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Signing day

Posted by NLI on November 13, 2024, 9:52 am

Do the top programs have a NLI celebration at their facilities?

Re: Signing day

Posted by @NLI on November 18, 2024, 9:15 am, in reply to "Signing day"

No offense to the TB coaches and programs, but most kids do their NLI signing at their high school with fellow classmates. Isn't this well-known?

Re: Signing day

Posted by Celebrate on November 14, 2024, 8:10 am, in reply to "Signing day"

Lots of action on Twitter (X) last night, with players signing their scholarship contracts.

Outstanding work ladies, parents, and softball organizations.

Re: Signing day

Posted by Bill Conroy on November 14, 2024, 10:18 am, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

The Bandits haven't had signing celebration parties since 2005. I understand if all the players were local or were all going to be at the same place but that hasn't been the case with the Bandits for nearly 20 years. I believe they're all doing their own celebrations and deservingly so!

I feel the need to honor their accomplishment by hosting a pizza party might be challenging and a bit outdated.

Congrats to everyone who signed!

Re: Signing day

Posted by You are right on November 16, 2024, 12:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

You are right what is the point of shouting out and acknowledging the girls whose backs you built your business off of.

Re: Signing day

Posted by @You Are Right on November 18, 2024, 8:09 am, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

The girls whose backs benefit from his philanthropy?

The signing celebration is a social media event; the parents wouldn't get any bang for their buck at a closed event. Be loud, be proud.

Re: Signing day

Posted by Bill Conroy on November 17, 2024, 12:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

@You are right. I give shouts out to all my players/teams regularly, including the 22 players that just signed.
My main business is Hi Tech Solutions, which helps keep the costs down for the girls whose backs I built my hobby off.
Just because I think that hosting a signing party is bit outdated doesn't mean that I don't recognize each of these young ladies efforts.

Re: Signing day

Posted by IRS...NCAA on November 19, 2024, 6:56 am, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

I'm sure the IRS and NCAA would love to hear about your "philanthropy"! :-)

Re: Signing day

Posted by Bill Conroy on November 19, 2024, 3:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

My contributions to the Bandits goes towards paying the coaches, which indirectly keeps the players fees lower than most. Money raised through sponsorships as well as my contribution to Empowering Girls for Life, helps provide over $100,000 in scholarships this year to those in attendance, including Bandits and non Bandits.
As far as the IRS, I got audited this year for the first time in 15 years and no penalties but a warning to be careful not to commingle funds from the two seperate charities. I also was given a warning to provide my umpire UIC’s W9 forms. Fortunately, both my UIC‘s had declared my checks as income.
Interesting thing was that the auditor told me and my accountant that there are two ways to get audited, one is to donate to much of your income which my accountant has put me on a hard cap of $200,000 which was fine. The other way is someone turns you in.
I realize I’ve made some enemies in the softball world but was a little surprised the Beverly Bandits ruffled someones feathers enough to call the IRS.

Re: Signing day

Posted by Old school on November 21, 2024, 9:52 am, in reply to "Re: Signing day"

Bill, my advice is to take it as a compliment. You have done things differently than most for over 25 years and been incredibly successful. The Beverly Bandits is an exclusive club that if you don’t get a phone call from the man himself, have very little chance of being part of. Most people will work harder to get recognized but others will try to knock you off your pedestal by any means possible. Keep doing what you’re doing as long as God permits.

Re: Signing day

Posted by wish on November 13, 2024, 2:39 pm, in reply to "Signing day"

Our high school didn't have lazy people in charge and give the athletes the recognition they deserve!

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