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Anonymous
I agree with you both!!! |
Anonymous
If you care about NWLL you should probably attend. All of this needs to see the light of day including the important part where the community weighs in. An entrenched board, led by people with no kids actually playing in the league, should not be making decisions in the dark. |
Anonymous
Keeping the problems quiet and dealt with at only the older or more streamlined arena of folks obviously didn't work and it's the board members everyone chose at NWLL. Hence a louder "squeaky" wheel in hopes of inciting action. Look how far this has gone with still, to date, NO ACTIONS/ CHANGES/ CONSEQUENCES! I am happy your 6 year old is a happy go lucky, wide eyed kid who loves baseball and just wants to play without you having to hear about all this, but so was my kid when they were 6. They loved it so much they stayed til 12, when they got screwed by the likes of Ricky and his cronies. So obviously the problems at age 6, festered til age 12, unchecked. So please CHECK IT, and help do something for the next kid by taking action, or yours will be the one screwed over at 12. |
Anonymous
At least more groups of NWLL insiders are actually trying to do something and to do the right thing. |
Anonymous
+1000 |
Anonymous
Someone should look back at the voting records for who made the 12u team for the past 10 years. Some of these board members I believe were involved with getting certain kids on the team and keeping others off. You know who you are and what you did and it was not fair!! |
Anonymous
Can we get some DCUM reporters at the event tomorrow - play by play analysis would be appreciated. |
Anonymous
Great idea… lawyer Mike meet us at the door! |
Anonymous
lawyer Mike meet us at the door |
Anonymous
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Dear NWLL Community,
The AAA and Majors Commissioners ("Commissioners") write to update you on the status of our Letter of August 13 ("Letter"). On August 17, some of the board members issued an unsubstantiated denial that did not address the merits of our findings. At least 7 board members did not sign the August 17 response. Of those who signed it, at least two of them did not attend the relevant board meetings and another three are on the NWLL payroll controlled by the President (“Davenport”). Three board members who signed the response are identified in the Letter as being involved in the wrongdoing. Two Board members who did not sign the August 17 response have since resigned, including the Summer Tournament Director. On August 31, the board met to vote to fill the vacancies left by the resigning AA Commissioner and Summer Tournament Director. The board refused to vote on two highly qualified candidates, Margie Yeager and Coleman Hutchins. Instead, Davenport announced that he alone is preparing a slate of board members for 2024 and that he would ask the board to vote for them during its September 10 meeting because “it’s always the President” who does this. Today, Davenport, perhaps with the assistance of certain board members, and without any input from the Commissioners, declared that the board will address “Nominations for the 2024 Board Process” at its September 10 board meeting. We invite you, as NWLL members, to attend the September 10 board meeting (6 p.m. at Stoddert Elementary) to provide your input and see the board in action. We have been told that your registration fee includes a fee that makes you a member and allows you to attend board meetings. For the reasons detailed in our Letter, we do not believe that the board, as structured, has NWLL’s best interests in mind. And while we are disappointed that the board is not involving the entire NWLL community in the board selection process, please know that, in December, you will have the opportunity to approve or disapprove the 2024 board slate and vote on a competing slate of board members put together by members of your NWLL community. Finally, there has been a material development since we submitted our Letter, as we learned from numerous reliable sources that, prior to the start of the summer 2022 12U tournament, Greg Roberts, the Vice President of the District of Columbia Little League, refused to sign the eligibility documentation for a NWLL player who lived and attended school outside of NWLL’s boundary because he was ineligible and had no waiver in his paperwork. Davenport, who processed that paperwork without involving the board or submitting any waiver to a board vote as required by Little League International, has conceded that there is no waiver for this player and claims that he was eligible to play in NWLL because, at one time, his older brother attended an in-boundary school. Again, based on numerous reliable sources, including emails from LLI, we have been advised that Davenport is mistaken. We have been advised that this player was not only ineligible to play in NWLL, but was also ineligible for a 2(d) waiver, which is available to players who leave NWLL’s boundary but who play continuously in our league. We have also been advised that the only possible waiver route was a Charter Committee waiver, but that Davenport did not seek or obtain one. The Commissioners have repeatedly asked Davenport and the board to produce the eligibility paperwork for this player, as has Little League International, but Davenport and the board has not done so. Finally, please know that the we are paying close attention to your posts, both in the Washington Post and chat boards, and in particular those detailing your personal experiences in NWLL. |
Anonymous
| It is absolutely wacked for a non-profit to have paid employees of the organization on its board. One of those things that if you get it, no explanation is necessary, and if you don't, no explanation is sufficient. |
Anonymous
Exactly! Take from those who’ve been there, it’s better to get this addressed when your kid’s 6 than to watch your kid get screwed over at 11/12. |
Anonymous
Also GDS is one of the worst baseball teams in the MAC. They never have more than a winning season, yet alone more than like 3 wins against terrible teams. Fact of the matter the kids who didn't make AS or didn't get the playing time they wanted are just not that good. Said kids probably don't even play in high school now as they're not good enough to play at the high school level. This day on age when everyone wants a participation trophy is ruining competitive sports. Look into scouts or chess or something. |
Anonymous
| Seriously how are your 12 year olds getting screwed? They were the 13th best in the league and should have been on the team for their one strike out per game and two innings in right field missing a line drive and causing the team to lose? Think about it. How good is your kid if you're claiming he's the 13th or 14th best kid in his age group? |
Anonymous
If the kid is good enough to make AS, and wanted to participate, but didn't get to because someone else was waivered or finagled in, that's a problem. Kids are still allowed to participate and compete even if they are not #1. |