| Marion County Softball Association Girls Youth Organization (ages 7-14) |
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| Minutes from the February 12, 2006 meeting.... |
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President - Phil Shepler
Treasurer - Ridgedale -Rondel Hicks River Valley � Phil Shepler Brian Hempstead Prospect-Teresa Staton Green Camp-Robert Sullivan Pleasant - Keith Verity Dick Brown Marion- St. Marys-Matt Treadway Larue- Lori Yager Minutes: Previous minutes were not read because there was no meeting held on September 18, 2005 due to lack of attendance Financial: � Current balance is $657.47. We lost ($313.86) last summer and made $224.85 in the fall league. � I will make a proposal to increase the per team cost from $15 to $20 per team. Example, this year, we would have gained an additional $260 with that increase. The other option is to not give out medals for league 1st and 2nd place. � Keith made a motion to increase the per team fee to $20; Robert 2nd; the motion passed by a 7-0 vote 2005 Reflection: I have only heard 3 concerns from last summer but others can be discussed at this time. 1. 5:00 games at Pleasant. Keith and Dick Brown will sit down and try to come up with a solution. Phil heard some complaints that a game would be played at 5pm and no game would follow at 7pm. Phil suggested that 5pm time would be used for make-up games or for the dates with a heavy field load. 2. No umpires at the 10U games at Ridgedale. Rondel stated that a few times that an umpire didn�t show-up. He had already addressed that. 3. No certified umpires at the 12U and 14U at Pleasant. Keith will follow-up. 4. It was brought up that an umpire list would be helpful. Phil will try to develop a list and send out. Rule Changes: The following rules were discussed along. 1. We experimented with adding stealing 2nd and 3rd base to the 2005 10U fall league as a trial. Phil made a motion to adopt the rule; Rondel 2nd; motion failed by a 6-1 vote. 2. All batting helmets, for all leagues, must have the NOCSAE-approved face protector. This was voted and passed in the April 5, 2005 meeting. Chin straps are not required. 3. Adjust the typo in the D-league rule about the throw from an infielder to the pitcher. This rule was approved for the 2005 season. 4. Speed up rule was proposed to A, B, and C league games; 3 pitches between innings unless a new pitcher (5 pitches) and NO infield balls after the 1st inning. The motion was made by Phil, Rondel 2nd, the motion passed by a 7-0 vote. 5. Items 6-8 were submitted via e-mail and Phil made motions for those�. 6. Phil made a motion for a T-ball rule change shortening the game to 3 innings and the 4th as a option by the coaches. There was no 2nd. Motion failed. 7. Phil made a motion for a D-league rule change where a batter can strike out before 5 pitches. There was no 2nd, motion failed. 8. Phil made a motion for a D-league rule change where 10 batters per inning except the last inning. The 5th inning there would be no last better rule. There was no 2nd; motion failed. � There were several items brought up as Point of Emphasis. 1. Ball Types: T-ball and D-league- 11� Diamond Safety Softball; Dudley or ASA Rawlings, non-synthetic ball must have raised seams for A, B, and C leagues. C-league uses and 11� softball and A and B leagues use the 12� softball. 2. T-ball: 1st 3 innings are 3 outs or 7 runs and catchers must wear full catchers gear. 3. D-League: adult pitcher must make an attempt to get out of the way of a play being made. Phil stated that he will make the Rule Book changes and have them printed for distribution at the next meeting. Dates: The following dates were introduced for the 2006 season. � Regular season to start on May 15 through Jun 30. This will be 7 weeks and leave some flexibility for make-ups and not playing on Saturdays for the older leagues. Phil made the motion, Keith 2nd, motion passed by a 7-0 vote. � T-Ball will start on May 22 and play through Jun 23. This allows for 5 weeks of play and the last week of June will be set aside for a tournament. Phil made the motion; Rondel 2nd, motion was passed by a 7-0 vote. � All the girls tournaments will take place the week of Jul 10-15 as the Marion Co. Fair is July 2-8th. This excludes the T-Ball girls. We will be discussing sites and tournament directors for all 4 age groups at this meeting. There is a $70 cap per team for fees for each tournament unless it is discussed at this meeting. Phil made the motion; Matt 2nd, motion passed by a 7-0 vote. Tournament sites: � T-Ball will be held at Green Camp. Robert will determine the tournament director. � D-League will possibly be held at Pleasant. Keith will take back and discuss with his Board. � C-League will be at the River Valley Complex. Phil will determine the tournament director. � B-League will be at the River Valley Complex. Phil will determine the tournament director. � A-League will be at the River Valley Complex. Phil will determine the tournament director. Fall League: We will continue the same format for the Fall League for 2006. � Fall League will start on Sunday, Sep. 10 and continue through Oct. 8th with Oct. 15th being a rainout make-up date. � Fees will remain the same; $25 for 12U/14U and $15 for 10U. 12U/14U will play 5 Sundays and the 10U 3 Sundays. � We discussed adding an additional league. (8U or 16U). At this time, it was decided not to add leagues. � Phil stated that he will probably run the league again this fall but will be the last year for him. Misc. Items: � Phil stated the River Valley was offering 2 dates for a countywide make-up day. June 10th and 24th. Coach must coordinate will RV complex field scheduler, Greg Harville, at 740-726-2995. � On June 17th and 18th, the RVBFY Complex will be hosting its 2006 Summer Rebellion Tournament. Again, this year, we are planning an 8U tournament. We are encouraging each county school to create an All-Star team to play in our tournament. The cost is $175 per team and is a 4 game guarantee round-robin tournament format. Please limit your team size to 14. Maximum of 5 teams will accepted. Individual awards for the top 4 teams and team awards for the top 3. For information, call Brian Hempstead at 740-360-6828 or visit the RVBFY webpage at www.rvbfy.org . � Phil stated the need for someone who will step up into the following positions: President and Treasurer. Phil also stated that he is absolutely done after this year and will work with anyone this year as a transition year. Next Meeting: � The next meeting will take place on Sunday, April 2, 2006; 5:00pm, at a site TBA. � Items needed will be as follows: o Number of teams per age group o Coaches name and phone number for each team. (e-mail also if possible) o Fees from each organization. (60 per organization and $20 per team) |