NTI Manditory Coaches Meeting Minutes August 28th, 2004

The NTI Baseball Association meeting was called to order at 1:30 PM in the Flower Mound High School cafeteria by Eric Kleinsorge, President, NTI.

During the meeting, the President addressed the following:

1. Welcome
   
2. Submission and review of NTI and USSSA forms
   
3. Expectations and responsibilities for coaches
   • i. Feeder for AAA leagues
   • ii. Encourage good players to move-up
   
4. NTI Website Overview of Features
   • i. About NTI
   • ii. Overview
   • iii. Contacts
   • iv. Field Locations
   • v. Web Link Page
   • vi. Age Group
   • vii. Dugout
   • viii. E-mail list
   
5. Encouraged coaches to e-mail Eric interesting links to NTI
   
6. Founding cities
   • Coppell
   • Flower Mound
   • Grapevine
   • Highland Village
   • Lewisville
   • Ponder
   • Trophy Club
   
7. Sportability.com Training
   • i. Asked all coaches to register team NLT Sunday August 29, 2004
   • ii. Reviewed how to make entries and submit team info
   • iii. System will automatically e-mail coaches and reps with NTI and rain out info
   
8. Questions and Answers
   How many games will be scheduled for Fall? The Fall season will have 16 games per age group and will conclude on Oct 28, 2004
   
   Will there be a tournament at end of Fall season? No end of season tournament in the Fall
   
   What days will games be played? Games will be played on Thursdays and Saturdays (double header)
   
   What are our goals for growth? Anticipate 15 towns, 75 teams and 900 ball players

~ Meeting Adjourned