Lakeville Fastpitch Softball Association

Board Meeting

Monday, September 26, 2016

Lakeville Brewing Company - 7:30 pm

Minutes

  1. Roll Call
  2. Commissioner – Bill Hoffman (P)
  3. Traveling Director – Heather Myhre (P)
  4. Equipment Director – Peter Nutter (P)
  5. Player Development Director – Bill Cook (P)
  6. Registration/Uniform Director –Joe Spark (P)
  7. Secretary/Volunteer Program – Ryan Kraft (P)
  8. Treasurer – Barb Timm (P)
  9. Tournament Director – Julie & Todd Rasmussen (A)
  10. Marketing & Communications Director – Tammy Brandt (P)
  11. Fields Director – Jim Huber (P)
  12. In-House Director – Jeff Zeien (P)
  13. Ice Director – Kathy Niederkorn (P)
  14. Treasurer – Carla Cambronne (P)
  1. Parent Forum
  2. Mike Schultz new LNHS Coach joined for Parent/Public Forum
  • Wants to partner up with LFSA
  • Will invest in supporting clinics, training for Coaches, etc.
  • Once LSHS Coach named, very willing to partner
  1. LFSA Board Membership
  2. Finishing their commitments in 2016:
  • Peter Nutter - Equipment Director
  • Ryan Kraft – Secretary
  • Barb Timm - Treasurer
  • New members (proposed, to be finalized at Annual Meeting):
  • Larry Michaels - Equipment Director
  • Nic Poncin - Secretary (includes Coaching Certs)
  • Maria Lewis - Uniforms and Registration (with Joe Spark staying on for an interim period until new Uniforms website set up) - will also assist with Sponsorships
  • Carla Cambronne - Treasurer
  • Amber Ruhland - Volunteer Coordinator (splitting current Secretary duties with Nic Poncin)
  1. Winter Development
  2. Dome times for Winter Clinic discussed - many options reviewed with the best two being:
  • Dundas

9 weeks for 1 field

2 hours

Sundays 1-3

$3200

Full field

$5400

  • Cages in Burnsville

4 Bays (6 batting cages & full infield)

$4300

Sunday 630-830p

  1. Bill Cook finalizing options including Instructors. ICE and LFSA branding.
  1. Dome Ball
  2. LFSA to try and sponsor a team (insure, team names, uniforms) for 10/12U
  1. Equipment
  2. Hitting net to every team
  • Have 4 now will purchase 15
  • Larry & Peter on it
  1. Spring Tryouts
  2. 4 hours & 6 hour options being explored to support all levels
  3. 2 fields & 4 cages
  4. Likely Feb 11th and/or Mar 11th 3-9
  5. A makeup date of 1 hour for makeup
  6. 70% tryout plus 30% coach feedback
  1. Discussion Items
  2. Annual meeting proposal - reimburse half for oldest child for LFSA fees and ICE equivalent for Board members - passed by majority, pending Annual Meeting
  1. Field Use Policy
  2. Commissioner proposal to limit Field use rejected. Similar approach to 2016 - Raise Rates on fields to outside teams - $100 per field from $50 or $750
  1. Tournaments
  2. Panther Classic May 6th & 7th (not hosted by LFSA)
  3. Lakeville Classic May 13th & 14th
  4. Grand Slam June 9-10-11 likely 12 / 14 / 16
  1. Player Waivers
  2. Board committed to a zero tolerance policy on waivers going forward and to Lakeville residents only on LFSA teams (unless communities do not have a Program - to abide by Tri-County rules). Any exceptions require a Board vote of majority approval.
  1. Offseason reimbursement
  2. Commissioner proposal to reimburse for Pitching Coaches rejected.
  1. LFSA Coaches reimbursement
  2. Commissioner proposal to reimburse $150 for approved Coaching clinics approved
  1. Fall Cleanup
  2. LFSA board to clean out Aronson
  3. Take down Kenwood net
  4. October 9th
  • 10am at Kenwood
  • 11am at Aronson
  • Volunteers welcome
  1. Inform Items
  2. Uniform
  • Westwood sports
  • Go to website
  • To order uniform
  • Pants on website with blue strip
  • Numbers stay with kids
  • 10u / 12u to mandate pants
  • Go away from identity stores to Westwood approved
  • Fall Ball
  • Revise parent/coaches/player code of conduct
  • Heather to revise
  • Will focus on Summer Coaches to recruit better for Fall Ball especially 8U
  • Fall Ball Parent meeting
  • More opportunities for new Pitchers
  • Mobile responsive
  • Update to site for mobility - One time $500 to sportsengine
  • Tammy to update after approved

Next LFSA Board Meeting October 24th 730pm location TBD

November Board meeting on 28th to finalize 2017 plan

Early November working session on Tryout changes - Heather Jeff and Bill

Handbook update on not playing 8u up on fall ball

Motion to find another options given issues with Toppers Pizza