Fairfield County Platform Tennis League 2015-2016 Season Captain s Breakfast October 10, 2015
The FCPTL Remembers Charles J. (Charlie) Scott 4/9/32-10/5/15 Started and ran the Sunday League FCPTL board member for 6 years Promoted and encouraged the newest players to the sport
Agenda FCPTL Board Introductions 2015-16 Season Overview o Guideline changes o Team Captain s Manual o Frozen Player info and Score reporting Harrow Raffle Key Dates o Season Starts Oct 17-18 o FCPTL Tournament Feb 6 th o Local Tournaments 2015 2016 Next Steps
Division Contacts Board Contacts and Division Managers President Steve Larson slarson@cornerstone-equity.com Division 1/Scheduling Division 2 /Events Division 3/Website Division 4/Documents Division 5/Tournament Division 6/Treasurer Division 7/Reporting Division 8 Tom Kratky tom.kratky@gmail.com Paul Harding pharding21@hotmail.com Greg Brasher gregory.brasher@gmail.com Scott Hapgood scott.hapgood@ubs.com Richard Hurst thirstywork@optonline.net Ron Gayda rongayda@yahoo.com Tom Dickson thomas.w.dickson@ustrust.com Ron Gayda rongayda@yahoo.com
Guidelines 2015 2016 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.
Guidelines 2015 2016 3. Player Eligibility: a) All players must be a member of the Club for which they play, as determined by the club s (facility s) rules. In addition, at the following facilities - Darien Town & Town of New Canaan - the following rule applies: At least 6 of the 8 players at each match must be residents of the town in which the facility is located, and 100% of the players must be residents of Fairfield County. The 2 (maximum) non-resident players must be Eligible Non-Residents. A non-resident becomes Eligible after approval by the FCPTL Board. Clubs must e-mail a list of proposed non-residents to the Board on or before October 11 th. The Board will then confirm which non-residents are Eligible Non-Residents. e) Players can only play once per day and cannot play in more than 15 total matches, regardless of the division, throughout the entire season (e.g. every match on Saturday and only 2 matches on Sunday, or 8 matches on Saturday and 7 matches on Sunday, or other combination).
Guidelines 2015 2016 League Rule Changes Rule 3.c Player Eligibility: 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 e-mail a list of Pro's that are on staff to the Board at least one week before the first match. The Board will then confirm which Pro's are Eligible Pro's. Eligible Pro's can only play in the top two divisions. In addition, only one Pro can be in the line-up for any team on a given Saturday. For clarity, a Pro must play on a Club s highest team, unless, based on his/her playing ability, he/she belongs on a lower team, in which case he/she may play in Division 2, if that option is available.
Guidelines 2015 2016 7. League Standings and Results: a) The three highest ranked teams in division 2-8 will be promoted b) The three lowest ranked teams in division 1-7 will be relegated c) D8 will be a six team division d) D7 will no longer have an unbalanced schedule
2015-16 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: Scott Smith o Password: New Canaan Field Club 3.b Questions: Scott Hapgood scott.hapgood@ubs.com
Score Reporting - Incorrect
Score Reporting - Correct
2014-15 Season Overview Frozen Player Tracking
Frozen Players
Minimum Order 30
Special FCPTL Captain Raffle Special thanks to Harrow Sports: John M. Burke Harrow Sports Inc.30 East Elm St Greenwich, CT 06830 john.burke@harrowsports.com 203-742-6071
Key Dates Paul Fowler Invitational Tournament Saturday, February 6 th 7 Divisions at 14 Venues Awards Luncheon AND Finals at Wee Burn Country Club Invite 2 pairs of players from your team Local Tournaments Patterson Club Open and B draws Oct 10 Callaway Cup Oct 24 Connecticut Classic Nov 7 Average Joe (Men s C) Nov 14 Sound Shore Invitational Nov 22-23 Connecticut State Mixed Jan 2
Due Today Contact Updates Make sure all contact info sent to correct division manager Frozen Player Lists Captains should have been submitted to division manager Town teams submit list of non-town players Clubs submit names of up to two Pro s
Fairfield County Platform Tennis League 2015-2016 Season Captain s Breakfast October 10, 2015