QCPC BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
October 29, 2018
VOTING
BOARD MEETING ATTENDEES: Steve Shapiro
(President), Jean Bustard (Player Development), Susan Jones (Membership)
BOARD
MEETING ABSENTEES: Cheryl Francis (Treasurer), Ruth Maki (Communications),
Linda von Felden (Secretary), David Mungo (Vice
President)
COMMITTEE
CHAIRS ATTENDEES:
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ATTENDEES: Joyce Butler, Lenny
Friedman,
Bill Vollink, Jerry Canaday
MINUTES
1) Meeting was called to
order at 12:00pm by Steve Shapiro.
2) Because we didn’t have a
quorum, the minutes will be approved at the next meeting
3) No Treasurer’s report for
this month
4) Committee Reports
a) Membership (Susan Jones) – Total
membership = 406 , new Member 24 (201 men / 205 women).
b) Communication (Ruth Maki) – nothing
new. Candace Plumlee was approved by
Steve Shapiro as the new Communications Chairperson effective 1/1/19
c) Court Management- mention of need of a new
wind sock and lights to be on in the evening.
d) Socials (Barbara Havel for Susie
Eckhardt) – October social went very well. Next social will be in December to
celebrate the 5th Birthday of QC pickleball.
Also mention of keeping the socials simple, just play and food. Need for someone to step up to run the
Socials and to ask for a volunteer.
e) Organized Play – Joyce Butler was asking
if there could be a 2.0 skill level play.
Jean Bustard mentioned that there will be 2.0 drills in November and
Gary Quantz will be having transitional play.
i)
An
article will be published in the newsletter to find Organized Play leaders for
the Mixed Level RR
5) Player Development (Jean Bustard)
a) Courts are being used
throughout the day
b) All instructors to have
breaks from teaching
c) Professional instructor
Helle Sparre is doing a 2 hour doubles strategies for all QCP members, no
charge . Date is Saturday November 17 from 2:30 to 4:30 on Court 1. Along
with private and Group Lessons
d) Riff will be coming in
December and there will be a rating.
e) Totals for the month of October
i)
Orientation - 22
ii)
Assisted Play - 35
iii)
Transition Play (2 weeks) - 30
iv)
2.5 Drills - 59
v)
3.0 Drills - 60
vi)
3.5 Drills -33
vii) Smart
Pickleball by Kathy Palese - 14
viii) IPTPA
Ratings - 8
f)
Feedback: 1) Offerings are popular
and appreciated. 2) Biggest challenge for instructors is with people not
ready to be in 3.0 or 3.5 drills. Instructors are being asked to separate
people to improve experience to all. This is difficult. 3)
Volunteer coaches have been amazing and dependable!
g) Observations:
1) 3.0 is large group, may have to look into second session. 2) Courts are
being used throughout the day.
h)
Professional Instructors:
i)
Helle Sparre November 17 and 18.
She will host 2 hour doubles strategy seminar open to everyone.
Also offering small group and private lessons
ii) Scott
Moore February 25, 26 and 27. February 25 and 26 2 day intensive boot
camp for 3.5 + players. February 27 2 hour clinics for 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0.
iii) Mark
Renneson - week of March 18
iv)
Dave Weinbach - not coming this
season
v)
Adding beginner/2.0 drills - Gary
Quantz will lead (start mid-November)
6) Other Business
a) General meeting is
November 14, voting on Members dues and change of term for Board Members from
Sept thru August.
b) Kathleen Baker will be
Secretary starting January 1.
c) Kathy Palese will be
moving her lessons to Thursday afternoons.
d) Lenny Friedman will come
back to another meeting to present a date and time for a Junior Tournament and
Singles Tournament he would like to put on.
e) Vote and approved on
scheduling process for Player Development Activities using email vote from Dave
Mungo To make quorum
f) Vote and approved
schedule process for organized QCPC Skill-Level Play using email vote from Dave
Mungo- to make quorum.
g) A committee will be
formed to make recommendations to the Board concerning “shade”. An article will be in the newsletter to find
members. The committee will come up with
a design, cost estimates, licensing and % to share with the POA
7) Meeting adjourned at
2:00pm
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