AMTO Board Meeting
Minutes
Attendees were Sharon Spangenberg, Jerry Boyer, Garth
Finney, Dorothy PFenner, Frank
Wilson, Dave Pullen and Jim Lawson. Quorum until
Convened
Minutes from the
Treasurer report was presented. All dues past-due notices were been issued;
one 1st-check collection was made.
Area reps will advise Chair of PVs who
completed shadowing; Chair will notify Treasurer who will forward $40 stipend for
new officials (which was voted and approved
Web pages are (still) out-of-date; no action to-date by Chair. Appropriate web administrators will be contacted about content and update process. [action Chair]
Roster will be kept current by Chair. Categories are members, “interested individuals” and “removed from mailings”. Letter is sent to each interested individual encouraging participation and to each new PV welcoming membership. [action Chair]
Contact with Tournament Directors and Committee Chairs will continue to promote use of certified referees and umpires. Letters were sent to various MD TDs of future events (Contact Jim Cummings about expectations for some BalMar events.). Prepare a draft tri-fold brochure for general information for marketing use. Approach will be continued for 2010. [action Chair]
The following are future MD District events:
Jul 25-28.
27-8/2. MD clay open @chestnutridge
[?. TD
Aug 1-5. MD jr outdoor bg10-18L3 @mcdonogh [levy]
5. MAS Officials Committee meeting @MAS [wilson]
3-8. MD sr clay @woodmorecc [?. TD fink 301-249-6100]
6. MD BoD mtg @tba [wilson]
21-23. MD sr league @frederick [finney]
Sept 11-13. MD adult hardct @olney [pullen]
26,27. mcdonogh jropen bg12-18sdL3 @mcdonogh [levy]
Oct 1. MD BoD meeting @tba [wilson]
1-4. Md m indoor @crosskeysbalmar [?. TD grube 410-433-1800]
3,4. Md ntrp3.0-4.5sd masterscup @tba [?. TD?]
3,4. mcdonogh jr open bg12-18sdL3 @mcdonogh [levy]
9,10. MD combo league @
24. MD annual meeting @? [action vchair, reps, secretary, chair]
Nov 2-6. MD srindoorclay m60-80sd @westwinds [?. TD myer 301-865-2701]
21. MAS annual meeting @? [secretary]
Dec -
The following are active process projects:
Draw / scheduling. Methodology for certain tournament types which was beta tested in 2009 will be applied - with support - for MD District 2010 tourneys [action Garth]
Budgeting and staffing guidelines(?) will be finalized and formally proposed as a “Officials Agreement” for Referees with tournament organizations (patterned after VA process. [action Chair]
PV evaluation. Referees should continue to send assessments of shadowing PVs to District Chair. The process is intended to provide a record of performance and areas of needed improvement, but may (authority tbd) result in non-advancement to SE.
Legg-Mason. Investigate representation at USTA/MAS booth during MD District sponsor day. [action Chair]
Some observations and lessons-learned from March thru July events were considered (incl at a pre-meeting about Adult Districts).
Proactively encourage score-calling, esp in tie-breaks.
Avoid, within reason, becoming a ball-person.
When on-court, observe all assigned courts without missing calls on the instant court.
Divulge potential conflict of interest circumstances to the tournament Referee.
Prepare a model Captain’s meeting briefing. [action Chair]
Training is a priority as some variation in Umpire performance is noted above. A Roving Umpire class-room seminar and an on-court clinic are planned for 2009. A 2010 seminar for parents of junior players is also planned. [action Chair and MAS TEs/DeGrafft]
Elections activity should begin asap incl officer nominations by Reps to Secretary by 8/25. [action vchair, secr, chair]
Consider naming Umpire of the Year award after a past or current member of long-standing service to AMTO. Defer till next meeting. [action Chair]
Next meeting tba – suggested teleconference September or October weekday pm/evening with abbreviated agenda related to events and activities of District and Section annual meetings in October and November, respectively.
Adjourned
/s/
Frank Wilson
Acting Secretary
[approved
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