February 19, 2008 Weekly Minutes
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON UMPIRES ASSOCIATION MEETING MINUTES - 2/19/08
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:07PM.
COMMISSIONER SEAN CHESER REMINDED EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE THAT ALL AVAILABILITY SHEETS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SHEETS ARE READY TO PICK UP.
WE HAD ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT ALL LOCAL SUNSET CONFERENCE TEAMS HAVE VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS THIS SEASON.
COMMISSIONER CHESER ALSO TOLD US THAT TESTS NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. WE WILL BE TAKING OUR TESTS THE WEEK OF MARCH 10TH.
ALL IN ATTENDANCE WERE REMINDED THAT THERE IS A CLINIC OUTDOORS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 11:00AM AT CLYDE ALLEN BALL PARK IN NORTH BEND. NORTH BEND BASEBALL COACH BRAD HORNING MAY BE POURING CONCRETE AT THE BALL PARK DURING OUR CLINIC, BUT WE CAN PRACTICE AROUND IT.
ASSOCIATION VICE-PRESIDENT DAN ARMSTRONG AND COMMISSIONER CHESER STARTED A DISCUSSION ON UMPIRE PROFESSIONALISM,
THEN ARMSTRONG DISCUSSED SOME BASEBALL.
BASEBALL OFFICIALS LATER MET IN THE CLASSROOM. THERE WAS VERY SPARSE ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING. THE MEETING WAS LATER ADJOURNED AT AROUND 8:30PM.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON OUR USUAL DAY, MONDAY, AT 7:00PM IN PIRATE HALL AT MARSHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST AND SECOND-YEAR UMPIRES MEET AT 6:30PM IN THE CLASSROOM.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
BILL CRAWFORD,
SECRETARY, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON UMPIRES ASSOCIATION.