Board Members

LBA Board Co-Presidents:  Cyle Ryan & Jim Ryan

• • Decisions:  Ensure we have board member roles filled for each season. Act as final decision-maker or tie-breaker.

  • Board Scheduling:  Coordinate board meetings and drive discussions & topics.

  • Coaches Meetings:  Keep GroupMe list up-to-date with current coaches, coordinate meetings with coaches, and drive discussions & topics.

  • Escalations:  Act as POC to handle parent, player, league or referee complaints/issues (should pull in other board members as necessary).

Responsibilities shared/split across all board members

• • Back-to-School Activities Night:  In mid-August, have a table at this event to answer questions and hand out registration flyers.

  • Game-day Setup:  Prepare Elementary & High School gyms (print scoring sheets, chairs, bleachers, scoreboards, hoop heights, etc.) for games to be played.

  • Game-day Monitoring:  Rotating responsibility to be at hosted games to monitor hallways and school areas for inappropriate behavior or issues.

  • Game-day Cleanup:  Put away chairs and scoreboards. Clean & put away bleachers. Vaccuum and sweep floors. Consolidate garbage and take it to compactor. Turn off lights and ensure doors are locked and secure.

LBA Board Member 1:  Clint Little

• • SE League Representative:  Act as league POC, attend league meetings, and own SE league scheduling for all LBA teams for home (coordinating with AD for gym availability) & away games. Communicate finalized schedules with LBA board & coaches. Manage the Louisville slide/section of the SE League website & input game results.

  • LBA Swag/Gear:  Set up & manage online spirit wear shop with LBA items that can be purchased year-round. Ensure LBA financial cut (% of sales) is sent from online vendor to LBA on recurrence.

LBA Board Member 2:  Dan Witte

• • One-Day Tournament:  Create, market, and manage hosted tournament in December (our largest fundraiser). Purchase tournament winner medals or other winner prizes.

  • Access/Security:  Act as POC for school entry cards for LBA coaches & board members.

LBA Board Member 3: Matt Kraus

• • Equipment & Uniforms:  Manage & distribute required items to players and coaches. Place equipment/uniform orders with vendors. Control inventory in ball racks at school as well as padlock codes.

LBA Board Member 4: Tony Mixan

• • Gym Time:  Manage monthly LBA/gym practice schedule and conflicts with coaches. Communicate regularly with school AD.

  • Concessions:  Ensure hosted games have a school group assigned to handle the concessions service.

LBA Board Member 5: Zach Ramaekers

• • Financials:  Collect & record payments. Pay & record bills. Act as LBA POC for special projects where program funds will be used to drive improvements.

  • Registration:  Create & manage online registration form. Distribute paper flyers in August to elementary Friday folders & coordinate registration emails from the school for grades 3-8.

  • Website:  Manage LBA website and keep online LBA information as current as possible.

Referee Coordinator: Jeremy Savage

• • Referee Scheduling:  Schedule certified referees for all hosted home games.

  • Referee Education:  Talk with coaches about common officiating scenarios, new rule introductions, and controversial situations.

Activities Director: Kaleb Walker

• • Gym Scheduling:  Work with LBA board contact(s) to formally schedule games and practices on the master school gym calendar.

  • Special Projects:  Act as the POC to determine feasibility of special projects suggested by and funded through LBA (i.e. gym or equipment upgrades).

HS Varsity Coaches: Jeff Haun & Tyler Weatherholt

• • Input:  Help determine ideal schemes for youth (man-to-man defense, etc.)

  • Coaches Clinic:  Help train all LBA coaches about good practice structure and drill for 3-8 grade age groups. Assist more deeply with 7-8 grade groups and build tight alignment with HS programs.