Forest Baseball Club Inc. 2011/12 Presentation
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Forest Baseball Club Inc. 2011/12 Presentation Thanks to our sponsors FORESTVILLE RSL 2011/12 President’s Message Dear Forest Baseball Club, What a wet year it’s been for Forest Baseball club and Baseball in general on the Northern Beaches. I cannot recall a season with more rainouts than this one just past. Despite that I think we have had another good year albeit shortened by both the weather and the Councils newly implemented mandatory rest periods for the grounds. We are in our third year of ‘twilight teeball’ and this year was another fun and successful year for that program. It was once again a huge success with the participation rate very high throughout the 10 weeks. The true test will come next season when we see how many children make the transition to the Saturday competition. I am certainly hopeful that we have shown the kids how much fun teeball can be and that it will translate into many of them returning for the full summer season. Our club numbers have been slowly rising over the past couple of years and we came close to pushing past the 200 member mark this year. We had just on 195 players (including teeball) in the junior club. I have noticed that a lot of our players are getting friends to come and join them at Forest and we seem to be attracting a lot of people from other sports such as Cricket. We should see our numbers maintain or grow next year as pretty much the entire club is eligible to return for another season. A bulk of the club members are in the 9-13 age group which bodes well for future growth and player retention. Impressively, our senior ranks continue to grow and we had three mens teams register in the summer comp this year with another 3 likely to be formed for the winter comp. It is great to see more Dad’s coming out to play and experience the game and I encourage anyone interested to join up. It really is a great game to play at any age. We have mostly completed the field and fencing projects begun over 2yrs ago and I think Aquatic is looking very much like a proper baseball complex. There are always things to improve and the committee has a few ideas on things we would like to see improved in the coming years. I want to thank the committee for all of their efforts this year: Brian Murphy, Darren Morris, Tim & Anne Evans, Steve Molchanoff, Beth Murphy and Brian & Heidi Henry. Also, a big thank you to the Coaches & Managers and parents who train, manage and support our kids. Without you it doesn’t happen. I want to make a special appeal to all of our members to get involved with the club and offer your time in some way. It’s so much easier to run a club when people are offering their help. If you have been with the club for a couple of years I’ll bet you are a baseball family. By getting involved with our club will PJ Patterson Club President Interim Treasurer’s Report at 31st March 2011 Income Belt $ 545.00 Canteen $ 10,939.46 Cap $ 90.00 Donations $ 200.00 Fundraising $ 23,500.00 Goods Resold $ 135.00 Interest $ 2.77 Pants $ 3,125.00 Promo $ 220.00 Registrations $ 33,169.52 Socks $ 580.00 Sponsorship $ - Sundry $ 205.88 Top $ 2,880.00 Uniforms $ 420.00 Total income $ 76,012.63 Expenses Admin $ 762.95 Advert $ 1,755.39 Canteen $ 4,159.30 Coaching $ - Donations $ 300.00 Equipment $ 5,414.37 Insurance $ - Meeting Expense $ - PP&S $ 296.00 Promo $ 1,197.00 Refund $ 705.00 Registrations $ 20,750.20 Repairs & Maintenance $ 19,444.15 Resale Goods $ 1,566.38 Sundry $ - Trophies $ 3,924.34 Uniforms $ 12,280.33 Total expenses $ 72,555.41 Net profit / loss $ 3,457.22 • The club made a net profit of $3,457.22. This was helped to an increase in registrations and canteen sales with the help of parent volunteers as there was no paid canteen coordinator. • Government grant was received for safety fences • AC Lawns created new diamonds • here was no sponsorship money given by Forestville RSL • The Club has $10,366.41 in the cheque account and the VS Plus account $26,826.18 Note: Full accounts will be prepared for 2011/12 by 30 May 2012 and Audited for 2012/13 AGM Brian Henry Club Treasure Life Members Rody Manning Andy Thomson Jeff Watson Yoney Yonneyama Terry Mahy Grant Swanson Bob Fox Congratulations to Forest Team Award Winners U/8 DODGERS U/14 GIANTS ENTHUSIASM AWARD LUKE RATTIGAN PLAYERS' PLAYER AWARD ALEX MOLCHANOFF ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD JAMES GREENWOOD COACH'S AWARD ANDREW LOGUE U/8 METS U/14 PADRES COACH'S AWARD ADAM CASTLE MVP AWARD LUKE HURDITCH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD JAKE MADDOX COACH'S AWARD DANIEL FINLAY U/9 ANGELS U/16 RANGERS MVP AWARD JARED WOODGER MVP AWARD BEN ROBERTSON MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD DAN FIELD COACH'S AWARD LACHLAN PRAGNELL U/10 GIANTS Congratulations to Forest’s Manly Warringah MOST IMPROVED PLAYER ROBERT BUTTIGLIERI JOINT MVP AWARD CADEN CROUCH District Representatives JOINT MVP AWARD CAMERON TAYLOR U16 Blake Morris U/10 TIGERS Hayden Morris PLAYERS' PLAYER AWARD NICK GREGORY Blake Puustinen COACH'S AWARD JAMEY RIDDIOUGH U14 U/10 PIRATES Luke Hurditch COACH'S AWARD AIDAN RODGERS Corey Rae ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD WILL FERGUSON U/11 BRAVES U12 MVP AWARD JAMIE DOLLMAN Jonah Conway MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD TOM COY Liam Patterson Jaylin Rae U/12 RED SOX MVP AWARD MALIK BLOUL Rookies Cup MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD RILEY O’TOOLE Cameron Caswell Jack Evans U/12 WHITE SOX Jayden Henry BEST AND FAIREST AWARD JAYLIN RAE Tom Irwin COACH'S AWARD RILEY BLANCHE Zack Murphy James Sherry U/12 ROYALS COACH'S AWARD NICHOLAS STANBURY MOST IMPROVED PLAYER CONRAD MARTIN We wish Lachlan Pragnell well in seniors next year. Thanks for being a part of Forest Baseball Club for the last 10 seasons. U/8 Dodgers This year was learning curve for a lot of the kids as some boys it was there first time they played baseball. So watching this team develop was a great highlight for me , we started off the season with only 7 kids which soon dropped to 6, but with some help from 3 keen boys from Friday twilight (Zach Caswell, Braden Ferguson, and Tia Addison) who filled in for a few games until we found some new boys to make up a full squad. We soon found some rhythm and they improved every week with their fielding and batting and just getting to read the plays was a pleasure to watch. I would like to thank all the parents for their support and help with all the duties, BBQ,s etc… and also Donna Riddiough our team manager. Even though the weather was not favourable to us in the later part of the season all the boys had fun in all the games they played, as did I watching them. Well done Dodgers Coach Jason Rattigan The teams was: GREENWOOD James HAYDEN Austin IRWIN Luke PADDISON Ben PRINCI Mitchell RANDELL Ewan RATTIGAN Luke RIDDIOUGH Samuel TUCKFIELD Liam U8’s Mets What a great season all the Mets had, from only a few little Mets actually knowing what was going on, to the last few games where everything flowed. This is all thanks to our coach Gareth and his wife Erica. They both know so much about all aspects of the game, and were a great team, always patiently helping the team members (and sometimes their parents!). Without their guidance the Mets would have been organised chaos right to the end. The team was: Adam Castle – From the start it was clear that here is a boy that loves and knows the game. He always wanted to be there and has a strong grasp on the basics skills of the game. Hope you never lose the passion Adam! Ben Hackney – Solid all round player in the field and at the plate. Ben Maddox – A real pleasure to coach. Always tried his best and improved every week. Great work! Jake Maddox – Jake won the coach’s encouragement award for his great attitude. Let’s hope he keeps enjoying the game for years to come. Well done Jake! Laura Hosemans – Loved playing in every position. Tactical hitter. Sam Hosemans – Always enthusiastic, always smiling, always happy to be there. Improved greatly throughout the season. Keep up the positive attitude! Sebastian Elston – Obviously has absorbed a love and knowledge of the game by watching the game with his dad Gareth. Already a strong hitter and accurate thrower. Keep it up! Tara Evans– Definitely the fastest runner on the team. Zipping between the bases is Tara’s strength. And well done for staying committed throughout a game by the end of the season. Toby Morris –A good infielder, and consistent hitter. Well done to all of you! Thanks for everyone’s part in making the U8 Mets such a great team! Louise Evans Manager U9’s Angels Out of a season of 16 games, the U9’s Angels played a total of 11 games with 3 byes and two wet weather wash outs. Following are statistics taken from all games played by the U9 Angels. Most Base Hits: (makes it safe to 1st - Team Avg 26) 1. Jared Woodger (35) 2. Ben Weiley (31) 3. Tomas van Vessem (29) Most Scored Runs: (makes it home to score - Team Avg 16) 1.