Hert Force at Duluth

Currnet plans for HERt force at Duluth are as follows:
We will leave from Lindbergh Center at 7:30 am Saturday. We have several parents eager to drive up on Saturday morning and return with the team Sunday evening. We will be staying at the Comfort Inn on Canal Street (218.727.1378) in Duluth on Saturday evening.
Drivers and Chaperones:
Ivan Arenson
Mike Schock
Michelle Basman
June Lokken-Hopkins
Jennifer Kreiman

Player list: (so far)
Haley Arenson
Jenna Dailey
Emma Peaslee
Rachel Abrams
Kathy Haapala
Megan Harrod
Erica Baken
Kali Basman
Erin Curme
Kari Kachelmacher
Angela Lokken-Hopkins
Leah Kachelmacher
Sarah Hoistad (Sunday)

VARSITY REMINDER

PLEASE DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE FOR PAIDEIA IF YOU HAVEN"T ALREADY

Regarding Sunday 18

We’re very sorry about the scheduling error on Sunday. For some reason we didn’t have West Junior High booked that night. We will continue to make events and organization as smooth as we can. Again, sorry for the inconvenience.
-Greg-

1, 2, 3 Do them all

If you are a varsity player you need to know three things.

1. Read the post below about Paideia. You need to talk to your parents and you need to talk to the coaches. THIS IS URGENT!

2. All Varsity players are invited and strongly recommended to come to an indoor tournament at the YWCA this Saturday. More info in the link. Our first game is at 8am. Be there at 7:30.

3. There is a mandatory varsity meeting at Zach Alters house at 5:00 on SUnday. We will be discussing tournaments, warm ups, tardiness, and goals. Be there.

Varsity Practice

Just a reminder . . .

• Varsity Boys Practice tonight at 8 p.m.
  
• If you cannot make it, you must notify Jake and/or Lou
• If you didn't know, there have been a lot of prizes and contests at practices lately
• Tonight, the prize tonight is something sweet

Practice location:
Minnetonka Middle School West
Address: 6421 Hazeltine Blvd., Excelsior, MN
Directions: Hwy 7 WEST to Hwy 41, south 1 block to school

Paideia - April 14-15

Your to do list:

1. Email Lou [hotlou@gmail.com] and Jake [bstewnbbq@gmail.com] to tell them them whether you are coming to Paideia.
2. Tell your teammates to notify Lou and Jake.

Paideia is less than 10 weeks away. We're flying to Atlanta for the tournament on Friday, April 13th in the late afternoon and will stay with the Paideia players' families. We'll fly back after games on Sunday, April 15. This trip will cost up to $400 per player, including airfare. We need to know ASAP who on the Varsity Boys Team is going. We don't have time for maybes, we must find out definitively yes or no, are you coming? All Varsity Boys are invited to this tournament. Please don't forget that an additional trip to Nationals costing another roughly $400 will be happening in May. Doc Schock has written more information below.

Start your to do list right now. Not in 5 minutes. RIGHT NOW.

Update on Paideia Tournament

Men and Women players,

Congratulations on earning bids to Paideia. We will a keep you all up to date on transportation planning and information at this website. Thanks to Ann Shaw for her work on getting the plane to take us to WARM Atlanta. Now for the details.

Coaches will publish a full list of players eligible to play. Both teams will fly together from MPLS to Atlanta leaving here at 4:50 PM on Friday and returning late Sunday night (12:38 am). The flight is with AirTran and is non-stop to Atlanta. We will rent vans at the airport and players and coaches will billet Friday and Saturday night with Paideia families. Parents will rent at a hotel near by. The full cost including flight, ground transport, tournament fees will be approximately $375.00. The final cost is hard to estimate as yet, but we will keep you all up to date on the final bill.

Players, your job is to get a full and unequivocal 'Yes' from your parents as soon as possible, we'll have less than 2 weeks to insert your names into the group reservation. Ann has reserved 36 spots -- we can decrease that number, but if we increase it the extra spots are not guaranteed for the same price.

Players ask your parents if they would like to come and see two of the best teams in the country take on the East coast players. Parents' costs will be the plane fare $240.00, plus food, ground transportation and hotel.
Have interested parents call Ann Shaw or Mike Schock for details.

For those MapQuest fans, Paideia School is just outside Atlanta, about 15 miles from the airport.

MANDATORY MEETING FOR LADIES TEAM

WHEN: 18 February
TIME: 4:45 p
WHERE: Kelley's house (106 11th Ave South, Hopkins)
AGENDA: Tournament talk, Level 1 Rules Test, Jerseys (finally)
To read a copy of the rules, check out http://upa.org/ultimate/rules/11th_proposed. We are now using the 11th Edition rules, so be sure to read the modifications.

I don't want to use precious practice time to go through the rules. Please let me know in the comments section if you are unable to attend this meeting, have any questions, or would like to add anything at the meeting. Afterwards, we can carpool to the Structure for 7p throwing practice.

Want some HURT gear?

We have Hurt & HERt Force Hoodies for sale! We have DVD's for sale! We have discs for sale!

if you would like one, go in the comments section and see the pricing!

PAIDEIA CUP

from the desk of Kyle Wiesbrod:

Teams invited to the Paideia Cup:

Open: Amherst, Columbia, Hopkins, North Hills, Paideia, Pennsbury, St. Johns-Ravenscourt, University School of Nashville

Girls: Amherst, HB Woodlawn, Hopkins, New England Rush (combo team), Paideia, St. Johns-Ravenscourt

SUNDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED

sorry for the late notice y'all, but the coaches have decided to cancel sunday throwing practice. Have a great weekend and cheer on your teammates at the YWCA on sat, and have a safe, fun time enjoying your (now non-ultimate) sunday!

Coach Jake

Indoor Tournament Saturday

We have a tournament at the Midtown Y [MAP] in Minneapolis on Saturday. We have games at the following times:

9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
4:00 PM

Have your shoes on ready for a warm up jog at 8:30 AM. Depending on how we do, we'll have more games after that. If we do well, the latest game will finish at 11:00 PM.

Because the tournament is coed and at most 3 boys will be on the field at any time, we're limiting the boys roster to the following boys:

Seniors:
Brian "Deuce" Wilson
Capt. Carl "Crazy Hot" Peaslee
Andrew "RZR" Kelley
Jovan "Tauntaun" Thompson (r)
David "Can-Swillas" Canillas (r)
Zach "Talter" Alter
Stephen "Rubeans" Rubinyi

Juniors:
Capt. Greg "Garenson" Arenson
Sam "Brick" Brickwedde

Sophomores:
Robbie "Shaps" Shapiro
Asa Gottlieb (r)
John "Smalter" Alter (r)

You might wonder why those 3 sophomore names appear at the end. Bottom line, they exhibited characteristics of a good teammate on Wednesday night.

Those on the list should email coach Lou [hotlou@gmail.com] to confirm their invitation. Those not on the list are encouraged to come support their teammates.

What to bring: water bottle, shoes, shorts, jerseys (black, gold, white), discs (to throw and to sell), snacks, money (for lunch), and a strong desire to let Lou make you better at ultimate.

Hydrating right now matters. Drink some water after reading this post. Then read it again and have another glass of water.

See you Saturday.

Boys Practice Wednesday

Varsity will be having practice this Wednesday at 8 o' clock please check the calendar page for more details. There was a scheduling error that has now been fixed.

Get ready to beat Lou and win some more chipotle.

JV practice tonight

This shouldn't be a suprise to any of the JVers, because I know everybody checks the calendar link to the right frequently, right? See you tonight at Cedar Lake Junior High.

About directions, using Google maps it seems the best way to get there from Hwy 7 is to North on Louisiana Ave, take a left on Cedar Lake Rd (going west), and then take the 5th right onto Texas Ave S (going North.) The address is either 2025 Texas Ave, or 2026 Texas Ave S. Hope that works for everyone.

JV Meeting

Just to give this issue it's own post to make sure nobody misses it, we are having an all-JV meeting on Thurdsday, Febuary the 1st at Eli Leonard's house at 7 pm. Be there or be in deep disaproval with me and the rest of your teammates. We won't be serving dinner, just snacks, so eat beforehand. It probably won't take too long (about 2 hours max), but we will discuss the HUrt organization and all our expectations for the team and each other. Come with some questions and give some thought about what you want to give and take away from your experience with this team.

JV St. Johns roster

Ok, Here's the list of players that are going:

Grant Boerhave
Jo-jo Chritianson
Brian Cook
Tim Englert
Mark Golob
Aaron Kitchner*
Eli Leonard
Danny Liten
Andreas Mobius*
Adam Rafowitz*
Max Rosenblum
Sam Segal

Those with a * by your name will recieve a set of jerseys for the day from Kelly and will return them to her at the end of the tournament (we have you down for the second jersey order, so you will get your permanant jersey eventually.)

If it turns out that you can't go or have a question, talk to coach Russ or post a question in the comments that coach Kelly will answer.

Again, we will meet at Lindberg HS to hash out rides at 11:15 this Saturday morning and will leave at 11:30.

I am re-posting coach Kelly's advice about what to bring to the tournament in the comments, PLEASE READ and TAKE HEED, especially if you haven't been to a tournament yet.

Have a great time, and more than anything else, remember to rally as a TEAM.

JV travel to St. Johns

I want to post a correction to our travel times this Saturday. For travel to St. Johns, we will be meeting at Lindberg High School at 11:15 am and leaving at 11:30. Getting back, we may well have to play until midnight, so we might not get back home till between 1 or 2 in the am. If there were another parent or two who would be willing to make the drive and spend the day, that would be excelent. See the comments section about how to contact me regarding this.

Bettering Yourself

If you want to become a better human specimen and consequently a better ultimate player, read and employ the habits detailed in Luke's post about diet and exercise.

JV Info

1. The JV team will be going to a one-day tournament at St. Johns on
Saturday the 27th of January (check the calendar link to the right).
Please post in the comments by Tuesday the 23rd if you want to and
can go, unless you have told coach Russ personally. We would
apreciate a parent or two to come along (and drive). We will be
leaving around 10 am and getting back around 11pm. I will post
specifics on travel when we know who is going and driving. I will be
in Boston for this weekend, but Kelly or another coach will carry the
torch for me.

2) The JV team has a meeting set for Thursday, February 1st at Eli
Leonard's house at 7:00. We will have some snacks, but we won't be
serving dinner, so please eat beforehand.

3) Jerseys. "Many people are eager to receive their jerseys. For
those of you whose jerseys I am holding, you will have to get them
either at Wednesday practice or at the upcoming team meeting, at the
team meeting. There are also those of you who did not get in on the
first order. We are getting a second order ready, so far I have
requests from:
Daniel Raskin
Sam Bumstead
Aaron Kitchner
Andreas Moebius
Adam Rafowitz

Please respond in the comments if you need to be in the next jersey
order. Indicate your name, size and some number preferences (if you
care.)

ps. Everyone who plays at St. Johns will have a Hurt Jersey to wear,
though it may not be their permanent property.

Game 10:00PM and Shoes

For those of you on the team, the game tonight is at 10:00PM

Also Zach left his shoes at practice on sunday, has anyone found them?

Winter League Tonight

Tonight the Winter League team plays at 10:00 PM. Have a great game!

DULUTH ARRANGEMENTS

I hope everyone is ready for this tournament. I am planning to win it so I hope you are all coming with the same mindset. Everyone wear black socks and black shorts with your jersey.

Tom Kelley: 3 players, leaving Lindbergh parking lot at 8.00am Sunday
morning. Be there at 7.45.
We need two volunteers to go early in this car. There will be a reward
for the early bird volunteers!!

Dante Canillas: 4 players
Gail Grewe: 2 players
Laurie Levin: 3 players
These 3 cars are leaving Lindbergh parking lot at 9am Sunday morning.
Be there at 8.45.

Remember to bring:
gas money for your driver
Gym Shoes.
Swimming shorts.
Jerseys.
Water Bottle.
Disc.
food and drink for playing time (DO NOT ASSUME that the team will
provide this for you)
snack food for sharing Sunday evening
money for meals (Sunday dinner, Monday breakfast, Toby's pit stop on the
way home, etc.)

Room Assignments:

Room 1:
Carl Peaslee
Sam Brickwedde
David Canillas
Matty Chodosh

Room 2
Greg Arenson
Andrew "RZR" Kelley
Zach Alter

Room 3
Gregg Milbrath
Steven Rubinyi
Brian "Deuce" Wilson
Robbie Shapiro

JV Practices

The Calendar is close, but not always right on. So for clarification:

JV Practice will be EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 6:15-8:00 at Minnetonka Middle School.

This practice followed by either a ladies practice (such as this week is ) or a Varsity boys practice (To Be Determined) from 8:10 - 10:00.

Directions: Take Hwy 7 WEST to Hazeltine Blvd (Hwy 41) south 2 blocks to school on the left.

the school address is 6421 Hazeltine Boulevard

Thanks, j.

NEW JERSEYS

A reccomendation from our printers: To prolong the life of your jerseys, the first time you wash your jerseys, wash them inside out.

This will just keep the screenprinting on the inside and away from other clothing items that may grab or tear at the numbers.

(note: they are good jerseys with great screenprinting, but this is just a way to ensure the quality)


Enjoy!

The Coaches

Notes on MLK Tournament

We have hotel reservations at: Comfort Suites, Duluth. the phone number there is 218.727.1378. The address is 408 Canal Park Drive. This hotel is near Grandma's restaurant and many other fine eateries. So, players tell your parents where you will be Sunday night January 14th.

Girls!!!!!!

Are you ready? It's time now to really kick it in gear so that you can sprint for miles when we get outside! We're going to throw, get conditioned, have contests, win some prizes, and have fun. Winter practice season is now in session!!
Of course that means you have to come to practice! We have a crazy schedule with practices at different place every week - so it is super important that you look at the schedule, get this stuff on your calendars and make sure you have a ride. As always, bring tennis shoes, water, discs, and whatever else you use - don't screw over your teammates! And the time shown that practice starts is the time coaches start coaching; that means you need to plan ahead to get there early to do what you need to do to get ready for practice. Don't be shocked at the penalties you'll pay for being late!
We have two tournaments coming up in the next couple of months - playing time will definitely depend on how much you attend and put out at practice. Show the coaches and captains that you deserve lots of PT!!
See you Wednesday!

Edge Info

Alright, the edge starts this week. If you haven't payed me yet, bring it to the edge or school. Below is a link to a spreadsheet where you can see if you have payed or not and what day you are assigned to.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pEgMaE1mZdcaKy_c4toBNfw

If for whatever reason you need to switch days permanently or for one occasion you need to call someone on the opposite day to arrange a switch.

Last Edge

Okay, the Edge is full. Below I have posted the people who sent me emails and are in. Talk to me if you think I made a mistake. If you still want to do it let me know and I'll put you on a waiting list.

If you have not told me your preference for which days to do the edge I will try to assign you to days that will fit your practice schedule.

I will let people know ASAP as to which days they are assigned to attend.

Everyone who is on the final list must pay me by this Sunday. I will post the final amount ASAP. Please make the checks out to The Edge.

The Spreadsheet is downloadable in a PDF file below:
http://www.google.com/base/a/1240635/D12133610429569641556

Duluth Indoor

For those Varsity Boys players:

You will need to pay Coach Jake $38 to attend this tournament. This money needs to be collected by next Tuesday Jan. 9.

The $38 includes $25 for the hotel (info in the comments) and $13 for the tourney fee.

If you have not paid by next tuesday, the coaches reserve the right to remove you from the trip. if there are issues with this, please contact Coach Jake (email in the sidebar on the right).

Practice Tuesday and Wednesday

There is practice tonight and tomorrow at the Braemar Golf Dome. It is for everyone!

We will be carpooling from Lindberg at 8:35 and leaving at 8:45. Be on time if you want to get a ride.

The Edge, Email me!

I know there are more people who want to do the edge and just haven't emailed me. You must email me by the 31st if you want to do the edge.

People who have signed up for the edge:
Colin Camp
Sarah Camp
Robbie Shapiro
Erica Baken
David Canilas
Sarah Hoistad
Zach Alter
Angela Hopkins
Matt Chodosh
Andrew Kelley
Coach Russel Heitman
Steven Rubinyi
Brian Wilson
Tom, Leah, and Kari Kachelmacher
Greg Arenson
Jonathan Alter
Elise Rasmusen
Jonathan Christensen
Danny Litin
Erin Curme

People who expressed interest in acceleration but haven't emailed me about the edge:
Jovan Thompson
Sam Brickwedde
Evan Tarshish
Jake Sachs
Kali Basman
Eli Leonard
Steven Finn
Joey Driskill
Simon Gotlieb


Again, this isn't mandatory but it is highly recommended for any Varsity Boys or Girls players. It is kind of expensive so it is understandable if you choose not to do it.

Here are the facts:

• We will have two separate sessions a Monday-Wednesday and a Tuesday-Thursday.

• We can have 24 people with 12 people per session.

• Our workout time is 8-9pm.

• The edge is located at 121 Cheshire Lane Suite 400, Minnetonka, MN 55305

• The sessions are organized the way they are so that if you miss Monday you can go to Tuesday, or if you miss Wednesday you can go to Thursday, etc, it is flexible which days you go to.

• It will cost $185 per person if 24 people sign up

We will start January 8th and the program will last for 25 sessions (until the first week of April.)

If you can do this, talk to your parents, then email me. Do this ASAP. I will let everyone know the final amount as soon as I can. Let me know which days you want to attend.

cpeaslee@gmail.com

Merry Christmas and Holiday Hat

Merry Christmas to everyone out there and here is a reminder:

If you are looking for some casual, fun ultimate tomorrow, Eden Prairie Ultimate Club is once again hosting a Hat Tournament for high school age Ultimate players.

Remember you must fill out this form and bring it with if you want to play:
http://www.google.com/base/a/1240635/D7724816351226402552

We will be carpooling at Lindberg from 6:50 to 7:00. Be there by 7 if you want a ride.

Date: Tuesday December 26th, 2006

Where: Eden Prairie High School Activity Dome. (It is the big white bubble on the north side
of campus.)

Time: Registration begins at 7:30AM. Teams will be divided at 8:15am First Game at 8:45AM.

Cost: $15 per player. Limit 60 players so register early.

What: Five team co-ed hat tournament open to all High School Students
Specifics:
· Games are Five on Five – gender ratio TBD
· Five teams - 12 players per team
· Each player is guaranteed 4 games
· 45 minute games - 10 minute break - 1 bye
(Subject to change based on attendance.)

What to Bring:
· Completed registration form and fee (blank forms will be available)
· Water bottle
· Two shirts, one white and one dark (no gray, tie-dye, stripes…)
· This is an indoor turf field - DO NOT wear cleats
· Holiday cookies are always welcome

Who else plans on going?

Edge Information Below

Saturday practice is at the YWCA at midtown. Click here for directions.

If you want to carpool, meet at the Lindberg parking lot.

Remember practice is from 10am-1pm so be at lindberg around 9:20.

11th Edition

(Carl Edit: Don't forget about the edge, below!)
Anyone want to make a difference?

read about it in the comments!

The Edge (acceleration)

*You must email Carl ASAP to do this!

Alright, I have everything ironed out.

For anyone who wants to, I will be organizing "The Edge," for winter conditioning.

This isn't mandatory but it is highly recommended for any Varsity Boys or Girls players. It is kind of expensive so it is understandable if you choose not to do it.

Here are the facts:

We will have two separate sessions a Monday-Wednesday and a Tuesday-Thursday.

We can have 24 people with 12 people per session.

Our workout time is 8-9pm.

The edge is located at 121 Cheshire Lane Suite 400, Minnetonka, MN 55305

The sessions are organized the way they are so that if you miss Monday you can go to Tuesday, or if you miss Wednesday you can go to Thursday, etc, it is flexible which days you go to.

It will cost $185 per person if 24 people sign up, $220 if only 20 people sign up, etc.

We will start January 8th and the program will last for 25 sessions (until the first week of April.)

If you can do this, talk to your parents, then email me. Do this ASAP. I will let everyone know the final amount as soon as I can. Let me know which days you want to attend.

cpeaslee@gmail.com

Practice - all teams

Just a casual reminder and reiteration that we WILL have practice on December 23rd at 10 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Midtown Y (2121 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407) and again at the same time and place the following Saturday, December 30th.

Varsity Boys, if you cannot make it, you must call or email the coaches to let them know.

WINTER BREAK PRACTICES

For any and all of you who will be spending your winter break here in town, please check out the practice schedule (scroll down). We have dome space this year!! So get your huck on, and get ready to play some Ultimate!

Happy Birthday Lou

Happy birthday Lou. Sorry I got this up so late. At least it will be your b-day for the next 1.5 hours.

Happy Hanuka

Happy Chanukah, for all you of the Hanukkah celebrating ilk. Have a great week.

MLK Weekend - Varsity Boys

UPDATE! When this post originally went up, the dates were Jan 21-22, but the dates are actually Sunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15. We'll be leaving the morning of Sunday, January 14.

Unfortunately, we're limited by hotel space for the Duluth MLK weekend tournament and can only take 12 with us. The following boys have been chosen based on a number of factors. Please let us know immediately whether you can attend. The tournament is January 14-15 and you'll be spending the night in Duluth on just Sunday night.

1. Carl Peaslee
2. Greg Arenson
3. Steven Rubinyi
4. Zach Alter
5. Sam Brickwedde
6. Andrew "RZR" Kelley
7. Brian "Deuce" Wilson
8. Matty Freeman
9. Matty Grewe
10. David Canillas
11. Gregg Milbrath
12. Robbie Shapiro

Another Update: Alternate: Matt Choddosh

Upcoming hat tournaments

Hey, there will be two hat tournaments coming up in the next month.

The first is the Eden Praire Hat tourney. I have done this the last two years and I had a ton of fun. It is all high school kids.

here is the info, make sure to fill out the registration form also available at http://www.google.com/base/a/1240635/D7724816351226402552:

Eden Prairie Ultimate Club is once again hosting a Hat Tournament for high school age Ultimate players.

Date: Tuesday December 26th, 2006

Where: Eden Prairie High School Activity Dome. (It is the big white bubble on the north side
of campus.)

Time: Registration begins at 7:30AM. Teams will be divided at 8:15am First Game at 8:45AM.

Cost: $15 per player. Limit 60 players so register early.

What: Five team co-ed hat tournament open to all High School Students
Specifics:
· Games are Five on Five – gender ratio TBD
· Five teams - 12 players per team
· Each player is guaranteed 4 games
· 45 minute games - 10 minute break - 1 bye
(Subject to change based on attendance.)

What to Bring:
· Completed registration form and fee (blank forms will be available)
· Water bottle
· Two shirts, one white and one dark (no gray, tie-dye, stripes…)
· This is an indoor turf field - DO NOT wear cleats
· Holiday cookies are always welcome
______________________________________________________________

The second is the Winter Carnival Hat tourney

here is some info from the organizer:

"I just wanted to give you a heads up to an awesome Hat Tournament January 27 - 28.
We held it last year with sponsorship and had a blast!!! We were able to hand out prize money to 3 places, gave everyone a shirt, a special "winter use only disc" from Dare Devil and tons of sponsorship swag and coupons.

Oh yeah, we played some fun Ultimate at 20 degrees. The Disc Golfers have been holding their "Ice Bowl" event for years so I figured that if D Golfers can throw in the winter so can Ultimate players.
Jose was kind enough to do some picture taking last year and he still has the pics up check them out. Ultimate pics start at #58 for those who do not want to see the Golfers.

http://public.fotki.com/jahernan/sports/ultimate_frisbee/winter_carnival/"


That was a lot of fun and I got a ton of free stuff. I'll provide more info as we get closer.

Grey Duck Jerseys

Some of you have expressed interest in obtaining a U of MN Grey Duck jersey. They are printing this season's jerseys very soon. If you want one, email hotlou@gmail.com this week. The cost is currently $40, but I am in negotiations for a discount for all Hopkins players.

HERt FORCE Girls

WHAT: girly hang-out time,
possible caffeine or sugar rush
WHEN: Thursday 14 Dec from 7-8:30pm-ish
WHERE: Munkabeans at Mainstreet Hopkins

HERt FORCE Girls

For the record, there is now practice on Sunday evenings from 7-9p at Hopkins West JH in the Structure. Thanks to the three of you who made it to practice last night and to the one who called to say she couldn't make it. I appreciate you!
Indoor practice maintains that you still bring a disc, water, and wear athletic clothing. Your shoes should be gym shoes, though.

If you haven't heard, we will not be going to Duluth during MLK weekend - the date has been changed to 24-25 February. So keep that weekend open; it would be nice to bring two teams! And no word yet on the St. Ben's tournament, although the rumor has it that it will be scheduled for March.

And we still don't have any indoor space scheduled for the middle of the week; but Ron is working on it! You can do your part by doing plyometrics, going for a run, etc. to stay in Ultimate shape. If you want more info about that, call your captains or coaches.

Stay toasty warm, folks!
Kelley

Throwing Practice

I didn't post it in the last topic but I thought I'd let you know that the throwing practice is from 7pm to 9m.

You can also always see the upcoming events on the calendar page or upcoming events bar to your right.

Practice Canceled but Throwing Planned

Practice for today (December 2) is canceled. Sorry for the late notice. It is 10 degrees with 15 mph winds. But don't worry...

This sunday Dec. 3, 2006 there will be throwing practice at the Hopkins West Junior High structure. Everyone is invited as long as they bring a disc with them. We have a good size ammount of indoor space and we want to use it to work on throwing.

Sorry about today but I'll see everyone on Sunday.

No JV practice

There will be no official JV practice today, but if people want to get together to toss this frezing afternoon, I can't stop 'em.

-Russ

Varsity Boys Meeting

REMINDER:

There is a MANDATORY Meeting at Capt. Carl Peaslee's house Tuesday December 5 at 6 PM.

Sophomores will bring Entrees for all to share.
Juniors will bring salads or drinks (rookies = salads, veterans = drinks)
Seniors will bring Desserts.

Any questions, or concerns, please email Coach Jake at bstewnbbq@gmail.com.

As none of you have emailed me to say you aren't going to be there yet, I expect everyone to be in attendance. Thank You. j.

Monday Practice for Boys

Practice for november 27 is as follows:

JV is as normal, at Burnes, at 4:00, although I reccomend showing up a little earlier if you can, just to throw and warm up.

Varsity is at Lindberg at 3:30 so we can play before it gets dark.

Thanksgiving day hat

For everyone going to the Thanksgiving day hat tourney, You can meet at Lindbergh at 7:30 if you want to carpool there. Don't forget a light and a dark. Don't be late

Alumni Game

What:Alumni Game
When: Sunday, Nov. 24 11am
Where: Lindberg
Who: All past and present Hurt Players

All past and present hurt players are welcome.

I know people are leaving through out the day but feel free to show up for just a little while.

Sorry, things didn't get put together sooner. Lets plan on a Black Friday alumni game next year, make it a tradition?

Who wants a piece of '07?

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a great thanksgiving everyone. We might be having an alumni game sometime this week, so stay tuned.

Fun Wednesday at 12:00

We are going to scrimmage tommorow (wednesday, november 22) at lindberg. Everyone is welcome to come. Some of us will probably be playing until it gets dark but feel free to leave when ever you need to.

see you there

Varsity Practice at Lindberg

Varsity players, Monday's practice will be at Lindberg. Try and get there around 3:30 as we will have limited day light.

JV, your practice is at Burnes Park as normal.

See you there

JV and Varsity Saturday Practice

As of now, we will have both JV and Varsity practice at the Lindberg fields, Saturday at 12 noon. Varsity and JV will probably do their own things, but at the same location.

Coach Russ

Hopkins Hurt Varsity Boys

The Coaches have decided and the team has been posted in the comments section.

There will be a mandatory Varsity team potluck dinner meeting at Capt. Carl Peaslee's house Tuesday December 5 at 6 PM.

Sophomores will bring Entrees for all to share.
Juniors will bring salads or drinks (rookies = salads, veterans = drinks)
Seniors will bring Desserts.

Any questions, or concerns, please email Coach Jake at bstewnbbq@gmail.com.

GIRLS MEETING THIS SUNDAY

There will be a HERt FORCE meeting this Sunday at Erin Curme and Ann Shaw's house. Some items on the agenda are: team and personal goals; expectations of players, captains, coaches; setting up "Hang Time", the Klane Kooler, the Blogs.
TIME: 2-4p for meeting, with an extra hour afterwards of hanging out together
PLACE: 4902 Beacon Hill Road, Minnetonka 55345

Thank you!
Kelley

PS - Please call me if you are unable to attend, and check the blog to find out about Saturday's practice.

Track Practice

Tomorrow we will be starting the first of a series of track practices leading up to acceleration. They aren't mandatory but we will be noting who is showing up to practices.

Finally, the soccer season and my injuries are over so Greg and I should be there every time. They will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:55 at the Track by the Athletic Dept. Office. You can leave whenever you need to.

We are going to start slow but eventually really push it but feel free to run however you are comfortable. Don't worry, I am really slow and out of shape.

Greg and I have set the goal to be able to run four miles at a decent rate by the time acceleration starts. I know that sounds like a lot but we will start small. It is important to have a good endurance base for when you start acceleration.

I hope everyone and especially Varsity hopefuls will be there.


Track Practice 2:55-whenever Tuesdays and Thursdays Lindberg

Acceleration MN

I have reposted the acceleration thread because many people have expressed interest in doing acceleration but I have not recieved emails from anyone! IF YOU CAN DO ACCLERATION YOU HAVE TO EMAIL ME!

Alright, here is the acceleration plan:

Acceleration will begin Monday, January 8 from 7-8:30 and will continue every Monday and Wednesday for around 6 weeks. It will cost around $120-$150 per participant. The location is 2530 Xenium Lane Plymouth, MN 55441.

This is a very intense program but also very effective. Talk to Michael Arenson or Zach Alter if you want a first hand testimonial. One important element of the workout though is that you must go to almost all of them. Please only sign up if you are dedicated to attending.

This is a very good idea for players looking to go to nationals but is no way mandatory.

If you can FOR SURE (that means talk to your parents) go to Acceleration at the said times send me an email ASAP so I can iron out all the details. There is only room for 16 people right now so email me fast. I will collect checks after I have gotten everything finalized.

for more information on acceleration you can visit the website at http://www.accelerationmn.com/spq.html

Email me ASAP if you plan on doing acceleration
my email is cpeaslee@gmail.com

HERt FORCE PRACTICE

HERt FORCE will be practicing this Saturday and next at Lone Lake from 1-3:30p.

Fundraising time!!

Ron Curme and the Executive Committee are working hard to get us some winter practice space - thank you all for your patience!! We will let you know the finalized schedule as soon as we can.

As we are looking to get a lot of full field indoor space this year, we need to get started on some serious fundraising. I know that some of you have some great ideas for making money, so let's get started!! Feel free to set up an event - then we can post it on the blog to notify everyone and have a good turnout.

If you have any questions regarding fundraising, Ron Curme is your go-to guy!

Thank you,
Your friendly neighborhood coach Kelley

PS - Please don't forget to thank and give a big hug to Ron and the rest of the Exec Committee's hard work and dedication!!

Practice on Saturday

There will be practice this Saturday, November 9th, 12:00 at the Lindberg fields. We will be primarily scrimmaging and will have two fields set up. There is also a chance there might be another team there to play against.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come. We will probably be playing until 4pm but players can come and go if they have other things to do.



Saturday November 9, 12:00 -----------practice at Lindberg

Scrimage

Tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day, with the days ending so early we are going to start practice tomorrow at 1pm and it will be at the Lindberg fields. It will not be at Burnes Park.

Practice 1pm-5:30pm Wednesday November 8 at Lindberg.

MORE GABE FRUCHTER PICS FROM FUSION

For those Gabe Fruchter fanatics who search the internet daily, hoping to catch a glimpse of him playing, eating, or sleeping... i have some good news. Jake came across a couple pics of him last week, but i have hit the jackpot. Check out http://oliverimages.phanfare.com/album/145818 to around 10 real live pictures of the future himself. (Scroll though the album to see them all.) Also for you jem campers, riley (deuce numero dos) has some nice pics too.

LOOKING FOR MORE ULTIMATE?

i know that varsity practice is from 12:30-4 on saturday at Maetzold, but what if i want to play more? show up to Nokomis to be at Squalloween! just be back to practice by 12:30. here's a note from the Tournament Director:

As far as I am concerned everyone is welcome to come, no matter when they have to leave. If people need to leave after one game we can always mix up the teams again. We're going to play by ear a little, and see where things go. But, seeing as this is a fundraiser, we would like to get as many people as possible to come out and play!

Hope to see lots of Hopkins players tomorrow!

Thanks a bunch!
-Bubbles

Capt. Pract-Postponed ... Acceleration?

Hey, I'm going to have to postpone captains practice for a few weeks, I am injured and can't really lead it.

Feel free to keep your self in shape though.

Lastly, who would be interested in doing Acceleration MN(completely optional)? WE would do it in January probably, probably about two nights a week, and probably about $185... just loosely who would be interested?

B-team practice is now Squalloween

Unless you will be at Varsity tryouts (Saturday, Maetzold, 12:30), Squalloween is the place to be.!

This is an excellent chance to work on your skills, conditioning, spirit and have a great time. The tourney starts at 10 am, but there will be a carpool meeting at Lindberg at 9:15.

What? South High's Annual Hat Tournament
When? Saturday, November 4^th, starting at 10am
Where? The fields at Lake Nokomis
Who? HURTems with $10

Just like practice, come prepared for the weather, bring water and some healthy snacks, a light and a dark jersey to go over your costume and anything else you need for the day (inhaler, anyone?). Unlike practice, you'd better have a costume to show how cool you are. It is Squalloween...

Cost is $10 per player, carpool meets at Lindbergh at 9, Leaves at 9:15am. (parents needed to drive)

HAVE FUN!

FRUCHTER SIGHTING!

i found some pics of a huge HS mixed tourney last weekend in Eugene OR.

and Gabe Fruchter is playing. there might be more pics of him, but this is what i found.

and hey - there was talk of going to this tourney, but we weren't able to fundraise enough to do it this year. so if it looks cool, then START FUNDRAISING so we can go to Atlanta this spring, natties in Washington, and then kick the fall off with trips to Oregon and Winnipeg next year!!!!

http://chsultimate.com/Gallery/tournamentcoldfusionvHL/IMG_3862
http://chsultimate.com/Gallery/tournamentcoldfusionvHL/IMG_3844

Deuce?
http://chsultimate.com/Gallery/tournamentcoldfusionvHL/IMG_3879

Practice Schedule for Saturday Oct. 28

HErt Force ladies @ Lone Lake 11-2
Hurt Bluver Boys @ Burnes Park 11-2
Hurt Black Boys Tryouts @ Maetzold Park 12-4


for a map to Maetzold go here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=14th+ave+and+2nd+st.+hopkins+mn&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1

for those of you who know downtown hopkins, it's on the corner of 14th ave and 2nd street.

see you there! j.

ATTN: HERt FORCE

Ladies:
Please note that we will be having practice (just us - woohoo!) this Saturday from 11 -2 at Lone Lake!!! Please try your hardest to attend - Bueno and I will both be there and we would like to see all of you!
Email me if you have any questions at fengligirl@gmail.com

See you there!
Your friendly neighborhood coach Kell

Captains Practice Cancelled

I am going to be gone until next week and I am sure many of you are tired from the weekend so Captains Practice is canceled for Tuesday and will resume next week.

It will be more reliable starting on Tuesday Oct. 24, when we will have optional captains practices every Tuesday and Thursday for most of the winter.

Here is the general game plan: Meet at the entrance to the Lindberg center (by the spirit shop), we will do a vertical jump program, then some abs, then some upper body weights and finish off with some throwing outside. We should be done by 4:30 or 5:00 but people can leave anytime they need too.

For those of you who have been coming to previous captains practices here is the vertical jump work out plan we have been using: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=d7sxj9n_0d5zpb3

Silver takes silver

Or was it blue takes silver? I can't remember, it was just such an irresistable headline.

Winnipeg started with a long, but entertaining bus ride. After a quick stop at a food court, we breezed through customs and arrived at our hotel around eight. Players relaxed and got ready for the early morning ahead of them.

Saturday started at 6:40am in the hotel lobby. Then everyone bundled up and headed to the local PanCakery establishment. Unfortanetly, the service was not nearly as good as the food and Hopkins was a little late to the fields that morning.

The four games played by Silver that day were disapointingly one sided and no team was able to gain more the three points on Silver.

Blue on the other hand had a more intersting game against SJR JV B, and were able to pull out a win and go 3-1 on Saturday, only losing to the team that would eventually defeat the A-team in the finals.

Saturday ended with a delicious BBQ put on my the HBTS volunteers and a relaxing evening at the hotel, lounging in the rooms and in the pool. There was also some ice bathing for a few brave souls who hadn't gotten enough cold that day.

With such good results by both teams Sunday, they met in the quarter finals. This was a really fun and intense game by both teams. Both blue silver played like they had something to prove.

Blue was even to tie the game at one point before Silver's experience got the best of them.

Blue then continued to the conselation bracket where they faced Memoral highschool and lost a tough game by two in hard cap. They played great defense and was able to mostly shut down the Wisoconson team that had placed second at Eastern Nationals last year.

This loss sent them to the 7th place game where they matched up against the hometown SJR JV A. The teams played neck and neck but SJR was just able to convert more often and got up 7-4 at soft cap. It was now a game to nine. It a great comeback Blue was able to win 9-8.

Some notable plays and players were:
-Robbie Shapiro for MVP, he handled, he guarded deep, he cut deep, he lead his team of new players to 7th place!
-McKenzie Burke won most improved player for the girls and for what I hear she quite the force on O and D.
-Colin Camp won most improved player for the boys and that was very clear. He was skying silver team players left and right and leaving them on the ground.
-Asa Gotlieb got a key handblock in the 7th place match that lead to the game winning score.
-Josh Klane played a great game as well and had some spectacular handling

Back to the silver team, after winning against the Blue team they went on to face the local MN team Cretin (CDH).

This was a riveting game. Silver was able to go up 2-0 right away, however, one CDH got its fast break offence in the groove they were hard to deal with.

Both teams played fast paced O and traded point until four. Then a series of goal line throw aways and mental errors had Hopkins facing a 7-4 half with the soft cap on. Game to nine.

Relying heavily on our insanely good girls, we were able to gain to bring the score to 7-8 them. Hard cap went off. The next point was fast and furious with both teams turning it over too many times and the person causing all of CDH's turnovers was none other than "Captain" "Toucan" David "Iron Fist" "Swilly Canilly" Canillas. He had three, three! layout D's on one point to tie the game at eights.

It was universe point. I can't even remember what happened this point, but suffice to say with our ladies leading the charge we were able to bring home a W and advance to the finals.

Our last game was sadly less fruitful. It was against the second seed Kalvin from Winnipeg. They had just steam rolled SJR and were now waiting in the finals.

From the start of the game we knew this, they had two great players and they were going to exploit them and that proved to be an understatement. While the rest of their team was decent, these two were elite level players. They both played for the Winnipeg club team known as General Strike and were on the starting line of the Canadian Junior Worlds team.

It took us a while to adjust to their give-and-go, blade hucking offence and we went down 7-1 at half.

The next half we learned from our mistakes and played and interesting zone and tried to keep the disc from their two stars and force their other players too throw it away. This was quite effective, along with throwing to our girls and mismatched boys.

Disapointingly, we had already dug our grave and even with our revamped defence we were only able to score five more points until Kalvin wrapped up the game.

It was a tough loss, ending our two year winning streak, but I feel under windier conditions our superior depth and discipline would have won out.

Some notable plays and players"
-Erica Baken won girls MVP with her stellar handling and recieving along with some always delicious lay outs
-Brian "Deuce" Wilson and Steven "Das Boot" Rubinyi won co-mvps with their telepathic hucks and smooth bids
-David "nicknames" Canillas won MIP for his insane D, this was his break out tournament
-Greg "Snuggles" Milbrath had great tourney and was solid speed on D and a reliable cutter and handler on O

please feel free to add anything else:

LOST AND FOUND

LOST & FOUND post Hold Back The Snow!
Randy the bus driver, the coaches, & the parents found numerous items left on the bus. They are all at the Arenson home. I would like these mysteries solved and arrangements made to fetch these items from me by October 24. After that time I will donate the items. The items include:
* Red & black Stryker winter jacket
* Navy size small 2006 Western Ult Championships long sleeve shirt
*Navy Aeropostale gym bag, filled with clothing, including red cleats
* Black sleeping bag + black stuff sack
*Gray Hopkins Polarfleece partial zip sweater/jacket
*Starbucks thermal carafe
*Hopkins Girls Hockey fleece
*Polar fleece print neck warmers
*Purple& black polarfleece hat
*Black knit cap
*Black knit gloves
*White & black warmy socks
*Purple Kombi mittens
*Black Columbia polarfleece headband
* Navy Hanes boxers
*Nexcare navy knee brace
*Heather brown warmy sock
*White gym socks
*Gray Russell lounge pants, sz small
*Packaged food - assorted

I noticed and appreciated your behaviors of integrity both on and off the field this past weekend.

Please call me at 952-544-0474 to claim your stuff. You can imagine how thrilled I am to have smelly items marinating in my house!
Diane Arenson

Weekend Update--No practice Monday

There will be no practice today (Monday, October 16).

Congrats to the Silver and Blue team for doing very well at HBTS, a weekend write up will come shortly, but would anyone who has pictures please send them to me/burn them to a disc so they can go on the website.

Winnipeg, short and sweet

When: We are leaving at 2:00pm tommorow, be there at 1:30pm

Where: We are leaving from Adath Jeshuran Synagogue on Hillside Lane accross from Lindberg

What to bring: Have warm clothing and birth certificate/passport with letter from parents and any money or forms you need, or you can't go!


You can see a more in-depth description below.

Exit 69 Pictures

here are some of the highlights of the exit 69 photos, aka a bunch of pics of deuce

Exit 69

Winnipeg Info!

Miles to Winnipeg: 384
Expected weather: Below 50 degrees and it may be freezing.
Parents traveling with group: at least 10
Number of consecutive HBTS wins by Hopkins: 2
Traveling money: Players must pay for two dinners, two breakfasts and misc. snacks. (Lunch and Sat. dinner are provided by the tournament.)

Right now it is snowing in Winnipeg. The forcast for this weekend is low 40s maybe even 30s. That means dress warm! Wicking fabrics, layers, hat, and gloves are key. For reference here is what I will be bringing to winipeg:

What I am wearing (maybe some jeans, sweatshirt (the bus can get cold), etc... )

and then I am packing in my sports bag:
Under armor pants
Compresion Shorts
Athletic Shorts
A jersey
A white jersey/athletic shirt
An Under armor longsleeve shirt
A medium weight jacket
My handwarmer thing (instead of gloves)
A Winter hat
Some sweat pants
5 pairs of wool socks
My Cleats
A rain Jacket/Wind Breaker
sunscreen
some bandaids, medical stuff
A disc
A Water Bottle (with out water in it)

Then in my school back pack I am puting:
Stuff to do on the bus (homework)
A fresh change of cloths to wear after the games on Saturday and home on Sunday
Toiletries
A pair of swim trunks

I also recommend bringing a winter coat and gloves.

We are leaving Adath Jeshuran Synagogue on Hillside Lane across
from the Hopkins High School Lindbergh Fields at 2:00 PM on Friday Oct.13th.

That means be there at 1:30!

Also don't forget, you need to have a certified birth certificate or passport and a letter that states:

I _________________(the parent's name), give my child, (the child¹s
name)______________________________permission to travel to Winnipeg, Canada
from Minneapolis, Minnesota with the Hopkins Ultimate Team for the weekend
of October 13th thru October 15th for the Hold Back The Snow Ultimate
Tournament.

Signed

_______________________

Parent Name Printed________________________

Address printed______________________________


Phone number(s) printed _________________________

Jerseys and Joining

If you have not placed an order for a jersey email coach Jake is email address is:

Make sure to tell him your size and your top three jersey number choices.

Also you must have paid your Hopkins Ultimate registration. If you have not registered yet go the "Want to join" page on the right.

Lost and Found

I have found a number of things at practice and I am sure a few of you have left a number of things so post here lost or found items.

Exit 69 Recap

We had a great weekend and an awesome start to Hopkins Open Ultimate.

Our first game Saturday morning was against a fellow high school team, Moundsview. We won this game pretty handily even though we were a little slow getting started.

Our next game was against the College team Eau Claire. They were not so experienced and we beat them, trading points until hard cap. Most notable, Sam Brickwedde got a Callahan in this game.

The final game of our pool was against Stout who was on par with Eau Claire. Luckily we won the flip and got the first downwind point. Just like previously, we traded until hardcap and thus won our pool.

We were now moving from the E pool to the A bracket. Our next game was against a number of experienced players, who played in the club circuit as Liquid Assets who had previosly beaten CUT, the #1 seed. They were a little too advanced for our many new players and we lost a good game to them.

That ended Day One. We had lots of players and not everyone got a lot of playing time but we accomplished alot and broke seed.

Day two began a little later than expected...

We "won" our first game against Milwaukee 15-0 ... when they failed to show up to the tournament, so we had a bye until 12:30.


Our first game of the day was against Iowa State. We started out a little slow and they go a few break points on us. Half came at 7-5. We answered big in the second half with two big break points to get a safe lead. The the game got pretty intense and we traded point until it was 11-10 us, game to 13, win by two. We got the downwind to bring it to 12-10. We could have just won the game on the downwind but we were able to score an amazing upwinder to win the game 13-10 and get into the "Chump"ionship (game for ninth place).

Our final game was against the hometeam St. Olaf and we didn't have much of a chance but we were still able to work the disc and get a number of good points.

Overall, we finished 10th out of 32 college and club teams and broke our original seed of 24.

Some highlights and notable plays include:

Greg's huge up wind hucks.

Alters 5 for 5 scoobers including one monster 30+ yarder, additionaly he domminated the skies with a broken toe and a stomach full of McDonalds hashbrowns.

Sam B. got a nice Callahan.

Scar had a great first tournament and was a TMVP runner-up.


I had a some nice break like this one to clinch the Iowa game.

Das Boot won TMVP with just all around consistant play and some beautiful hucks.

HalloWinona

On the weekend of October 28-29 I am trying to get a team going for the college tournament HalloWinona in Winona, Minnesota. It is not going to be officially affiliated and run as a Hopkins HUrt ultimate program, it is instead just an attempt by me to get some of the guys from the team to head down to Winona with me for that weekend and play some disc. If you are interested in going, e-mail me at slr112788@hotmail.com. The cost is going to be 20$ if i can get 12 people to go. If enough women show interest I can put us in the co-ed bracket as well. I need to know this info in the next week so if you want to come e-mail me asap.
-Rubeans, Raboon, Das Boot, etc.

Exit 69 for HERt FORCE

For those of you ladies going to Exit 69 this weekend, please meet each morning at 6:45am at Lindbergh High School parking lot (the north side). Plan on leaving right away to get to Northfield. Directions are:
Hwy 35 south, at Exit 69 take a left onto CoRd 19 into Northfield, take a right on Hwy 3, and a left on Jefferson Pkwy - the fields will be on your right.
Games are scheduled to be until 5p - so we plan on being back the the high school between 6 and 7 depending on if we stop for dinner.
For you new girls: remember to bring food (carbs and protein), water and Gatoradetypeliquid, a white and a black shirt, cleats, sunblock, etc. The weather is all over the place tomorrow - possible rain, cool in the morning and hot in the afternoon, and windy all day (yeah, Zone!) - so dress for everything.
Call if you have any questions,
Kelley

Winnipeg Note

For the Parents for the Winnipeg Trip
1. Do they have any questions about Hopkins Ultimate?
2. Their child/children specifically are invited to Winnipeg. The cost for
Winnipeg is $150/child
3. Kids have to be at the Adath Jeshuran Synagogue on Hillside Lane across
from the Hopkins High School Lindbergh Fields by 1:30 PM on Friday Oct.13th.
Tell the parents we need everything paid and all releases done before the
trip.
4. We will likely return by midnight on Sunday evening. Ask the parents for
the telephone number we should call on the way back so they will meet us at
Adath in a timely fashion. (note callers email Michael Schock the list of
phone numbers)
5. The $270 or $281 paid was for club membership, UPA dues and 2 jerseys
(light and dark)
5. We will need a current original certified Birth Certificate or passport
for the trip as well.
6. Parents need to write a letter that states the following for their child
to travel with us to Canada

I _________________(the parent's name), give my child, (the child¹s
name)______________________________permission to travel to Winnipeg, Canada
from Minneapolis, Minnesota with the Hopkins Ultimate Team for the weekend
of October 13th thru October 15th for the Hold Back The Snow Ultimate
Tournament.

Signed

_______________________

Parent Name Printed________________________

Address printed______________________________


Phone number(s) printed _________________________

exit 69 practice

for those of you who werent at practice, and who will be attending exit 69 this weekend, there will be an additional practice at burns at 415 and a scrimmage against eden prairie at 1.

We should meet somewhere for lunch then carpool there.

here are directions:

Scrimmage at Round Lake at 1P.M. on Thursday 10/05
Take 62 west
then south on county road 4
turn right onto Valley View rd
turn right into the highschool and park in the nearest spot.
walk back across Valley View onto Hames Way
keep following the sidewalk on the left until you reach a black path that goes into the park
just follow the path keeping to the right and you'll see the field


also, everybody should come to northfield this weekend to watch and cheer on HUrt as we school some college teams on the finer points of ultimate.
with love,
zachy

Exit 69

The following is the roster for Exit 69: If you have any questions/comments/complaints email hopkinsexec@gmail.com:

Carl
Garenson
alter
rubeans
deuce
rzr
brick
barbie
matty freeman
matty chodosh
matty grewe
simon gottlieb
asa gottlieb
capt. cannillas
greg milbrath
billy sobelman
adam grossfield
robbie shapiro
grant powell
mark golob
freddy
zach leonard

we need to meet at lindbergh at 6:30, leave by 6:45, captain's meeting
at 8am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1500+jefferson+Pkwy,northfield,mn&spn=0.030913,0.059768&hl=en

scheduled to have games until about 5pm on saturday (return home about
7 if we stop for dinner), and the finals on sunday are at 2:30

If parents would like to drive, great, otherwise, captains and seniors
would have to provide the bulk of the transportation.


here are directions for anyone who wants to drive:

Leaving Hopkins get on I35w and head South to Northfield
South on I35 W becomes I35
Exit 69 is the exit to Northfield, head East into Northfield
From Hwy 19 going into Northfield:
-Right on Hwy 3
-Left on Jefferson Pkwy
-Follow Jefferson Pkwy for a while, field will be on your right

Practice Time Change

It's getting dark too early! Please note that practices on Mondays and Wednesdays with the coaches will now be from 4:15p to 7:15p.
I also encourage you to bring your water in a reusable container so you don't run the risk of leaving garbage on our field and having to do sprints for it. The city of Hopkins is nice enough to let us use their space - let's be responsible citizens!
And for those of you looking to go to Nationals this year (Black and HERt FORCE girls), don't forget to check out the optional Captain's practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3p (meet by Lindbergh center doors). It's a great opportunity to strengthen your body and work on your throws.

Notes from Mike Schock RE: Winnipeg hotel and transport

To those going to Winnipeg,
I have arranged for hotel and bus up to Winnipeg for the team, coaches and chaperones. There are a few seats open on the bus for parents who want to ride up with the team. However, parents will have to make hotel reservations for themselves. You can call the Airport West Holiday Inn at 1.204.885.4478 Address 2520 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg CA
Please mail $150.00 by Friday October 6 to:
Mike Schock
4316 Glencrest Road
Golden Valley, MN 55416
( I am Erica Baken's father in case you do not recognized the last name)

Winnipeg Boys

We've finalized the boys rosters for Winnipeg. We'll notify players individually of their team (Silver or Blue), but here, in no particular order, is the list of boys that are going to Winnipeg:

Zack Alter, Greg Arenson, Danny Barbario, Grant Boerhave, Sam Brickwedde, Davide Canillas, Matty Freeman, 7 Simon Gottlieb, Greg Milbrath, Carl Peaslee, Steve Rubinyi, Robbie "Shaps" Shapiro, Billy "The Slayer" Sobleman, Evan Tarshish, Brian "Deuce" Wilson, Eli Leonard, Steven Finn, Max Rosenblum, JoJo "Spud" Christiansen, Tom Kachelmacher, Colin Camp, Asa Gottlieb, Mark Golob, Josh Klane, Danny Litin, Andrew "Razor" Kelley (Sunday Only), Jonathan "Smalter" Alter

If you're not on the list and you asked to go, then you should have received an email. If you would like more information about it, please ask Lou or Jake.

The cost is $150.00 per player. Please get it to us immediately by delivering a check payable to "Hopkins Ultimate Frisbee Team" to Lou at practice.

Sqall-o-ween!

South Squall is hosting its annual Squalloween hat
tournament in November. Here are all of the details.
. .

When: Saturday November 4th, beginning at 10 AM
Where: at the Nokomis fields
Why: as a fundraiser for South and for FUN!
Cost: $10 per player

For those who are not familiar this is how a hat
tournament works: Every player rates their abilities,
then we toss our names in a hat and mix up the teams.

Don't forget to wear a costume. Bring friends and let
everyone know about the tournament. It should be a
lot of fun!!

MANDITORY FALL KICK-OFF MEETING

The meeting to sign up for Hopkins Ultimate is this weekend!!

WHERE: Hopkins High School cafeteria
REGISTRATION: starts at 12:30p
MEETING: is from 1-3p

Please bring a parent/guardian, medical insurance information and a checkbook! Come to meet the coaches, players, parents, and find out what Hopkins Ultimate is all about!

Also please fill out the forms linked to here.

Or you can visit the website at http://base.google.com/base/search?authorid=1240635&hl=en&gl=US

Check it out

I have added a new page to the right called Carl's Tricks and Trivia. I am going to be posting, obviously, tricks, and trivia on it.

The cool part about this is that you can earn points and win stuff, like discs, jereseys, who knows what, by answering triva ...

The way this works is I will post, pretty much daily, either a trick or piece of trivia. If it is a piece of trivia, the first person to answer (by posting a comment)will win a point.

So check often.

Captain's Practice and Info Update

Here is a list of things players and their parents should be aware of:

1. I am going to start holding Captains Practices Tuesday and Thursday after school. These are optional, however, reccomended for people who see themselves playing at nationals this year. We will focus primarily on conditioning and physical training and then just do some throwing. For instance, I have been doing this vertical jump excercise that has already added 5 inches to my vertical and I would be willing to share it with anyone who came. We will meet in the Lindberg center by the doors to the outside at around 3:00.

2. The informational meeting originally scheduled for Sunday October 1st has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 30th at 12:30pm at the Hopkins High school cafeteria.

3. For those interested, the Club Sectionals tournament went well today. Our first game started out pretty rough with a lot of dropped passes and miscues but we got it together as the day went on. Those who are coming tomorow should meet at Lindberg at 7:15.

4. Anyone who want to go to Winnipeg should read the post below and follow its directions.

5. See you all at practice on Monday!

Hold Back the Snow (Boys)

The boys need to finalize who is going to Hold Back the Snow in Winnipeg on the weekend of October 14-15. Some of you have already received an invitation via email. The rest of you need to email us at HopkinsExec@gmail.com with the following things:

1. Why you want to go or why you think you should go
2. What your level of commitment is with the team (how many years you've been on it, how many practices you've attended this year, etc.)
3. Whether you have your parents' permission to go

We need to get our list finalized very soon, so if we don't this information from you in the next couple days, it's very unlikely that you'll get to go. So get us the information right away and be sure to tell your teammates to do the same.

Directions to Sectionals

For those participating in the UPA Club Sectionals tournament this weekend, here are directions to where we play, the Twin Cities Polo Club:

The fields are located at the Twin City Polo Club at 6755 Turner Road, Maple Plain, MN

1. Go west from the Twin Cities on I394/US 12 to Maple Plain.
2. Go through Maple Plain to County Road 90 (just past the railroad bridge).
3. Turn left (south) and go about 1 mile to Turner Road.
4. Turn right (west) on Turner Road and go about 1/2 mile.
5. The clubhouse and fields will be on your left.



Also games start at 9am, so we get to lindbergh at 7:15 am, arrive, cleat up and ready for warmup at 8am, game starts at 9am. Games are scheduled to run until 6:30 on saturday, so plan for a full day.

link for schedule:
http://www4.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=68&id=2759

plan for bad weather - rain coats, fresh socks, NO COTTON!!!! wear your synthetic/wool clothes!

we'll have to organize rides when we get to lindbergh, so be prepared/willing to drive or chip in for gas.

Lastly, all players must bring a completed Medical Form from http://www2.upa.org/files/Medical_Authorization_Form.pdf or they won't be able to play.

Some tips from Coach Kelley

6 WAYS TO EFFICIENT RUNNING:

1- RUN TALL. gravity and weak core muscles cause many runners to "fold" in the middle when their feet land. this sitting-down movement wastes energy. imagine that wires are attached to your shoulders, pulling you up slightly. thrust your hips forward a bit and think "stability" when your foot hits. it's easier to run tall if you've worked your core properly.

2- RELAX. tension in your arms, shoulders, neck, and face reduce efficiency. arms and fingers should be loose. unclench your hands and let your jaw jiggle.

3- LAND ON THE MIDFOOT. a heel-first landing is a brake. it means you're extending your leg out too fa in front of your center of gravity, so it takes more energy to move forward. and it's shaky, so your muscles are working on stabilization instead of forward motion. shorten your stride. it'll feel odd at first, like shuffling, but once you get used to it, focus on thrusting backward with force.

4- RUN SOFTLY. the louder your footfalls, the less efficiently you're running. try running more quietly; you'll be unconsciously switching to a midfoot strike and a shorter, quicker stride.

5- SWING SYMMETRICALLY. check your form on a treadmill in front of a mirror. if one arm is bent more than the other or swings more, you have a musculoskeletal imbalance that can slow you down. target the weaker side with strength and flexibility exercises.


obviously, these help when running in a straight line - but are definitely good to be mindful about when it comes to efficiency. in a game like Ultimate, you sprint faster in the open field by taking faster or longer steps. you must also have speed endurance - this is important only to prevent you from slowing down after repeated short sprints.

more to come.

your friendly neighborhood coach kell

the majority of this comes from an article in men's health magazine.
to find out more about core exercises, see www.MensHealth.com/cardio

Winnipeg - Hold Back the Snow

The Hold Back the Snow tournament in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is October 14-15. Players, parents, and coaches will be traveling in one bus that will depart on October 13 at precisely 2:00 p.m. from the high school parking lot. Boarding will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. No one will get on the bus without the proper paperwork. We will have forms for you to sign, but for now, prepare your

1. Birth Certificate (with official stamp)
2. State Issued ID

You cannot enter Canada without them (unless you have a passport). If you do not have a copy of your birth certificate, you must make an effort to obtain it right away. If you were born in Minnesota, Hennepin County courthouse can usually print a copy for you on the same day you request it. Out of staters will probably have to work much harder.

If you have one, a passport alone is sufficient to cross the border.

Because of space limitations in the bus and hotel, we'll only be sending two co-ed teams to this tournament. Captains and coaches will be communicating how we'll be deciding who will be on these teams.

It is COLD COLD COLD up there. Pack accordingly.

The cost will be approximately $150 per player.

Get those passports or birth certificates ready!

Carwash Cleans Up!

Thank you to everyone who attended the carwash on Saturday. I am proud to inform that it was a great success. We raised exactly $1236.34. That is phenominal! Not to mention we had tons of kids show up and help.

It went very smoothly and thanks to everyone who brought treats to sell. I have to admit that I ate around half of them.

I may have caught a little bit of a cold with all the water but I am for sure going to see you all at practice on Monday!

It was a lot of fun and I know the carwash in January is going to be even better!

Hert Force website

Hey- I just wanted to let you all know that Hert Force has a website now... that will be linked to this website shortly.
The url is http://hertforce.blogspot.com/

Rachel Abrams

Ultimate?

For many parents it can be disorienting for a child to just suddenly say, "I want to play Ultimate frisbee."

"What?" "What is that?" "With the hippies?" "With the dogs?" "Like golf?"

And that is understandable, it is a relatively new sport. Few people have seen it played and fewer still know the rules and culture that is Ultimate frisbee.

So here are some resources that will help both begginner and veteran, player and parent.

This is posted compliments of the UPA website:

"Combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football, a game of Ultimate is played by two seven-player squads with a high-tech plastic disc on a field similar to football. The object of the game is to score by catching a pass in the opponent’s end zone. A player must stop running while in possession of the disc, but may pivot and pass to any of the other receivers on the field. Ultimate is a transition game in which players move quickly from offense to defense on turnovers that occur with a dropped pass, an interception, a pass out of bounds, or when a player is caught holding the disc for more than ten seconds. Ultimate is governed by Spirit of the Game™, a tradition of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the players rather than referees. Ultimate is played in more than 42 countries by hundreds of thousands of men and women, girls and boys."



For the parent it might be tedious to read the entire rule book, so here is a concise version posted below, however all players must read the rule book! This is the link to the UPA 10th edition rules.

Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules

1. The Field: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep.
2. Initiate Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective end zone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.
3. Scoring: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's end zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4. Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the stall count.
5. Change of Possession: When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
6. Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.
7. Non-contact: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. Fouls: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.
10. Spirit of the Game: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.


Lastly here is a helpful FAQ:

Q: What equipment do you need in order to play?
A: Ultimate is one of the least expensive sports to play, as all that’s required for a game is field space and a disc. Most players opt to wear cleats as well, and cones are helpful for marking the boundaries of the playing field.

Q: Are all discs the same?
A: No. Ultimate is played with a 175 gram disc, which is heavier and sturdier than the recreational discs most people are familiar with. The weight, diameter, shape of the rim, and plastic all factor in to how the disc handles. The UPA has developed very rigorous disc standards to ensure that players have access to the highest quality discs possible. The Discraft Ultra-Star 175 gram disc is currently the official disc of the UPA Championship Series.

Q: How long does a game usually last?
A: A typical game is played to 15 points and usually lasts about one and a half hours.

Q: How many people are on a team?
A: Teams have only seven players on the field at one time, but may have as many people on their roster as they choose.

Q: What does it mean when I hear Huck? What about Ho?
A: While Huck may sound similiar to a certain word, in ultimate it simply means a long throw. Ho means a lay out or diving "horizontal" attempt at the disc.

Q: What does Spirit of the Game mean for players?
A: For players it means knowing the rules of the game. It means calling fouls correctly when you see them. It means giving your opponent the benefit of the doubt, assume he is not trying to cheat you. It means if he fouls you, call the foul, but don't get mad, chances are he wasn't trying too. It means getting your team pumped up and staying positive. It means doing your best to make even the most intense game enjoyable to play.

Q: What does Spirit of the Game mean for the parent on the sideline?
A: It means cheering on your child. It means not heckling or yelling when you believe a bad call has been made. It means knowing the rules so you understand what is going on.

does anyone have any other additions or questions?