Monroe-Woodbury Girls Softball League
The following minutes have not been approved.
Minutes from Meeting on June 5th 2005
DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY.
Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Carl Onken, Anne-Marie Williams, Mike Morgillo, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Mark Gordon, Joe King, Nick Santoro, Howard Golden, Joe Vitanza, Ricky Legg, Peter Tsoi, Wendy Ansons, Bill Olsen.
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Minutes from May meeting were approved and Board members were introduced.
This was the last meeting for the 2005 season.
Important Dates:
- June 13th - Intra-League Tournaments for novice, junior, senior divisions.
- June 20th – All Star games for novice, junior, seniors at the Varsity fields. Names must be handed in tonight and girls must be available to play at 6 p.m. Managers for 1st and 2nd place teams will manage All Star game.
- June 21st – Coaches and Managers game @ 5:45 p.m. after picnic tables have been moved. ALL volunteers must be at Smith Clove at 5 p.m. that day to move tables. Eric Friedman was volunteered to get big truck to move tables.
- June 22nd – PICNIC at 5:30 p.m.
The following Board Members were sworn in for the 2006 season:
Sindi Price, President
Carl Onken, Treasurer
Mark Gordon, Business Manager
Nick Santoro, Senior Division Coordinator
Howard Golden, Junior Division Coordinator
Penny DeMartin, Instructional Division Coordinator
Cassie Powell, Volunteer Coordinator
Eric Friedman was absent but will return as Novice Coordinator, David Rosen
was absent but will return as Vice-President, Anthony Pilato was absent and his
intentions to return as Tee Ball Coordinator were unclear at this time. Steve
Musich will not return next year.
Positions that need to filled at this time are Secretary, Community Service
Coordinator and Umpire-in-Chief. Anyone interested should contact any board
member and they will answer any questions you have.
Rainout games that had to be made up have been rescheduled. There is an available slot at 2:45 on Saturday. Novice games will not be made up. All games played by Saturday will be the final tally for standings.
Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Novice , Junior and Senior divisions and all instructional players will receive a participation trophy. All T-Ball players will receive a participation medal. Trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners of the intra-league tournament for the Novice, Junior and Senior Divisions. Citizenship awards will be in the form of certificates.
Tournament Team rosters have been set for 12+under team (Mark Gordon-manager). They will play 2 tournaments in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. The 10+under team (Nick Santoro) is still looking for 2 more players. They also have 2 tournaments scheduled. Uniforms will cost $30 and include 2 shirts per player; all other costs absorbed by sponsors.
Picnic:
Cassie stated that there would be many activities including Beanbag Toss, Face Painting, Tattoos, Speed Cage, Bounce House, DJ and Ice Cream. She needed volunteers. Bill Olsen volunteered and Eric Friedman, David Rosen &
Tony Pilato’s services were volunteered for the Speed Cage (radar booth). Thank you guys!!!
Congratulations to the Hank Werner Memorial Scholarship Fund winners: Julie Dolan, Jamie Mapes and Amanda Musich. They will get $500.00 each! Steve thanked the selection committee for their time in this endeavor. We need a volunteer or volunteers to take over this committee or it will have to be dissolved.
Equipment:
Managers must return ALL equipment to Mark Gordon on Monday June 20th at the All Star game in the parking lot. He will be there before and after the game until 8:30 p.m. Managers can also return equipment at the Coaches/Managers game in Smith Clove parking lot on Tuesday June 21st. Managers will be accountable for all equipment. Team names should be on the bags as well.
Frozen Ropes will have an instructional camp during the summer as a fundraiser for MWGSL. They will have a table at the picnic for sign ups.
Post cards will be sent to all registered players for next season.
Steve Musich thanked all those on the Board and in the audience for their support over the years.
Joe Vitanza thanked Steve for all his years of unselfishly giving of his time and energy to the managers and coaches and to the League. Those in attendance applauded Steve for all he has done and for his dedication to MWGSL.
Motion to adjourn the meeting 1st by Sindi, 2nd by everyone.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL
Minutes from Meeting on May 1st 2005
DeAngelis Hall, Monroe
Attendance: Sindi Price, Anne-Marie Williams, Penny DeMartin, Glenn DeMartin, David
Rosen, Eric Friedman, Mike Morgillo, Carl Onken, Mark Gordon, Cassie Powell, Ben
Powell, Joe Vitanza, Nick Santoro, Wendy Ansons and Paul Krupin.
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Sindi Price chaired the meeting in Steve Musich’s absence.
Minutes from the April meeting were approved and Board members were introduced.
Important Dates:
- Sunday June 5th – Last meeting DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.
- Monday June 20th – All Star Games start at 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday June 21st – Coaches/Managers games at 5:45 p.m. Volunteers
must be there by 5 p.m. to move tables.
- Wednesday June 21st – Picnic at 5:30 p.m.
It was suggested that we solicit Monroe Parks to move tables back after the picnic and forfeit the $250.00 fee. Nick Santoro will check into this and report back to the board.
Need names of returning board members by the next meeting on June 5th since vote must be done then for the 2006 season.
Mark Gordon stated that some equipment was removed from team bags in lock up after they were made up at the beginning of season and as a result, some teams were without helmets and proper chinstraps. Coordinators must talk with their managers and get a tally of missing straps and helmets to him immediately. Suggestion was made to the board that in September, coaches get together to equip and label team bags so exact determination can be made as to needed items.
David Rosen gave account of rainouts so far to be rescheduled: 6 senior games, 1 junior game and 3 novice games. Sunday May 14 is available for reschedules.
Need volunteers for Nominating Committee for the 2006 season and Tournament Director for the intra-league tournament. Howard Golden was "volunteered" for both.
Need "All Star" picks by June 1st. Players MUST be able to play game on June 20th. Novice division – 3 girls per team; Junior division – 5 per team; Senior division – 4 per team and 1 girl from each team for the "Citizenship Award". One player from each division will be chosen out of the girls from each team.
For the Picnic, Cassie said that each team would be allotted a $25.00 Shoprite gift certificate for food in lieu of hot dogs. A deejay and ice cream truck would also be provided. Activities include a "bounce house", tattoos and face painting. It was decided to eliminate the dunking booth and replace with a pitching machine. Eric Friedman will check with Frozen Ropes about the pitching machine.
Need volunteers to arrange and order the trophies. The Board decided that smaller trophies for the Instructional division would be better this year than the medallions used in the past. Tee-Ball would continue getting medallions. Howard Golden was "volunteered" to be in charge of the trophies.
Sindi expressed a big thank you to all those who helped out on Picture Day.
Eric has agreed to coordinate Frozen Ropes summer camp and needs twenty-five girls to sign up in order to do the program. He is looking for fields to use - Mary Harriman field was one suggestion he will be following up on.
Mike Morgillo spoke about a "Wisk Win a Ball Field" contest. The winning team with the most "Wisk" points would get $10,000 for a ball field makeover. Flyers were handed out to all present at the meeting and told not to follow the instructions on the flyers but just return the coupons to the league by the date of the picnic. It was suggested that we hook up with Little League on this contest to maximize our winning potential and use Smith Clove Field as the recipient if we won.
Next meeting will be June 5th at DeAngelis Hall and this will be the last meeting for the season.
Motion to adjourn meeting 1st by Cassie, 2nd by Eric.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL
Minutes from Meeting on April 3rd, 2005
DeAngelis Hall, Town of Monroe
Attendance: Steve Musich, Anne-Marie Williams, Mark Gordon, Cassie Powell, Penny DeMartin, David Rosen, Carl Onken, Nick Santoro, Eric Friedman, Ed Quinn, Peter Tsoi, Joe King, John Panarese, Walter Hickey, Mike Pavlu, Paul Krupin, Bob Bracco, Joe Vitanza, Bill Olsen, Kathy Fico, Robert Eiler, Howard Golden, Doug Anders.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Motion to approve the minutes of March meeting 1st by Steve, 2nd by Anne-Marie.
Walter Hickey and Doug Anders were sworn in as managers.
Important dates:
- April 9th Picture Day at Smith Clove Park.
- Next meetings on May 1st and June 5th at DeAngelis Hall
- Last day of regular season will be June 11th for novice, junior, seniors.
- Picnic is Wednesday June 22nd ; Coach/Managers game will be June 21st
- Senior games will be moved to 10:15 a.m. April 16th due to junior prom.
- Will have games on Saturday May 7, since Monroe PD Dare game will be on Sunday May 8th.
- No senior games scheduled for May 13 or 14 due to senior prom and no games scheduled for April 22-25 due to Passover or Memorial weekend.
Steve thanked all those who showed up on Saturday to help with the installation of face guards and asked for all "soft" soft balls to be returned to coordinators.
Scorebooks and game balls were given out to managers: 11inches for novices and 12 inches for junior and senior divisions.
Each Manager should bring ice to the games and if anyone observes unsafe practices at the games, it was stressed that they should speak up and say something either to the offenders or a Board member.
The 10+under and 12+under Tournament teams will have another tryout soon; see Nick Santoro or Mark Gordon.
Need volunteers for Picture Day and the Hank Werner Scholarship Committee.
Rainouts will be on website and voice mail by 4 pm day of game. Dave Rosen, umpire-in-chief will inform coordinators at the same time.
Thirty-five girls took part in the Frozen Ropes clinic on March 28th. Tony (FR) is looking to hold "free coaches clinic" at Frozen Ropes possibly on May 6th.
Anyone who wants to be a Board Member should let the Board know.
One senior division team is looking for players because some girls dropped out.
NO parents or kids are to call out "strikes" or "balls" around the cage as this confuses the players and does not sit well with the umpires.
Steve stated that Umpires are not to be argued with and that each coach should walk with copy of "Rule Modifications" which can be found on website, since some umpires are new. Unlimited substitution is part of the rule modifications.
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Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL
Minutes from Meeting on March 2nd, 2005
Held at the MWMS small cafeteria
Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Anne-Marie Williams, Penny DeMartin, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Howard Golden, Eric Friedman, Nick Santoro, Anne-Marie Williams, Mark Gordon, Jim Reilly, David Rosen, John Panarese, Peter Tsoi, Robert Johns, Robert Eiler, Ricky Legg, Julia Flanagan, Joe King, Wendy Ansons, and Mike Pagano.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. and introduction of the Board
followed.
Motion to approve minutes of February meeting 1st by Eric, 2nd
by Mark.
Registration is over – 488 players registered. T-Ball=8 teams;
Instructional=8; Novice=8; Juniors=5; Seniors=7.
Managers were sworn in as follows: Jim Reilly, Ricky Legg, Mike Pagano, John
Panarese, Peter Tsoi, and Robert Johns.
Steve approved a request by the Coordinators that those managers unable to
attend today can be sworn in on Picture Day, March 12th.
Important Dates:
o Remaining meetings for April, May, and June are 1st Sunday of the month, 7:30 p.m. at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.
o Picture Day is Saturday March 12th in Large Auditorium and Room 119. See schedule on website.
o Opening day begins week of April 4th
o April 16th Junior games will be switched from 12:30 to 10:30 a.m. due to the junior prom and Senior games are not booked for May 13 due to the senior prom.
o May 7 – Police Chief Dom Guidice asks that no games be booked due to the Monroe DARE trip to Yankee Stadium.
o Memorial Day Weekend – no games will be played.
o All Star games for Novice, Juniors, Seniors will be held on Monday June 20. This is tentative.
Equipment:
o Most equipment has been picked up but still waiting for 90 helmets and faceguards. We will have 97 helmets that need to be retrofitted with faceguards and it will be 2 more weeks before we can put the equipment together.
o March 19th is the tentative date when equipment will be handed out at Uncle Bob’s Storage. Check website for updates.
Uniforms:
o Should be in by March 7th. If in, then Wednesday March 9th we will distribute uniforms to managers & players in the Middle School Large Cafeteria as follows:
Novice 6:30–7:00 pm; Juniors 7:00–7:30; Seniors 7:30-8:00 pm. Instructional & Tee-Ball will get their uniforms on Picture Day.
Check website for updates.
Motion to adjourn 1st by Howard and 2nd by Eric.
Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL
Minutes from Meeting of February 2nd 2005
Held at the MW Middle School, small cafeteria
Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Mark Gordon, Anne-Marie Williams, Eric Friedman, Howard Golden, Mike Morgillo, Cassie Powell, Penny DeMartin, Glenn DeMartin, Teddy Hiller, Anthony Ricciardi, Edward Quinn, Steve Ellman, Kathy Fico, Joe Vitanza, John Thuman, Robert Eiler, Nick Santoro, Bill Olsen, Peter Tsoi, Frank Kincade, Wendy Ansons, Joseph King, Anthony Pilato, Erick Storckman, Jeff Gray
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. and introduction of Board Members followed.
Motion to approve minutes from January meeting 1st by Eric, 2nd by Mark.
Approximately 472 registered players for 2005 season with 36 teams that surpassed all previous season registrations:
Tee Ball–8 teams; Instructional-8; Novice-8; Juniors-5; Seniors-7.
We have more than enough Sponsors and Steve thanked everyone who helped with sponsorship, registration and general support.
Some Managers were sworn in at the senior draft held in January since we had a quorum: Joe King, Dan Pavlu, Mike Morgillo, Penny DeMartin and Tony Pilato.
Other divisions were sworn in tonight as follows:
Tee Ball - John Thuman, Wendy Ansons, Peter Tsoi, Bill Olsen, Frank Kincade.
Instructional - Anthony Ricciardi, Steve Ellman, Pat Sullivan, Howard Golden, Kathy Fico, Ted Hiller, Jeff Gray.
Novice - Nick Santoro, Eric Storckman.
Important Dates:
Free Pitching Clinic for all levels for the next 2 Wednesdays, 9th and 16th at the CV Elementary school from 5:30 – 7 pm by Steve O’Brien.
Next Meeting - March 2nd at MW Middle School. Starting April, meetings will be held the first Sunday at the DeAngelis Hall in Monroe.
Picture Day - Saturday March 12th and Tee Ball and Instructional uniforms will be given out to the Managers at that time. Picture day will be posted on the web also.
Opening Day – Week of April 4th
Last season day – week ending June 11th.
Intra-league tournaments – starts June 12th for older girls.
Tournament team 12+under tryouts will be March 19th at North Main.
Coach & Managers game to be played on June 21st.
Picnic – Wednesday June 22nd.
Gym Balls can be obtained from your Coordinator. Must use "soft" softballs or rag type softballs in the gyms. Gym space is available; check the website.
Equipment – New helmets will come already assembled but we have 94 old helmets, which need to be retrofitted with facemasks & chin straps. Bats must have ASA approved stamp to be used. Umpires will check bats. As soon as helmets come in a callout will be issued for volunteers to assemble facemasks to them. It takes some time so the more volunteers, the quicker we get done.
"Team Work Divides The Effort And Multiplies The Effect"
Looking for volunteers for the Hank Werner Scholarship Fund and Golf fundraiser. Hank was a coach who passed tragically and we would like this Fund to be successful in his memory.
Received a bid for pictures from Artistic Images that is higher than current bid by Hudson Valley Photo. Unless a lower bid comes in, we will go with Hudson Valley Photo. Weinert Tee-Shirts will do uniforms.
Monroe Parks Dept. will let the league keep our own "gang boxes" at the dugouts in Smith Clove. Received complaints of "gum sticking" by Parks Dept. Managers are to advise their girls that if this continues, we will have the girls clean dugouts on their time.
The League will register 5 teams with the Babe Ruth Softball Tournament.
Nick Santoro will manage the 10+under team and
Mark Gordon, the 12+under team.
Howard brought issues he had about the pitching clinic that is run on Tuesdays by Janice. He felt that she needed to be able to accommodate all levels of pitchers, not just the ones that pitch well. Steve stated that he spoke to Janice and she agreed to open up the age groups for next year to include instructional. Comment was made that is why Steve O’Brien is running current clinic for those that are "not that good". Steve suggested that coaches start using the gym time allotted to the league starting in October primarily by their pitchers and that the use is distributed more evenly. Gym space from February should go towards batting and catching. The gym use issue will be reevaluated next year.
Next Meeting will be Wednesday March 2nd at the MW Middle School small cafeteria.
Motion to adjourn 1st by Steve, 2nd by Howard.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL
Attendance: Steve Musich, Mike Morgillo, Penny DeMartin, Anne-Marie Williams, Eric Friedman, David Rosen, Sindi Price, Mark Gordon, Carl Onken, Anthony Pilato, Donna Miller, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Glenn DeMartin, Joe Vitanza, Bob Braco, Paul Krupin, Robert Eiler, Claudia Bruce, Eddie Quinn.
Novice - Ben Powell, Bob Bracco, Robert Eiler, Donna Miller, Paul Krupin,
Juniors - Eric Friedman, Mark Gordon, Ed Quinn.
Seniors – Joe Vitanza, Steve Musich.
· Motion to adjourn 1st by Mike and 2nd by Carl.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Anne-Marie Williams
Minutes from Meeting December 1st, 2004
Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Mark Gordon, David Rosen, Howard Golden,
Eric Friedman, Anne-Marie Williams, Nick Santoro, Cassie Powell.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Anne-Marie Williams
Minutes from meeting November 3RD, 2004
Meeting Location: Monroe Woodbury Middle School, small cafeteria.
Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Howard Golden, Penny DeMartin, Marc Gordon, David Rosen, Robert Eiler, Ed Quinn, Anne-Marie Williams.
RULES Committee Members:
Chairperson: Penny DeMartin
| Anthony Pilato | T-BALL | |
|
Kathy Fico |
INSTRUCTIONAL | 783-0851 |
| Kim Longo | 774-7584 | |
| Howard Golden | NOVICE | 783-2461 |
| Eric Friedman | 783-5998 | |
| Nick Santoro | ||
| Penny DeMartin / Chairperson | JUNIORS | 782-3172 |
| Steve Musich | SENIORS | 590-8300 |
| David Rosen | UMPIRE-N-CHIEF | 783-5963 |
Motion to adjourn: 1st by Sindi, 2nd by Penny. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary-MWGSL
Monroe-Woodbury Girls Softball League
P.O. Box 297, Monroe, NY 10950 (845) 774-3792 (League Voice Mail) www.mwgsl.org
Minutes from October 6th 2004 ,
Meeting location: MW Middle School small cafeteria. Meeting was called to
order at 7:35 PM.
Present: Steve Musich, Howard Golden, Penny DeMartin, Mark Gordon and Joe McDonnell.
|
Day |
School |
Time |
Status |
| Sunday: | Smith Clove, | 9am-12pm | FR Pitching Clinic |
| Monday: | Middle School, | 7pm - 8:30pm | Open Gym |
| Tuesday: | North Main, | 8pm - 10pm | Janice Petitt PC |
| Wednesday: | Central Valley, | 5:30pm - 7pm | Open Gym |
| Friday: | North Main, | 8:30pm - 10pm | Pitchers and Catchers |
| Saturday: | North Main, | 9am - 12 pm | Open Gym |
Please note that gym space is not available on the following
dates:
10/11, 11/29, 12/6, 12/20, 12/27, 1/17, 2/21, 3/21, 3/23, 4/25, 5/9, 5/30
Meeting adjourned at 7:45
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Steve Musich
Minutes from Sept 8th 2004 ,
Meeting location: MW Middle School small cafeteria.
Meeting was called to order at 7:34 PM.
Present: Steve Musich, Howard Golden, Eric Friedman, Carl Onken, David Rosen, Penny DeMartin, Sindi Price, Ben Powell and Cassie Powell.
Steve Musich introduced this year’s officers:
| President | Steve Musich | Approved | |
| Vice President | Sindi Price | Approved | |
| Secretary | Ann Conway | TBA | |
| Treasurer | Carl Onken | Approved | |
| Business Manager | Mark Gordon | TBA | |
| Umpire-in-Chief | David Rosen | TBA | |
| Coordinators: | Senior | Robyn Draisse | TBA |
| Junior | Howard Golden | Approved | |
| Novice | Eric Friedman | Approved | |
| Instructional | Penny DeMartin | Approved | |
| Tee-Ball | Tony Pilato | Approved | |
| Volunteer | Cassie Powell | TBA | |
| Community | Mike Morgillo | Approved |
MTA the Minutes from the June meeting: 1st by David Rosen 2nd, Howard Golden, minutes approved.
The following board members were approved:
David Rosen-Umpire-in Chief and Cassie Powell-Volunteer Coordinator
Sindi Price went over uniforms. Same as last year without socks, discussion ensued and there was talk about a better shirt and no shorts, but it seems that we shall have Visors for all divisions, Tee shirts for instructional and Tee ball, and a jersey and shorts for novice, juniors and seniors.
4 Registration dates: CV Elementary School. Sept. 24, October 8th and 22nd and November 19th.
Monthly meetings to be held at the MW Middle School cafeteria, 1st Wednesday of the month, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1, 1/5, 2/2, 3/2 and switched to DeAngelis Hall 4/3, 5/1 and 6/6.
Picture day 3/12/2005
Opening day 4/4/2005
Rule changes to follow, but there was discussion about 7 players as the minimum for the three major divisions with no penalty for less than 8 players.
We applied for the same gym space we had last year with the following additional times, Thursday at NM from 8-10 and Sundays 9-12.
Next meeting October 6th 2004
Meeting adjourned at 8:40
Minutes
Sunday, June 13, 2004 General Meeting
Meeting Called to order by acting president Steve Musich at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe. Introduction of board members present: Steve Musich, Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Maureen Boyle, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Carl Onken, Sindi Price, Tony Pilato, Eric Friedman. Not present: Kristina Hinck.
MTA minutes of May 16th meeting: Eric Friedman/Mike Morgullo, Minutes approved.
League Phone Number: 774-3792. League Website: www.mwgsl.org E-Mail: bunt@mwgsl.org.
E-Mail address has been stolen AGAIN. Will be changed shortly.
Need volunteers to move tables for the picnic: Friday June 18th at 5:30 PM at Smith Clove Park. All help is appreciated.
All-Star Game: Saturday June 19th 10:00 @ Smith Clove Field. Girls are asked to report at 9:00 for orientation and practice. All girls selected to play should be instructed to wear their regular uniform. All participants will be awarded a trophy with their name inscribed (No All-Star T-Shirts will be issued).
Volunteers needed to help collect equipment after the last game of the season. Please see your coordinator or any manager/coach.
Umpire-in-chief Reschedule Update: The schedule “is what it is”. No additional time for make-ups or rescheduled games. Schedule is firm.
Nominations for Board Seats (2004/2005 Season)
|
Position |
Name |
Status |
|
President |
Steve Musich |
Return for another term/approved |
|
Vice President |
Mike Morgillo |
Return to former position: Community Coordinator/approvedSindi Price nominated for Vice-President/approved |
|
Secretary |
Bob Bracco |
Will step down (continue to manage in Novice League) Ann Conway nominated/to be approved |
|
Treasurer |
Carl Onken |
Return for another term/approved |
|
Business Manager |
Eric Friedman |
Will step down and Coordinate Novice League/approved |
|
Senior Coordinator |
Sindi Price |
New Vice President/Robin Draiss nominated for Senior Coordinator / to be confirmed /approved |
|
Junior Coordinator |
Krintina Hinck |
Will step down / Howard Golden nominated/approved |
|
Novice Coordinator |
Howard Golden |
New Junior Coordinator/ Eric Friedman nominated / approved |
|
Instructional Coordinator |
Penny DeMartin |
Return for another term/nominated / approved |
|
Tee-Ball Coordinator |
Tony Pilato |
Return for another term/nominated / approved |
Summary of 2004/2005 MWGSL Board
President: Steve Musich Vice President: Sindi Price Secretary: Ann Conway (to be approved)
Treasurer: Carl Onken Business Manager: vacant Community Coordinator: Mike Morgullo
Umpire-in-Chief: vacant Senior Coordinator: Robin Draise (to be approved)
Junior Coordinator: Howard Golden Novice Coordinator: Eric Friedman
Instructional Coordinator: Penny DeMartin Tee- Ball Coordinator: Tony Pilato
A special recognition plaque was awarded to Maureen Boyle for her years of service and commitment to the league. Also thanks offered to Bob Bracco and Debbie Cornachio.
Coaches/Managers Game: Current proposed time and date: Saturday, June 19th at 1:30 PM during the picnic. All those interested, bring your glove. Additionally, still a chance we could play Friday night after the tables are moved IF a field opens up.
Final Stats: Please get all stats into the web site or your coordinator at the end of your last regular season game. Must be in before final standings can be determined for the tournament.
Tournament RainOuts: ONLY MAKE UP TIME FOR ANY RAINOUTS IS SATURDAY MORNING AT 8:00 AM. HOPE FOR SUN!!!
Committee Chair Volunteers:
Budget/Finance: Carl Onken, Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Eric Friedman
Rules/By-Laws: Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden and Eric Friedman. Could use another volunteer from Senior or Junior League for proper representation.
Nominating Committee: Steve Musich
Tournament Director: Howard Golden
Registrar: Sindi Price
Unfinished Business:
Motion to change current rotating schedule back to original method (Abel Lopez/Bob Bracco)
Vote on the floor: 13 yes /7 No. Schedule will return to former status at the start of the 2005 season.
Tee-Ball/Instructional: 8:30AM Novice: 10:15AM Juniors: 12:30 PM Seniors: 2:45 PM. Depending on number of teams.
Shop Right Gift cards distributed to offset the cost of the picnic (25.00 for each team).
Registration, Sponsorship and Volunteer Table will be set-up at the picnic.
New Business:
Steve proposed moving regular meetings to the first Tuesday of each month in the Middle School. Approved.
Plan to stop Jacket Sales unless someone volunteers to coordinate. Penny DeMartin volunteered. Bids being solicited for new uniforms, pictures and required helmets with face guards and chin straps (aprox. cost 5200.00).
Debbie Cornacchio will have a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the 16U Tournament.
Sliding at Home Rule: UMPIRES CALL….DO NOT ARGUE.
Gym Space Coordinator: Rich Goldstein: Congratulations Rich. Declined position.
Frozen Ropes will be having a summer camp. Check the web site or call Frozen Ropes if interested.
Joe Vitanza again re-visited his suggestion from the last meeting to raise fees or barter for “service hours” from all parents of girls in the league. Lack of volunteerism continues to be a serious problem for the league. Steve suggested that the finance committee will address and tabled the matter. No motions or resolution.
Volunteer Coordinator: Board approved a motion to create the new position of “Volunteer Coordinator”.
Cassie Powell was nominated and accepted for the position. Focus on “mobilizing” more volunteers and responsible for “staffing” needs of the league. Many thanks to Cassie for her innovation and commitment.
Next Meeting scheduled for sometime in September: Card to be mailed.
Have a great summer!
MTA: Bob Bracco/ Sindi Price
Meeting adjourned at 8:35PM.
Respectfully submitted,
R.A. Bracco
Secretary MWGSL
Monroe-Woodbury Girls Softball League
P.O. Box 297, Monroe, NY 10950 (845) 774-3792 (League Voice Mail) www.mwgsl.org
Minutes
Sunday, May 16th, 2004 General Meeting
Meeting called to order by Steve Musich at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe.
Board members present: Steve Musich, , Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Maureen Boyle, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Carl Onken, Sindi Price.
Not present: Tony Pilato, Kristina Hinck, Eric Friedman.
Members present: Joe Vitanza, Bill Geiler, Kevin Kenny, Joe King, Jim Murphy, Able Lopez, Gary Alberse, Mark Gordon and Chris Storms
MTA minutes of April Meeting…Maureen Boyle/Mike Morgillo
All-Star Game / Picnic: All Managers asked to select 4 girls from each team. No guidelines or selection criteria discussed. All Star Games scheduled for June 19th at 10:00. Picnic to follow at 12:00 noon to 4PM.
Important note to all Parents, Coaches, and Managers!!!
Due to a lack of volunteers, the scope and activities of the picnic will be modified accordingly: The league will provide the DJ, Awards, and Ice Cream. Food will be the responsibility of each team to coordinate. The board recommends that each manager appoint a team parent to coordinate food and drinks for your team. Additionally, the board voiced concern on the general poor level of “volunteerism” in the league. All managers and coordinators are asked to “lobby” all parents (especially at the Novice and Instructional Division Level) for board positions and committee assignments. Without an infusion of “new blood”, the future of the league is in jeopardy.
Frozen Ropes: Camp is scheduled for one week (July 19th through the 23rd). $175.00. 10% of the fee is donated to the club.
ASA Rules: New facemask for batting helmets will be required in 2005. Anticipated cost of $5000.00 for replacement. Retrofit not practical.
Umpire-in Chief: 48 Make-up games scheduled to date. Concern raised regarding the current demeanor and caliber of umpires. Perceived to be unapproachable, strict and severe for this level of play. Floor discussion ensued. No resolution or motions.
Bob Bracco brought suggestion for a “Zero-Cancellation” Policy to the floor. Immediately dismissed with extreme prejudice by all present.
Committee’s:
Budget/Finance: Steve Musich, Carl Onken and Sindi Price
Rules Committee: Penny DeMartin, still needs 3
volunteers and
Nominating Committee: No volunteers
All committees need volunteers. See any board member
or manager if interested.
Ricky Legg will help raise money to run the Intra- league tournament.
Joe Vitanza opened a discussion regarding the lack of volunteers in the league. Suggested that we either increase registration fees to hire needed help as appropriate or offer volunteers “service hours” in exchange for fees. Discussion ensued. Agreed to discuss at next meeting and resolve prior to next registration period. Also suggested that all coaches and managers should be at registration.
Hank Werner Scholarship:
This years recipients: Laura Mauriello,
$500.00
Kathleen McManus, $500.00
Shannon Murphy. $500.00
Congratulations!
New Business: Board approached by New Windsor Softball for possible game with Senior Girls 18U team.
Maureen Boyle proposed a “split season” to ease the number of rainouts for next year. Further discussion and investigation is warranted.
Steve polled the group regarding the new Rotating schedule. Discussion ensued. General consensus was to return to former schedule. To be voted on during June 13th Meeting.
Club received $194.40 Fund Raising check from Modell’s to support our tournament teams bills past and present. That means our membership spent $3,888.00.
Steve reminded everyone to vote for the school budget!!!
Motion to adjourn the meeting…Steve Musich/Bob Bracco
Respectfully submitted….Bob Bracco/Secretary
The following minutes have been approved.
Minutes
Sunday, April 18, 2004 Regular Meeting
Meeting called to order by Steve Musich at 7:33 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in
Monroe.
Board members present; Steve Musich, Carl Onken, Mike Morgillo, Eric Friedman,
Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Tony Pilato, Kristina Hinck.
Board members not present: Sindi Price, Maureen Boyle, and Bob Bracco.
Members present: Debbie Cornacchio, Jim Murphy, Walter Hickey, Joe Vitanza, Mark Gorden and Gary Alberse
MTA Minutes of March 21 general meeting. 1st by Eric 2nd by Kristina
No opposition minutes accepted.
Steve welcomed all present and thanked them for their commitment and support. Introduction of the board was skipped and Steve went over the phone number, new e-mail address and website address.
The all-star games will be held Saturday June 19th most likely starting at 10:00AM at Smith Clove Park with the picnic to be held between 12:00 and 4:00. Those times are tentative. Steve also mentioned that a picnic coordinator hasn’t been found and we need one to have a picnic. Joe Vitanza had mentioned that the Junior and Senior girls could do without the picnic and maybe just let the Novice, Instructional and Tee Ball go and do away with it for the older girls.
Also discussed was the coaches manager game normally held the night before could not be at Smith Clove but maybe at the Varsity field instead. Also anyone with a flatbed or pick up truck would be a big help to move the tables either the night before or the morning of the picnic. To be discussed further at the next meeting.
There were no reports from the officers and since we have no chairpersons for committees, the meeting moved to equipment updates.
Eric explained that next year ASA was going to change the rules to include a double first base and helmets with face guards. This year the league initiated the double first base for seniors, juniors and novice. Next year it will include Instructional and Tee Ball. Eric mentioned that the bases were pretty ratty and was going to order throw down plastic bases for the Tee Ball division. Tony agreed. Eric also mentioned he had a problem with the double first base at Smith Clove 2 and wanted to order a double first base for fields 1 and 2 that would fit into the LL inserts. It was agreed to try it providing someone brings the bases in the morning and the last team takes it back at the end of the day. The details are to be worked out ASAP.
Joe Vitanza mentioned that many girls have helmets of their own and asked if there was a way to help these girls retrofit there helmets with face guards. Steve mentioned that each brand has there own face guard and we would help any way we could. The league needs to order a couple of different kinds to see how they will work and we also need to include straps.
The meeting moved on to Fields: Steve mentioned that the TOW moved our fields to the Earl Reservoir Sunday Mornings from 8AM to 2PM. Only teams whose coaches and managers signed and returned notarized waivers will be allowed to practice and use the fields, Steve mentioned that he still hasn’t made a practice schedule and still needs to get a list of team rosters to Woodbury Parks before we can use the fields. Howard will be keeping track of school field playability for bookeeping purposes.
So far we still only have a 16U tournament team being managed by Debbie with help from Steve. No date on try-outs as of yet.
On the agenda Steve listed the 9 standing committees that make this league run. He impressed upon the officers that the work needs to be split amongst all the board members and they needed to reach out to parent volunteers to help carry the load. At this time no one volunteered for any of the committees but Penny said she would think about chairing the rules committee.
The meeting moved to the intra-league tournament. Steve mentioned that someone needs to step up if the tournament is going to happen. They will need to solicit businesses in the area to donate money to help defer the cost of trophies. Also a tournament schedule will need to be created. A discussion ensued about what the tournament sponsors would receive for their money and it was decided to give them a plaque, have a banner created with all the sponsors’ names and that their support would be included in September photo news ad for registration. At this time no one volunteered.
The meeting moved to the Hank Werner scholarship fund. Mike said it was too
late to go forward with a golf outing or dinner dance for this year besides no
one volunteered to do so. Steve said Carl was in the process of securing a games
of chance ID number so we can run a 50/50 raffle. He will keep us updated. Steve
also mentioned that Rich Goldstein ran a successful raffle for the Monroe Fire
department and volunteered to do so for the league.
Steve mentioned that if we don’t raise any money for the fund that we should
think about dissolving it.
Kristina voiced her concern to do everything possible to keep it going as she
new Hank Werner personally when she played in the league and said he was a great
guy.
Unfinished business: Steve appointed Mike Morgillo to be the go between to
handle all aspects of the Frozen Ropes involvement in the league. He will
contact them and find out how they will keep track of the money Frozen Ropes
will give back for girls and teams that use their facilities. Kristina asked
that we get a contract of some sort.
Steve again stressed the Town of Woodbury waiver situation. Mike said he was
going to try and get Sue Kelly to give out the Citizenship Award at the picnic
this year, if she can make it, he also said he could try and get Hillary
Clinton, but someone remarked that then there would be secret service people
around and that would be uncomfortable.
New Business: Mike noted that Frozen Ropes wants to run a summer camp for MWGSL in June or July. They are in touch with the school district to secure fields. $175.00 per player 5 days, 9AM to 3PM. 100 girls would have to sign up to make this work, 50 for instructional and novice and 50 for juniors and seniors. They also want to setup a table at the picnic and would like to bring a radar pitching booth with them. Mike will find out if the league will have to pay. Steve mentioned that this year we will be picking up mangers equipment after their last game. Details will need to be worked out. Eric will need help from coordinators and parent volunteers so we don’t have to hunt down equipment like we did this year. Only tournament team managers will be allowed to hold equipment until they are done with their games. Rain out games are going to be made up starting this week. Coordinators will start to reschedule games starting Thursday. Joe Vitanza and Jim Murphy will make up their game SMUG #2 on Thursday at the Varsity field, and coordinators were told to try and fill in the fields while we still have dry weather. Maureen needs 48 hours notice to try and secure an umpire. Uno’s fundraiser will be Wednesday April 28th to benefit tournament teams. If games are cancelled no one is allowed to use the fields.
Next meeting will be Sunday May 16th. The June meeting will be the 2nd Sunday, June 13th.
Motion to adjourn meeting………. 1st by Howard 2nd by Penny
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Minutes
Sunday, March 21, 2004 Regular Meeting
Meeting Called to order by acting president Steve Musich at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe. Board members present: Steve Musich, , Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Eric Friedman, Maureen Boyle, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Tony Pilato, Kristina Hinck, Carl Onken, Sindi Price
Steve opened the meeting with a statement pertaining to the resignation of Debbie Cornacchio as president of the MWGSL. He further explained that the board had met prior to the regular meeting, accepted Debbie’s resignation, and temporarily installed (pursuant to the by-laws) Steve Musich as acting President and Mike Morgillo as acting Vice President. The board thanked Mike and Steve for volunteering to "step-up" for the benefit of the league. It was further agreed that they would serve in those positions until the end of the regular 2004 term. The balance of the board committed to assisting Mike and Steve in that endeavor.
On behalf of the entire league, the board wished to extend their thanks to Debbie Cornacchio for her many years of service and leadership.
MTA Minutes of February 22nd meeting. Howard Golden/Mike Morgillo, minutes accepted.
Appointment of remaining Managers
T-Ball : Rick Legg, Catherine Pilato, Pat Sullivan… MTA Eric Friedman/Kristina Hinck
Instructional: Ted Hiller, Walter Hickey…MTA Eric Friedman/ Bob Bracco
Novice: All managers appointed and sworn in.
Excellent performance by Novice Coordinator Howard Golden and the Novice Division Managers!
Junior League: Chet Revinski…MTA Maureen Boyle/Eric Friedman
Senior League: Bill Geiler…MTA Sindi Price/Maureen Boyle
All managers appointed and approved and uniforms distributed to managers present.
Important Dates:
March 27th…Picture Day (ASA Rule Books to be distributed)
April 13Th …Opening Day
June 19th (Saturday)…Awards Picnic. Need volunteers to coordinate picnic.
Managers that did not get equipment should see their Coordinator.
All managers and coaches must complete the Field Use Permit Waiver prior to opening day.
Tournament Teams: The league is in disparate need of coaches for tournament teams. If we do not get additional volunteers, Tournament play may be cancelled.
Scholarship Fund: Possibility of another golf outing or dinner dance to raise money for the Hank Werner Scholarship Fund. Need volunteer to coordinate events.
50/50 Raffle: Steve will get permit to conduct.
New Business: None
Motion to adjourn meeting……… Eric Friedman/ Howard Golden
Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM.
Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted…
Bob Bracco Secretary/MWGSL
These minutes were approved at the March Meeting
Sunday, February 22, 2004 Regular Meeting
Meeting called to order by Debbie Cornacchio at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe. Board members present: Debbie Cornacchio, Steve Musich, , Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Eric Friedman, Maureen Boyle, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Tony Pilato, Kristina Hinck.
Board members not present: Carl Onken, Sindi Price
MTA Minutes of December 21 and January 11th General Meetings. Steve Musich/Krinstina Hinck.
No opposition, minutes accepted.
Debbie welcomed all present and thanked everyone for his or her commitment and support. Introduced all board members and asked each coordinator to proceed with the appointment and approval of managers.
Instructional League: Nick Santoro, Ben Powell, Dave Rosen, Dana Miller, Cathy Fico
Novice League: Chris Storm, Maureen Boyle, Bob Bracco. Able Lopez, Mark Gordon, Ann Conway, Chris Storm
Junior League: None present
Senior League: Joe Vitanza, Kevin Kenney, Dan Pavlu,
Howard Golden nominated Maureen Boyle for the open board position of Umpire-in-chief. Second by Abel Lopez. No opposition. “Hail to the chief!”
Monday, February 23, 2004: Beginners Pitching Clinic. 7-8:15 PM in the Middle School. Pre- registration is suggested and each child must have a glove, and a parent to work with.
Question of Open Gym allocation was raised. In addition to the limited amount of time available due to conflicts, the managers questions the assigned times. Debbie suggested that the managers spoke with their coordinators to “swap” as necessary.
Debbie and Steve asked for assistance with the Hank Werner Scholarship Fund. Suggested a Golf outing or some type of dinner dance as possible fund raising activities. Anyone that would like to help should contact Debbie or Steve.
New Business:
Howard Golden introduced Ms. Bobbie Jo Granello. Ms. Granello is a 2x all-american softball player and a graduate of Marist College. She is currently on staff at Frozen Ropes for the purpose of promoting and supporting the growth of Girls Softball at her facility. Currently offering many programs including: 6 on 6 “Ice Ball” League for ages 6-8 and 9-11. March 5-April 2. Also offered her facility for team practices at 85.00 per hour. Ms. Granello is committed to working with our league in any way necessary. Joint activities, flyers, and a 5% referral fee. Offered free coaches clinic. Further information can be found on their website: Chester@frozenropes.com or contact her directly by e-mail bgonnello@yahoo.com.
New Rules:
Steve discussed some new rules coming in 2005: Use of the new double bag first base, , Full face plate helmets and chin straps.
Safety: Mandatory sliding on a close play at the plate.
Watch placement of “on-deck” circles and caution girls to remain inside circle when swinging.
All Equipment must be behind the bench or in the dugout.
No parent behind the umpire. Keep the area behind the back-stop CLEAR!
Dates to remember…
March 6, 2003 Equipment Distribution
March 27, 2004 Picture Day Manager must inform their parents of the appointment times and method of payment accepted for photos.
Saturday, June19, 2004 Picnic and All-Star Games.
Registration for the Instructional and T-Ball is still open.
Tournament Play: Only 16 and under will play in the tournament: 2 divisions….10 and under and 12 and under.
Managers needed for Tournament play.
Steve announced a new rotating schedule on Saturdays. All divisions will rotate start times to insure fairness.
The league is still short 8 sponsors. Sponsorship is $250.00. Anyone that knows of someone willing to sponsor a team should contact Steve, Debbie, or any board member.
Motion to adjourn meeting……….Howard Golden/Bob Bracco
Meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by,
Bob Bracco
Secretary/MWGSL
The following minutes have been approved.
Minutes
January 11, 2004 Regular Meeting
Next meeting is set for Sunday February 15th.
Motion to Adjourn…Howard Golden, second by Kristina Hinck.
Meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.
Respectfully submitted by ,
Steve Musich
Monroe-Woodbury Girls Softball League
P.O. Box 297, Monroe, NY 10950 (845) 774-3792 (League Voice Mail) www.mwgsl.org
2004 Season
Monroe Woodbury Girls’ Softball League
Minutes from the December 21st, 2003 meeting.
Meeting was called to order at 7:39 PM.
Present were, Debbie Cornacchio, Kristina Hinck, Howard Golden, Steve Musich, Carl Onken, Eric Friedman, Anthony Pilato and Eddie Quinn.
Anthony Pilato was sworn in as Tee Ball Coordinator.
The league voice-mail # is 774-3792. The website is mwgsl.org.
As of this date, 373 players are paid registrants.
26 registrations were submitted but have yet been received in our PO Box.
The numbers are:
Tee Ball 49 = 5 teams
Instructional 80 = 8 teams
Novice 85 = 6 teams
Junior 76 = 6 teams
Senior 83 = 6 teams
Total = 31 teams
Parents that submitted registrations through the website need to mail in
signed forms, copies of birth certificates Town of Woodbury waiver forms and
checks to be registered. If you do not sign the registration form and mail
with payment, your daughter will not be able to play.
All mail in registrations must be in by December 31st or players
will not be guaranteed a playing spot. They will be put on a waiting list.
Late registration cost $80 for Tee Ball and Instructional and $85.00 for
Novice, Junior and Senior players.
All 2004 Managers must come to the January 11th meeting to get sworn in.
Drafts can begin that evening but must be completed by January 24th coordinators must inform managers when the draft will be.
This years draft sheet will include a listing of pitchers, catchers, tournament and school ball players.
Uniform order will be placed no later than February 14th.
Gym space is available at the Middle School on Monday nights, 7:00 to 8:30. Friday’s at North Main, 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM, and Saturday mornings, at North Main 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. An adult must accompany all players, and only soft softballs are to be used in the gym. Ask your division coordinators about soft softballs.
Janice is starting another pitching clinic on Tuesday evenings at the North Main Gym. The cost is $150.00 in advance for 10 sessions. Openings are limited and are on a first come first served basis. This clinic is for established pitchers that have pitched in the regular season and is not open to Instructional and Tee Ball players. Contact Debbie Cornacchio by email for more information and or to sign up. Debbie’s email address is on the website on the members page no later than January 2nd. The clinic will start January 6th and end March 6th. Janice is a Mount Saint Mary’s Softball coach.
The league will hold a free pitching clinic for beginners on January 26th at the Middle School gym. Parents should accompany their children and catch for them. Bring a glove. Managers that are not familiar with pitching technique should also come to this clinic. Regular gym space will not be available this night.
If there is a school function we are not allowed to use the gym. Check the website for gym use updates.
Picture Day, Saturday, March 20th, 2004 Middle School Cafeteria.
Opening Day, Tuesday, April 13h, 2004
League picnic and all star games, Saturday, June 19th
Tee Ball will be played on Friday evenings. 45 Minutes of instruction followed by a 45-minute game.
Managers still holding equipment should check through their bags and make sure all their equipment is in good working order. Any problems email Eric Friedman from the web site and ask when they can swap out damaged pieces.
We have 6 paid sponsors as of this meeting. If anyone knows a business that could sponsor a team let us know.
Last years managers need to call players from their teams from last year and tell them about gym space. We are paying for it so we should use it. A manager, coach or parent needs to be present for a child to use space. This needs to be arraigned ahead of time.
Next meeting will be on Sunday, January 11th, at 7:30 PM. Board meets at 7:00.
Meeting adjourned at 8:34 PM.
Respectfully submitted by,
Steve Musich
Minutes
November 16, 2003 Regular Meeting
Meeting began at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe. League members present: Debbie Cornacchio, Steve Musich, Carl Onken, Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Eric Friedman, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden and Christina Hinch.
Minor modification to minutes of October 19th Meeting to reflect the presence of Howard Golden.
MTA with attendance correction…Howard Golden/Eric Friedman. Minute accepted.
Debbie introduced a candidate for Junior Coordinator, Ms. Christina Hinch. MTA Christina as the Junior Coordinator made by Howard Golden, second by Penny DeMartin. Unanimously accepted.
Welcome to Christina.
Registrations collected to date:
Friday, October 24, 2003 89
Friday, November 14, 2003 140
The final registration date is Friday December 12, 2003 at Central Valley Elementary School from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. New flyers will be made up by Bob Bracco and distributed for a home folder drop. Website registration will remain open until December 31, 2003.
All drafts should be completed by January 31, 2004.
Tentative date for the January Meeting is January 11, 2004. Tentative date (s) for the February Meeting is either the 1st or the 8th (to be determined).
Tony Pilato has not formally accepted the T-Ball Coordinator position. Debbie will attempt to contact and confirm his interest.
New Business
Discussion ensued regarding the possible rotation of early and late game time slots. Suggestion made to pilot a rotation schedule during the 2004 season. No final resolution. Further discussion will be held at a future meeting.
Steve reminded the board that new ASA guidelines will require chins straps on
batting helmets. No further discussion.
Next meeting is set for Sunday, December 21st.
Motion to Adjourn……Debbie Cornacchio/Bob Bracco
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Meeting Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Bob Bracco Secretary/ MWGSL.
The following minutes have been approved.
October 19, 2003 Regular Meeting
Meeting began at 7:30 PM at the DeAngelis Meeting Hall in Monroe. Members present: Debbie Cornacchio, Steve Musich, Carl Onken, Bob Bracco, Mike Morgillo, Eric Friedman, Penny DeMartin, Sindi Price, Howard Golden and Bill Geiler.
MTA Minutes of September 17th Meeting. Minutes approved (unanimous).
Debbie again announced the current slate of officers. The following positions are still open: Umpire-in-Chief, T-Ball Coordinator, Junior Coordinator, Field Maintenance Chief, Registrar.
Steve suggested that the Registrar position be cancelled this year and he and Debbie would share the duties with help from other board members. No opposition.
2004 Registration Dates to be held at Central Valley Elementary School from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the following dates: Friday, October 24, 2003
Friday, November 14, 2003
Friday, December 12, 2003
450 Registration Reminders have been mailed and 3000 Flyers have been distributed to the schools. Confirmation that many of the flyers have started to reach the homes. Also an ad for registration appeared in the Photo News on October 17, 2003.
Divisions Fees
T-Ball Grades K-1 60.00 hats and shirts
Instructional Grades 2-3
Novice Grades 4-5 65.00 uniform
Junior Grades 6-7
Seniors Grades 8-12
250.00 Team Sponsorship
Gym Space
Middle School Mondays 7:00 PM-8:30 PM Open
North Main Tuesdays 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Pitching Clinic (Novice/Juniors)
North Main Fridays 8:30 PM-10:00 PM Pitchers/Catchers
Current pitching clinic is full and runs 10 weeks. Next clinic will be in January. Limited to 12 girls (no beginners).
Board also opted to allow league registration for Gym Space only. Not required to play or enter draft.
New Business
Bob Bracco reiterated the importance of a clinic for "first time coaches" in general, but more importantly at the T-Ball and Instructional level. Concept will be pursued further.
Steve mentioned a season-long "50/50" Raffle. Can get 6000 tickets printed for 250.00. The intent is to sell the tickets up until the picnic. No opposition to the plan.
Next meeting will be held Sunday, November 16, 2003 at 7:00 for board members with the general meeting to follow at 7:30. DeAngelis Meeting Hall, Monroe.
Meeting Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by
Bob Bracco,
Secretary/ MWGSL.
Minutes of September 17, 2003 Meeting
·
Meeting began at 7:35 PM at the MWMS small cafeteria.·
Present were Debbie Cornacchio, Steve Musich , Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Carl Onken, Arthur Mercandante, Mark Gordon, Eric Friedman, Mike Morgillo, Sindi Price and Joe McDonnell·
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2003 meeting, first by Howard Golden and second by Eric Friedman. The members unanimously approved the minutes.Debbie Cornacchio introduced the officers;
President: Debbie Cornacchio
Vice President: Steve Musich
Treasurer: Carl Onken
Secretary: Bob Bracco (absent)
Community Coordinator: Mike Morgillo
Business Manger: Eric Friedman
Instructional Coordinator: Penny DeMartin
Novice Coordinator: Howard Golden
Senior Coordinator: Sindi Price
The positions for:
Umpire-in Chief,
Field Maintenance Chief,
Junior Coordinator and
Registrar
remain open.
o
Monday Nights, MS Gym 7:00 – 8:30o
Tuesday Nights, North Maino
The girls that participated last year will have first preference.o
Fridays, North Main 8:30-10:00o
Saturdays, North Main beginning in January if it is still available, 8:30-12:00.Mike Morgillo has secured the DeAngelis meeting hall in Monroe for our
monthly MWGSL meetings. As discussed at Wednesdays (09/17/03) meeting,
we
will now be moving our meeting to Sunday nights at 7:00pm for the Board,
and 7:30pm for the general population. We will meet the 3rd Sunday of
each
month, thus making our next meeting Sunday, October 19th.
Respectably submitted,
Minutes of June 11, 2003 Meeting
· Meeting began at 7:32 PM.
· Present were Debbie Cornacchio, Gerard Haugh, Steve Musich , Steve O’Brien, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Carl Onken, John Klahn, Eddie Quinn, John Panarese, Joe Vitanz