volunteered to contact specific sponsors, while President Mathers encouraged the Board to solicit contributions from any businesses they come in contact with. Francine also talked about the need for Opening Day volunteers, a Public Address System, and possible parking problems. Soon there will be an email that lists all the tasks required and volunteers needed. More to come later.
The Board discussed the need for an overhaul of the Valparaiso LL Field bathrooms. Randy Hutchins mentioned that the land was owned by Mr. Pat Burns, and that we may need his permission to act. Bob Mathers volunteered to contact Mr. Burns.
Gary Wood briefed the Board on the upcoming Umpire Clinic, to be held next Mon and Tue night. The location has been changed from the Major League Field to the Valparaiso Field.
Wayne Carver gave an update on the uniform situation. He mentioned that he was still waiting on a few managers to double-check their size listings, but he fully expected the order to go out by the end of the week.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. Next meeting will be Mar 5, 6:30 at the River of Life.
Alan Vafides, Secretary Designated Hitter
February 20, 2001
Earl Gothard called meeting to order at 6:45 pm. There were 21 members present. Mike Rarick gave the board a summary of some rules changes that Sandy Fleeman had sent to him to be reviewed by the board to get some input of how the board felt about these changes. He also gave a handout of the status of the web site.
The next order of business was a motion by Mike Rarick to have Deede Wayne assist Mike Clements and Francine Cunningham with opening day planning. There was a 2nd and a majority vote. Wayne Carver reported on the uniform order status stating all managers are working on getting him their final sizes so the order can be placed.
Earl Gothard received a call from the sports writer from the Bay Beacon and he will give her some information for the kick off of Little League section of the paper. There will be a workday Saturday, March 3, 2001 to get the concession stands and restrooms ready for the upcoming season. Earl Gothard made a motion that Gina Carver go out and get all the cleaning supplies needed and the board will reimburse all expenses. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
There was a question to the board about the availability of the Major League field to all teams for practice? Earl suggested that we give this question to Bob Mathers since he has worked with the city up to now. Bob also should check into the status of the air conditioning and refrigerator at the teen league field. Gina Carver also needs the combination to the lock for the concession stand at the Twin Oaks field. A question was also asked about the status of All-Star tournaments and if Bob had contacted Sandy Fleeman about Niceville hosting one?
Gary Wood reported to the board that there would be a mandatory umpires clinic March 6 & 7 from 6:30 - 9:30 at the Major League field. There will be no cost for this clinic. Debbie Tate reported that all T-ball coaches had been notified and all players are currently being placed on a team. She will have the uniform information to Wayne by Saturday. Gina Carver will inventory all of the concession stands and report back to the board with the status at the next meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm with the next meeting being Monday, February 26, 2001 at 6:30 pm at the River of Life.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
February 12, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm. There were 19 members present. Donald Jones from the Candy Lady fundraiser gave a presentation and passed out some of his candy samples. The board decided to wait until a later date to decide on the fundraiser. The next order of business was the committee reports, which were as follows:
Building and Grounds - Randy Hutchins The Valparaiso field needs to be over seeded and sod put down in some spots. Rich Walley noted that the air conditioner and refrigerator does not work at the Teen League field.
Expansion of Fields/Land - Bob Mathers Bob stated that he and Stephen Alford have been meeting with people about getting some land to build some fields on but nothing as been decided.
Concessions Manager - Gina Carver No report.
Equipment - Mike Clements No report.
Sponsors - Patti Baker We currently have twenty-five sponsors who have paid. We need at least twenty-five more. Calls are being made to those who either have sponsored in the past or have signed up to sponsor this year.
Uniforms - Wayne Carver Wayne will contact all managers and have them check the sizes before placing the order.
Umpires - Gary Wood There will be an umpire's clinic March 5 & 6 from 6:30 - 9:30 at Twin Oaks. There will be no cost to people attending the clinic.
Parent/Board Liaison - Stephen Alford No report.
Player's Clinic - Scott Milton We are currently trying to schedule a player's clinic for March 10, 2001.
Team Mom Coordinator - Francine Cunningham No report.
Press Agent - Mike Rarick No report.
Budget - Patti Baker We currently have a balance of $71,943.19. We also have $6,100.00 in CD's.
There was a motion that we donate $100 to the people who are putting on the Umpires Clinic to cover their expenses. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Rodney Dutton brought a proposal to the board that two players be allowed to move up to Minor A. He stated that all managers had agreed that these players are capable of playing in that league. The two players are: Kyle McDorman and Dustin Minkler. The board approved the move.
Ken Shepardson noted to the board that the parents of Taylor Grigsby the Dave Thomas Award winner from the 2000 season was not available at closing ceremonies to be presented with this award and that we should present this award at Opening ceremonies for the 2001 season. The board agreed on this and the award will be presented opening day.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. with the next meeting being Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001 place TBD.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
February 6, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 8:30 there were 23 members present. The first order of business was the approval of additional managers. The following Managers were added to the list: Minor B - Patrick Wayne, Joel Coville, Minor A - Don Oldroyd, Majors - Wayne Carver, Roger Kennedy, Ken Koger. Mike Rarick made a motion to accept these additional managers there was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Earl Gothard reported that after tonight's tryouts there were a total of 118 players in the Major league. Three of those were deemed safeties and 1 was being sent down to Minor A. Earl suggested that we have 9 teams with 12 players on each team and that we send the other 9 players to play down in Minor A. After lengthy discussion and several options discussed there was a motion that we accept 9 teams with 12 players on a team and the other 9 players which will be determined by the draft will be sent to play in Minor A. Mike Rarick 2nd. There was a majority vote.
Earl Gothard suggested since there were 2 candidates for the Major league team A-3 that we take a vote to see which candidate would be the manager of that team. The options were Roger Kennedy and Wayne Carver. There was a majority vote for Wayne Carver. Darren McDorman motioned that we let Caleb Kennedy go down to Minor A as requested by Roger Kennedy. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Earl Gothard, Mike Rarick and Mike McGlockton presented to the board the players that were deemed safety's or were moving up or down by request of the parents and approved by the coaches and player agents. Some were approved and some were not based on ability. There was a motion to accept these recommendations and a 2nd with a majority vote.
Earl Gothard presented a request from Wayne Carver that Micah be released from Scott Milton's team so that he could have the opportunity to coach him. After discussion it was noted that in the Little League Operating Manual p. 62 section 6F, deals with this exact situation and that we must follow this procedure outlined by Little League. Earl motioned that we follow this procedure, therefore we do not release Micah from his team but this issue will be addressed after the draft process per Little League. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Earl Gothard informed the board that the parents of Patrick Prestarri have requested due to personal issues that Patrick be released from Wayne Carver's team and placed back into the draft. It was noted that Patrick has never played for Wayne therefore the issues should not be considered. There was a motion and a 2nd to not let Patrick return to the draft but he could be offered as a trade after the draft process. There was a majority vote.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:00 am with the next meeting being Mon. Jan. 12, 2001 @ 6:00 at the River of Life.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
January 23, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. There were 24 members present. The first order of business was the approval of changes made to the Constitution, Local Rules, and Waiver's. Mike Rarick explained why the changes had to be made to get them approved by Little League. There was discussion then a motion was made and there was a majority vote to approve all changes.
Earl Gothard presented all board members with a handout titled, "Number of Major League Teams". This was a method of which Earl and Mike evaluated all teams and decided the fairest way to dissolve 2 teams (one in each league), due to the amount of 11&12 year olds that have registered to play in Major League. There was a lengthy discussion and the board agreed it was the best solution. In the event that we get more 11 or12 year olds to sign up at either Parent's night or try-outs Earl will work up a new proposal. There will be 9 teams as of right now. There was a motion to approve this proposal and a majority vote.
Mike Rarick presented a diagram of all stations for try-outs laying out how the lines would move from beginning to end. The hours and dates of tryouts are: Friday, Jan. 26, 2001 from 5:00 pm. till 8:00 pm, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001 from 9:00 am till 7:00 pm, and Sunday Jan. 28, 2001 from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm. Mike asks that all board members sign up for at least 2 shifts to evenly distribute the workload.
Bob Mathers presented the board with his Manager's recommendations for approval. They are as follows:
Major League
Alan Vafides, Scott Milton, Bill Skelley, Ed Cunningham, Brad Schneider, Kriengsak Vogel, Doug Jenkins, Hal Olimb, Dennis Samac, Roger Smith,
Alternate: Sean Horrell
Minor A:
Stephen Alford, Jasper Bailey, Lonnie Baker, Jeff Curtis, Randy Hutchins, Roger Kennedy, Beau Schreiber, Ken Shepardson, David Sheridan, Bob Campbell, Sam Sager,
Alternates: Salvador Gomez, Adrian Hall, Troy Welsh
Minor B
Stephen Alford, Linda Burke, Bernard Busove, Samuel Carelly, Robbie Davis, Ricky Early, Jay McInnis, Bill Mollin, Robert Provost, John Quinn, Anne Samac, Randy Sims, Alan Sykes, Rob Darhower
There was a motion and a second and a majority vote to approve the list of Manager's. Gary Wood reported on the Umpire's Clinic scheduled for Feb. 11 & Feb. 12, 2001, the cost will be $35.00.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:35 with the next meeting being Tue. Feb. 6, 2001 immediately after makeup tryouts at the Major League Park at approx. 6:00 pm.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
January 15, 2001
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm. There were 25 members present. The first order of business was the coaches' clinic scheduled for Feb. 3, 2001. At that time Bob turned the floor over to Jon McFadder from Simply the Best School of Baseball. Jon explained his philosophy for teaching the fundamentals of baseball and then opened the floor for discussion and questions. After the questions were answered we moved on to the next order of business.
Mike Rarick reported on my team.com and stated that the site is now up and running. There are two sites one for each Division. Next, Mike reported that there was going to be a baseball tournament held at Eglin Air Force Base during the week of Spring Break (March 19 - 24). The tournament will be for age groups 11-12 and only teams may enter. The cost to enter is not known at this time.
There will be a workday Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001 at 10:00 am at the Wolverine Softball Complex to prepare the fields for try-outs. There also will be a third registration held Friday, January 19, 2001 at Ruckel Middle School from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. There have been a total of 560 players registered as of Jan. 13, 2001.
Next order of business was to determine the cost factor for the Manager/Coach training clinic given by Jon McFadder of Simply the Best. After lengthy discussion there was a majority vote to make the clinic MANDATORY to all managers, coaches, and assistant coaches. The cost to each individual will be $10.00, and the league will pay $10.00 for each manager or coach attending the clinic.
There was discussion as to whether the board should send out letters to all returning 12 year olds to inform them who there managers will be and if they had a substantiated reason to request to re-enter the draft process. There was discussion and a majority vote that all Managers would call there returning players and let them know who the manager was and what players would be returning.
Felicia Hutchins was present at the meeting. After all board business was discussed, Felicia asked if she could address two questions to the board. Her first question was: Why was the board paying the city for temporary fencing and backstops? She stated that; the little league had always done this on a workday. Bob explained that he and Darren had met with city officials, soccer, and travel baseball and football representatives in a joint effort to better playing conditions for children in all sports in Niceville. He went on to say that this was one of his major concerns from last year as there were not nearly enough decent facilities to practice and play on. The board agreed that it was our duty to participate financially in the re-construction of the playing fields at Twin Oaks. Little league funds pledged to the city were directly tied to temporary
Fencing, dugouts and backstops, which the city would purchase, build, remove and store at the beginning and end of every season. Darren asked Felicia where the fence materials came from last year. Felicia stated that Little League purchased the material. Darren stated that we are doing the same thing this year, but we are providing a permanent fix to the problem without spending money each year on the same thing. The city is generously providing the labor to build the fences, dugouts and backstops.
The second question was why the board voted to reimburse Darren McDorman an additional $500 for last years state championship baseball team. The expenses included a sign, which was placed at the Major League field, t-shirts for each member of the team and a team party at Big Kahuna's. The total expenses were approx. $1,200 and Darren was reimbursed $500 last year. The additional $500 was an effort by the board to bring Darren's reimbursement more in line with his expenditures. Before the discussion could begin, Darren stated this was a non-issue, as he would not accept additional monies from the NVLL.
The Managers Selection Committees will meet this week and have all Manager nominees to Bob Mathers by Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001 for approval so the list of candidates can be submitted to the board on Monday, Jan. 22 for final approval.
We appreciated the support from Coach Samac and Coach Horrell who were other non-board members attending the board members.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm with the next meeting being Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001 at 6:00 pm. at the River of Life. All agenda items for the meeting need to be to Terri Turansky no later than Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
January 4, 2001
Darren McDorman called meeting to order at 5:15 pm. There were 20 members present. The first order of business was the resignation of Jasper and Kathi Bailey. There was a unanimous vote to accept the resignations. Then the floor was open to nominations to fill the 2 empty board positions. The nominees were Deede Wayne, Beau Schreiber and Cindy Theriot. The board voted and the new board members will be Deede Wayne and Cindy Theriot.
The next order of business was that we now need a Concessions Manager for the Valparaiso Field. We are currently recruiting for that position. Greg Hasty volunteered to help Debbie Tate as a T-Ball player agent. Mike Rarick went over the final items for registration. Mail outs went out on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000. Earl Gothard has preprinted forms for all returning players and blank registration forms will be available for any new players. All other forms are ready for Saturday.
Patti Baker provided all board members with a copy of the revised Budget. During discussion about the budget Ken Koger motioned that the league should help pay for the signs to recognize the players and coaches of teams that win state championships or higher, in the road to the national championships. There was a 2nd and a majority vote. Ken Koger also motioned that due to the lack of support from the league last year Darren McDorman should be reimbursed $500 he spent out of pocket for T-shirts, trophies and an end of season party for the team of 10-year-old all-stars that won the State Championship. There was a 2nd and a majority vote. Scott Milton motioned that we accept the budget. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Darren McDorman presented all board members with a prospective list of returning coaches to review. The Managers Selection Committees will meet after the January 13, 2001 registration and review all applications and interview potential coaches as needed and report back to the board with a final list for board approval. Gary Wood proposed that all Umpires go through background checks just the same as coaches.
The last item on the agenda was Major League Draft. Earl Gothard and Mike Rarick presented three options for our draft method. Option A was the method we used in the past where all 12 year olds return to there previous team unless the parents submit a letter stating why the player would like to be returned to the draft and gets board approval to do so. Option B was the Common Pool method where all 11 and 12 year olds try out and are drafted although returning 12 year olds must stay in the same Division. Option C was a mix of A & B of which preserves tradition, balances draft for new players and has less of a potential for unbalanced teams. Unfortunately, Little League must approve Option C prior to tryouts and there was a concern that there was not enough time. After lengthy discussion Stephen Alford made a motion that this year we adopt Option A. Greg Hasty 2nd. 12 for 6 against 1 abstained. There was a majority vote. Motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm. The next meeting will be Monday, January 15, 2001 at 6:00 pm at The River of Life.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
December 19, 2000
Earl Gothard called the meeting to order at 5:13 p.m. there were 18 members present. Francine Cunningham reported that we could use the fields at Wolverine for try-outs Feb. 26, 27, and 28. Mike Rarick reported we could have the big league field at Twin Oaks. Mike Rarick motioned that we use Wolverine for tryouts. Randy Hutchins 2nd. There was a majority vote. Motion accepted.
Alan Vafides had a handout on team colors and team names and went over the handout. Also, Wayne Carver stated that there should not be any problem with getting the uniforms on time using this handout as a guideline. Greg Hill motioned that we adopt this proposal. Darren McDorman 2nd. There was a majority vote. Motion accepted.
There was discussion that we change the procedure by which we do pictures. Francine Cunningham suggested that the parents pay for the pictures since we are the only league who pays for these pictures. There was discussion for both sides of this procedure. Scott Milton motioned that we leave the procedure as is. Randy Hutchins 2nd. There was a majority vote. Motion accepted.
Earl Gothard opened the floor for discussion on the Major League Draft. He stated according to the Little League Manual there are three (3) options of which we can adopt any one of the three: 1. Evenly spread the talent using existing teams of 12 year olds. 2. Common pool draft where everyone tries out and is drafted. 3. Define our own draft method.
Earl suggested that due to the time factor option 3 should be disregarded, as it must be approved by Williamsport. Things to be considered before making this decision should be how many 12 year olds are returning and the record of the teams from last year. Wayne Carver suggested that the pros and cons of this procedure be e-mailed out to all board members so they can decided and cast there ballot. Greg Hill motioned that we close discussion until the next meeting. Darren McDorman 2nd. There was a majority vote. Motion accepted. Darren McDorman will design a form to be used to interview all prospective coaches.
Managers Selection Committees are as follows: Majors: Earl Gothard, Mike Rarick, Gary Wood, Debbie Tate, and Francine Cunningham Minor A: Mike McGlockton, Rob Russell, Scott Milton, and Alan Vafides Minor B: Rodney Dutton, Ken Shepardson, Randy Hutchins, and Mike Clements T-Ball: Debbie Tate, Kathy Bailey, Patti Baker, and Terri Turansky
Registration: Mike handed out forms to be reviewed this included the letter to all returning players, registration forms and coaches applications all were reviewed and accepted. Rodney Dutton will program the cash registers with the new UPC codes for all Leagues and the new registration fees. Alan Vafides will do the uniform sizing for Wayne Carver due to he will be out of town. Patti Baker and Debbie Gothard will be the notaries and Terri Turansky will help out at that table. There are still some board members not signed up in a time slot for registration. This is a joint effort and everyone needs to do there part.
The next meeting will be Thursday, January 4, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. at the River of Life.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky. Secretary
December 12, 2000
The meeting took place at the River of Life meeting annex, 12 Dec 00, at 7:00PM. Bob Mathers opened the meeting and addressed the agenda. Twenty-three (23) board members were present.
The Board reviewed the proposed calendar of events. The major point of discussion was the possible conflict between the end-of-season tournament and the commencement of all-star practice. The consensus was that there was plenty of "slop" built into the tournament schedule and we could adjust our plan later in the season, if needed. The draft schedule was adopted by acclamation.
Umpires Committee: Gary Wood reported that Dennis Lawson would help NVLL in securing outside umpires to the greatest extent possible. Managers and coaches, however, will still be expected to umpire when needed. There will be a managers clinic in February, date TBD. All board members were urged to recruit potential umpires. The goal is to reduce, but not eliminate managers umpiring.
Registration update: Mike Rarick reported that he and Earl Gothard had most of the details worked out for the January registration dates. Ten Board members will be needed at any given time to conduct the registration. A sign-up sheet was passed around for morning and afternoon shifts. Earl Gothard said that we needed two cash registers. Patti Baker volunteered to help find some registers.
Uniform update: Wayne Carver repeated his plan to "size" the players at registration, then order from the manufacturer as soon as the draft is completed. This will allow the uniforms to be shipped as a team shipment, thereby saving many hours of counting and sorting. After a few questions, the board endorsed his plan. The point was made that we must emphasize to the public that the players MUST come to registration to be sized. Wayne also showed a sample of the uniforms. The question raised was whether we wanted white or gray pants. The board voted in favor of gray pants by a margin of 12 to 7.
Updating team names and colors: Al Vafides requested that the board approve his plan to make the NVLL National and American leagues reflect the actual leagues of the Major League teams. He also requested to distribute the team colors and regions of the country more randomly. Darren McDorman also proposed that the team names be matched up from the Major League down through T-ball, as much as possible. The board voted unanimously to let Al Vafides and Wayne Carver come up with a plan.
Budget Review: Patti Baker presented Budget Option 3, which took into account some major contributions that will be needed to assist the City of Niceville prepare temporary field in the Twin Oaks complex. After a lengthy discussion on priorities with the Building Committee, the board voted unanimously to adopt the budget.
Registration Fees: The board voted on competing proposals to raise registration fees across the board. One motion was to raise fees by $5 across the board, the other proposal was to raise fees by $10 across the board. By a vote of 14 to 7, the board decided to raise registration fees by $10. The new fees will be as follows: Tball-55; Minor B-65; Minor A-65; Majors-65; Junior/Senior/Big Leagues-$75.
Sponsorship Fees: By a unanimous vote, the Board voted to raise Sponsorship fees by $50. Sponsorship fees will now be $400 for Little League, and $500 for the Big Leagues.
Minor B Format: Mike Rarick re-visited the options available between machine pitch and coach pitch. After much discussion, Mike offered the following motion;
Minor B will be a machine pitch league this year, however sometime during the middle of the season; there will be "coach pitch" for a week's experiment. Parents will be polled after this experiment for possible changes next year. If the pitching machines are broke or unsafe during the regular season, the player agents may authorize the game to proceed under coach pitch rules. The board carried the motion unanimously.
Next meeting will be Tuesday night, 19 Dec, 5:00 PM, River of Life meeting room. o The first agenda items will be Manager's Select Committee and the Majors Draft.
Submitted by
Al Vafides (for Terri Turansky)
December 4, 2000
Bob Mathers called meeting to order at 7:15. There were 18 members present. The first order of business was to elect a new board member. Darren McDorman motioned that Debbie Tate be added to the nominations list. There was a vote and the results were a majority for Debbie Tate. Kathy Bailey also suggested that Debbie Tate be the T-Ball player agent since she held that position last year.
The floor was then given over to Mike Rarick who went over the proposed amendments to the Local rules. After discussion there was a motion and a 2nd that we accept the changes to the Local Rules. There was a majority vote. Motion passed.
Kathy Bailey made a motion that we keep the fees the same as last year $45 T-Ball, $55 Minor B, Minor A & Majors, $65 Junior, Senior & Big Leagues. Gina Carver 2nd there was a vote of 2 for 15 against. Motion failed. There will be further discussion at the next meeting.
There was discussion as to whether we should go with Machine Pitch or Coach Pitch or a combination of both in Minor B. The discussion was tabled until the next meeting when Player Agents for that League are present.
Items on the Agenda that were not discussed will be covered at the next meeting. They are as follows:
- Discuss Majors Draft
- Form managers committee
- Review calendar - We have firm dates and commitments on locations and times for Registration, Opening Day, Parents Meeting.
- Web-site status update.
- Budget review - Patti passed out 2 proposals to be reviewed before next meeting.
- Set registration and sponsorship fees.
- Draft proposal to equalize colors and regions.
- Proposal to rename teams.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 with the next meeting being Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000 please check our web site nvllb.org for place of meeting.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
November 20, 2000
There was a general membership meeting held to approve the changes to the Constitution prior to our regular board meeting. The changes were approved by a majority vote.
Bob Mathers called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 there were 25 members present. The minutes from the Sunday, November 12, 2000 meeting were approved. Nominations were taken for a new board member. The nominations were: Joan Lindsey, Melissa Campbell, Deede Wayne and Cindy Theriot. Mike Rarick will contact them and see if they are interested and then we will vote at the next meeting.
Mike Rarick contacted Southern Region on using there website and is waiting on more information. Mike R. suggested that we do a bare minimum on the Little League.com website and that we use our own website. It was motioned that we authorize Mike Rarick up to $500.00 to pursue and set up our own website. There was a 2nd and a majority vote. Motion passed.
Wayne Carver reported McGregor will box the uniforms by teams at no additional cost and will have them on time for Opening Day.
Randy Hutchens reported that after checking out all of the fields, 5 sets of locks needed to be changed. It was motioned that Randy take care of having them changed and the keys made. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
Randy Hutchens also reported that we are going to have to put up our own dugouts at Twin Oaks and that they have to be portable. Randy will get prices on making the dugouts and will report back to the board.
Bob Mathers would like for the board to have a Christmas Party for board members and their spouses. It was suggested that the board provide the meat and drinks and the ladies prepare side dishes and desserts. The place and date TBD.
Earl Gothard and Mike Rarick will work on a 2001 schedule, and report back to the board.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 with the next meeting TBD.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
November 12, 2000
Meeting was called to order by Darren McDorman at 3:20 p.m. There were 23 members present. The minutes from the Nov. 5, 2000 meeting were read and a change was made to reflect that the Simply the Best Clinic would be a 1 day clinic not a 2 day clinic. The cost will be $20 for coaches and $30 for players. Resignation from Christine Balkcom was accepted and Terri Turansky will call the next 3-5 general members on the list to see if they are still interested in becoming a board member and report back at the next meeting.
The following committees reported progress:
Building & Grounds: Randy Hutchens will check into getting the required locks changed and report back.
Expansion of Fields & Land: No new business
Concessions: Gina Carver will replace Christine Balkcom as Manager. Major League Park - Francine Cunningham Valp. Field - Kathy Bailey Twin Oaks - Lana Wood
Equipment: No new business Sponsors: No report
Uniforms: Wayne Carver suggested that we need a storage unit for uniforms if they are ordered by teams and not by bulk order. He will check to see what the extra charge if any applies and also to make sure we will have them on time for opening day using this process. He will report back at the next meeting after talking with the supplier.
Umpires: Gary Wood reported that the committee met and the following members are working on the process needed to get qualified umpires: Doug Jenkins - certification of umpires Greg Hill - training of umpires Mike McGlockton - time line
Parent/Board Liaison: Stephen Alford will meet with committee this week.
Local Rules: Mike Rarick gave all board members a copy of the Constitution amendments to be voted on at the Monday, Nov. 20 meeting. Mail-outs to all general members will be in the mail by Monday, Nov.13.
Players Clinic: Scott Milton reported the information on the Simply the Best clinic and options were discussed to have the coaches/managers attend the Simply the Best clinic and then the coaches themselves would have a players clinic to make sure that all players could attend because there would be no fee. Bob Mathers and Scott Milton will get together this week and report back with other options.
Managers Selection Committee: Mike Rarick reported that the Local Rules are about 3/4 of the way done and upon completion the recommendations will be presented to the board.
Team Mom coordinator: No report. Press Agent: No report.
Opening Day: No report.
Registration: Earl Gothard is working on dates. Budget: Patti Baker still needs the budgets from Ken Dawson and information from the committees so she can establish a 2000 budget. Please get all needed information to Patti ASAP.
It was reported that in the past the responsibilities of the Teen League fell on one person and since they are part of our League they should be treated as such. Darren McDorman made a motion that Teen League be the handled the same as all other leagues with the support of the board as a whole. There was a 2nd and a majority vote.
There will be a General membership meeting on Monday, Nov. 20, 2000 @ 6:00 p.m. in the Niceville City Council chambers. Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. with the next meeting being directly after the general membership meeting.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary
November 5, 2000
The meeting was called to order by Darren McDorman at 3:15 p.m. there were 22 members present. The minutes were read and changes were made to reflect Mike Rarick to assist Kathy Baker as Press Agent, and Gina Carver, Lana Wood, Patti Baker were added to the uniform committee. Also, Ken Sheppardson and Mike Rarick are exploring the possibilities of setting up a web site.
The following committees reported their progress:
Building & Grounds: Randy Hutchins will make a budget of things needed for this season
Expansion of fields: No report at this time.
Concessions: Christine Balkcolm brought an application for a Sam's charge card And gave it to Patti Baker. Also, there was a letter to change the membership Card to Bob Mathers.
Equipment: Mike Clements suggested that we use McGregor for our equipment since they Give the best prices. The committee is working on inventory of equipment And will report back within the next two meetings.
Sponsors : Kathy Bailey reported that we need to start working on Sponsors within The next couple of weeks.
Uniforms: Wayne Carver will meet with McGregor about uniforms and report back. Also, Gina Carver, Lana Wood and Patti Baker will be on uniform committee.
Umpires: Gary Wood reported they have a road map and will report next week. Parent/Board Liaison: No report.
Local Rules: Darren McDorman & Mike Rarick reported that the committee had met earlier and If anyone has any input please get it to the committee. Their next meeting will be Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. they will have their change recommendations to The board by next week.
Players Clinic: Scott Milton reported they had talked with John McFadder with Simply the Best and He would do two clinics, one for the players and one for the coaches at $30 for a two Day clinic. He is still checking out other options.
Managers Selection Committee: Darren McDorman reported that the Local Rules need to be in place before they meet.
Team Mom Coordinator: Francine Cunningham will wait till after registration and the draft to start work.
Press Agent: Was changed from Kathy Bailey to Mike Rarick.
Opening Day: Mike Clements is waiting on dates and locations to hold opening day.
Registration: Earl Gothard is waiting on dates. Budget: Patti had the 1997 budget but nothing since she is waiting on information from Ken Dawson. Everyone needs to get there information to Patti Baker ASAP.
There will be a special membership meeting on Sunday, November 19, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. at the Niceville City Council Chambers to vote on the changes to the Constitution.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 with the next meeting being Sunday, November 12, 2000 at 3:00 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
Terri Turansky, Secretary