QUAIL
CREEK PICKLEBALL CLUB MEMBERSHIP MEETING
November
16, 2017
The
meeting was called to order at 1:00pm by President Jean Bustard.
INTRODUCTION
Jean
thanked everyone for coming to the meeting; there were approx.. 45-50 members
in attendance. She reviewed the
Objective of the Club, which is to promote good fellowship and sportsmanship,
while providing fun. In addition, it is
the Club’s goal to provide instruction for its members in order improve the
skill of the players.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Jean
provided a brief overview of the 2017 budget:
YTD expenses: $2,156.13
(incl. balls, socials, equipment, t-shirts & hats)
Capital expenditures: $1,420.55
(storage shed)
Income: $8,189.00
(member dues, t-shirts & hats, ball contributions)
Checking Acct Balance: $13,911.36
(incl. $3500 reserve fund)
We only spent $800 for
new balls this year, compared to $2500 last year. We switched from using hard plastic balls to
Onix Pure2 balls. They are more durable
and last longer and don’t crack in the cold.
Unfortunately, in January, the Pure 2 will no longer be USAPA acceptable;
changing to Pure 3 and Franklin 40. We
will continue looking for the ball that works best for our Club.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Currently, there are 374
active members; 118 new since January and 256 members have renewed, plus 12
associate members. Breakdown is 184 men
/ 190 women. Membership drive is underway;
dues should be paid by end of January.
CAPITAL REQUEST UPDATE (2018)
2017 Update – We received total of $9,320 from POA. We received a new ice machine and split the
cost 50/50 with POA for the new storage shed.
2018 Update – We requested funds to 1) replace large riprap
rock in landscaped areas; 2) awnings in
upper court area; 3) share cost of
balls; 4) additional lighting for courts
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. We received approval
of $4,000, which will be used to address landscape improvement.
QCPC COMMITTEES
·
A
volunteer / committee is needed to put together a design with estimates of what
we can possibly do with for shade; possibly include 2 canopies between upper
courts.
·
Need
volunteer to contact vendors to get estimates for logoed t-shirts, hats, and
possibly tote bag.
·
David
Kikel currently is in charge of maintaining court reservations for the Club and
is resigning from this position. We need
a volunteer who is computer savvy to take over this role and will require
training on the new Northstar system, as Club reservations will be
transitioning to this system sometime in 2018.
ELECTIONS
Board changes mid-year[CB1] [CB2] [CB3] ; Karen Morse moved from
Treasurer into new position of Player Development Chair, and Cheryl Francis
volunteered for the Treasurer position.
Two Board position terms are up at end of 2017, Vice President and
Secretary. Steve Shapiro has volunteered
for VP, replacing John Hughes. Linda von
Felden has agreed to be Secretary for one more year, ending her term in
2018. These two positions ran
unopposed, and show of hands was unanimous for the 2 volunteers. Jean had new Board members stand so attendees
could identify them.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Social Chair is a
one-year term; Susie Eckhardt and Barbara Havel have volunteered to co-chair
this committee and were introduced at the meeting. We are looking to have Club Socials the third
Wednesday of every month.
MEMBER TRAINING AND PLAY
This past February, we
lost the 3 skilled players/instructors.
Karen Morse stepped up to organize / coordinate training of our
Members. Beginner lessons by Lenny
Friedman were offered in late Summer and Karen conducted drill sessions for
beginners.
The following play and
training is now available to the Club:
·
Specific Skill Level Play for all levels
·
Challenge Courts
·
Drill sessions for all skill levels (2.0 thru
3.5)
·
Judy Lyle will begin offering drills for 2.5/3.0
·
Mary Hughes and Sharon Kolarik offer drills for
3.0 and 3.5 players
·
Assisted Play for beginners
·
Private, local lessons are available thru a list
of instructors (found on our web page)
·
Professional players will be visiting and
offering lessons/clinics
To continue growing and improving as a Club, we
need additional, skilled and qualified instructors. We have folks willing to assist but are not
comfortable with leading. We have “train
the trainer” opportunities available but are waiting until we have 12 skilled
players to go thru training.
With our Club growing and winter people arriving
back to their QC homes, our courts are starting to get backed up, with several
players waiting to play during Open Play.
One solution to address this is to line up paddles in a certain area; as
soon as a game is over, all 4 players come off the court and the next 4 waiting
players take the court. The players who
just came off the court line their paddles at the end of the line of waiting
players. Courts 15 & 16 are always
available for anyone (non-members) and are usually open for play.
Issue of using ball machine for practice. Karen Morse purchased her own machine and
uses it in her drills. Question was
raised about the Club purchasing one for general use, but this raises issue of
training on the machine and the possibility of injuries. Also, who would have access to machine since
it would need to be locked up. Last
year’s vote was “no” for the Club to purchase a ball machine; cost is close to
$1,000, which is the Club’s limit to spending money without member
approval. Vote at this year’s meeting
was more in favor of the purchase.
Before proceeding, Club will need to work out liability issue.
CLUB
RATINGS
We currently do not have club ratings. This is important in order to get people into
the correct classes and activities and helps players identify what skill is
needed in order to improve their game.
Internal club ratings usually result in failure, but the major downfall
is its impact on personal relationships and club morale. We are looking to go outside the club to get
IPTPA ratings. There are 3 qualified
people in Phoenix, and we will be contacting them about coming to QC to conduct
ratings. Cost to the Club is
$50.00. Anyone wishing to go through the
rating clinic is $15.00 and is good for 3 years. However, you can request to be reassessed
within that 3-year period.
VOLUTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
There are several opportunities to volunteer as
outlined above under “Committees.” It’s
the volunteers that make the Club successful.
Please consider volunteering in some way using your experience from your
“previous life.”
NEW
BUSINESS / Q & A
Gary Mencimer recently volunteered to help with
Court Management/Maintenance. We were
asked to look into plans for resurfacing the courts. A few have cracks, particularly 5 and 6. Feel the POA should pay for this, and it will
be brought up at the next Budget Committee meeting.
Question was brought up about putting up a wind
sock for Courts 5 & 6, as the current wind socks are not visible from these
2 courts. Cost of the wind sock is not
the issue; the issue is cost of the pole that holds the sock. Another possibility would possibly to trim or
cut down trees that block the view of the wind socks already in place. Court Management will look into this.
Jean again thanked everyone for attending, and
the meeting was adjourned at 2:33pm.
Slides from the meeting will be available on the website; a link will be
provided in the Newsletter.
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