2007 Executive Committee – Maryland Handball Association Minutes
October 23rd 2007
Old business
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Review of 2006 handball tournaments
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Singles, 3-wall doubles, Eastern Regional, 4-wall doubles
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Attendance
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42 @ 3-wall doubles (2006, attendance was 48)
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62 @ Eastern Regional (52 in 2006; 60 in 2005; 75 in 2004; 71 in 2003)
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Golf outing was cancelled in 2007 but will return in 2008
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3-wall court renovations- Completed
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Finding 2 tournament assistants – Accomplished
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Challenge courts – Ongoing during the winter
New business
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Current Financial Status – $7,732.00; $3500 dedicated to player dev.)
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Executive Committee
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Review executive committee functions and 2007 contributions
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Tournament Chairman- Alan Frank
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Tournament Assistance – Joe Plezcoch, Dave Hinkelman, Howard Kolodny
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Website – Josh Ho
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Player Development- Dan Ho
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Creativity Chairs- Charlie and Sharon Parsons
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2007 Executive Committee membership – all members volunteered for another year term for 2008.
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Nathaniel Frank was elected to be the 3rd Tournament Chairman along with Daniel Zimet and Alan Frank.
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2008 handball tournaments
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Singles not to conflict with the National Singles or Doubles
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Eastern Regional to continue 2-weeks prior to the 3-wall Nationals
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Consider 4-wall doubles in early December on an ongoing basis
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Restart Golf/Handball outing in July
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Continue No-Frills in June
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USHA letter regarding 3-year time commitment of State/Regional Chairmen
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Daniel Zimet to continue as State Chairmen
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Discussed major contributions from the MHA committee this year
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Sharon Parsons who did tournament meals, the towels for the Eastern Regional, and other supportive roles.
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Nathaniel Frank who did the tournament pre-registration and organization, as well as registration and court assignments.
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Alan Frank who continued to develop the draws and co-chair on tournament day.
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Dan Ho who was played a major role in the renovation of the 3-wall courts, coordinated the original schedule of the Challenge courts, and scheduled the Handball Class with HCRP that did not run due to lack of interest.
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Josh Ho who developed our new website and continues to update and advance the use of the internet for the MHA.
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Charlie Parsons who continues to provide creative elements on tournament day and put up the fence extensions on the 3-wall courts prior to the new fence getting put in.
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Joe Plezcoch who worked on court assignments
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Howard Kolodny who continues to work on tournament registration.
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Player Development
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Lack of movement with regard to Howard County Public Schools on a global scale.
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Jackie French contact seems to have resulted in a lack of global interest for Handball.
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Consensus is that we will need to work individually with each school.
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Teaching classes at Atholton High School
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Two 3-day classes (Dec/Jan and Apr/May)
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Additional coaches to attend (Gary Cruz, Josh Ho, Dan Ho)
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How do we draw additional players into the game?
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Incentives such as $25 iTunes cards for winners
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Drawing in friends of youth who are already involved in the game, such as Nathaniel
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More frequent junior tournaments once we get interested players to keep interest going.
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Unable to get interest with HCRP summer 3-wall classes
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Courses at Sport & Health Clubs Lakeforest/Arlington
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Club has expressed interest in MHA running a clinic
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Dan Ho to contact and schedule
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Scheduled in 2007, but cancelled due to a lack of interest
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Should we consider buying silk-screening supplies?
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Consensus is that once space allows it will be worthwhile to determine if our budget allows the ~1K start up fee for silk-screening our own merchandise.
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Savings will be approximately $3 per shirt/item, which will amount to ~$600 per year.
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