Fairfield County Platform Tennis League Season Captain s Breakfast September 29, 2018

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1 Fairfield County Platform Tennis League Season Captain s Breakfast September 29, 2018

2 Agenda FCPTL Board Introductions Recap of Season Overview o League reconfiguration o Guideline and Rule changes o Frozen Player info and Score reporting Key Dates Next Steps for Captains

3 Division Contacts Board Contacts and Division Managers President Division 1/Branding Division 2 /Treasurer Division 3/Tournament Division 4/Website Division 5/Scheduling Division 6/Documents Division 7/Events Division 8/Events Scott Hapgood scott.hapgood@ubs.com Brenden O Brien obrienboo@hotmail.com Ron Gayda rongayda@yahoo.com Jay Baum jaybaum33@gmail.com Tom Viggiano tviggiano@deloitte.com Demian Johnston djohnston@gmail.com Paul Harding pharding21@hotmail.com Tom Dickson dicksonthomasw@gmail.com Tom Dickson dicksonthomasw@gmail.com

4 Recapping Another Spectacular Season Continued 15 week season Fewer defaults and in-season issues Most successful PFI Tournament to date; which included two separate D3 flights (an East and a West) due to significant demand at that level. Last year added three new teams and two new clubs

5 League Configuration We are retaining the 15 match schedule Now at six divisions with 16 teams each, a seventh division with 15 teams, and a new eighth division comprised of 6 teams First matches will be on Sat., Oct. 13th. The schedule this season will include matches on Dec. 22nd and will end on Feb. 3rd. We culminate the season with the PFI on Sat., Feb. 9th Promotion and relegation will remain at three teams Maximum matches per player will stay at 17. Minimum matches for a frozen player will remain at 4

6 Spirit of the League Rule Our North Star 1. Spirit of the League: a) All Players, Captains, Managers, Coaches, Referees, Board Members, and anyone otherwise associated with any League match, tournament or event, will be expected to abide by the "Spirit of the League", which is guided by the following Mission: The purpose of the FCPTL is to increase the awareness, participation and enjoyment of healthy and friendly competition between clubs, teams, and associations throughout Fairfield County, CT. b) It is expected that the aforementioned categories of persons will conduct themselves at all times with the utmost regard for the Spirit of the League, fair play, good sportsmanship, civil communications, integrity, and respect for their teammates and opponents. c) Any participant in the League can expect to be treated in a like manner by any other participant, especially concerning matters of the League and friendly competition. d) In most cases, as long as a match has been contested by all parties in good faith, the Board will prefer to let the results of the match take precedence over any post-match technical loopholes. The Board takes a very dim view of protests deemed to be a nuisance and without merit, and especially of those intended to cause harm to any affected party.

7 Score Reporting - Incorrect

8 Score Reporting - Correct

9 Frozen Players

10 Season Overview Frozen Player Tracking

11 Guidelines We have a key rule change that impacts D2 particularly, and that is the elimination of pros ability to play in D2. Rule 3.c Player Eligibility-Pros: Up to two Pro's (non-members) that are on staff at a given club may play subject to the following restrictions. A Pro becomes Eligible after approval by the FCPTL Board. Clubs must a list of Pro's that are on staff to the Board at least one week before the first match of the season. The Board will then confirm which Pro's are Eligible Pro's. Eligible PROS CAN ONLY PLAY IN DIVISION 1. In addition, only one Pro can be in the line-up for any team on a given Saturday.

12 Eligible Pros List

13 Guidelines Rule 3.a Player Eligibility-Non-Residents: Applies To Darien Town and Town of New Canaan At least 6 of 8 players at each match must be residents of the town, and all 8 must be residents of Fairfield County. The two (maximum) non-residents must be Eligible Non-Residents and approved by the Board.

14 Eligible Non-Resident List

15 Season Overview Team Captain s Manual We have developed a Team Captain s Manual to help those captains that are new and to serve as a reference to those that have served in the past. Password Format (for Website) o User Name: slarson@cornerstone-equity.com o Create a password when you are on the site Questions: Paul Harding pharding21@hotmail.com

16 Key Dates Paul Fowler Invitational Tournament Saturday, Fed. 9th 7 Divisions (of note, D7 and D8 will likely be combined into one division for the PFI) at approximately 14 Venues Awards Luncheon AND Finals at Wee Burn Country Club Invite 2 pairs of players from your team Other Dates Sept 29 th (today) Eastern Singles (Greenwich) Oct 6/7th Patterson Open (Fairfield) Oct 13/14th FCPTL season starts Oct 19/20th Callaway Cup (Darien) Oct 27 th - New England Mixed (Weston) Nov 17/18th- Sound Shore (Rye) Mar 16 - Wilton Open (Wilton)

17 Next Steps for Captains Contact Updates Make sure all contact info sent to correct division manager By next Sunday (10/7) All captains should submit their Frozen Player Lists to their division manager, along with their phone numbers and s Town teams submit request for Eligible Non-residents Clubs submit request for up to two Eligible Pro s

18 Fairfield County Platform Tennis League Season Captain s Breakfast September 29, 2018