BECKER BLAST MEETING MINUTES
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015 Time: 7:00pm Location: Nix’s At 7:06pm the meeting was called to order by President Dan Paulson. Those present were Dan Paulson, Jodi Eickhoff, Todd Eickhoff, Danny Enerson, Jason Koste, Barb Schendel, Tina Tamm, Lee Croal, Jason Baune and Jennifer Paumen. Those absent was Anne Koste, Phil Mitzel, Missy Eich. I.
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Board Positions: a. President – Dan Paulson b. Vice President – Lee Croal c. Secretary – Jennifer Paumen d. Treasurer – Jodi & Todd Eickhoff e. Volunteer Coordinator- Barb Schendel f. Concession Supervisor – Tina Tamm g. Tournament Director – Missy Eich/Phil Mitzel h. Equipment Director – Jason & Anne Koste i. Communication Director – Danny Enerson President Report: a. Open gym dates have been set. 12 nights from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Will be sharing with baseball. b. Coaches Clinic will be November 16th. Sent out communication again. c. Pitching Clinics with Hilary for 8U-10U December 8, 9, & 15 from 3:30-4:30pm or 3:15pm4:15pm Primary Gym. d. Skills Clinic for grades 1st – 5th on Martin Luther King Day. Jason Baune will schedule. e. Hitting Clinic will be mid-February beginning of March. Jason Baune will schedule. f. Pitching Clinic will be January/February time frame. Dan will check on. g. Tryout dates have been reserved for March 8th at 6:00pm. Will be keeping evaluators in-house. Vice President Report: a. Lee will work on pitching clinic flyers for 8U. Lee will work with Jen or Stacy at school. b. 8U coaches will need responsibility outline made up to hand out to for volunteer options. Treasurer Report: a. Current balance as of mid-October was $21,745.38. b. $350 paid out for concessions costs for Fall Ball tournament. $2,500 paid to Varsity account. Secretary Report: a. N/A Communication Report: a. Put Blast ad in the winter catalogue for Community Ed. It’s due in December. b. Put all clinics into the catalogue also. c. Registration will be put online through Sports NGIN for tournament instead of sending in checks. d. Dan and Danny will work on cleaning up the website. Volunteer Report: a. Possibility of having an 8U tournament on a different week maybe in May. Equipment Report: a. Not all equipment bags are back yet. Missing one.
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b. Need to order new shin guards for catchers, new bags, new flite balls, buckets, pitching machine balls, and rakes. c. Dan and Jason K will get together to go over what all needs to be ordered. d. Possibility to have all Spirit Wear to be ordered online and ship to everyone’s house. Concession Report: a. There are candy bars left over from the concession stand will give to the school. b. Pop, hot dogs, chips need to be cleaned out of the concessions stands by November 13 th. Next year we have to make sure that Fall Ball team parties get the option of using up the left over concessions instead of letting it go to waste. c. Pop crates will be brought to the loading docks so Bernick’s can pick up. Tournament Report: a. N/A Advisor Report: a. Open Gym and Clinic dates need to be finalized.
A motion was made by Jodi and seconded by Lee to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The next meeting will be on December 6that 5:30pm at the Field House. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Paumen, Secretary