Agenda

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• Agenda
• Meet the NCBA Staff
• 2004 A Year in Review
• 2005 Whats to Come
• NCBA Treasurer
• NCBA Director of Umpires
• NCBA Director of Spring Training
• Marketing Department
• Timetable
• Fundraising Opportunities
• NCBA Web Journalist
• NCBA Clubhouse
• Voting Ballot Procedures
• League Issues
• Closing

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• Meet the NCBA Staff
• FRONT OFFICE
• President Sandy Sanderson
• Director of Marketing Chad Lowe
• Treasurer Sandy Sanderson Sr.
• Fundraising Coordinator Rob DeOrio
• Web Journalist Bill Lippert
• Clubhouse Manager Tracey Sanderson
• Director of Umpires John King
• Director of Spring Training Jeremy Menna

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• Meet the NCBA Staff
• Conference Coordinators
• NE Atlantic Regional Director Wes McCoubrie
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Jason Fean
• SE Atlantic Regional Director Josh Costner
• Great Lakes Regional Director Chad Lowe
• Gulf Coast Regional Director Cesar Munoz
• Mid-America Regional Director Brian Carlson
• Rocky Mountain Regional Director Brian Trimbath
• Northern Pacific Regional Director Garrett
  Clark
• California Conference Coordinator Nate Birtwell

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• 2004 A Year in Review
• Rules/Guidelines
• General Liability Insurance Policy
• Roster Submission/Eligibility forms
• www.clubbaseball.org
• Regular Season
• World Series
• Major League Baseball
• NCBA Director of Umpires

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• Rules/Guidelines
• Single regular season games could be played in a
  9 inning format
• If the visiting team did not provide the home
  team with sufficient notice to cancel umpires for
  games they could not attend, the visiting team
  assumed financial responsibility for the payment
  of those umpires if cancellation fees were
  incurred

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• General Liability Insurance
• 2,000,000 General Aggregate
• 1,000,000 Per Occurrence
• Policy covered the NCBA and its members (The
  Teams)
• Covered all aspects of NCBA play (i.e. Travel,
  Practice, Workouts, Games, World Series)
• Full Year of Coverage
• This policy assisted teams in obtaining playing
  fields
• 3rd Parties could be additionally insured for
  105
• This policy helped protect the NCBA and its
  members from potential financial losses from
  lawsuits

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• Roster Submission
• Eligibility Letters
• Roster information due 2 weeks before first game
• Can add up to 33 players until April 15th
• No Dropping players
• Signed participation waiver
• Letter of Good Academic Standing from
  University
• Players are NOT ELIGIBLE to compete until they
  have been approved by the league and their name
  appears on the official roster posted on the NCBA
  website.

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• www.clubbaseball.org
• More than 5.2 Million hits in 2004, up from 2.9
  Million (2003) 80
• World Series MVP posting on World Series Page
• Full Team Statistics
• League Leaders with Minimum Requirements and more
  offensive categories
• Complete category list of player statistics
• Player Pictures, Bios, Stats
• Sponsors logos on Main and Conference Pages
• World Series updates hourly during games and game
  summaries following completed games

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• Regular Season
• 77 Teams making up 16 Conferences
• 17 new teams, 11 less committed teams did not
  return, 1 went Varsity
• 7 Regional Tournaments with first 4 team
  Tournament
• All-Americans voted on by teams and
  All-Conference votes counted in voting

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• World Series
• Double Elimination until Championship Game
• 8 Teams from 8 Geographic Regions in the US
• Conference Champions Go to Post-Season
• Regional Tournaments
• Seeding Based on Conference Record
• Future Site Recommendations
• NCBA Covers Field Rental, Balls, and Umpires

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• World Series
• Bradenton, FL (2nd year in a row)
• McKechnie Field (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• ShoreWalk Vacation Villas
• Exceptional quality of baseball (3 Extra Innings)
• Facility was tremendous for play
• Night game at Ed Smith Stadium
• Hooters Wagner Photography
• World Series T-shirts, Hats, Polos
• Family Attendance - Outstanding
• Local Bradenton Attendance Decreased from prior
  year
• City of Bradenton aggressively pursuing a return
• Colorado State 2004 NCBA National Champions

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• World Series
• Subsidized Travel In 2004 distance from
  Bradenton was taken into account for teams out
  west in determining stipend

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• World Series
• World Series Attendance down from 150 per day
  (2003) to 130 per day (2004)
• 409,000 Economic Impact up from 360,000 (2003)
  212,000 (2002)

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• Major League Baseball
• The Anaheim Angels selected RHP Christopher
  Waters  from University of North Florida with
  their 16th Round pick in this years MLB Draft.
  Chris was a former Clemson Clubber for 3 years
  before transferring to UNF.
• Nate Nowicki of CSU and Chris are both finding
  success in Professional Baseball

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• Statistics
• As of 8/27/04
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• NCBA Director of Umpires
• John King - johnking_at_clubbaseball.org
• Brought on to research usage of umpires across
  the entire NCBA
• Mission is to someday organize a national
  association of NCBA umpires and provide a uniform
  method of scheduling umpires, consistent and
  quality officiating, and reasonably priced core
  group of umpires
• Team Umpiring Questionnaire

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• 2005 Whats to Come
• New Teams
• Empire State Conference
• Rocky Mountain Conference
• Regional Directors
• Director of Marketing
• Director of Spring Training
• World Series

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• New Teams
• 9 New Teams have officially joined for the 2005
  season
• University of Delaware (Mid-Atlantic North)
• Johnson Wales University (Return to Rocky
  Mountain)
• Lehigh University (New Penn)
• Ball State University (Great Lakes South)
• Princeton University (New Penn)
• SUNY Albany (Empire State)
• University of Massachusetts (Empire State)
• Emory University (Dixie Baseball)
• University of Colorado - Colorado Springs (Rocky
  Mountain)

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• Potential New Teams
• Mary Washington University Verbally Committed
• Elon University Very Interested
• Louisiana State University Very Interested
• Rider University Very Interested
• U of Tennessee Chattanooga Very Interested
• Robert Morris University Very Interested
• University of Michigan Very Interested
• Western Michigan University Very Interested
• University of Illinois Very Interested
• Idaho State University Very Interested
• University of Montana Very Interested
• Florida State University Very Interested
• University of Miami Very Interested
• University of Central Florida Very Interested
• Arizona State University Very Interested
• University of Arizona Very Interested

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• Empire State Conference
• Member of the North East Atlantic Region
• Set to experiment with an NCBA sanctioned fall
  season
• Inclement weather in the region has forced the
  loss of many conference games over the past 4
  seasons
• Some teams only played 3 Conference games in 2004
• Conference play will begin in mid-late September
  and will run approximately 4 weeks
• All remaining conference games will be played
  during the spring
• Empire State teams will not be allowed to count
  games played in the month of February in exchange
  for 4 weeks of fall play

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• Rocky Mountain Conference
• Will become an 8 team conference with the
  addition of UC Colorado Springs and Johnson
  Wales
• Conference will be split into two (North South)
  thus producing the Rocky Mountain Region
• This will produce an 8th Regional Tournament
• All teams at the World Series will now have to
  win their Regional Tournament in order to qualify
  for the Series

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• Regional Director Roles
• In charge of multiple conferences in a specific
  region
• Monitor Rosters Eligibility with in each
  conference
• Set conference schedules
• Update conference scores/results
• Select Conference Player/Pitcher of the week
• Maintain lines of communication between teams and
  NCBA Front Office
• Coordinate Regional Playoffs
• Promote the Region to sponsors in order to
  enhance the Regional Tournaments
• Provide team management advice
• Recruit new teams to join the Region

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• Regional Director Changes
• Wes McCoubrie has moved from the Mid-Atlantic
  Region to the North East Atlantic Region to
  oversee the transition of the Empire State
  Conference into a fall league as well as to
  closely recruit New England Club Baseball teams
  to join the NCBA.
• Jason Fean has moved from the South East Atlantic
  Region to the Mid-Atlantic Region to fill the
  void left by Wes, and to manage a region closer
  to his home in Lusby, MD.
• Josh Costner has been brought in to oversee the
  South East Atlantic Region previously run by
  Jason. Josh is a former player/coach of the UNC
  Charlotte Club Team and has many years of
  experience in the NCBA as well as still lives
  there while attending Law School at UNC Chapel
  Hill.

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• Regional Director Changes
• Brian Carlson, 2004 Western Lakes Conference
  Coordinator, has taken over the Central Plains
  Conference to become the Mid-America Regional
  Director. Brian fills the void left by Jason
  Oneill while working to unite both conferences
  into a single region in hopes to enhance the year
  end regional tournament.
• Nate Birtwell has come on board as the California
  Conference Coordinator, in an effort to relieve
  Garrett Clark (Northern Pacific Regional
  Director) of some of his obligations. Nate has
  recently completed his graduate studies at the
  University of Massachusetts (Sports Management),
  and has many years of club baseball experience as
  an NCBA Web Journalist, President of the Penn
  State Baseball Club, and Advisor to the
  foundation of the UMASS baseball club. Nate will
  focus much of his efforts into growing the NCBA
  further into California and expanding into
  Arizona and New Mexico.

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• Director of Marketing
• Chad Lowe - chadlowe_at_clubbaseball.org
• First full time NCBA employee
• Responsible for full operation of the Great Lakes
  Region
• Responsible for marketing the NCBA to corporate
  sponsors, promoting the league on a national
  level through all forms of mass media, promoting
  the NCBA World Series to the local community
• An outstanding NCBA Volunteer for 3 years
• Possesses outstanding vision of where the NCBA
  can go and how to get us there
• Shares our passion for the love of the game and
  the NCBA
• WELCOME, and CONGRATULATIONS

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• Director of Spring Training
• Jeremy Menna - jeremymenna_at_clubbaseball.org
• Responsible for full operation of the NCBA Spring
  Training Showcase Tournament
• Responsible for hosting a Club Only spring
  training event for teams to participate over
  their respective spring breaks
• Responsible for negotiating travel discount
  packages for participants
• Will look to host a similar event on the West
  Coast in 2006
• Has a strong back ground in tournament hosting
  and marketing as an officer of the Penn State
  Baseball Club and through the Bellefonte, PA
  Legion Baseball program

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• 2005 World Series
• 59 Cities bid to host the World Series in 2005
• GA, FL, CA, MO, MN, MD, TX, IL, KY, NC, CO, LA,
  TN, KS, VA, UT, and OH were all interested
• Field narrowed to 13 based upon initial field
  availability, venue quality, eagerness of local
  organizers
• Field further narrowed to 7 based upon incentive
  packages offered by the cities
• Site visits were conducted and the field was
  narrowed to 2 after analyzing operational cost
  comparisons, incentive packages, host hotel
  proposals, local attractions, preferred schedule
  dates, venue amenities, local marketing
  potential, seasonal weather patterns, and
  geographic location.

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• Possible Sites
• Mesa, AZ (Hohokam Stadium)
• 20 Minutes from Phoenix, AZ
• 10 Minutes from Arizona State University
• Outstanding 4 Star Hotel Contract
• Above average local marketing potential
• Above average incentive package
• Zero chance of foul weather
• Beautiful facility with lights
• Practice facilities onsite (Full field, half
  field, 6 Cages, 8 Mounds)
• 13,000 seating capacity

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• Possible Sites
• Bradenton, FL (McKechnie Field)
• 45 Minutes from the Tampa, FL
• 20 Minutes from the beach
• Outstanding Condo style resort accommodations
  Contract
• Average local marketing potential
• Outstanding incentive package
• Low chance of foul weather
• Beautiful facility, but with no lights
• Full field practice facilities 10 minutes away
• Half field 2 Cages on site
• 5,000 seating capacity

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• NCBA Treasurer
• Sandy Sanderson Sr. - treasurer_at_clubbaseball.org
• Dues must be paid by January 31, 2005
• Invoices and receipts available for dues
• Would being able to pay dues by credit card be a
  plus?
• If you have any questions regarding paying your
  league fees, please do not hesitate to contact
  me.
• EIN 52-2270910

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• NCBA Director of Umpires
• John King - johnking_at_clubbaseball.org
• Enable umpires across the nation to become NCBA
  certified
• Scheduling of umpires done through NCBA
• Remove burden from each team
• Assure presence of 2 qualified umpires per game
• Team Umpiring Questionnaire

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• NCBA Director of Spring Training
• Jeremy Menna - jeremymenna_at_clubbaseball.org
• Organize a Spring Break atmosphere Club Only
  Showcase Tournament for NCBA and Non-NCBA teams
  to compete in over their respective spring breaks

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• 2005 NCBA Spring Training Showcase
• Westminster Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
• March 7-26, 2005
• AS OF 8/27/04 CONTRACT DETAILS ARE STILL IN
  NEGOTIATION

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• Showcase Details
• 100 Registration Fee for NCBA teams
• 150 Registration Fee for Non-NCBA teams
• 100 per game charge (Covers Umpires and Field
  Costs)
• Each team will provide 3 NCBA Game Balls per game
• NCBA Rules will apply
• All games will be 7 Innings plus Extra Innings if
  necessary
• 42 NCBA teams have already expressed interest
• AS OF 8/27/04 CONTRACT DETAILS ARE STILL IN
  NEGOTIATION

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• Fort Lauderdale Details
• Fort Lauderdale is a top Collegiate Spring Break
  destination
• Negotiating Tournament Host Hotel Deals
• Wyndham (Fort Lauderdale) Off Beach
• -Seasonal Quad Rate of 179-239
• -109 for NCBA teams
• Clarion (Fort Lauderdale) On Beach
• -Seasonal Rate of 160 (99 for NCBA)
• Holiday Inn (Fort Lauderdale) On Beach
• -Seasonal Rate of 152-162 (99 for NCBA)
• Holiday Inn (Pampano Beach) On Beach
• -Seasonal Rate of 156-189 (109 for NCBA)
• AS OF 8/27/04 RATES ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATION

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• Director of Marketing
• Chad Lowe
• Office [phone]
• Cell [phone]
• chadlowe_at_clubbaseball.org

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• Director of Marketing
• Player for Ohio State Club Baseball Team
• 5 Years
• 2 World Series
• 2 Great Lakes Conference Championships
• Graduate of The Ohio State University
• BS in Business Administration
• Marketing Logistics
• Graduate of Seton Hall University
• Masters of Business Administration
• Sports Management
• 3 year volunteer with NCBA
• Web Journalist (2 years)
• Great Lakes Regional Director (3 years)

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• Sponsors
• Issues concerning potential sponsors
• Current Sponsors
• Potential Sponsors
• Whats on the way?

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• Issues Concerning Potential Sponsors
• PERFORMANCE APPAREL
• Color
• Styles
• Wouldnt order for entire team
• Brand
• Team Logos
• Cold gear a big request

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• Issues Concerning Potential Sponsors
• EQUIPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Idea of purchasing equipment for teams through
  the NCBA
• Raise dues to cover cost
• Receive larger discounts for purchasing bulk
• 2 or 3 bats a year
• 2 to 4 helmets each year
• New catchers gear each year
• 500-600
• Have a pool of money to purchase various combos
• 2 bats, 6 helmets, no gear
• 1 bat, 4 helmets, catchers gear
• Variety of products

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• Issues Concerning Potential Sponsors
• HAT SPONSOR
• Price
• Quality
• Brand Name
• Customization
• Logo requirement
• Increase dues for non-participating teams
• Allow local vendors access to patch
• One-year provisional period
• Hats from the school

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• Current Sponsors

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• Uniforms Express
• Official Uniform Provider of the NCBA
• www.uniformsexpress.com
• 1-888-661-7044
• Top Quality Worn by Stanford San Jose State
• In House Graphics Can do anything!
• 4-6 Week Delivery Guaranteed
• Lowest Prices Around
• At least 15 Discount on all NCBA Orders (20 on
  orders place in May-Oct) (Excludes Hats)
• Free NCBA Patch with uniforms
• 70 increase in sales
• Need continued support of sponsors like this past
  year
• Get a quote for any item, single pants, tops,
  socks

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• Extreme Training
• Official Performance Apparel Supplier
• www.insidethe-x.com
• Packages discounted by up to 30
• Moisture Management Shirt (WSI, Under Armour)
• Sliders
• Socks
• Artic Gear Shirt
• Various colors
• Team Logos
• NCBA Logo
• A La Carte discounted from 15 to 20
• Additional items offered besides apparel

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• Potential Sponsors

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• BASEBALL
• Official Baseball of the NCBA
• AD Starr
• Diamond
• ProNine
• Possibility of teams ordering additional
  baseballs from NCBA office

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• Whats on the way?
• Hat Deal Proline, New Era, Richardson, Zephyr
• Online Travel Agents Expedia, Travelocity,
  Orbitz, etc.
• Corporate Sponsors GM, Microsoft, Sony
• Shoe Deal Mizuno, Adidas, Reebok
• Bat Deal Worth, Easton, Louisville Slugger
• Glove Deal Wilson, Akadema, Mizuno

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• Timetable
• August 28 5th Annual League Meeting
• Sept 15 Letters of Intent Deadline
• Sept 30 Scheduling Requests Due
• Oct 7 Conference Schedules Released
• Participation Waivers Letters of
  Eligibility Due 2 weeks before first game.
• Feb 1 Regular Season Begins
• March 7-26 NCBA Spring Training Showcase
• May 8 Regular Season Concludes
• May 9-15 Regional Tournaments
• May 18 World Series Seedings Released
• May 25-30 (Approximate) World Series

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• Fundraising Opportunities
• Rob DeOrio
• NCBA Fundraising Coordinator
• fundraiser_at_clubbaseball.org

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• Fundraising Opportunities
• Goals of the NCBA Fundraising Program
• Fundraising Opportunities Through the NCBA
• On-Campus Fundraising Opportunities
• NCBA Alumni Association
• Other Ideas/Suggestions

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• Goals of the NCBA Fundraising Program
• Enhance your programs ability to
• generate funds by recommending lucrative
• and less arduous means of fundraising.
• Research and implement
• new fundraising opportunities.
• Facilitate the fundraising process by taking the
  organizational burden off your shoulders.

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• Fundraising Opportunities Through the NCBA
• Scratch Help Cards
• Draw 100 Cost 30 Net 70
• Target Friends, Neighbors, Family, Tailgaters
• Varsity Gold Savings Card
• Possible Pizza Card or General Savings

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On-Campus Fundraising Opportunities

• Host an Intramural Fall Season/Tourney
• Sell Raffle Tickets
• (check with your local
• municipality about a Small
• Games of Chance license)
• Work Refreshment Stands / Provide Support for
  Club/Rec Sports Office

• Charge Dues for Players
• Recruit Local Sponsors
• Sell Team T-Shirts
• Hold a Hit-a-Thon or Home Run Derby

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• NCBA Alumni Association
• Maintain contact with former players/coaches
• All mailers handled directly by the NCBA
• on your teams behalf
• NCBA keeps a small portion of each gift
• to cover administrative costs
• Web site recognition and gift for donors
• No effort from you

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• Other Ideas/Suggestions
• What works for you?

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• NCBA Web Journalist
• Bill Lippert - billlippert_at_clubbaseball.org
• Objective To increase national exposure for
  each team while increasing web traffic to the
  NCBA website
• How can YOU get more publicity for your team on
  the NCBA website?
• League Web Journalist Positions
• -Regional Level
• -Conference Level
• -Team Level

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• NCBA Clubhouse
• Tracey Sanderson
• NCBA Clubhouse Manager
• traceysanderson_at_clubbaseball.org

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• Goals of the Clubhouse
• More items available for purchase on Website and
  at World Series
• Improve ease of ordering online
• Assist teams in selling items at NCBA World
  Series Venue as a form of fundraising
• Possibility of accepting credit cards online as
  well as at the World Series
• Suggestions???

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• Voting Ballot Procedures
• Issues Addressed one at a Time
• Open Forum to create the ballot
• Ballots will be emailed out in 1 Week
• Each Team gets to submit 1 Voting Ballot
• Voting Results Released in Approx 3 Weeks

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• Issues
• Academic Eligibility
• Should we change the academic eligibility
  requirements from Good Academic Standing to a
  required 2.0 Cumulative GPA?
• Full Time Status
• Should we change the Full Time Status
  requirements from Based upon the individual
  schools requirements to a required 12 Credits
  for Undergrad students and 8 Credits for Graduate
  students?
• Game Length 9 Innings
• Should we make all single regular season games a
  mandatory (instead of the current optional) 9
  innings?

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• Issues
• DH Rule
• Should we change the DH rule to only hit for the
  pitcher?
• All-Americans
• Should we add DH as an All-American position?
• All Americans
• Should we add Relief Pitcher as an All-American
  position? (Minimum 15 Innings Pitched)
• All-Americans Requirements
• Should we change the requirements for starting
  pitchers from 15 to 25 Innings Pitched?

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• Issues
• All-Americans Requirements
• Should we change the requirements for position
  players from 45 Plate appearances to 45 At bats?
• World Series Seeding
• Should we change the World Series seeding to
  based upon overall win rather than conference
  win ?
• Additional Game Balls
• Starting in 2006, would a 200 raise in yearly
  dues be accepted if 10 (instead of 5) Dozen NCBA
  game balls were delivered on September 1st each
  year?

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• Issues
• NCBA Hats
• For the 2006 season, should it be required that
  all participating teams wear hats carrying the
  NCBA logo?
• NCBA Official Hats
• For the 2006 season, should it be required that
  all teams wear the official hat of the NCBA if
  that hat included the NCBA Logo, can be
  customized based on team preference, and could be
  purchased for 8-15?

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• Issues
• Open for Suggestions

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• Closing
• Thank You for Coming
• Promote the League Website
• Give the Sponsors Business whenever possible
• When ever Issues Arise, Please Notify Us
• Let No Question Go Unanswered
• Keep Lines of Communication Open
• Please be Prompt Meeting Deadlines
• Its a Game!! Have Fun!!