Fairfield Pacific Little League 2010 and Beyond

Fairfield Pacific Little League

2010 and Beyond2010 and Beyond

Goals Expansion of FPLL/Allan

Witt playing field complex Enhance the playing

experience Enhance the quality of

instruction Institute new Challenger

and Junior Divisions Increase the participation

rate of volunteers Community/sponsorship

development Financial stability

Expansion of FPLL/Allan Witt Complex Goal:

Phase I start Fall of 2009 Complete Phase I in February of 2010

Depends on fundraising/grants (stretch goal)

Games played during 2010 season Finalize Use Agreement w/City of Fairfield

FPLL Building Committee Meeting Re-establish with focus on engineering,

construction and fundraising Review estimate and identify needs and

responsibilities Meeting of interested donors/contributors

Outline the project scope and identified needs

Seek contributions/commitments Provide support to entities requiring

company approval Outline benefits of participation

(advertising, etc.) Focused fundraising effort

Materials/labor Financial donations Grants

“Field O&M fund” to address future, major renovations?

Enhance the Playing Experience Goal: Provide opportunities for youth to improve their baseball skills Institute series of 1-day “Fall” camps

Partner with local high school coaches, etc. for instruction Hitting Fielding

Nominal fee ($10-$20/day) as fundraiser Sundays so as not to interfere with soccer

January “Get Ready for Season” camp (prior to tryouts) Morning session

Ages 5 – 8 Afternoon sessions

Ages 9 – 12 Enhance Umpiring skills

Provide additional/continued umpire training Written materials as well as hands-on instruction Written tests on rules/situations/positioning

Assignment of experienced umpires with less experienced umpires New umpires to start in Minor A

Scheduling and start times Schedule games so that kids can “stay and watch” their friends play Move Major and Minor A start times to 5pm at least thru April so that games have better chance of

going 6 innings Interleague play

Work with Fairfield Atlantic, Suisun and Cordelia/Tri-Valley to schedule/confirm Major and Minor A interleague games

Enhance the Quality of Instruction Goal: Provide continuous training and feedback that allows

Managers/Coaches to improve the baseball experience Instruction

“Big Al” type clinics that focus on practice organization and drills Focus on Manager

Quality Aligned with League Goals

Communication to Managers of Expectations Provide an upfront, detailed list of Division rules and responsibilities Managers need to review and sign acknowledging their understanding of and

adherence to responsibilities Evaluations

Solicit end-of-season feedback from parents to improve quality of coaching Player experience and desire to play next year Manager’s knowledge of the game Manager’s organizational skills for practice and games Manager followed division rules and rotation requirements Manager communication and leadership skills

Institute Challenger and Junior Divisions Goal: Expand baseball

opportunity for all of Fairfield’s youth

Challenger Division Mentally and/or physically

disabled youth Determine program size; FPLL

only, city-wide, or district-wide? Field availability

Junior Division Transition division for 13-14

year olds Regulation size diamond, 7

innings, conventional rules Determine program size Retention, manager selection

and field availability

Increase Volunteer Participation Goal: Increase the participation of league

parents in the various aspects of league operations including: Field Maintenance Building Project Fundraising Umpiring Concessions

Community/Sponsor Development Goal: Facilitate long-term relationships with key business and

community leaders Assign board members to specific entities/people to act as

league ambassadors Relationship is more than once/year $ solicitation Solicit feedback

Year round communications Electronic newsletter during season; quarterly newsletter out-of-

season? Communicate key messages

Children participation levels League standings and highlights New developments (i.e. Minor B, Challenger, receipt of building

project permits, etc.) Sponsorship solicitation to match company budgeting cycles?

Financial Stability/Strength Goal: Ensure financial strength and proper accounting of both

ongoing league operations and building project expenses Understand league operational costs/division

Costs/player Uniforms Equipment Utilities Field Maintenance

Understand league revenue sources (year-to-year variation) Registration fees Concessions Sponsorships (team and league) Fundraising (i.e. candy)

Reserve fund