February 11, 2008 Weekly Minutes
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON UMPIRES ASSOCIATION MINUTES - FEBRUARY 11, 2008
MEETING STARTED AT 7:22PM.
NO MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING LAST SPRING - SECRETARY WASN'T IN ATTENDANCE.
OLD BUSINESS:
LARRY RESCORLA SUGGUESTED THAT ELECTION OF OFFICERS SHOULD TAKE PLACE AT MEETINGS IN PIRATE HALL AT MARSHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AS OPPOSED TO MEETINGS AT ABBY'S PIZZA. MOTION WAS MADE AND ACCEPTED. THE ASSOCIATION VOTED FOR THE CHANGE.
RESCORLA WAS THE THIRD BASE UMPIRE IN THE STATE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME LAST SPRING. HE AND HIS CREW WENT OVER RULES, MADE SURE EVERYONE WAS ON THE SAME PAGE.
BO BOTITA WAS ONE OF THE UMPIRES IN THE STATE CLASS 3A SOFTBALL GAME LAST SPRING.
NEW BUSINESS: NONE.
GENERAL COMMENTS:
SEVERAL OF OUR UMPIRES WERE OUT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING DUE TO SUNSET CONFERENCE PLAYOFF BASKETBALL GAMES THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO WORK, INCLUDING CRAIG STORM AND RICH CHAMBERS.
COMMISSIONER SEAN CHESER ASKED ALL IN ATTENDANCE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE FIRST TIME.
COMMISSIONER CHESER PASSED THE WORD THAT THE O.S.A.A. WANTS ALL OFFICIALS TO WEAR THE STATE OF OREGON PATCH THIS SEASON.
ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT DAN ARMSTRONG ATTENDED THE LAST O.S.A.A. MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER CHESER.
COMMISSIONER CHESER PASSED OUT AVAILABILITY SHEETS TO ALL IN ATTENDANCE, BUT PULLED THEM ALL LATER AS HE DISCOVERED THAT THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 29TH WAS LEFT OFF. HE WILL HAND OUT NEW AVAILABILITY SHEETS AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
THE NEXT ASSOCIATION MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 7:00PM IN MARSHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL'S PIRATE HALL, AS ON THE 18TH, THERE IS NO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENTS' DAY HOLIDAY.
THE MAIN MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:05PM, WHEN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GROUPS MET SEPARATELY.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2008 AT 1:40PM.
BILL CRAWFORD, SECRETARY SWUA