2007 MHA Meeting Minutes

2007 Executive Committee – Maryland Handball Association Minutes

October 23rd 2007 

Old business 

1. Review of 2006 handball tournaments
   1. Singles, 3-wall doubles, Eastern Regional, 4-wall doubles
   2. Attendance
      1. 42 @ 3-wall doubles (2006, attendance was 48)
      2. 62 @ Eastern Regional (52 in 2006; 60 in 2005; 75 in 2004; 71 in 2003)
   3. Golf outing was cancelled in 2007 but will return in 2008
2. 3-wall court renovations- Completed
3. Finding 2 tournament assistants – Accomplished
4. Challenge courts – Ongoing during the winter

New business 

1. Current Financial Status – $7,732.00; $3500 dedicated to player dev.)
2. Executive Committee
   1. Review executive committee functions and 2007 contributions
      1. Tournament Chairman- Alan Frank
      2. Tournament Assistance – Joe Plezcoch, Dave Hinkelman, Howard Kolodny
      3. Website – Josh Ho
      4. Player Development- Dan Ho
      5. Creativity Chairs- Charlie and Sharon Parsons
   2. 2007 Executive Committee membership – all members volunteered for another year term for 2008.
   3. Nathaniel Frank was elected to be the 3^rd Tournament Chairman along with Daniel Zimet and Alan Frank.
3. 2008 handball tournaments
   1. Singles not to conflict with the National Singles or Doubles
   2. Eastern Regional to continue 2-weeks prior to the 3-wall Nationals
   3. Consider 4-wall doubles in early December on an ongoing basis
   4. Restart Golf/Handball outing in July
   5. Continue No-Frills in June
4. USHA letter regarding 3-year time commitment of State/Regional Chairmen
   1. Daniel Zimet to continue as State Chairmen
   2. Discussed major contributions from the MHA committee this year
      1. Sharon Parsons who did tournament meals, the towels for the Eastern Regional, and other supportive roles.
      2. Nathaniel Frank who did the tournament pre-registration and organization, as well as registration and court assignments.
      3. Alan Frank who continued to develop the draws and co-chair on tournament day.
      4. 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.
      5. Josh Ho who developed our new website and continues to update and advance the use of the internet for the MHA.
      6. 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.
      7. Joe Plezcoch who worked on court assignments
      8. Howard Kolodny who continues to work on tournament registration.
5. Player Development
   1. Lack of movement with regard to Howard County Public Schools on a global scale.
      1. Jackie French contact seems to have resulted in a lack of global interest for Handball. 
      2. Consensus is that we will need to work individually with each school.
   2. Teaching classes at Atholton High School
      1. Two 3-day classes (Dec/Jan and Apr/May)
      2. Additional coaches to attend (Gary Cruz, Josh Ho, Dan Ho)
      3. How do we draw additional players into the game?
         1. Incentives such as $25 iTunes cards for winners
         2. Drawing in friends of youth who are already involved in the game, such as Nathaniel
         3. More frequent junior tournaments once we get interested players to keep interest going.
   3. Unable to get interest with HCRP summer 3-wall classes
   4. Courses at Sport & Health Clubs Lakeforest/Arlington
      1. Club has expressed interest in MHA running a clinic
      2. Dan Ho to contact and schedule
      3. Scheduled in 2007, but cancelled due to a lack of interest
6. Should we consider buying silk-screening supplies?
   1. 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.
   2. Savings will be approximately $3 per shirt/item, which will amount to ~$600 per year.