Eagan Fast Pitch Board Agenda
Eagan Fast Pitch Board Agenda Meeting Minutes – April 2014 Date: April 13, 2014
7:00 – 8:30pm
Board Members: Dana Anderson-Glass - President Tom Bennerotte - Vice-President Chad Bailey - Treasurer Ken Sass - Website/Database Sue Bromen - MN Stars Club Bobby Marsh – At-Large Jacki Stalboerger - Community Dir. Melissa Goihl - Secretary Jeff Dierberger - Equipment Manager Bryan Oliver – At Large Kathy Schoeberl - Player and Coach Development Eric Kraushar - Tournament & Programs Promotions Coordinator Marty Jensen - Tournament Operations Coordinator Mike Schwendinger - Fields and Umpires Coordinator OPEN: In House Director, 1 At Large position
7:00 – 7:10p
Opening & Minutes Approval – Tom Approval of March Minutes
7:10 – 7:20p
Financial Review – Chad A financial summary was passed out and reviewed. A second treasurer is needed for D&D tournament. Follow up with Ken to see if he is still available. Board approved paying for a head 12U coach and an assistant 14U coach intern. Both have been interviewed and offered positions.
7:20 – 7:30p
Update on Field Conditions and Assignments – Mike Per City, fields will be open 5/1/14. We are hoping warmer weather helps move the date up to April. Can use JV and HS fields, but HS has precedence. No rights to use NV 6 & 7. Plan to use same system as last year for field assignments.
7:30 – 7:45p
Down & Dirty Update – Eric 99 teams signed up. Teams will need an ASA roster to play. 4/18 is the deadline for the tshirt design. Consider pre-orders for shirts to cut down on waste & too many extras. All board members need to be available to help during the tournament June 13-15 if possible.
7:45 – 8:00p
Requirements to create a new MN Stars team – Sue We need a plan in place now if a new STARS team is on the horizon.
8:00 – 8:15p
Provide college recruitment information for players to outside organizations – Sue Tabled until a later meeting.
Eagan Fast Pitch Board Agenda 8:15– 8:25p
ACE Certification – Tom ACE (Achieve, Certify, Educate) is a coaching certification program developed and designed to provide softball coaches an opportunity to certify as a coach with a national softball organization. Cost is $25. This is in line with the direction of Tri County as they encourage the certification for all head coaches. The Board approved reimbursing the cost for EFP head coaches.
8:25 – 8:30p
Possibility of EFP summer camps – Eric Discussed having softball camps available through the high school or community education to fill a gap for ages 5-10 to learn about the sport and feed into EFP. Reach out to Melissa at EHS about putting together a camp for this year in late July-August timeframe and going forward for next year.
8:30p
Adjourn
7:00 – 8:30pm
Board Members: Dana Anderson-Glass - President Tom Bennerotte - Vice-President Chad Bailey - Treasurer Ken Sass - Website/Database Sue Bromen - MN Stars Club Bobby Marsh – At-Large Jacki Stalboerger - Community Dir. Melissa Goihl - Secretary Jeff Dierberger - Equipment Manager Bryan Oliver – At Large Kathy Schoeberl - Player and Coach Development Eric Kraushar - Tournament & Programs Promotions Coordinator Marty Jensen - Tournament Operations Coordinator Mike Schwendinger - Fields and Umpires Coordinator OPEN: In House Director, 1 At Large position
7:00 – 7:10p
Opening & Minutes Approval – Tom Approval of March Minutes
7:10 – 7:20p
Financial Review – Chad A financial summary was passed out and reviewed. A second treasurer is needed for D&D tournament. Follow up with Ken to see if he is still available. Board approved paying for a head 12U coach and an assistant 14U coach intern. Both have been interviewed and offered positions.
7:20 – 7:30p
Update on Field Conditions and Assignments – Mike Per City, fields will be open 5/1/14. We are hoping warmer weather helps move the date up to April. Can use JV and HS fields, but HS has precedence. No rights to use NV 6 & 7. Plan to use same system as last year for field assignments.
7:30 – 7:45p
Down & Dirty Update – Eric 99 teams signed up. Teams will need an ASA roster to play. 4/18 is the deadline for the tshirt design. Consider pre-orders for shirts to cut down on waste & too many extras. All board members need to be available to help during the tournament June 13-15 if possible.
7:45 – 8:00p
Requirements to create a new MN Stars team – Sue We need a plan in place now if a new STARS team is on the horizon.
8:00 – 8:15p
Provide college recruitment information for players to outside organizations – Sue Tabled until a later meeting.
Eagan Fast Pitch Board Agenda 8:15– 8:25p
ACE Certification – Tom ACE (Achieve, Certify, Educate) is a coaching certification program developed and designed to provide softball coaches an opportunity to certify as a coach with a national softball organization. Cost is $25. This is in line with the direction of Tri County as they encourage the certification for all head coaches. The Board approved reimbursing the cost for EFP head coaches.
8:25 – 8:30p
Possibility of EFP summer camps – Eric Discussed having softball camps available through the high school or community education to fill a gap for ages 5-10 to learn about the sport and feed into EFP. Reach out to Melissa at EHS about putting together a camp for this year in late July-August timeframe and going forward for next year.
8:30p
Adjourn
