Minutes of the December 17, 2008 SAWTA Captains' Meeting
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Captains Meeting Dec 17, 2008
Meeting called to order at 10:08 am by Linda Ratner, President.
Linda congratulated the Fair Oaks Ranchers for being the winner of the USPTA league for
Fall 08 at the 3.0 Level.
Officers Reports:
Linda reported to the overcharge of the league fees for the fall season and that the players
for the spring season would not be charged the extra $5.00 for sectionals since fall does
not have sectionals. The $5.00 charge would resume in the spring of 2010.
Also, there will not be a 4.5 level playing on Mondays.
Marianne gave the dates for the ball pickup. They are Wednesday Jan 14th, 11am - 1pm
and Friday Jan 16th from 9am-11am. The location for both days is at McFarlin. She
would send out reminders via email before the dates.
Sheila gave the treasurer's report.
Cherie stated that the captains packets were available on the web. She reminded captains
to get familiar with Page 4 of the Standing Rules.
Wendy O’Kane the new Special Events Coordinator announced the dates of the Play Day
and General Meeting before league starts. The date is Monday, Jan 12th, sign in starting
at 9am and lunch and meeting to follow. Registration is required and she has sent the
forms to the captains.
The minutes that have been posted on the website are approved as posted.
By-law committee chairperson Elissa Sherlock said her committee consisting of Kim
Fischer and Beth Rawlins have been working on the by law revisions. She was asking for
input from the captains concerning the grievance procedures. A recommendation from
Captain Debbie Grieder to keep the grievance procedure the same. Most of the changes to
the by-laws were cleaning up the language.
Total revision will be voted on at the General Meeting.
Schedulers:
Linda Bailey explained what goes on at the scheduling meeting.
Jen Bunch reminded captains to print out the commitment forms and have them to Becki
by March 1st. Also, to make use of the rain out forms and send them to your schedulers.
Coordinator report:
Becki went over some of the changes for the 2009 season from USTA. She also answered
about when a player can be added prior to a match and the answer was that a player can be
added the morning of the match and the captain should print out the new players name on
her line-up and that there needed to be at least two regular matches scheduled for a new
player to be added.
Margaret discussed ratings and how they affect everyone’s play.
New Business
Leagues starts Jan 19th and must end before June 1st. The levels will decide their own
dates.
Pat Wallace will be heading the nominating committee for officers after the spring season.
Anyone interested in serving on the committee can notify Linda.
A motion was made by Terri Ybarra and seconded by Carolyn Shafer to return the start
times to 9:30am and omit the 11am start times as per Standing Rule III B.1. Discussion
ensued and Becki explained the problem of shortage of courts as many of the facilities have
numerous teams. A vote was taken by a show of cards and the motion was defeated.
A motion was made by Debbie Grieder and seconded by Jodi Seigel that we amend the
Standing Rule III C.3 to give captains 2 weeks to schedule rainouts instead of just one.
After discussion a vote was taken and the motion was defeated.
A motion was made by Kathy Horan and seconded by Chris Wilcox to amend the Standing
Rule III E.1 to allow substitutions after a make-up match has been started and the line-ups
have been exchanged and the substituted person cannot be placed elsewhere in the line-
up. After discussion a vote was taken and the motion failed.
A motion was made by Anne Meyers and seconded by Sharon Seal that Standing Rule III
C.3 to allow teams to reschedule previously scheduled make-up matches if both captains
agree. After discussion the motion was rescinded for clarification.
A motion was made by Susan Krauss and seconded by Cortney Meyer to amend the
sentence in Standing Rule C.3 that a rain-out date previously scheduled may be changed
once if both captains agree and the scheduler is notified. The motion was voted on and
passed.
Miscellaneous
Kathy Horan makes a motion to not require players who do not play on two teams sign
the commitment forms. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn since the
Saturday league would need to be notified since it is an agreement with them.
Margaret added that Senior and Super Senior women would fall under SAWTA. They will
have their captains meeting in February.
The Captains were advised to meet with their levels and the meeting was adjourned at 12:
10pm.
Submitted by:
Wendy Browning
Secretary
Meeting called to order at 10:08 am by Linda Ratner, President.
Linda congratulated the Fair Oaks Ranchers for being the winner of the USPTA league for
Fall 08 at the 3.0 Level.
Officers Reports:
Linda reported to the overcharge of the league fees for the fall season and that the players
for the spring season would not be charged the extra $5.00 for sectionals since fall does
not have sectionals. The $5.00 charge would resume in the spring of 2010.
Also, there will not be a 4.5 level playing on Mondays.
Marianne gave the dates for the ball pickup. They are Wednesday Jan 14th, 11am - 1pm
and Friday Jan 16th from 9am-11am. The location for both days is at McFarlin. She
would send out reminders via email before the dates.
Sheila gave the treasurer's report.
Cherie stated that the captains packets were available on the web. She reminded captains
to get familiar with Page 4 of the Standing Rules.
Wendy O’Kane the new Special Events Coordinator announced the dates of the Play Day
and General Meeting before league starts. The date is Monday, Jan 12th, sign in starting
at 9am and lunch and meeting to follow. Registration is required and she has sent the
forms to the captains.
The minutes that have been posted on the website are approved as posted.
By-law committee chairperson Elissa Sherlock said her committee consisting of Kim
Fischer and Beth Rawlins have been working on the by law revisions. She was asking for
input from the captains concerning the grievance procedures. A recommendation from
Captain Debbie Grieder to keep the grievance procedure the same. Most of the changes to
the by-laws were cleaning up the language.
Total revision will be voted on at the General Meeting.
Schedulers:
Linda Bailey explained what goes on at the scheduling meeting.
Jen Bunch reminded captains to print out the commitment forms and have them to Becki
by March 1st. Also, to make use of the rain out forms and send them to your schedulers.
Coordinator report:
Becki went over some of the changes for the 2009 season from USTA. She also answered
about when a player can be added prior to a match and the answer was that a player can be
added the morning of the match and the captain should print out the new players name on
her line-up and that there needed to be at least two regular matches scheduled for a new
player to be added.
Margaret discussed ratings and how they affect everyone’s play.
New Business
Leagues starts Jan 19th and must end before June 1st. The levels will decide their own
dates.
Pat Wallace will be heading the nominating committee for officers after the spring season.
Anyone interested in serving on the committee can notify Linda.
A motion was made by Terri Ybarra and seconded by Carolyn Shafer to return the start
times to 9:30am and omit the 11am start times as per Standing Rule III B.1. Discussion
ensued and Becki explained the problem of shortage of courts as many of the facilities have
numerous teams. A vote was taken by a show of cards and the motion was defeated.
A motion was made by Debbie Grieder and seconded by Jodi Seigel that we amend the
Standing Rule III C.3 to give captains 2 weeks to schedule rainouts instead of just one.
After discussion a vote was taken and the motion was defeated.
A motion was made by Kathy Horan and seconded by Chris Wilcox to amend the Standing
Rule III E.1 to allow substitutions after a make-up match has been started and the line-ups
have been exchanged and the substituted person cannot be placed elsewhere in the line-
up. After discussion a vote was taken and the motion failed.
A motion was made by Anne Meyers and seconded by Sharon Seal that Standing Rule III
C.3 to allow teams to reschedule previously scheduled make-up matches if both captains
agree. After discussion the motion was rescinded for clarification.
A motion was made by Susan Krauss and seconded by Cortney Meyer to amend the
sentence in Standing Rule C.3 that a rain-out date previously scheduled may be changed
once if both captains agree and the scheduler is notified. The motion was voted on and
passed.
Miscellaneous
Kathy Horan makes a motion to not require players who do not play on two teams sign
the commitment forms. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn since the
Saturday league would need to be notified since it is an agreement with them.
Margaret added that Senior and Super Senior women would fall under SAWTA. They will
have their captains meeting in February.
The Captains were advised to meet with their levels and the meeting was adjourned at 12:
10pm.
Submitted by:
Wendy Browning
Secretary