2013 - KELOWNA MINOR FASTBALL SURVEY

Category Played ______

Number of Years in KMFS ______

If you are planning on playing next year, please answer the following questions:

If you played house league fastball this season are you planning on trying out for a rep team next season? Yes / No

Are you aware that KMFS provides pitching instruction at CNC on Sundays from Oct. – Dec. (these drop-in sessions cost $10)? Yes / No

Are you aware that KMFS has drop-in sessions at CNC from Jan – Mar at a cost of $10? Yes / No These sessions provide instruction in hitting, fielding, pitching and catching and includes hitting off a pitching machine

Would you be prepared to take the Level 1 coaching clinic if the cost of the clinic is paid by KMFS? Yes / No

Are you happy with the condition of the fields? Yes / No If no explain

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Are there changes or upgrades that you would like to see at High Noon Park? Yes / No If Yes explain: ______

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Do you know when the KMFS annual meeting is held? Yes / No

If you knew when the meeting was held would you attend? Yes / No If No why not?

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Were you aware that if you sold an advertising sign to a business for $450 that you would get to keep $100? Yes / No

Were you aware that if you required financial assistance for your fees you could apply to KidSport for funding? Yes / No

Are you aware that KMFS receives funding from BC Gaming which amounts to 35% of our revenue? Yes / No

Are you aware that BC Gaming requires us to file an annual report that includes the number of voting members (parents) in the organization and the number that attended the annual meeting? Yes / No (last year out of 350 members we had 11 attend the annual meeting. If this trend continues we can expect to lose our grant funding)

If you do not plan on playing next year please tick all applicable reasons and provide a brief explanation

Overage ___

Plan on working ___

Too much travel ___

Not happy with coaching ___

Too expensive ___

Too disorganized ___

Not enough practices ___

Too many practices ___

Other ___

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Do you have any idea how much it costs to run KMFS each year? Yes / No

Are you aware of the number of volunteer hours outside of coaching that it takes to keep fees from rising? Yes / No

Would you be interested in playing in Fall Fastball League with double headers on Sunday running from after Labour Day through the first weekend of October? Yes / No

Do you have any old equipment such as batting helmets, infield face masks or ball gloves that you could donate to KMFS to be used by families unable to afford them? Yes / No

At our next annual meeting we are planning on adopting the same charge as baseball for parents who do not wish to volunteer. This would be an additional fee of $50 for U12 and older / $25 for U10 and U8. Which of the following jobs would you be prepared to do to avoid this charge?

Team Manager ___

Team Scorekeeper ___

Coach ___

Assistant Coach ___

Field crew for May Days tournament ___

Spring clean-up crew (one Saturday or Sunday prior to season) ___

Fall crew (one weekend day in September) for upgrading two fields with infield mix

and resetting home plate and base pegs. ___

Executive member ___

Field lock-up (responsible for ensuring all doors and gates

locked after games, once a week ____

League scheduler ____

None – would sooner pay the fee ____

RETURN COMPLETED SURVEY TO

AS AN INCENTIVE FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY, WE WILL DRAW FOUR NAMES FROM THOSE RESPONDING AND THEY WILL GET A 50% REDUCTION IN THEIR FEES FOR NEXT SEASON (GOOD FOR ONLY ONE CHILD PER FAMILY)

IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN ANONOMOUS PLEASE PRINT A COPY WITH YOUR RESPONSES AND MAIL TO:

KELOWNA MINOR FASTBALL SOCIETY

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