STAR
Tournament Association
Roles and
Responsibilities
2/1/2010
STAR Tournament Association (STAR) is a non-profit corporation which
provides sanctioning and other services to Strat-O-Matic (SOM) Baseball enthusiasts devoted to the promotion
of SOM tournaments including the annual National Tournament.
The
purpose of this document is to define the Roles and Responsibilities for the
STAR corporate officials and others who also volunteer their time help make
STAR a success.
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
The
Board of Directors (BOD) shall consist of six directors. The directors are Gene Abood,
Steve Davidson, Ed Kilmer, Pete Nelson (Treasurer), Craig Schneider (Vice
President) and Stan Suderman (President). Approval of any motion is achieved whenever
four BOD members cast votes in favor.
Any action that the BOD takes is via an approved motion. Any STAR player may submit a motion to the
BOD by contacting any Board member (e-mail preferred) who will then present the
motion to the rest of the BOD. Motions
will be voted on by the BOD when they meet or via e-mail (for non-controversial
motions). BOD meetings are held on an
as-needed basis.
STAR
correspondence to the media or the SOM game company must also be approved in
advance. The BOD must also approve any
posting to the STAR Web Site that is of an editorial nature. These approvals are expected to be routine
and facilitated by e-mail.
The
BOD may remove, by motion, any STAR official who, in the Board’s opinion, has
not acted in the best interests of STAR.
If an official is removed or resigns, the BOD shall appoint a
replacement. The BOD may also suspend any player who has not acted in the best
interests of STAR. The length of the
suspension shall be determined by the BOD.
WEST
REGION COORDINATOR (Randy Davidson)
The
West Region Coordinator is responsible for scheduling West Region Tournaments
and providing that schedule to the Webmaster.
He is also responsible for selecting Tournament Directors and making
sure they have the equipment and information they need to run tournaments in
the West Region.
EAST
REGION COORDINATOR (Eric Wayne)
The
East Region Coordinator is responsible for scheduling East Region Tournaments
and providing that schedule to the Webmaster. He is also responsible for
selecting Tournament Directors and making sure they have the equipment and
information they need to run tournaments in the East Region.
SOUTH
REGION COORDINATOR (Willie Dominguez)
The
South Region Coordinator is responsible for scheduling South Region Tournaments
and providing that schedule to the Webmaster. He is also responsible for
selecting Tournament Directors and making sure they have the equipment and
information they need to run tournaments in the South Region.
JASPER
REGION COORDINATOR (Paul Brownlee)
The
Jasper Region Coordinator is responsible for scheduling Jasper Region
Tournaments and providing that schedule to the Webmaster. He is also
responsible for selecting Tournament Directors and making sure they have the
equipment and information they need to run tournaments in the Jasper Region.
INTERNET
REGION COORDINATOR (Larry Bellar)
The
Internet Region Coordinator is responsible for scheduling online Tournaments
and providing that schedule to the Webmaster. He is also responsible for
selecting Tournament Directors and making sure they have the equipment and
information they need to run online tournaments.
TREASURER
(Pete Nelson)
Tournament
Directors collect $5 per player and forward this money to the STAR Treasurer.
This money covers STAR expenses including the cost of the STAR insert to the
SOM card set, web server costs and other corporate costs.
STATISTICIAN
(Stan Suderman)
The
statistician compiles all the information from all the STAR Tournaments and produces
various documents (such as the average pick sheet) that are intended to assist
players. This information is made
available to the STAR Webmaster for publishing to the STAR Web Site.
WEBMASTER
(Stan Suderman)
The
Webmaster is responsible for the STAR Web site.
Anything of an editorial nature must be approved by the BOD before it is
published.
RULES
SECRETARY (Pete Nelson)
The
Rules Secretary is responsible for the STAR Consolidated Rules and the STAR
Tournament Director Guide documents and updates the website with the latest
versions of these documents. The Rules
Secretary serves as the chairman of the Rules Committee and facilitates rule
debates and votes.
GAME
COMPANY LIAISON (Steve Davidson)
The
Game Company Liaison is responsible for all communications with the
Strat-O-Matic Game Company.
TOURNAMENT
DIRECTOR (varies)
The
Tournament Director (TD) is chosen by the appropriate Region Director and is
responsible for everything pertaining to a tournament. This includes selection of the tournament
format and location. The TD shall
provide to the STAR Statistician copies of each draft and the won/loss records
for each player. For each tournament,
the TD shall forward $5 for each entrant to the STAR Treasurer. The TD will abide by and enforce the rules
that are documented in the STAR Consolidated Rules and the STAR Tournament
Director Guide documents. Any concerns
regarding rules interpretation or fair play shall be handled by the TD or his
designate.
RULES
COMMITTEE (Dave
Bengert, Errol Dennis, Pete Nelson, Tony Tucker, Mick
VanValkenburg, Richie Wain)
The
Rules Committee will review the rules and the suggestions from STAR Tournament
players and will decide (based upon a simple majority of the Rules Committee)
on any changes to the published rules.
The STAR Board may cancel a Rules Committee decision with four or more
votes (in favor of canceling).
The
STAR philosophy regarding rules changes is that the change: 1) should not make
the game any more complicated than it already is, 2) should be consistent with
the real game of baseball and 3) should be consistent with the SOM Game company
rules. Not all rule changes will
necessarily meet each of these guidelines but each proposed rule change should
be considered with these guidelines in mind.
STAR
officials serve until they resign or are removed by the BOD.
The
BOD must approve any change to this document.