BAFHA Conference call minutes:
2011-02-13
20:00-20:40

In Attendance
Tej Singh, Alex Welten (Stanford Storm)
Niall Murphy, Jeremy Lukins (SF)
Andreas Kadavanich
Steven Bougon (Marin)
Arvind Singh (South Bay Lions)
Kampreet Sidhu (Santa Clara)

Teams confirmed for 11-a-side league:
Palo Alto, San Francisco, Hayward, Marin, Santa Clara, Stanford Storm

Confirmed not participating:
Sacramento, Fremont, Yuba City, South Bay Lions.

Total teams: 6
Proposal is to have the usual double round-robin format, meaning every team plays ten matches.

Current field availability at Stanford:
>>> 3/5: Beginning at 4pm
>>> 3/6: Beginning at 4pm
>>> 3/12: Beginning at 4pm
>>> 3/13: Beginning at 4pm
>>> 4/24: Beginning at 4pm
>>> 5/14: Beginning at 4pm
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Expected field cost at Stanford (Astroturf): $75/hour + $30/hour for lights Peter is in contact with Stanford regarding field time during the summer (June and beyond)

No schedule available yet for UC Berkeley.
No update on Logan High School field at this time.
Insurance is set up for Stanford.
Insurance application has been submitted for Berkeley.

There is the possibility of playing some matches on Friday evenings for teams that do not have to commute far. Field space is available, typically starting around 5:30 pm. Stanford Storm is currently using some of that time for practices, but can yield it to BAFHA if needed.

A proposal was made to structure league similarly to the way the Southern California and NCFHA leagues  are run:
Pool all the players, then split them into assigned teams.
This would make more balanced teams and thus more competitive matches.
The consensus was that at this time it was too late to organize this, but it could be tried out for a mid-season tournament. Kampreet will prepare a detailed proposal for the Executive to consider.

Santa Clara asked if the team dues could be paid in installments as it is difficult for them to collect dues at the beginning of the season. The proposal is to have half of the amount be due prior to commencement of the league, and the remainder at a later date to be determined by the executive, but no later than mid-season.
Executive to decide by next week.

BAFHA is now registered as a "club" with USAFH. Participants who are not already registered with a Club under USAFH, should choose BAFHA when registering/renewing so their registrations will become visible to BAFHA.
This does not replace the requirement to provide a printed USAFH card at all matches. It simply provides an additional layer of verification.

Next conference call:
Sunday February 20, 20:00

ACTION ITEMS, Due next week unless otherwise noted:
0213-01 Update on field availability: Peter-Stanford, Homie-Cal
0213-02 Written Proposal for pooling players and assigning them to teams for consideration by the Executive: Kampreet Sidhu
0213-03 Decide on proposal to pay dues in installments
0213-04 Update the BAFHA web registration for 2011 season. Add reminder to register with BAFHA when renewing USFAH: Andreas
0213-05 Update on Umpire availability: Andreas