Varsity Practice Tonight 2/29

Parents & Varsity Hurtems,

All Hopkins after school activities were cancelled today.  We called around.  Activities were cancelled in order to give all the Buses some extra time to get kids home due to driving conditions.

However, Glen Lake is still open and all the facilities coordinators I spoke with are okay with us practicing tonight and we're not expecting any more snow to accumulate. So...


Practice is still on!

If you have questions or concerns, please call me: 952-484-7316.  Ultimately (ha!), parents are welcome to make a judgment call and keep their players at home tonight - we understand.
Thanks,
Erin

Schedule for St Johns Tournament

Below is the schedule for tomorrow's tournament


Pool A
A1 - Hopkins A
A2 - Cathedral
A3– Cretin-Derham Hall

Pool B
B1 - Edina
B2 – Mounds View
B3 – Hopkins B

1:00pm - A1 vs. A3; B1 vs. B3
2:10pm - A3 vs. A2; B3 vs. B2
3:20pm - A1 vs. A2; B1 vs. B2

SHOWCASE GAME – SJU vs. Hopkins A – 4:30pm
based on above results, teams will be reseeded. The new seeds will play as follows:

Quarters 5:45pm - 4 vs. 6; 3 vs. 5 (1 & 2 bye)
Semis 7pm - 1 vs. winner of 4 vs. 6
2 vs. winner of 3 vs. 5

Finals and 3rd place games are both at 8:15pm

*JV may be able to negotiate a shorter semi final round in order to be done a bit earlier

ST JOHNS TOURNAMENT INFO

The JV and Varsity teams will be traveling separately to the tournament. The Varsity players are driving themselves, are leaving earlier, and will be staying later than the JV team. JV players are meeting at Lindbergh at 10:45 with a departure no later than 11:00; please be on time, because we will not be waiting for late arrivals! You will be assigned to a car when you arrive. The parents of all JV players should have received an email from Debbi Pavelka, JV team parent. If you didn't, please let us know so we can get you on the list. As of right now(Friday afternoon) there are just enough spots for JV players in parent vehicles traveling to and from St. Johns; it's to late to sign up at this point unless your parent is planning on driving, in which case you should contact Debbi(d.pavelka@me.com) or Sara(semekler@gmail.com). Under no circumstances may JV players ride with a Varsity player.

Please remember to pack anything you may need, and then some; snacks, extra socks, a reusable water bottle, and money if you want to buy food; it is NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ADULT YOU'RE RIDING WITH TO BUY YOU A MEAL!

Please also remember to be respectful of the parents who are giving you a ride; and thank them for driving you!

Varsity carpool to St. John's!

Varsity is meeting at 9:45am tomorrow morning, leaving no later than 10am.

Please be smart about packing your kits - snacks, socks, a reusable water bottle etc.

Spring team meeting-March 4th

Sunday, March 4th, 7:00 pm, West Jr High cafeteria

We'll be holding our spring meeting 3/4, with players going directly to the structure for Sunday evening practice immediately following the meeting. This meeting is important for both players and parents to attend; we'll be discussing the whole spring season. Players, please make it a priority to attend with at least one parent.

After an all team meeting, we will break out into individual teams so you'll be able to receive team specific information, and parents can ask any questions they may have of their players coaches.

We'll be talking about the Hustle, which will be taking place May 19-20 this year. There are requirements of each team, which we'll discuss, and we ask for parental support in order to make sure all of these tasks are completed. We also need parent volunteers to make the Hustle happen; we can't do it without you! We'll have sign up sheets for various opportunities, so please be prepared to choose something that suits you.

Other topics of discussion;

Spring season games

Tournaments

Fundraising

Looking forward to seeing you all March 4th!

St. John's Indoor Tournament

Varsity/JV,

On February 25th we will be in Collegeville, MN (1.5 hours away) playing in an indoor 5 on 5 tournament at St. John's University.  We are bringing 2 teams, we'd like to bring at least 10 players for each team.

Games start at 1pm - an end date has not been set yet, but by my estimate we will be there until about 6pm.  Varsity, please be prepared to stay later to scrimmage SJU.

If you would like to attend, please post in the comments - use my example as a guide:

Erin Mirocha, Varsity, my mom can drive

Thanks!

Btw: you must be REGISTERED to play in this tournament.

Chicago Invite

The Varsity and Girls teams will be traveling to Naperville Illinois March 23-25 to play in the Chicago Invite. We need to make a decision in the next few days regarding transportation. I need to know how many parents are planning on joining us this year in order to determine whether we can carpool again or we need to use a bus. There's a big difference in the overall price of the trip depending on the mode of transportation. This is a really fun tournament to attend; I can't promise you perfect weather, but every parent who's gone to the Chicago Invite before will tell you they had a great time and watched some awesome Ultimate! The team will reimburse drivers for their gas, but you are responsible for your own hotel room. We haven't finalized our hotel reservations yet, but generally stay at a hotel that serves a free breakfast, and try to keep the cost around $80.00 a night.

Please email me, by the end of this week, at semekler@gmail.com if you (or your parent, if you're a player) are interested in traveling with us.

Found!!

Someone left their Audi keys at Varsity practice. Pokey has them. Call me to claim!

Jersey Numbers and Sizes

Hello Hurt Varsity and JV,

The time has come to order Jerseys, Post a choice of three numbers and your size in the comments so we can get your jerseys to you asap. If you dont choose a number or size, one will be assigned to you. The sooner people post, the sooner we can order Jerseys so tell your brothers to sign up quickly.

BOARD MEETING POSTPONED

The Board meeting scheduled for tomorrow night, Monday, February 6th, has been postponed. The new date is the following Monday, February 13th, 7:00 at Sara's house~12410 Huntingdon Lane, Mtka.

If you aren't on the Board but are interested in getting more involved, please join us. We always need/want more parents to participate in a variety of ways. This is a good opportunity to learn a little more about the team, and get to know the coaches and other parents.