Reviewed the revenue and profit from Slugfest Tournament
Reviewed the status of the overall budget
Operations Update
Registration for 2018 Season – Opening online registration on July 31st
Fees include:
$400 registration + $25 try out fee
We will be offering an Installment Plan Option
$125 at registration ($100 + $25 Tryout fee)
$150 at Jan 15th
$150 at March 15th
Volunteer Commitment
We will raise the amount to $300
Parents will provide a check at uniform pick up
Volunteer buy out option will not be provided as part of the online registration, but we will explain the volunteer expectations on the registration site
Team report (Greg) – 12AAA MBT, 13AAA MBT, 14/15A MBT, 14AAA MBT, 15AA MBT and GSTC
Most teams are competitive
Review the teams playing in the state tournament
Schedule (Erik)
July practice dates are set (teams have been assigned a field)
Need to get league playoff games scheduled to avoid conflicts
August Clinics – we will be running two August Clinics in prep for tryouts. Dates are
Aug 19-20
Aug 26-27)
Tryouts: Try-outs are scheduled for
Sept 9-11
Sept 12-13 - as alternate dates in case of rain
Slugfest Feedback - Discussed 1, 2 or 3 weekend date options.Decided against a 1 weekend option (not enough flexibility). No decision made on whether we go for 2 weekends vs 3 weekends. More discussion to folllow.
Volunteers (Kim, Julie)
Possible ideas for next year
Site Director for a day vs all weekend
Volunteer shifts are around "a game" vs specific time frame to accomodate late starts, variability in game length, etc
Registration/August/Tryouts Communication prior to Registration open
Concessions (Mark) – Concessions stands need to be cleaned out of PF and Carlson
Umpires (Joel) – We had some challenges this year early on with no-shows.Some teams booked their own umpire.For the most part we will keep the current plan in place
Equipment (Brian) – Turn in day will be aligned with coaches meeting
Player Update (Jeb/Greg/Erik) – Post season coaches meetings , player report card
Uniforms – Going with white pants next year
Upcoming Dates –
7/31 Coaches meetings/equipment turn in
7/31 - Registration Opens - 1/3 of payment due at registration
8/1 - Secure coaches for 2018 season
8/6 - Little League and MBL August Classic end - take a week off