PARENT MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2016 SARTELL FASTPITCH SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 1
WELCOME PARENTS! 2
AGENDA Welcome/Mission Introduction of 2016 Board Members Recap of 2015 Season 2016 Initiatives Registration League Information Player Development Coach Development Team Formation Behavior Expectations Volunteers Q&A 3
SFSA'S MISSION The Sartell Fastpitch Softball Association is a not for profit organization. We exist to support and promote competitive softball for young women between the ages of 6 through 18 who live in Sartell, St. Stephen or currently attend school in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. 4
INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS 5
BOARD MEMBERS Bill Davison Club Director Mike Arneson Commissioner Daryl Scholz - Player & Coach Development Becky Lundgren Operations Director Jason Koosmann Finance Director Full officer descriptions can be found under the board section of our website http://sartellfastpitch.com/page/board 6
RECAP 2015 SUMMER AND FALL TEAMS 7
2015 SUMMER TEAMS 8U-18U 137 Players Total! 8U 3 teams (39) 10U 3 teams (37) 12U 3 teams (35) 14U 1 team (12) 16U 1 team (14) 8
Summer Program Growth 50 40 30 20 56 57 25 24 21 104 2627 21 137 39 37 35 175 50 45 44 24 10 0 15 15 14 12 12 10 10 11 12 0 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (projected) 8U 10U 12U 14U 16U 9
2015 Fall Teams Successful 2nd year of SFSA supported fall league with 66 players in total! 10U 1 teams (12) 12U 2 teams (19) 14U 1 team (11) 16U 1 team (12) 18U 1 team (12) 10
NUMBER OF PLAYERS Fall Program Growth 30 25 20 15 48 66 24 19 19 78 10 11 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 5 0 0 2014 2015 2016 (projected) 10U 12U 14U 16U 18U 11
Winter Dome Ball at SCSU Organized by Sartell High School Varsity Coach Dave Driste with equipment support from SFSA. One team was formed with 11-12 grade students. All were players involved with SFSA 12
8U -10U TEAM SPONSORS 13
Happy Sleeper OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 14
KDV Wealth Management OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 15
Royal Tire OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 16
Premier Real Estate Services OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 17
Advantage 1 Insurance 18
Pine Cone Vision OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 19
2015 Team Sponsors OUR TEAMS THANK YOU! 20
12U-16U TEAMS 21
12U Johnson 22
12U Stangle 23
12U Scholz 24
14U Trobec 25
16U Widvey 26
2015 SUMMER TOURNAMENTS AND TENTATIVE 2016 TOURNAMENT DATES 27
Star of the North 12U-18U Tournament Hosted by SFSA 32 teams participated June 20-21, 8 teams at each level (3 of which were Sartell teams) Generated approx. $1800 profit for SFSA 28
12U Johnson - 1st Place Silver Bracket 12U - Johnson 3-2, 14U - Trobec 0-4, 16U - Widvey 2-2. 29
10U Kimball Tournament 2ND PLACE! 6-1 OVERALL (ALL IN ONE 90 DEGREE DAY!) Advantage 1 Insurance 30
10U Hutchinson Tournament HUTCHINSON WATER CARNIVAL CHAMPS 10U PREMIER REAL ESTATE 31
2016 Tournament Dates Star of the North June 18-19, 2016 10U Tournaments (TBD) *MMFL Tournament Dates pending (roughly same weekend every year) *MMFL Qualifier 12U: June 25-26 14U: July 9-10 16U: July 9-10 *MMFL State 12U: July 9-10 14U: July 16-17 16U: July 16-17 32
2015 Fundraising BIGS Sunflower Seed/Jerky: $4,000 33
New Swarm Jerseys New Uniforms were purchased for the 12U teams. 34
WHAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE WE MADE SO FAR? 2016 INITIATIVES 35
2014 Field Improvements SFSA Donated $2,000 to the school district to regrade field 1 for better drainage Added field 3 fencing Added field 4 partial backstop 36
2014 Capital Purchases Batting Cage and 2 Pitching Machines 37
2016 Field Improvements Continued field improvements at SMS Improve fields 2,3 and 4 Infield Drainage Finish Fencing on Field 4 38
Enhancing Summer Experience Contract food vendors for home games Have all Swarm teams 12U-18U at home 2-4 times a year Hosting Star of the North in Sartell Hosting Fall Ball Games at SMS Fields 39
2016 REGISTRATION COSTS 40
2016 Registration Register Now Online at: http://www.sartellfastpitch.com Opening Registration - February 1, 2016 Registration Deadline March 15, 2016 41
8U - Registration Fee $75 Team T-shirt they can keep Team Insurance Waite Park League Fees Team Equipment 42
10U - Registration Fee $90 Team T-shirt they can keep Team Insurance Waite Park League Fees 1 tournament fee Team Equipment 43
12U-18U Registration Fee $135 Team Jerseys provided 3 tournaments St. Cloud Fastpitch League Fees Umpire fees Team insurance Team Equipment 44
LEAGUE INFORMATION 45
8U-10U League Information League Starts early June and goes through the end of July Games played Tuesday and Thursday nights at Rivers Edge Complex in Waite Park - earliest start time is 5:45pm 70 minutes which will consist of a 20-30 min practice then a game. 46
8U-10U League Information Equipment: Player to provide their own glove Softball shoes are recommended but not required. SFSA will provide team equipment including bats, helmets, softballs and catching gear. Optional: batting helmet, bat, sliding pad and infield face mask 47
12U-18U League Information League Starts Tuesday June 7, 2016 Tuesday Nights only (unless makeup games are needed) Double Headers starting at 6pm Home games are played at Sartell Middle School Fields. Away games will consist of travel against other teams in the St. Cloud League Cold Spring Waite Park Sauk Rapids St. Cloud Pierz Brainerd 48
12U-18 League Information SFSA will provide the following Equipment: Bats Catchers Gear Players must provide: Glove Helmet w/chin strap (14U-18U) Face masks (infielders mandatory) Softball Cleats (no metal cleats until 14U) Player needs to provide gray pants and royal blue socks to complete uniform Web site will have options/recommendations where to go to buy or order pants 49
12U-18U League Information Practices: Start April/May depending on weather SMS Fields 1-2x per week at the coaches discretion Tournaments: Star of the North 3 rd weekend in June MMFL State Qualifier Last weekend in June MMFL State Tournament 2 nd weekend in July 50
Team Philosophy 8U-10U Play on age appropriate team 8U teams are divided up evenly 10U formed by oldest players 51
Team Philosophy 12U-18U Play on age appropriate team 2 games on league nights with every player starting either game one or game two Pitcher for game one can not pitch in the second game to encourage player development Equal Pitcher/Catcher Distribution 52
Behavior Expectations SFSA is dedicated to raising the standard of service to youth in sports through the creation and enforcement of the Code of Conduct. Coaches, players and parents are asked to be supportive, positive and respectful of our players, coaches and umpires. Parent, Player and Coach Codes of Conduct can be found on our Website 53
PLAYER AND COACH DEVELOPMENT 54
Player Development Two clinics at Acceleration Baseball Center Friday, January 22 nd total of 26 girls Sunday, February 7 th - total of 41 girls 55
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Player Development Continue with similar clinics at Acceleration Baseball very good response thus far Plans yet this spring Pitching clinics at school gym Once the weather is nice open the batting cages 60
Coach Development Started to provide training 2016 offered to last year s coaches 2017 possibly open it up wider Two clinics Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Series 3 Sunday nights 1/24, 2/21, 3/13 Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches' Association Annual Meeting and Clinic 2/6 61
Positive Coaching Alliance Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) develops BETTER ATHLETES, BETTER PEOPLE through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, leaders and student-athletes. In addition to hundreds of free audio-video and printable tips and tools at PCADevZone.org, PCA has partnered with roughly 3,000 schools and youth sports 62
Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal Coach strives to win (one goal), while pursuing the more-important goal of teaching life lessons through sports. ELM Tree Of Mastery - Effort, Learning, Mistakes are OK Many other examples 63
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VOLUNTEERS 66
New 2016 Volunteers New Uniform and Apparel Coordinators Jennifer Williams - Uniform/Jerseys Melanie Anderson - Swarm Apparel Orders SFSA Fundraising Committee Andy Noble: Chair Becky Lundgren: Co/Chair Shelly Ludwig Beth Arneson Christy Schmidt 67
How you can Help! Board Members Coaches Assistant Coaches SOTN Task Force Team Specific Volunteers Photographer Equipment Coordinator Statistician Social Media Rep Team Manager First Aid Coordinator Field Prep Extracurricular Activities Planner Sponsor for 8U-10U teams Reps per Age Group Photo Coordinator - (The Camera Shop liaison) 68
Website and Social Media Website and Social Media Full online registration www.sartellfastpitch.com SFSA Facebook Page www.facebook.com/sartellfastpitchsoftball/ 69
GENERAL Q&A 70
NEW FAMILY Q&A 71