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Upcoming Board Meetings
Valley Ultimate in action!
The new two Valley Ultimate board meetings will take place on:
Tuesday, 2/24 from 8 to 9pm
Wednesday, 3/25 from 7 to 8pm
Both meetings will take place at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend!
WNE Coach Contacts
The Western New England Coaches contact list, formerly maintained by Jim Pistrang, is now online right here.
Have new contact information? Add it directly to the online sheet!
1/29/15 Board Meeting
Here’s what happened at the last Valley Ultimate Board member.
In attendance: Tiina Booth, Jim Pistrang, Dan Kaplan, Jo Sleigh, Lee Feldscher, Terry Plotkin, and Josh Seamon.
Dan Kaplan is now the Vice President, which brings us closer to rounding out our four officer positions: Treasurer [Jo Sleigh], President [Josh Seamon], and Secretary [TBD]
We will be working to collect data regarding the community through a survey that Dan Kaplan will be sending out. We are also working to build the Valley Ultimate (broadcast) email list. We determined that we will send out one email (at most) per month to this master list. This communication method is different that the general discussion group that anyone can join and post to that is located right here.
We’re excited to continue our work operating a BUDA YCC Youth League site locations here in Western, MA. Season specific details are being ironed out and will soon be available.
We are working on establishing the best course of action in moving towards 501(c)3 status. We have found a local lawyer who is willing to help guide us through the process.
We may work towards becoming a USAU affiliate pending further research that is being done by Lee.
We discussed our potential 2015 goals. We are currently working to prioritize our goals and determine a final list for 2015.
The date for our next Board meeting will soon be determined and posted.
12/3/14 Board Meeting
Here’s what we covered at the last Valley Ultimate Board meeting:
In attendance: Tiina Booth, Jim Pistrang, Dan Kaplan, Jo Sleigh, Erica Kane, Terry Plotkin, and Lee Feldscher
We spent the first part of the meeting discussing Hatgiving 2014. We were all really happy with the event! We went over the event feedback solicited from participants and discussed ways to improve the event in the future. We are very excited about the momentum built by the event, and for Hatgiving 2015!
We next discussed our plans for the winter which include pulling together a broadcast email list from all of our various sources. We’ll use this list to communicate with anyone connected with the organization. Note that this is different from our discussion list, which anyone can join and post to, which is online right here (Google Group).
We also discussed hosting a Level 1 USAU Coaching Clinic. We’re aiming to run this clinic in February.
Valley Ultimate is going to take over hosting the Western MA HS Ultimate Scheduling meeting, historically run by Jim Pistrang. The meeting date and location will be set and announced ASAP.
Valley Ultimate is going to continue to run a BUDA YCC league location and not spin off and run it’s own stand-along program. We are excited to build on the BUDA YCC Summer Youth Club league that started last summer.
We’ll be working to fully populate the Valley Ultimate Events Calendar.
We also talked about running a summer hat tournament as well as how to support Fall Youth Club play.
The next Valley Ultimate Board meeting will take place on Thursday, January, 29th from 8-9pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping grow Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend.
Next Board Meetings
The next two Valley Ultimate Board meetings will happen on:
Wednesday, December 3rd from 7-8pm
Thursday, January 29th, 8-9pm
Both meetings will take place at the Northampton Brewery.
Anyone interested in contributing to the growth of Valley Ultimate is welcome to attend.
11/11/14 Board Meeting
Here’s what was covered at the last Valley Ultimate Board meeting:
In attendance: Terry Plotkin, Josh Seamon, Dan Kaplan, Tiina Booth, Jo Sleigh, and Joe Costello
We spent most of the meeting discussing the upcoming Hatgiving tournament, ironing out logistics and planning promotion. The entire Board was very happy with the momentum the event has generated. We feel as though it’ll be fun, competitive, and a great way to spread the word about Valley Ultimate.
As of right now, 90 people have registered for the event from over 30 towns! We’re hoping to be able to close registration on the night of the 18th when we reach our event cap of 180.
We also talked financials and as a Board came to the consensus that we’d like to aim for one day becoming a non-profit. We also discussed ways in which Valley Ultimate could further one of its goals of acting as a clearinghouse of Ultimate information.
Info regarding the date and time for the next Board meeting will be posted on this site as soon as it’s known.
Winter Play Opportunity
Open Ultimate Starts Monday, Nov 3rd, 2014
IAS will be starting open Ultimate this Monday, November 3rd, 2014 at The Dome in Greenfield, MA. Open nights will run from 7-9:00 pm on Monday nights throughout the Winter and the cost is $10/ per player with season passes available for purchase during the first few sessions.
Open Nights are open to the first 40 players to register. Currently I have 28 players signed up for Monday so there are 12 spots still open! I ask that all players that want to attend the first session please use the button below to register.
*Note*
IAS is always open to new ideas, if people want to try leagues this year I am open to running one in the Winter. All things that can be discussed in time. Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns at 413-772-8665 or reply to this email.
Thanks,
Nate Luippold
Marketing@IndoorAction.com
1385 Bernardston Road
Indoor Action Sports
Greenfield MA, 01301
413.772.8665 (W)
10/23 Steering Committee Meeting Recap
Here’s a summary of what went down at the latest meeting of the Valley Ultimate Steering Committee.
The group decided to transition from a Steering Committee to a Board of Directors. The 2014-2015 Valley Ultimate Board members are: Jo Sleigh, Joe Costello, Dan Kaplan, Terry Plotkin, and Josh Seamon with emeritus contributions coming from Tiina Booth and Jim Pistrang.
The Board can be reached via email at board@valleyultimate.org.
The Board decided to run a Hat tournament on Saturday, 11/22 in Amherst. The event will be open to all players and ages and capped at 12 teams of 15. The Board is aiming to release complete event and registration details by 11/1.
The Board also discussed options for the further development of Youth play opportunities in the summer.
The next Board meeting will be on Tuesday, 11/11 from 7 to 8pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in contributing to the growth of Ultimate in the Valley is welcome to attend.
First Fall Meeting
The next meeting of the Valley Ultimate Steering Committee will be on Thursday, 10/23 from 7-8pm at the Northampton Brewery. Anyone with any interest in helping propel Ultimate in the Pioneer Valley is highly encouraged to attend.
At the meeting we will discuss:
– Organizational governance
– Winter play opportunities
– Spring events
– Lots more!
If you’d like to contribute to these or any other Valley Ultimate efforts, please email josh@valleyultimate.org.