Oct 21 2014

A PROPOSAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL AT CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

BY: COACHES LEE SWANSON, KIRK MACHOVEC, MEGAN MACHOVEC, AND LEAH MORK

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL PROGRAM

Dear Central Community School Board, It is with gratitude that we submit our proposal for softball at the Central Middle School. Our primary mission is to enhance the quality of the girls softball program providing quality instruction for female athletes at the 6th and 7th grade level. This instruction will provide our young athletes with all the physical, mental, and character building tools necessary to achieve a life of wellness, health, and sporting excellence. The proposal will lay out the foundation for funding, season length, equipment, and other concerns. Other successful programs in our conference that currently have a middle school softball program include the Mount Vernon School District, Solon School District, and Clear Creek Amana Schools and 8 current teams in our conference. Local area schools that have middle school softball include the Northeast School District, Camanche School District, and Cal/Wheat has proposed to their school board to start up middle school softball. Having another quality program in our school district enhances our value and helps to attract new families to our school district and allow athletes to play on some of the first class fields in all of Iowa. Thank you for this opportunity to present this to you and we are excited at the thought of working with these athletes in the near future. Respectfully, Central Softball Staff .

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UNIFORMS- WILL BE PROVIDED AS UPPER LEVEL UNIFORMS ARE REPLACED, THESE WILL MOVE DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM.

EQUIPMENT-NO COST-PLAYERS NORMALLY POSSESS THEIR OWN GLOVES AND WE HAVE A FEW ON HAND. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BATS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED. BALL SIZE IS THE SAME SIZE AND COLOR AS HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.

GAMES WILL CONSIST OF A DOUBLE HEADER IF BOTH TEAMS HAVE SUFFICIENT PLAYERS.

SEASON-THE SEASON WILL COMMENCE AT THE SAME START UP DATE AS THE HIGH SCHOOL SEASON STARTS (APPROX MAY 7TH). THE SEASON WILL CONSIST OF 12 DBL HEADER DATES WITH A 10:00AM NORMAL STARTING TIME. NML SCHEDULING WILL CALL FOR 6 HOME DATES AND 6 AWAY. PRACTICES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AND SCHEDULED WITH NO DISCORDS. COACH-A STIPEND OF $800-$1000 PER SEASON FOR A COACH WILL BE RAISED WITH FUNDS FROM A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT ON HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS IN THE SPRING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. THE COACH WILL MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER COACHES ON STAFF. UMPIRES-ONE PAID UMPIRE WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL GAMES AT AN APPROX COST OF $30 PER GAME.

TRANSPORTATION: COULD BE SCHEDULED AT THE SAME FIELDS AS THE LEVEL 3 HIGH SCHOOL TO SHARE COST.

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POINTS OF FURTHER DISCUSSION SOME OF OUR ATHLETES DO NOT MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION (ASA) BECAUSE OF ONE OR NO TEAM AT ALL AND HAVE TO SIT OUT A YEAR. THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE THIS LOSS OF PLAYING TIME. A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM WOULD AFFORD US THE BENEFIT OF PLAYERS IN OUR PROGRAM FOR 7 YEARS. THIS WILL MEET THE SAME ADVANTAGES THAT OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOL GAIN INCLUDING WRESTLING, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AND TRACK/FIELD. SCHOOLS IN OUR CONFERENCE THAT ALREADY HAVE AN ESTABLISHED MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDE (8) MOUNT VERNON, SOLON, ANAMOSA, CLEAR CREEK-AMANA, CENTER POINT-URBANA, INDEPENDENCE, VINTON-SHELLSBURG, AND WILLIAMSBURG. ONLY CONFERENCE SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM INCLUDE MAQUOKETA, SOUTH TAMA, WEST DELAWARE, DYERSVILLE, AND CENTRAL.

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CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL