Hustle volunteers needed - Action needed by April 15th

Hopkins Hustle planning is well underway!

If you can help out with any of the following, please email Sara (semekler@gmail.com) by April 15th.

- set up or take down of the tournament (marking fields, cones, tournament central)
- help putting together team packs
- activities during tournament play (refilling water, updating scores)
- hosting teams that need housing
- administrative help and volunteer coordination
- Hustle Potluck (making something for, or helping set up/serve/clean up dinner on Saturday)

Thanks,
Erin
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Minnesota High School Boy's Ultimate Camp TCF 2011

Hurtems,

Grey Duck is running a skills camp on April 17th.

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ultimate/camp/index.html

Registration begins tonight at 9pm. Please follow the link above to learn more about this opportunity.

Thanks,
Erin

Varsity practice this week

We are hoping to get an outdoor practice this week at Lions for Varsity.

Today isn't going to work (rain/ice/field) - but please keep an eye on the blog in the event that we are able to schedule a practice for Wednesday or Thursday.

I know spring break is starting in the next few days. Have fun! Try to throw, catch, and workout consistently. League games start the week of April 4th.

Erin

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All team practice - Sunday 3/20 - Canceled

Hurtems,

Since we have two teams traveling this weekend at tournaments, we will not be having practice on Sunday.

If it as nice up there as it was in Chicago today, throw outside with friends. Go get better -league starts in two weeks.

You can follow your brothers on Twitter.

Erin

(Chicago Invite update: HUrt finished 2-2 today and goes into Sunday brackets ranked 3rd in the tournament behind Holy Family Catholic (Ohio) and YHB (Virginia). First game is at 9am tomorrow against Como Park. Conditions were really nice for the first three rounds until a steady cross wind crept up for the crossover round. BTW the TD is also tweeting @luketimjohnson with #chiinv)

St John's JV Tournament travel details

IF YOU ARE PLAYING IN THE ST JOHN'S TOURNAMENT THIS SUNDAY, YOU NEED TO BE AT THE LINDBERGH CENTER PARKING LOT AT 11:00 a.m. READY TO GET INTO ONE OF THE 4 CARS THAT WILL BE DRIVING PLAYERS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE TOURNAMENT. THE PARENTS WHO ARE DRIVING ARE THE COUSINS, PAVELKAS, SHEARS AND COHENS. THESE PARENTS HAVE GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO BRING PLAYERS DIRECTLY HOME AFTER THE TOURNAMENT. PLEASE BE ON TIME SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANYONE.

GOOD LUCK JV PLAYERS!

Hurt Varsity - forecast for the weekend

Chicago Invite 2011's definition of Toasty Warm:

Saturday - sunny, high 50
Sunday - 40% chance of rain, high 46
Wind: 9-11mph

must haves: socks, rain gear, trash bags, a hat with a brim, a white jersey, a black jersey (and much more)

St Johns Indoor Tournament Details

JV Boys-

For those going to St Johns this weekend, you can see the schedule below. Our first game is at 1:15pm, so please be at the gym ready to warm up at 12:45 (there is a game before ours, so the gym will be open). We have guaranteed games at 1:15 and 2:30, and then our record after those games will determine the playoff games we play in. We will play 4 games for sure.

Schedule:

1:15 - 2:30 (Mahtomedi vs Hopkins JV on field 1/Southwest vs Edina on field 2)

2:30 - 3:45 (Cathedral vs Hopkins JV on field 1/CDH vs Edina on field 2)

3:45 - 5:00 (A2 vs B3 on field 1/B2 vs A3 on field 2) Playoff Round 1

5:00 - 6:15 (A1 vs winner of playoff round 1 from field 2 on field 1 /B1 vs winner of playoff round 1 on field 1) Playoff Round 2

7:30 - 8:45 (Loser of playoff round 1 on field 1 vs Loser of playoff round 1 on field 2/ Losers of playoff round 2 on field 2) Playoff Round 3

8:45 - 10:00 (Winners of playoff round 2 on field 1) Championship round

In the playoff round that we have a bye, we can all hang out at the gym and watch the other games or potentially grab some dinner/food (depending on the number of parents/drivers there).

All players should make sure to bring a light/dark jersey, water bottle(s), and some food to snack on. We will be at the gym for a long time, so you want to be prepared.

Directions:

The games all take place in The Clemens Fieldhouse, which can be seen as "X." on this campus map. The tournament directors suggested parking in Lots 11 or 6 as shown on the map above. The address for the College of St Benedicts is:

37 South College Avenue
St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374

Right now we have 17 players going, with a few potential parent drivers. The Pavelka's, the Shear's, the Cousins', and the Cohen's all mentioned the possibility of driving. Some mentioned being able to take 6 kids, some can only drive one-way, so hopefully a combination of parents can get all the kids up and back. I am hoping Sara Mekler and the JV team parents (the Taylors) can help coordinate and finalize that?

Sara says~parents, I'm getting all the contact information to the Taylors so they can help you coordinate this driving, but please plan for everyone to leave from the Lindbergh parking lot. This is almost always our meeting spot for carpooling. I would suggest you plan on leaving at 11:15.

Google maps estimates that the drive from the Twin Cities takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes, so please plan accordingly. Again, all players should be at the fieldhouse ready to go by 12:45pm, so we can start warming up.

If there are any questions, feel free to call or email.

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

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St Johns Indoor Roster

JV Boys-

Sorry for the late post, but below is the roster for St Johns this weekend:

- Ben Pavelka

- Ryan

- Drew L

- Jason H

- Max Rosen

- Zach Shear

- Jacob Elias

- Mike Lieberman

- Braden Spencer

- Ethan Friedman

- Aaron Raskin

- Charlie Cousins

- Joel Ratner

- Max Sandler

- Will Cohen

- Chris Lovagnini

- Sam Kaminsky

Given the number of responses, this roster includes anyone who responded before tonight. If you are not on the list for this weekend, there will be no practice, you have the weekend off. This tournament is the first of many for us this spring, so there will be plenty of time to get tournament playing in, if you are not going this weekend.

If you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts on this weekend or the season as a whole, please dont hesitate to ask.

More tournament information will follow in a subsequent post.

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

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Girls Get Together

ello' girls,

sooooo we want to do a get together for new girls and returners to have some food and some fun. I was thinking we could do it within the next week or so? What is everyone doing sunday (the 20th) afternoon? We could have lunch, play games and hang out for awhile? Please post on this and let me know if you could make it.

Haley

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St Johns Indoor Tournament Information

JV Boys-

We got confirmation today on our bid for the St Johns Indoor tournament next Sunday, March 20th. There are more details still to come, but I want to get a sense of who is interested in going...as I said tonight, I dont know if we can take everyone to this tournament, so your practice attendance and commitment to the team over the last few months will be the deciding factor in our roster for this tournament. If you are interested in going, please post a comment stating your name, by Tuesday morning. I will post a roster of who is going on Tuesday, so that drivers can plan accordingly.

Info-

Name: St Johns Indoor Tournament

Location: The athletic facility at the College of St Benedicts (37 South College Ave, St Joseph, MN 56374)

Time: Noon-1opm

Other info: We are guaranteed 4 games. A schedule of games will be released this week, at which point we will know more information about when our games are.

If anyone has any questions, please dont hesitate to ask.

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

Sara is adding the following information~This tournament requires parent drivers. In the past some parents have driven to these these tournaments and stayed for the day, others have driven kids there, with different parents offering to pick them up at the end of the day. Please consider one of these options, so the boys can have an opportunity to get some good playing time before our spring season starts. You can post in the comment section if you are able to drive. Thank you!

Madison Mudbath 4/30-5/1

All players~we need to make a decision about whether we will be driving to Madison or taking a coach bus. The factors that will determine this are how many players are attending this tournament and how many parents are interested in attending and driving. If parents are interested in coming to Madison but like the idea of taking the bus, please post this preference as well. The cost per person will increase quite a bit if we take the bus. Last year the cost of the trip was $95.00 per person with the bus. We will be funding part of this trip, for everyone who attends, with fundraising money. The amount will be determined once we know our mode of transportation and number of players.

So basically, please post if you are planning to attend, if you have a parent or parents who are planning on coming, and if they would rather drive or take a bus.

Erin's note: bids were submitted for JV, Varsity and Girls. Due to housing specifications (teams are sleeping in Madison family basements) and bus seating, please note that posting below does not mean that you are definitely going to Madison. We may have to cap rosters if the interest is too high.

Varsity trip to Western Nationals

Okay boys, I will be sending out an email to parents in the next day or two with details about cost and other questions they might have regarding the trip to Oregon in May, that we discussed on Sunday. As I try to put everything together it would be helpful for me to have an idea of how many of you think you would like to go to Nationals. So, even if you haven't gotten the final okay from your parents yet, please post if you are hoping to go. We will need an actual commitment by the beginning of next week at the latest.

Friday Practice at the Plymouth Dome

Varsity,

We won't be able to go outside before Chicago, so we need to take all the space we can get before it. We have an opportunity to go to the Plymouth Dome on Friday March 11, but it would be at 10:30pm. That is the only time we can get. We need to have 14 or more people for this space to be worth our time and money. So please post in the comments if you can go to this practice so we can book the space immediately. Tell everyone on the team to post if they can go. It will be by far the most important practice of the year if we can get the people. If you can't get a ride that late, your teammates will take care of you

Update 3/10/2011 12:00 pm: Practice is on, we have enough. Now that it is a sure thing, it is mandatory.
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Varsity Potluck-3/6

Remember Varsity, that we are having a potluck tomorrow before practice at 5:30. Don't forget to bring your food, and bring lots of it because we are all growing boys. No meat because we keep kosher.

Freshman/Sophomore: Entrees(pasta,pizza,new york strips)

Junior: salad and appetizers

Seniors: deserts and drinks

Please carpool if you can because we have a small driveway and very little street parking and we don't want to make our neighbors too angry.

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