September
9, 2021
Attending: Lenny Pappas (Pres), Sue Novak (Sec), Paul Cere (Dav 1), Eric
Milanese (Dav 2),
Mike Hughes (BA 1), George Carter (no team), Bob Tanner (ES), John Laliberte (Dav 2), Eric Novak, Earle
Whitney (ES), Juan Arce (BA 2), Eric Bourgeois (VP).
1.
Lenny informed
the group that the Deerhead and My Friends would not
be having teams. We only have Eastside, Davignon (2), Cercle (2), and
British with clubs with teams. Based on
what was discussed at the first meeting we will hold a singles league for this
year. Maximum number of players per team
will be 8 players. Handicaps will be
used. Every club will hold a meeting for
their players by next Friday (September 17th) to determine how many
players would be playing and how many teams we can put together. They will set up their teams and send this
information to Sue (315-3921) or Lenny (231-8957) by September 19th. Sue will then set up the league and post this
information on the web site as soon as possible on Sunday/Monday with league
play starting on Friday September 24th.
2.
Bob Tanner
pointed out that the new East Side club will be a NON-SMOKING club. This was voted by their membership! They will also not be able to have a team at
home during the first couple of weeks of league play. Sue will be sure to adjust this in the
schedule to accommodate the East Side Club.
3.
Based on the
number of players from both the Cercle and the Davignon, it was felt that they might be able to put
together at least 3 singles teams each.
The issue, however, was who would captain those teams,
no one wants to be a captain. British
will be able to have 2 teams and Eastside will have to talk to their players to
see how many want to play singles but felt they would have at least one
team. There are several players who
played last year in a club that will not be having a team so they may also be
available for a team out of another club.
George Carter stated he would be willing to be a captain for whoever
needed him.
4.
Every player on
the roster must play at least twice in a half to play in the play-offs. With only 8 players to a roster this should
not be an issue.
5.
At the beginning
of the match a player from each team will lag for who puts up first. The start of each match will be determined by
the handicap. The higher rated handicap
will determine whether they want to break or give up the break. If handicaps are the same the players will
lag. Handicaps will be 75% of the
difference between handicaps; this was what was used at the end of the
2019-2020 season.
6.
In the first
meeting it was suggested that we limit the number of coaching moments. Paul Cere stated
that since these would be singles matches this could be an issue for the lower
rated players and he did not like the idea of limiting coaching. John Laliberte suggested
that, since 6 and 7 rated players would not need coaching but the 3 and 4 rated
players would need coaching, we could limit the coaching moments to 10 per
night, these could be spread across the 5 matches and used as needed. It was agreed by those present.
7.
No Ghost
players. If during the first four weeks a team does
not have enough players for the 5 matches the team could take a zero for that game
or add a player to their roster. If the
roster started with eight players someone would need to be dropped if the
captain elected to add a player. Once a
player is added to a team, and has played for that team, they are on the roster
for the half. If a player is dropped
within the first four weeks and has not played for another team, they can be
re-added and another player, who has not played, must be dropped if the roster
is full. After four weeks the rosters
are final for the half – NO EXCEPTIONS.
8.
Players who did not
play last year would pay $20 for the season and the money is MUST BE PAID no
later than Thanksgiving. Players who
played in the second half of the 2019-2020 season would
only have to play $10 for this season as they paid for a half that we did not
finish due to Covid-19 shutdown.
9.
Clubs would pay for teams to play in the
league. Since the teams will be limited
to 8 players, it was suggested that we charge $100 per team. Each additional team for the club would be
$25. (ie 1 team $100, 2 teams $125, 3 teams $150,
etc)
10. A club is not
required to provide drink tickets or food to the players. This has been a courtesy that clubs have done
in the past. It continues to be the
choice of the club whether they provide food and/or drinks, but they should be
consistent in their choice.
11. Tournaments – Davignon will have the singles, Cercle
will have the doubles. Lenny pointed out
that since the Cercle has additional tables, and will
use a third table if we run behind, teams will be REQUIRED to show one half
hour prior to their scheduled match time.
12. Next meeting October
19/21 at the Cercle.