2014 YSBA SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES

 

YSBA Select Meeting February 19/14 (7:30 pm)

Vaughan Baseball office – Minutes of Meeting

  1. Attendance circulated – attached 22 – 14 locals
  2. Post meeting minutes to be circulated by Kim McKenney.
  3. Carr McLeod chaired the meeting and began with a review of the 2013 season; more teams but less success at SOBA – Select is feeding players to REP.
  4. Discussion on the open VP position – all agreed 2014 could be covered off by a Committee (Dan, Kim, Jacqui and Steve Car as available)
  5. 2014 New items –

i) Residency rule requires minimum of 50% of a team to be from the Locals boundaries – to be discussed at AGM February 23 – YSBA (Car/Dan) should be informed of any Local issues asap so they can be addressed by SOBA

ii) Insurance – Don’t have to join YSBA to get OBA insurance – look for program on OBA site; l large centers covered through REP

iii) Coaching Qualifications – No change for 2014; Trainers required as in past – contact Dan G. for certification 

  1. SOBA Update – Committee working on a initiative to consolidate SOBA and OBA – 1-3 year timeframe – to be discussed further at AGM
  2. Select Bylaws –Carr went over potential changes –nothing significant; discussion ensued on enhanced mercy rule to avoid “wipe-out” games  - no great support from locals
  3. 2014 Fees – unchanged from 2013 - $275 per team and $325 per team Bantam and above
  4. Rule change suggestion – should go to the YSBA Secretary; specific Rookie rules to be set by start of year
  5. 2014 Teams – preliminary summary attached – approximately 45 teams
  6. Registrations – Rosters to teams to OBA by mid-June; final changes up to 2 weeks before SOBA’s Final
  7. Midget Interlock to be coordinated – Jacqui will call TBA consider EOBA
  8. Key Dates – SOBA Team forms to Ted for AGM

AGM – Feb 23

March 31 – Confirm teams to Convenors

April 5 – Coaches/Scheduling meeting

  1. Playoff Hosts – Muskoka will do Mosquito; looking for other volunteers
  2. Convenors:

Mosquito – Deb M. (Richmond Hill)

Rookie - Antonio/Kim

Peewee - Antonio/Kim (Innisfil)

Bantam - Barb C. Muskoka

  • YSBA dates were amended and will be circulated
  1. Tiering - may need to be considered for “big’ divisions – Mosquito & Peewee
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  1. Next Meeting
  • Monday, April7 , 2014 – 7:30 pm; location TBA

Meeting Adjourned

EKM/ekm

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