Yankee Board Meeting

Monday December 21, 2009

Attendees: Samantha Lampert, Judy Katalina, Chet Oberhelman, Sander Gates, Daniel Chen, Krissy Norrman, Jeffry Powell, Mark Archibald

Confirmed No: Lynn Kerr

Guests: David Castanon, Corinne, James

Start time: 7:15pm

End time: 9:00pm

LOCATION: Acapulco’s Sudbury

Approval of November Minutes

Motion to Approve: Judy Katalina

Second: Jeffry Powell

For: Judy Katalina, Sander Gates, Jeffry Powell, Samantha Lampert, Krissy Norrman

Against: None

Minutes approved.

Reports

· Treasurer Report

• None; Judy requesting a report for the next meeting

· Registrar’s Report

• 150 more members than last year at this time

· NERVA Report

• USAV asking increased fee of $10; discussion follows

· Ratings Report

• None

· Newsletter Update

• Quick December Mini Issue went out

· Web Editor Report

• None

· GRC Report

• 8 Paypal registrations for CT Scramble
• Sander will contact the local YMCA’s to try and generate interest

Online Business (Discussed via Email):

Old Business:

· No longer have a ratings freeze date

o Judy will get this updated on the website and emailed out to BAVP

o Sander will include this information in the next newsletter

· NEWVA Senior Classic Update

o Team is organized for Winterfest

· Winterfest – Mark Archibald is TD for all tourneys

o Promotional Items + potential raffle

o Prizes – Lucky Dog is providing long sleeve Ts

o Yankee Promotional Table Coverage – Mark, Chet, Sander?, Krissy?, Deb.O?

o Winterfest has special hotel pricing

· Eastern Zone Open Update

o None

· Connecticut Tournaments

o Discussion of CT tourneys instigated by email from Steve Cribbin

o Brainstorming how to run more tourneys around Hartford

· TDs – drafter versus random person running tournament

o There have been 42 different TDs this year, but only 16 drafted tournaments

· Drafting Selection Process Review

o Will review the new draft process later; after collecting more feedback

· Uniform Number Waiver

o USAV needs centered; Yankee waives this to 4 + 6” where placement does not matter

New Business:

· Scrambles

o Strictly a grassroots recruiting method

o Currently too expensive, how do we cut costs

o Tabled for next meeting; need to look at advertising, cost cutting, ½ clinic – ½ play day; different populations

· Member Issue – discussion

· TD Issues

o Judy will contact TDs; likely with a form TDs must sign after reading all pertinent tournament management information

· Need to include a Tournament Coordinator Section for general updates at future meetings

o New Draft – Round One took a week and a ½, round 2 took 3 days

o What we had was posted and dates were fixed this morning

§ Other issues need updating and fixing

o There are a couple of unclaimed tourneys – first come, first served

o There’s also an extra weekend to fill because of the holidays.

· USAV Discussion

o Dave will be talking with other regions and juniors

For Next Meeting:

Next meeting date and location:

Tentative: Tuesday January 26^{th Cambridge}

Tentative: Monday, February 22^nd