STAR Tournament
Association
Roles and
Responsibilities
3/4/2011
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 five directors. The directors are Gene Abood
(Vice President), Steve Davidson, Errol Dennis, Pete Nelson (Treasurer), and
Stan Suderman (President). Approval of any motion is achieved whenever three
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 DIRECTOR (Randy Davidson)
The
West Region DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR (Eric Wayne)
The
East Region DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR (Willie Dominguez)
The
South Region DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR (Paul Brownlee)
The
Jasper Region DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR (Will Roberts)
The
Internet Region DIRECTOR 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
(Mark
Delpopolo, Errol Dennis, Pete Nelson (non-voting),
Tony Tucker, Mick VanValkenburg, Richie Wain, Will Roberts, Tim Thornton)
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 three 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.