Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2008
First order of business was getting the quote from Masa for 6 dozen 11 inch softballs, 45 dozen baseballs, 4 sets of bases, 3 home plates, 3 four way pitching rubbers, 2 new digital pitching machines, 1 case line paint, and 1 dozen umpire indicators from board member Chris Gobin. The initial quote was $3,700. The go ahead was given to place the order. The second order of business was deciding if the 9-14 girls would be allowed to use fastpitch bats. It was decided that this year it would be fine, but next year it would be enforced that you cannot use them. We then discussed if wooden baseball bats would be allowed, and as a board we decided that they could, but all bats could not exceed the 2 and 1/4 inch diameter. We next discussed the needs to have 2 paid umpires on the 7/8 field, as well as 9/10, 11/12, and 9/14 age groups. The wage for 9/10, and 11/12 boys is $15.00 for the plate umpire, and $10.00 for the field umpire. The wage for the 7/8 umpires is $10.00 for plate, and field umpires alike, due to use of the pitching machine for the girls, and coach pitch for the boys. The wage for the girls 9/14 umpires is $10.00 for both. Shannon Cox volunteered to run the concession stand this year, and was given the authority to do all of the ordering of products, and hiring of employees. The board then voted on the purchase of a Frushee slush/icee machine used from an individual for $1,000.00. The vote was yes. The next vote was to purchase new urinals for the restrooms, and the vote was yes. The next order of business discussed was Shannon Cox contacting Tim Florence to come to the fields, and install an outlet in the ground on the 7/8 field by the pitching rubber for the girls to use the pitching machine. It was then decided that sign-ups were officially closed, to allow us time to get the shirts done by the first game of the season, May 10th.
March 2, 2008
The Mitchell Community Youth League held a meeting Sunday, March 2nd, at 2:00pm for all individuals interested in coaching teams for the 2008 season. President Eric Mason introduced himself and the other board members to the possible coaches. A copy of the leagues code of ethics was then passed around for all to look over. It was explained that all coaches would be required to sign one at the draft, to avoid any confrontations during the 2008 season. If any coaches do not abide by any one of these ethics, they will be removed from their coaching position, immediately. Next a list was passed around for all individuals to sign in and provide their email addresses for future communications. Then it was explained that all head, and assistant coaches would be required to be certified for coaching, by May 1st, 2008. It was told to all to go to baberuthcoaching.org to take the course and become certified, and that the certification was good for life. The board then listened to some of the concerns and questions that coaches had, and said that all these questions would be voted on and decided at the boards next regularly scheduled meeing, on March 9th, 2008. Coaches were then released from the meeting, and board members had a brief meeting, where all coaches forms were went through, and separated all interested in coaching, and what age they were interested in. The board members then decided to have the flag pole moved at the fields, and to let Spice Valley Landscaping plant some trees around the fields. It was discussed that all of the broken parking curbs would be removed and replaced with new ones after the lot was regraveled.
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