The Nashville High School Board of Education met last night and Athletic Director Neil Hamon had many items on the agenda.  First, he presented an idea to make the concession area safer during baseball season.  Currently, baseballs can go over the fence into that area, as well as some people use the gate into the outfield to get to the concession stand.  His proposal would be to put up a higher netting and move the outfield fence in 6 feet.  This would keep baseballs out of the concession area, as well as keep them from reaching the track, especially if there is a meet on the same date, as well as making a walkway between the baseball field and the track for fans to access the concession stand.  The project would be done in 3 phases.  New poles would have to be put in, then the fence replaced and the netting purchased and installed.  The total of the 3 phases, done by 3 different companies, would be $27,871.  Hamon said the baseball program is fine with the changes and the Board approved the project.  Later in the meeting he brought up some concerns.  One deals with the increase usage of the school sports facilities and equipment.  He said it is good that sports are growing in the community, but that puts a strain on materials, equipment and shortens their lifespan for the high school students, as well as costing the school, especially with state funding not coming in for those areas.  He mentioned the idea of beginning to charge facility fees, but that could present problems for smaller, less or non-funded groups.  The Board mentioned that he might want to contact other schools and find out what they do.  Next was the topic of the Senior Athletic Banquet.  This is a really nice meal with plaques for each senior athlete, but it costs $1,200 to $1,500 alone.  He said this might be a way to save money by discontinuing it next year.  The scholar athlete awards would still be presented, just in a different way.  All sports have their own banquets or awards nights already.  Another growing concern is the students that play multiple sports throughout the year.  Some students are still playing a sport while the next sport is beginning practice.  His concern is when do these athletes study or rest up?  Ideas included creating a policy as to how much a student would be allowed to participate in the preparation for another sport or let the coaches talk it out.  The other issue is that during the summer, coaches can have 25 contacts with the athletes per sport, according to the Illinois High School Association.  Is this amount correct or not enough to prepare for a program?  These were all presented to the Board for discussion and to address at a later date, but for them to know these concerns are present.