2026 FML Board Members

2026 FML Board Members

Commissioner: Marty Boozikee (402-813-8304, martyboro84@gmail.com)

Director of Purchasing: Marty Boozikee

Director of Player Personnel: Don Jones (402-618-3706, donald.b.jones62@gmail.com)

Director of Finance: Randy Matsunami (402-689-3682, rmatsunami2@cox.net)

Director of Fields Operations: Ron Franck (402-208-5337, rfranck1@cox.net)

Director of Rules & Umpires: Bob Nash (402-707-0993, r2nash@cox.net)

Director of Communication: Bill Riggle (402-250-9016, rigglew@gmail.com)

Duties

Commissioner: shall effectively be the chief executive officer of the league, having general charge and supervision of the affairs of the league. The Commissioner relies on the directors to manage administrative functions to include long-range planning. The Commissioner will schedule board meetings as necessary to smoothly run the league.

Director of Purchasing: with local sporting suppliers established, this Director shall coordinate purchase of uniforms, softball equipment and other accessories, and necessary screen-printing services, not to exceed amounts authorized in the current annual budget.

Director of Player Personnel: oversees and coordinates the skill/ability evaluation of new applicants prior to the seasonal Player Draft. This Director will also make recommendations to the board concerning players with long-term injuries, whether to promote a Pool Player as a replacement if the ranking is appropriate.

This Director will coordinate the inspection of player bats for certification per the USAS Rulebook (page 30: Rule 3, Section 1). League provided certificate stickers will be attached to the bats, with special stickers for the 1.21 BPF bats (used by female players and male players who become age 70 any time during the current year).

Director of Finance: is responsible for all league finances, including establishing and maintaining all bank accounts of the Friday Morning League.

This Director prepares an annual budget with recommended registration fees based on an estimated number of players (and thus the number of teams) for the subsequent year. Revenues and expenses are then tracked throughout the year to comply with the budget.

This Director tracks player registrations, either by mail or online, maintaining a current listing of all players registered on the website. The Director assures the collection of fees (either by cash, check, or VENMO) matching the registrations with the collections.

Director of Fields Operations: is the liaison with the La Vista Recreation Dept, negotiating play dates and field costs for the season, while ensuring game-day field preparations and reporting any issues with field conditions.

This Director is responsible for presenting the play dates schedule to the Board for revision or acceptance to then be posted on the league website and at the fields.

This Director is also the liaison to the other leagues who share the same equipment stored in the softball leagues shed. He/she coordinates any equipment repairs or replacements (pitching screens, batters’ mats, etc.) while also controlling FML purchased softballs.

Director of Rules and Umpires: oversees and maintains the FML Supplemental Rules and the management of volunteer umpires assigned throughout the season. While all board members and team managers should be versed in the rules and guidelines of the league; this Director is the primary point-of-contact for disputes requiring immediate resolution.

The FML Supplemental Rules are addendums to the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) rulebook for senior play, that add safety concerns specific to our league. As necessary, the Director ensures any proposals or requests for new or modified rules are presented to the Board for approval prior to implementation.

In regard to our volunteer umpires, this Director’s objective is to ensure each umpire is knowledgeable of the FML rules and enforces them in a fair and equitable manner.

Director of Communication:  provides timely and relevant communications, primarily via text (to the managers) or emails (to all players) and through postings on the ‘Upcoming Events’ section of the website. These communications should contain information that includes (but is not limited to): game cancellations due to weather, meetings, events, announcements, and other league worthy topics.

This Director is responsible for compiling and posting minutes for each board meeting.

In addition, this Director is the primary point of contact concerning any complaints or suggestions, relaying worthy topics to the board for determination of necessary action(s).

Website Support: We are currently using Zach McIntyre as our website creator and administrator. The Director of Communications works with him for supporting documents posted on the FML web. Once we know the number of teams we can support, Zach will generate a league schedule to be reviewed by the board. Once accepted, the schedule will be posted on the web.

Select board members should have access as limited administrators to post or edit game scores listed on the website throughout the season.