GOLDEN GROVE CENTRAL DISTRICTS BASEBALL CLUB e-NEWS
3 JUNE 2021 – AGM AGENDA, ACADEMY & LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Hi Everyone,
Our AGM is two weeks away as is our Junior Baseball Academy. Below is a reminder to ‘SAVE THE DATE’ – and consider coming on board to keep the ball rollin’.
Attached the Agenda, Minutes from last year’s AGM (20 August 2020) and the Life Membership nomination form. We look forward to seeing you on the night.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
As previously mentioned, our AGM will be held at our Clubrooms from 7pm on Thursday, 17 June 2021 – with refreshments to follow.
Six of our seven Director’s Portfolios are up for election on the night.
Our Finance Director has another year left of her two-year term.
While all Directors Portfolios are for a two-year term, some of our Directors are leaving after only one year of their term.
These Portfolios are up for a term of one year (see below).
If you wish to nominate for any of the Director positions mentioned below,
please email your nomination to our Secretary, Anne Christensen, at <mailto:secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au> secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au
We are looking for nominations to fulfil the following Portfolios.
Please consider joining our team of doers:
DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS – (1 Year left of two year term)
(Previously held by Steve Partington – stepping back for work commitments)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & organising of the:
Baseball Operations Manager
-attend all SA Baseball operations & Umpire meetings Golden Grove Central Districts Baseball Club Inc. Constitution 21
-provide reports to the board as required
-Assist with coach recruitment for all teams
-Liaise with Division 1 squad coach to format policy and report to Board
-Liaise with Youth Co-ordinator to format policy and report to Board
-Chairman of selections
-assist as required any youth or senior coach.
Division 1 Squad Coach
-co-ordinate division 1 squad training and pre- season training program
-liaise with Baseball Operations Manager for Division 1 Squad selection
– Liaise with Baseball Operations Manager & Youth Co-ordinator to develop training strategies for youth players
-provide report to the Director of Baseball Operations for Board Meetings as required
Youth Co-ordinator
-Liaise with Baseball Operations Manager in the recruitment of youth coaches.
-attend SABL Youth delegate meetings
-Liaise with Baseball Operations Manager & Division 1 Squad Coach to develop training strategies for youth players
-submit progress reports to Baseball Operations Manager for the Board Meeting when requested
-Arrange Tee-ball Co-Ordinator
–Arrange Intra-club Operations Manager responsible for “off” SABL season operations.
DIRECTOR OF IN-HOUSE OPERATIONS – (1 Year left of two year term)
(Previously held by Steve Conry – stepping back due to work commitments)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & Organising of the:
Canteen Co-ordinator –
-to provide canteen services to the club
-develop a canteen roster (if required)
-ordering and purchasing all canteen supplies
-submit reports and financial statements to Director of In-House Operations for Board Meetings when required
-record all canteen equipment in asset register.
Bar Co-ordinator –
-to provide bar services to the club
-develop a bar roster (if required)
-ordering and purchasing all bar supplies
-submit reports and financial statements to Director of In-House Operations for Board Meeting when required
-liaise with Social Co-ordinator re bar facilities for social functions -record all bar equipment in asset register
DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIPS & GRANTS – (1 Year left of two year term)
(Previously held by Liv Trembath, but will be nominating for Director of Fundraising and Social Portfolio)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & Organising of the:
Sponsorship Co-ordinator (Bob Neiswander will continue in this role)
-to organise and co-ordinate Club sponsorship, Publicity and Promotions in conjunction with the Director of Sponsorships & Grants
– maintain club sponsorship proposal for submission to prospective sponsors -prepare report to the Director of Sponsorship & Grants for Board meetings as necessary.
Grants Co-ordinator
-lodge grant applications on behalf of the club in conjunction with Director of Sponsorships & Grants
-To research “end” use of grants and exhaust each successful Grant
-maintain and upgrade the Club’s Star status as required
-prepare report to Director of Sponsorship & Grants for Board meeting when required
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION (public officer) – (2 Year term)
(Previously held by Anne Christensen)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & organising of the:
Secretary
-record minutes of meetings
-handle correspondence and carry the directions of the Board
-Co-ordinate Board meetings -Co-ordinate newsletters and E-News
-submit reports to Board meetings and collate Annual Report for AGM
-Carry out secretarial duties as directed by the board
Scorer’s Delegate
-arrange scorer’s delegate
Child Protection Officer
-arrange child protection officer
Web Co-ordinator
-responsible for the club’s Website
-liaise with Director of Administration for content to be included
DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT, HOUSE & GROUNDS – (2 Year term)
(Previously held by Gavin Payne)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & Organising of the:
Equipment Co-ordinator –
-Purchase and issue equipment
-Maintain and store all club equipment
-record all equipment in the asset register
-Submit report to Director of Equipment, House & Grounds on any equipment required
-Submit report to Director of Equipment, House & Grounds for Board meetings when required
House & Grounds Co-ordinator –
-organise and manage ground maintenance Golden Grove Central Districts Baseball Club Inc. Constitution 22
-report to Director of Equipment, House & Grounds for any equipment requirements
-record all maintenance and ground equipment in the Asset register
-Submit report to Director of Equipment, House & Grounds for Board meetings when required
DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING & SOCIAL – (2 Year term)
(Previously held by Mia Taylor – Liv Trembath to nominate for this role)
Attend Board and General Meetings
Administering & Organising of the:
Fundraising Co-ordinator –
-to organise and co-ordinate fundraising events
-Liaise with Sponsorship & Social Co-ordinators in developing events
-prepare report for the Director of Fundraising & Social for Board Meetings when required.
Social Co-ordinator –
develop and co-ordinate a calendar of social events throughout the year.
-liaise with Sponsorship & Fundraising Co-ordinators in developing events
-prepare report for the Director of Fundraising & Social for Board Meetings when required.
DUTIES OF THE BOARD
– meet monthly
– record minutes
– deal with correspondence
– decide annual subscription and any other fees payable
– decide number of teams to nominate at commencement of season and their respective Grades
– deal with all director reports
– deal with subscription arrears
– appoint division 1 squad coach and decide remuneration
– appoint all coaches
– confirm minutes of AGM at first Board meeting after the AGM
Please submit your nominations to our Club Secretary, Anne, at <mailto:secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au> secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au
Our present Chairman, Mark Shotton, is stepping back due to his work commitments.
The new Chairman will be appointed from among the Board’s number as per our Constitution.
Our Club is in a real good position moving forward and due to the hard work and efforts of all those mentioned above.
Our next Board will want to at least maintain the status quo. Please consider!
GGCD JUNIOR BASEBALL ACADEMY
Our Baseball Academy is not only for all current Dodgers Juniors, but for those that played U10 T-Ball last season and may be interested in having a shot at U11 baseball.
Our program for boys and girls goes for six Fridays from 18 June until 23 July from 6pm until 8pm at Mega Courts Indoor Sports complex in Windsor Gardens.
We have a great coaching staff headed up by Steve Whitehead, Baseball SA’s Junior Coach of the Year for 2020.
Steve has put together an exciting schedule for our program.
Brandon (Dipper) Diplock, Matt Burns and many others will also be involved.
Among them is Mikyla Payne and we welcome other women baseball players participation to assist in our inclusive program.
Some of our Div 1 squad players will also be assisting. A great line up of talent to show the way to play better baseball and have more fun!
Don’t miss out! Get your name on the list.
Please let me (Bob) know if you wish to attend either by email ( <mailto:ozwander42@gmail.com> ozwander42@gmail.com) or FB messenger.
Payment details are below.
Bring along your glove and a hat – and the desire to be there!
Payment is to be made on line by the following the link and steps below:
(If you are doing it on a phone it may appear differently due to the screen size, so bear this in mind.)
Use the below link to LOG INTO your account that you created when you registered as a member of the club:
<www.revolutionise.com.au/ggcd/registration/> www.revolutionise.com.au/ggcd/registration/
First of all, at the top right of the screen you will see MEMBER LOGIN, click on that and put in your username and password – the one you picked when you registered.
(If you don’t have it or remember it, please contact Sharee Forrester via Face Book PM to get it for you.)
Once you have logged in – DO NOT REGISTER AGAIN – click on the HOME ‘button’ under the Dodgers logo –
There you will see the UPCOMING EVENTS ‘button’, click on that and then, click on ‘REGISTER’ for the Academy. Follow the prompts to select the quantity and credit/debit card details.
Cost is $90 each and payment must be made via this database so that your player is registered; no other payment option is available.
If you have any issues, please call Sharee on 0429 676 581 after 4pm Weekdays or FB message.
Tell your teammates about it! Mates new to baseball are welcome too!
I look forward to hearing from those of you wanting to participate in our Jr Academy.
Winter Academy
2021
Don’t miss out!
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Our Constitution allows two Life Memberships per our Constitution as read below:
5.2 Life Members (per GGCD Constitution)
(a) The board may recommend to the AGM that any natural person who has rendered distinguished service to the club be appointed as a Life Member.
No more than two life memberships may be awarded annually.
If you wish to nominate a Life Member, please complete the attacjed form to your best ability and
send it to our Secretary at <mailto:secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au> secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au before 10 June 2021.
Your nomination will be considered by the Board and if approved,
it will put forth at the AGM to be voted upon and passed with a 75% majority by the eligible members.
AUSTRALIAN ‘LITTLE LEAGUE’ CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2021 National LL Championship games start next week on 9 June at Albert Park, Lismore, NSW (grounds below).
The games run through Monday, 14 June.
Yuji Weeks and Zac Tibbits will be representing our Club in the Adelaide Marlins team in Pool A.
South Australia’s other Little League team that’s competing is the Adelaide Rays in Pool B.
Our Marlins will play a tough Cronulla side first up at 8am on Thursday morning.
An early morning wake-up call for Cronulla! 😊
Unfortunately, the two Victorian teams, Southern Mariners and Twins will not be competing due to their states extended covid lockdown.
Therefore, only ten teams will be competing this year.
The Australian National Championship winner would normally go to the States for the LL World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (with all expenses paid!),
but because of Covid 19, they will not be going this year. ☹ Hopefully, next year.
Information regarding the all the games and teams can be found on the Baseball SA website – www.baseballsa.com.au <www.baseballsa.com.au>
COACHING ACCREDITION – ON LINE NOW!
All coaches are encouraged to become accredited. All of our Junior coaches are accredited and have been for years.
We encourage others wanting to coach to have a look at these steps to become accredited.
To become an accredited baseball coach, go to the BaseballSA website and find COACH DEVELOPMENT under the PROGRAMS tab.
This is a universal USA Accreditation with three levels for coaching to fit your team.
All you need to know to become accredited can be found there and be done online.
If you are interested in coaching, please have a look.
U17 SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED!
We are looking forward to nominating an U17 team for this coming season.
Because we lack numbers to field a full U17 team, we are offering full scholarships to the 11 players who qualify.
This is open to all U17 aged players from across the league.
We will be holding two tryouts (TBA) during early preseason to select those successful candidates.
They will receive a uniform top, hat and FULL fees!
Be sure to spread the word. More later…
HISTORY LESSON 😊
Have a good weekend.
Cheers,
Bob
Bob Neiswander
GGCD Jr. Coordinator & e-News Editor
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