Very Important Info. Read completely through please.
Schedule update: The schedule is in hand and will be uploaded to the web Friday morning. Please do not ask ahead of time for your schedule! You will not get it. The schedule is as balanced and fair as possible.
Platinum division; each team has one double header and one by week.
Gold division, 6 teams have 2 double headers, and 2 teams have none, the rest each have one. Once published on-line, no further changes should be expected.
Any team that will see most of its team gone due to a ministry issue (short term missions trip or Christian conference, etc.), should notify your opponent well ahead of time in order to schedule a makeup date.
Any such arrangements needs to meet with my personal approval. Approval is not guaranteed and will be handled on a case by case basis. I will consult with other league officials and your pastor.
If your team is gone because of a concert, picnic, sports event, vacations etc, odds are your request will be denied and a forfeit logged. Any request for a game less than 2 weeks away will be denied.
Last minute TODO's for all managers.
Many of you only have less than 2 weeks left before your roster is due at the end of your first played game. Any roster submitted with missing addresses or signatures will be returned and you will have until your next game to fix. If still not fixed, you are barred from taking the field until the roster forms are accepted.
1. Go through equipment bag and use self audit sheet.
2. Test Shamrock key if you got one at Spring meeting with Green collar. It may not work! Let me know ASAP.
3. Have mandatory face to face meeting with Pastor to present the roster to them and get their sign off.
4. Present at the face to face must be 3 people, Pastor, Manager and Asst. Manager. I have found that the best time to do this is after service on a Sunday.
5. The roster as presented to the pastor does NOT have to have player signatures. It does have to have the players name and address and the Y-N as to their attending church there or not.
6. The mandatory face to face meeting is the primary means by which the league insures the legitimacy of every team in the league. Since this process was begun, all questions regarding team legitimacy have vanished.
7. I will be sending an e-mail to all Pastors in the league that they should be expecting this short meeting within the next 2 weeks. When I had mine last year, it lasted all of about 90 seconds in the church foyer after Sunday service.
8. Any team found to have submitted rosters and NOT had a face to face with the Pastor will be suspended from league play until the meeting takes place.
9. During the face to face, be sure the pastor signs the acknowledgement sheet naming you and your assistant to lead the team for the 2011 season.
10. Conduct a team meeting and go over the Code of Conduct. Read aloud please. Those that are missing, have them read at next available opportunity.
11. After your first played gamed, bring roster to Field 1 at the Township and deposit in box. Roster should have 3 items: 1.) Declaration page naming you and your assistant. 2.) Roster form with all signatures*. 3.) Church bulletin or webpage announcement of softball team info.
* Late additions to roster should be submitted as a supplement whenever the player signs-up. Pastor must initial bottom of form. College kids can be listed on primary form handed in at end of first played game but have them sign a supplement once they are in town. Their signature is required by the insurance company.
Thanks and I look forward to seeing as many of you as can make the Opening Night Ceremony April 18th (Lord willin'). Should be a grand evening.
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