Final Day to Register is this Thursday August 31st

Registrations are still open. It is great to see the T BAllers coming out. Make sure you are reminding friends about the registration.

Here are the 3 Forms you need at registration.

Player Registration

Medical Release

Parent Agreement



Next registration dates are August 31th at Box Seats, 6-8pm

If you can't make Thursday, get preregistered and send us an email at board@filittleleague.com.


Please preregister to help us gauge kids. If you preregister you do not need to fill out Player Registration Form. Just bring the Medical and Parent Agreement.


If this is your first time with FILL please bring a copy of your birtth certificate. We need proof of residency as well. It is not a requirement that you live in the boundary we just have to know if you don't in order to get a waiver signed.

Thank You! - Mike

FLEMING ISLAND LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING - AUGUST 16TH

FLEMING ISLAND LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH
7PM AT THE YMCA IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM

ALL BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, UMPIRES, AND COACHES SHOULD BE PRESENT.

ADULTS ONLY AS THE YMCA CANNOT ACCOMMODATE CHILDREN IN THE MEETING ROOM, THANK YOU!


**THE DATE WAS CHANGED FROM THE 15TH DUE TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES.

2006 Registration is now Open

If you plan on playing this Fall please pregister, it should take about a minute.

You will still need to show-up with a check and with the Medical Release and Parent Agreement form at one of the registrations at Box Seats. You will also need a copy of your Birth Cert. if you did not play in the Spring and proof of residency. Cost is $75 per player.

Flyers will be going out to schools this week.

Fleming Island Little League Meeting Minutes - 26 July 2006

Place: Box Seats – Fleming Island

Time: 7:00 P.M.

The attendees were: Mike Collins, Tom Helock, Dawn Bergeron, Chris Otero, Jen Otero, Neal Mars, and Ken Cuyler


The meeting opened up with discussion regarding Fall Ball, the following was determined:

• Fall Ball will include T-Ball, Machine Pitch and Kid Pitch

• We determined that the following 5 items need to be addressed for Fall Ball to be successful: 1. Registration, 2. Fields, 3. Umpires, 4.Uniforms, 5.Coaches

1. Fall Ball Registration –
• The cost of Fall Ball will be $75 per child
• Pre-registration via F.I.L.L. website – this will help collect #s of registrants for planning purposes
• Will have samples of uniforms at registration for parents to view the sizes as sizing was an issue last season, will collect uniform size at registration
• Registration notification will be sent via the schools during the 2nd week of school – August 15th – in Tuesday folders
• Jen O. and Tom H. to work flyers
• Registration will be August 19th, 26th, and 31st
• Practices – start Saturday, September 9th
• Team selection/ Parent orientation – TBD – possibly week after Labor Day
• Season starts – September 30th
• Season ends – November 18th
• Will recruit for needed umpire and Board member positions at registration and Parent Orientation Day

2. Playing Fields are being worked on by Tom Helock and Mike Collins – more determination and information to be gathered and disseminated on that. Possible fields include: Fleming Island High softball field, Thunderbolt Park, Patterson (will have conflicts with FIAA usage), Thunderbolt Elementary: Tom Helock to speak with Principal Phillips, Armstrong Park

Tom Helock to speak with Fleming Island commissioner about local park use such as Armstrong and Thunderbolt Parks

3. Umpires
• Chris Otero – Chief Umpire – will recruit umpires at registration and Team Selection / Parent Orientation Day
• There will be coaches and umpires workshops prior to September 30th

4. Uniforms
• Jen Otero working on uniform order and pricing
• Fall Ball players – all levels - will receive shirt and hat only
• Will check price differential for minor and major league uniforms

5. Coaches-
• There will be coaches and umpires workshops prior to September 30th


• There will not be try-outs for Fall Ball – Spring Ball only

• Fall Ball is for developmental purposes only

• Pictures – same as last season – action shots and team pictures being taken by a photographer – Ken Cuyler coordinating that date

• There will be coaches and umpires workshops prior to September 30th

• Fall Ball needs to be advertised – will need signs made by Chris Otero and Orange Park High Chop Shop, other forms of advertising are being developed



Our next discussion was directed at expanding our current Board membership and delegating associated duties:

F.I.L.L. Board

• President – currently Mike Collins – position is a 2 year term, this position will be up for election next year

• Vice President - currently Tom Helock – position is a 1 year term, due to this being our first year Tom will remain in this position until next year’s elections

• Umpire in Chief – currently Chris Otero – his first year, thus he will remain in position.

• The following positions need to be filled: Treasurer, Secretary, Player’s Agent, Safety Coordinator, League Fundraising Coordinator, Concessions Coordinator

• All positions but the President are one-year terms. President position has a two year term.
It is critical we expand the number of volunteers


We created a “To Do List” of items that we need to address at the next meeting and begin to implement in the League. The following were some of the topics and suggestions that we determined needed to be addressed and implemented into the League in order to ensure the League’s success:

• Try-outs process needs to be established by the Spring.
• Fundraising needs to increase – needs additional volunteers and a full-time coordinator
• Chalking off field of play needs to occur, process must be determined
• Scorekeeper Training
• All Stars Selection and Process must be established and implemented
• Planning of Fall Ball team Selection and Parent Orientation must occur at the next meeting
• A Fields Committee may be beneficial in order to address the growing concern of fields – possible partnership with FIAA, County, Land Developers may be required for League to get the land/fields needed – Mike has identified a couple of pieces of land that may be suitable for future FILL park – need to work this issue
• Field Preparation Day has been suggested – will address date at next meeting
• Further implementation of safety plan


Other notes of interest: Plaques were purchased for the Spring sponsors. Dawn Bergeron coordinated that effort and will disseminate them this week.


NEXT MEETING IS ON AUGUST 15TH AT THE YMCA OR THE OTERO’S HOME IN FLEMING ISLAND PLANTATION – EMAIL NOTIFICATION/WEBSITE POSTING TO BE SENT AT LATER DATE