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Fairfield Pacific Little League 2010 Goals and Beyond

The Fairfield Pacific Little League aims to expand their Allan Witt playing field complex, enhance playing experience, quality of instruction, introduce new divisions, increase volunteer participation, develop community sponsorships, and maintain financial stability. The goal is to complete Phase I by February 2010, dependent on fundraising efforts. Various initiatives include training programs, umpire enhancements, and promoting baseball opportunities for all youth in Fairfield.

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Fairfield Pacific Little League 2010 Goals and Beyond

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  1. Fairfield Pacific Little League2010 and Beyond

  2. 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

  3. 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? Expansion of FPLL/Allan Witt Complex

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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 Institute Challenger and Junior Divisions

  7. 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

  8. 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?

  9. 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

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