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• National Club Baseball Association
• 850 Ridge Ave
• Suite 301
• Pittsburgh, PA 15212
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• www.clubbaseball.org

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• Agenda
• Meet the NCBA Staff
• 2003 A Year in Review
• 2004 Whats to Come
• Sponsors
• Timetable
• Fundraising Opportunities
• NCBA Clubhouse
• Break/Lunch
• Voting Procedures
• League Issues
• Website Demonstration
• Closing

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• Meet the NCBA Staff
• FRONT OFFICE
• President Sandy Sanderson
• Treasurer Sandy Sanderson Sr.
• Fundraising Coordinator Rob DeOrio
• Web Journalist Bill Lippert
• Clubhouse Manager Tracey Sanderson
• Director of Umpires John King

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• Meet the NCBA Staff
• Conference Coordinators
• NE Atlantic Regional Director Tony Battaglia
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Wes McCoubrie
• Gulf Coast Regional Director Cesar Munoz
• SE Atlantic Regional Director Jason Fean
• Great Lakes Regional Director Chad Lowe
• Western Mountain Coordinator Garrett Clark
• Western Lakes Coordinator Brian Carlson
• Central Plains Coordinator Jason ONeill

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• 2003 A Year in Review
• Rules/Guidelines
• www.clubbaseball.org
• Participation Waivers
• Roster Submission/Eligibility Letters
• Regular Season
• Statistics - Player/Pitcher of the Week
• World Series
• Major League Baseball

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• Rules/Guidelines
• -3 drop aluminum bats
• Official League Ball - A.D. Starr AD600N
• 7 inning games with extra innings
• Aggressive sliding at all bases
• Eligibility
• Good Academic Standing with the
  university/college
• 33 player maximum roster
• Designated Hitter Courtesy Runners
• Probation for Teams
• Reentry
• Tobacco use permitted
• High School caliber umpires or above

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• www.clubbaseball.org
• or
• www.clubbaseball.com
• More than 2.9 Million hits in 2003, up from 1.8
  Million (2002) 61 Increase, up from .5 Million
  (2001) 480 Increase
• National Player and Pitcher of the Week
• Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week
• Team Links, Contacts, Rosters, Stats
• Player Bios, Pictures, Stats
• League Leaders (15 Innings Pitched / 45 Plate
  Appearances)
• League announcements/Rules and Guidelines
• World Series updates

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• Participation Waivers
• Releases the NCBA from Liability due to Injury
  Caused by the Game of Baseball
• Every Player, Coach, and Manager Must Sign a
  Participation Waiver Agreement
• Any Team Caught Playing a Player who has not
  Signed a Waiver will be Removed from the NCBA
  without Reimbursement or reinstatement
• Forms should be COMPLETED electronically then
  printed and signed.

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• Roster Submission
• Eligibility Letters
• Roster information due 2 weeks before first game
• Can add up to 33 players until April 15th
• No Dropping players
• Signed participation waiver
• Letter of Good Academic Standing from
  University
• Players are not eligible to compete until they
  have been approved by the league and their name
  appears on the official roster posted on the NCBA
  website.

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• Regular Season
• 72 Teams making up 14 Conferences
• Regular Season began in early February
• Conference Scheduling done by NCBA in a Weekly
  Format
• Home Team Provided Umpires and Game Balls
• 3 Conference Games per Week
• Encouraged to Play more than 3 Games per Week
• Play during the Week
• All games count towards overall record and player
  stats
• Conference Season concluded at the beginning of
  May
• 6 Regional Tournaments
• All-Americans voted on by teams

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• Statistics - Player/Pitcher of the Week
• All games played with NCBA eligible players count
  towards the teams overall record and towards
  individual player stats
• Opposing Coach Umpire sign score book at the
  end of each game
• Coaches collaborate after each game to discuss
  questionable stats
• Results submitted to coordinators weekly
• Player/Pitcher of the week nominations submitted
  weekly
• Nominations included previous weeks stats
  summary of merit

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• World Series
• Bradenton, FL
• McKechnie Field (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• ShoreWalk Vacation Villas
• Exceptional quality of baseball
• Facility was tremendous for play
• Additional Staff made the tournament run smoothly
• Programs/Sponsors -Wagner Photography
• World Series T-shirts, Hats, Polos
• Family Attendance - Outstanding
• Local Bradenton Attendance - Poor but promising
• City of Bradenton aggressively pursuing a return
• Weber State 2003 NCBA National Champions

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• World Series
• World Series Attendance down from 250 per day
  (2002) to 150 per day (2003), but up from 100 per
  day (2001)
• 360,000 Economic Impact up from 212,000 (2002)
  110,000 (2001)

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• Major League Baseball
• Colorado State RHP Nate Nowicki drafted by
  Florida Marlins in the 19th Round of the 2003
  Amateur Draft
• Nates selection was a direct result of scouts in
  attendance at the NCBA World Series
• Several Weber State players were invited to
  attend professional tryout camps as a result of
  their performance at the World Series

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• Nate Nowicki
• 19th Round Selection of the Florida Marlins

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• 2004 Whats to Come
• New Web Site Features
• Letters of Intent
• Regional Directors
• Web Journalists
• Participation/Liability Waivers
• General Liability Insurance Policy
• World Series
• NCBA Director of Umpires

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• New Web Site Features
• www.clubbaseball.org or www.clubbaseball.com
• 2.9 Million hits during the 2003 season
• Estimating approximately 3.6 Million hits during
  the 2004 season
• Full Team Statistics
• League Leaders with Minimum Requirements and more
  offensive categories
• Player Pictures, Bios, Stats
• Possible All-American Section (Sponsor Dependant)

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• Letters of Intent
• Due by September, 15th
• Intended to confirm participation without payment
  of dues up front
• Needs to be signed by club President and club/rec
  sports director to assure the schools knowledge
  of intent to participate
• 5 Dozen NCBA Game Balls included with
  participation in the league
• Raise in dues to cover new league wide liability
  insurance policy

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• Regional Directors
• In charge of multiple conferences in a specific
  region
• Monitor Rosters Eligibility with in each
  conference
• Set conference schedules
• Update conference scores/results
• Select Conference Player/Pitcher of the week
• Maintain lines of communication between teams and
  NCBA
• Coordinate Regional Playoffs
• Promote the Region to sponsors in order to
  enhance the Regional Tournaments
• Provide team management advice
• Recruit new teams to join the Region

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• Web Journalists
• Bill Lippert - billlippert_at_clubbaseball.org
• Web Journalist in charge of staff
• Has access privileges to the Website
• Goal is to establish a 15-25 person staff
• Web Journalists will research and write small
  feature stories about whats going on in the
  league.
• Goal is to get new material on the Website every
  day
• Articles could discuss (No Hitters, All
  Americans, Clinching Playoffs, Important Alumni,
  Sponsorship News, World Series updates, etc.)
• Looking for a volunteer from each team to provide
  reviews about the teams performance

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• Participation/Liability Waivers
• Information to be completed FULLY and NEATLY by
  players
• Enables Conference Coordinators to enter rosters
  in to data base
• Takes burden off Club Presidents to gather roster
  information
• Facilitates monitoring of eligibility
• Enables NCBA to keep in touch of Alumni to the
  league
• Required to be eligible for participation

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• General Liability Insurance
• 2,000,000 General Aggregate
• 1,000,000 Per Occurance
• Policy covers the NCBA and its members (The
  Teams)
• Covers all aspect of NCBA play (i.e. Travel,
  Practice, Workouts, Games, World Series)
• Full Year of Coverage
• This policy will assist in obtaining playing
  fields
• 3rd Parties can be Additional Insured for 100
• This policy will help protect the NCBA and its
  members from potential financial losses from
  lawsuits

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• World Series
• Double Elimination till Championship Game
• 8 Teams
• Conference Champions Go to Post-Season
• Regional Tournaments
• Seeding Based on Over-all Regular Season Record
• Future Sites Recommendations
• NCBA Covers Field Rental, Balls, and Umpires
• Subsidized Travel

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• Possible Sites
• Louisville, KY
• Waco, TX
• Columbus, OH
• Lincoln, NE
• Minneapolis, MN
• Bradenton, FL (McKechnie Field)
• Pueblo, CO (Runyon Sports Complex)
• Syracuse, NY (PC Stadium)
• Your suggestions???

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• NCBA Director of Umpires
• John King - johnking_at_clubbaseball.org
• Enable umpires across the nation become NCBA
  certified
• Scheduling of umpires done through NCBA
• Remove burden from each team
• Assure presence of 2 qualified umpires per game
• Team Umpiring Questionnaire

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• Sponsors
• A.D. STARR
• Uniforms Express
• Whats on the way?

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• A.D. STARR
• www.adstarr.com
• 1-800-ITS-A-HIT
• Official Baseball of the
• National Club Baseball Association
• AD 600N 37.00/Dozen
• Compare to Diamond D1PRO 49.95/Dozen
• Compare to Rawlings R1NCAA 49.95/Dozen
• Compare to Wilson A1010 49.95/Dozen (Same Ball)
• 5 Dozen come with League Membership

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• Uniforms Express
• www.uniformsexpress.com
• 1-888-661-7044 (Dan Repsher NCBA Rep)
• Official Uniform Provider of the NCBA
• Top Quality Worn by Stanford San Jose State
• In House Graphics Can do anything!
• 4-6 Week Delivery Guaranteed
• Lowest Prices Around
• At least 15 Discount on all NCBA Orders (20 on
  orders place in May-Oct) (Excludes Hats)
• Free NCBA Patch with uniforms

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• Whats on the way?
• Shoe Deal Mizuno
• Hat Deal New Era, Richardson, Zephyr
• Corporate Sponsors American Beverage
  Corporation (Dailys)

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• Timetable
• August 30 4th Annual League Meeting
• Sept 15 Letters of Intent Deadline
• Sept 30 Scheduling Requests Due
• Oct 7 Conference Schedules Released
• Participation Waivers Letters of
  Eligibility Due 2 weeks before first game.
• Feb 1 Regular Season Begins
• May 9 Regular Season Concludes
• May 10-16 Regional Tournaments
• May 18 World Series Seedings Released
• May 26-31 (Approximate) World Series

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• Fundraising Opportunities
• Rob DeOrio
• NCBA Fundraising Coordinator
• fundraiser_at_clubbaseball.org

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• Fundraising Opportunities
• Goals of the NCBA Fundraising Program
• Fundraising Opportunities Through the NCBA
• On-Campus Fundraising Opportunities
• NCBA Alumni Association
• Other Ideas/Suggestions

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• Goals of the NCBA Fundraising Program
• Enhance your programs ability to
• generate funds by recommending lucrative
• and less arduous means of fundraising.
• Research and implement
• new fundraising opportunities.
• Facilitate the fundraising process by taking the
  organizational burden off your shoulders.

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• Fundraising Opportunities Through the NCBA
• Scratch Help Cards
• Draw 100 Cost 30 Net 70
• Target Friends, Neighbors, Family, Tailgaters
• Pizza Cards
• Draw 10 Cost 5 Net 5
• Target Neighbors, Friends, Students
• Campus Fundraiser Varsity Gold
• 1-day, on-campus programs

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On-Campus Fundraising Opportunities

• Host an Intramural Fall Season/Tourney
• Sell Raffle Tickets
• (check with your local
• municipality about a Small
• Games of Chance license)
• Work Refreshment Stands / Provide Support for
  Club/Rec Sports Office

• Charge Dues for Players
• Recruit Local Sponsors
• Sell Team T-Shirts
• Hold a Hit-a-Thon or Home Run Derby

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• NCBA Alumni Association
• Maintain contact with former players/coaches
• All mailers handled directly by the NCBA
• on your teams behalf
• NCBA keeps a small portion of each gift
• to cover administrative costs
• Web site recognition and gift for donors
• No effort from you

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• Other Ideas/Suggestions
• What works for you?

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• NCBA Clubhouse
• Tracey Sandeson
• NCBA Clubhouse Manager
• traceysanderson_at_clubbaseball.org

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• Goals of the Clubhouse
• More items available for purchase on Website and
  at World Series
• Improve ease of ordering online
• Assist teams in selling items at NCBA World
  Series Venue as a form of fundraising
• Suggestions???
• Looking for volunteers to model for website

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BREAK
BREAK/LUNCH
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• Voting Procedures
• Each Team gets 1 Vote per Issue
• Votes Recorded on Teams Voting Ballot
• Issues Addressed one at a Time
• Open Forum to create the ballot
• Voting Results Released in Approx 3 Weeks

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• Issues
• Wooden Bats
• Should become the first All Wooden Bat Collegiate
  baseball league?
• Game Length 9 Innings
• Should we lengthen all NCBA games to 9 innings?
• World Series Format
• Should we change format to mirror the NCAA?
• Forfeiting Fees
• Should forfeiting teams be forced to pay for
  umpires necessary?
• Open for Suggestions

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• Web Site Demonstration
• Blue Archer
• Website is updated on various levels
• Front Office, Web journalists, Coordinators,
  Teams
• Player/Pitcher of the week on Conference and
  National Levels
• Headlines more often and archived
• Player pictures bios
• Real Time Stats, Standings, League Leaders
• Where We can Go in the Future
• Questions

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• Closing
• Thank You for Coming
• Thank You for the Privilege to Organize the NCBA
• Promote the League Website
• Give the Sponsors Business whenever possible
• When ever Issues Arise, Please Notify Us
• Let No Question Go Unanswered
• Keep Lines of Communication Open
• Please be Prompt Meeting Deadlines
• Its a Game!! Have Fun!!

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