Olde Tymers Softball of Delmarva

Minutes: OTS Board Meeting Dagsboro Church of God Activity Room Monday March 20, 2006 12:00 NOON Attendees: , Bill Neyen, Archie Alexander, Bo Wood, John Bokop, Tom Copp, Mike Carta, Gary Meredith, Neil Fleming, Ed Sternberg, Tom Harvey MEETING AGENDA • Treasurers Report $7,640.20 Major upcoming expenditures include uniforms, maintenance supplies and equipment rental for ball field upkeep and improvements, possible additional fill for infields, and if reserves are adequate, materials for the construction of bleachers and dugout covers. • Ball Field Update The home plate, pitchers rubber, bases and batting mats are installed. The fields are being practiced on by a couple little league church teams. As would expected, from the play and Buck’s frequent dragging of the infields, some small stones are working their way to the surface through the infield mix. Continued play, more dragging and a little hand raking will take care of this matter before the season starts. The fields will be rolled as soon as we have a good soaking rain. The fences and benches also will be treated with wood preservative in the next few weeks. • Status Report: 2006 Registrations - Bill Neyen reported that 87 registrations had been received • Sponsorships and Publicity – Archie Alexander Seven team sponsors have been secured through the efforts of Archie Alexander. He also has two additional sponsors are on standby, should we field more than 7 teams in 2006. It should be noted that Gary Meredith and Ed Sternberg also helped in the sponsor search, bringing in Vickie York and Millsboro Lanes. Archie also developed a new poster aimed at attracting new players to the league. Board members were given copies and encouraged to place these in high traffic locations [grocery stores, convenience stores, YMCA’s, gyms] in their areas. • Tournament Participation 2006 It was agreed that we will form our OTS tournament teams in May this year and set up a schedule of practices and practice games earlier in the season. The goal is to improve our league’s performance at tournaments. • Shirts and Hats A committee of four was formed [Archie Alexander, Bo Wood, Bill Neyen and Tom Harvey] to select the hats and shirts to be worn in the league in 2006 and solicit bids. The objective is to improve the overall quality of the apparel in 2006. An inventory of the tournament team hats and shirts will be taken as well. Fill in sizes will be ordered as needed. • Rules & By-laws Modifications It was agreed that the revised by-laws and rules will be circulated to the board members for their final review and input prior to the Annual Meeting. Tom Harvey will facilitate Other Business • It was agreed that, if at all possible, the team draft will be conducted by Monday, April 17th, two weeks after the Annual Meeting. Several managers indicated that last year’s late draft hindered them in getting their teams ready for the regular season opener. • Bill Neyen will order 10 copies of the ASA Rule Books for use by umpires and managers • Roger Howard asked the league to consider forming a 70+ Division that would play on Wednesday mornings. The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a future board meeting. After we have a better idea concerning the number and ages of players registering to play in 2006. • Bo Wood suggested the league look into purchasing a batting machine and cage. The suggestion was tabled until the May meeting. This may be a possible use for the “county money” that Archie is pursuing on the leagues behalf. • Bo Wood suggested that we investigate the pros and cons [and cost] of installing Astroturf batters boxes. He had seen one in use in Florida and noted that it eliminated the rut problem in the batters box. Bill Neyen agreed check out the availability and cost of the apparatus. The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 PM. Prepared by: Tom Harvey