March 3, 2011
The following are the minutes of the Over 60 softball meeting held on 3/3/2011:
1 - The draft pool was finalized. There are 20 players in the pool. A decision to remove Jerry Miccelis (telephone # 908 340 4149) from the pool was made upon his age. Vinnie has agreed to make the call to him about this decision. The managers of the 7 teams will meet next week and hold the draft. Each player selected will be called by the team manager. It appears that there is a shortage of about 14 players (on the 7 teams) needed to reach the minimum of 15 players/team. Some teams will then be allowed to add a 16th player to complete the draft pool.
2 - It was mentioned that the NJSSA Tournament will be held on Aug 20 & 21. Interested parties should contact Vinnie for details.
3 - A discussion about having pitchers wear a protective chest protector and shin guards was brought up. A decision about purchasing this equipment for each team will be made at the next managers meeting.
4 - The type of ball to be used has been selected. It will be a Trump AK EZ ASAY 12 synthetic leather model. Steve will be purchasing 120 balls for the season.
5 - Per the SSA rules as mentioned by Don - rule 25 forbids the use of Freak bats in the league. See rules (handed out) for details.
6 - It was agreed that if a team shows up with 10 players - they will not receive a player from the other team to catch. If the team has only 9 players, the opposing team will supply a catcher
7 A point was raised that every player who is eligible to play must be able to run to first base. The only exception would be for players who are injured in the game but elect to continue playing. A decision on this point will be made at next week’s managers meeting
8 - It was agreed that each player must submit a $50 fee to the league treasurer - Steve - by April 28 in order to be allowed to play
9 - The secretary Bob Hoffman has requested that all managers submit their final roster to him by April 1 - via E mail with all the information - (phone #, DOB,address, etc)
10 - The SSA insurance letter with last years rosters will be submitted in the next few days - Bob H
A copy of the schedule, draft pool players and a file showing last years team rosters + liability forms will be supplied to all managers
Bob Hoffman