WLL Board Meeting Minutes
February 3, 2005
Attendees: Rob Schwend, Brad Powell, John Hamilton, David Vintertun, Reesie Vintertun, Sue Scheid, Julie Byrum, Catherine Carroll, Stepheney Bailey, Linda Wyrick, Jack Winter, Sheila Winter, Richard Janshen, Dave Kummerlowe, Mich Earl, Scott Brueske, Jim Greer, Nadine Callahan, Kathy Huck, Darlene Jones, Joslyn Donlin
Treasurer’s Report – Sue Scheid: The total balance in both checking and savings accounts is $43,841.11. Total income in January was $21,578.91. Registration income was $21,328.91. Total expenses paid out in January was $951.55 for administrative costs, player refund, hard goods and sponsor sign.
Registration: We have a total of 590 kids registered. We had 549 last year, which is an increase of 41 kids. We increased by 28 in T-ball, Baseball we are down 2, Jr/Sr’s we are down 10 and softball we are up 25. Registration is now closed (except possibly younger kids).
Manager Appointments: Manager appointments in majors and minors have been finalized. We still need 2 AA managers and 3 more managers for T-ball.
Upcoming Dates:
Player reviews February 5 and 12,
The Safety Clinic March 1 (6:30 – 8:30 PM)
AED Training March 5 (8:00 – 12:00 PM)
Coaching Clinics February 13, March 5 and March 6
Dr Smoll Clinic March 23
Equipment & Uniforms Feb 26 (1:00 – 3:00)
Practices Begin March 1
Picture Day March 19
Mid-Season Jamboree April 30
Location for AED is the Woodinville fire station next door to post office, email Dave Kummerlowe if you are interested in coming – you must be on the list to attend so there are enough instructors
Volunteers are set for player review – Rob explained how player review works - draft order, etc.
Post season Schedule: TOC starts May 25 - Discussed how we will seed for TOC tournament. How do we do it by standings if the minors do not keep track? What is the purpose of WLL tournament? –Rob will take discussion to Charlie Chase to see what kind of input and what vision he has regarding the TOC.
We have 7 leagues involved in TOC his year - 112 teams total. The costs will be split between all leagues. Each league will provide umpires and fields. In the future should we be charging each team to be a part of this tournament? This could be fundraiser.
Safety update: The total cost for new helmets was $600 – Dave found some softball helmets that the faceguards can be put on and saved some money. The safety plan is in progress. We need board members phone numbers on safety plan.
Joslyn brought up the little league patch requirement. According to little league rules we are supposed to have the patches on the kids jerseys. Rob Schwend will look into this.
Meeting was adjourned 7:50 PM