COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT

MARCH 2010

Our Association will be celebrating Fifty Years at our State Tournament in April.

The Brevard County Horseshoe Club will be hosting this event and they have

some special prizes that will be given away daily. We are hoping that the turn

out for this year’s tournament will exceed all pervious tournaments. After all this is

a milestone for our Association and only you the members can make this the

biggest ever. The awards banquet will cap off the weeks events and we hope

that you will attend it as well. Marvin Grubb and Jim Smith are doing an

outstanding job on the website that provides you with a host of information,

such as single and doubles entry forms and the format for single and doubles

play. Also there is information on activities and lodging. Once John Peplinski

completes the scheduling of classes it to will be posted on the website. Visit the

FSHPA website for periodic updates.

The club team tournament held at Clearwater on January 30^th was cancelled

due to inclement weather. The morning session went well and pitched under

ideal condition. However the PM shift was a different story. The sky opened up

which caused a short delay. Play resumed but after a period of time it was

decided by the EC to cancel the tournament and return the entry money back

to the clubs. The EC has always addressed that this tournament should be made

as fair as possible for all clubs and their teams. The weather changed this. When

looking at the schedule, some teams had 4 or 5 team members pitching in the

AM and 1 or 2 in the PM. Other teams had 1 or 2 pitching in the AM and 4 or 5 in

the PM. You can draw your own conclusion as to which teams had the

advantage if play was completed. That is why the EC decided to cancel the

tournament instead of waiting out the storm. Chuck Johnston and the

Clearwater HSC did an outstanding job in hosting this tournament. Thanks to Ron

Deckard tournament director on setting up the classes and scheduling.

The host for next year’s tournament will be determined by having a drawing at

the Club/ Executive Council meeting in April. Clubs that qualify to host next

year’s tournament will be notified and asked if they would be interested in being

the host.

A reminder to all Club Presidents. If the Club President cannot attend he or she

must submit the names of their representative and alternate to John Peplinski by

April 1^st in order to be eligible to vote. The agenda for this meeting is printed

elsewhere in the newsletter.

This is the time of year that we all get together to socialize and compete in a

venue that does not get any bigger for our association and I am looking forward

to it and I hope all of you as well. Good luck to all!

Bob Hilpertshauser