Boys Varsity Tryout tonight

Quick reminder that we have tryouts tonight.

This is 10th-12th grade boys plus those we've already talked to about trying out. If you are unsure if this applies to you, please call a coach or a captain.

If you cannot attend a tryout, it is highly recommended that you notify a coach ASAP.

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Cub fundraiser

Players, if you're in town and free tomorrow it's your last chance of the season to have some fun selling hot dogs and hamburgers at Cub! We have some parents working, but it would be great to have a few players as well, so let me know if you are interested in helping out for a few hours. We're there from 10:30-5:30, and if you want to come for even a couple hours, that would be great!

HBTS update

The sun was shining, and HURT was in good form as they played 4 games each today. Hopkins Black easily won all 4 games, only allowing 4 points all day. Hopkins Silver played hard against some really good teams,even scoring a few points against the second seed, and won their last game 12-0 with the Varsity team cheering them on from the sidelines! It was a great end to a wonderful day of Ultimate! Once again our players showed what great spirit they have by ending their cheer for the losing team by singing "Oh Canada" to them...I was pretty impressed that they knew the words! They are enjoying the bbq at the field right now, and I'm sure will come back to the hotel ready for showers, hot baths, or ice baths depending on their aches and pains, but I'm guessing they'll all sleep well tonight! We'll try and put some pictures and or video up later tonight!

HBTS

It's 45 and sunny in Winnipeg and our two teams are warming up for their first games! We arrived at the Holiday Inn about 8:45 last night, and everyone was in their room with lights out by 10:30. We'll keep you posted on the blog or twitter as the day progresses.

Winnipeg Registration materials and travel info

PLEASE, if there is any part(check, authorization form, passport number and birth date) of your registration that I don't have, bring it to practice TONIGHT! These were due yesterday! I need to send the passport information up to the border control ahead of time, and I have other things to do besides calling individual players to track this stuff down. If you want to get on the bus Friday, be responsible now. Thank you!

As an addendum to Haley's post, I spoke with our sales rep at the Holiday Inn this morning who told me that the forecast for this weekend is for weather in the 60's! If you were in Winnipeg last year you know that this is like a heat wave! It could still be very chilly in the morning and forecasts aren't always correct, so please pack for all conditions. We are bringing field food, but if there are specific things you always eat at games you may want to pack them.

We will be collecting and holding onto your passports when you board the bus.

What to bring to Winnipeg

I know there are plenty of people where this will be your first ultimate tournament or possibly first out of town tournament. In order to help you out a little I will give you what to bring/ what I bring to tournaments. Do with this information, as you want.

Friday: Wear comfortable clothes for the bus. Bring homework, movies, pillows, blankets and snacks. It's an 8-hour bus ride and you want to be comfortable! You also need on the bus your wallet, with id and passport. I would bring your [reusable] water bottle onto the bus also.

Saturday: Prepare for every type of weather.

Socks, non-cotton if you have, and lots of them.

Cleats, possibly two pair if you have them for back up

Shoes to wear to the fields

Sweats to wear to the fields and during your Bye round

Long under armor pants (cold gear)

Compression shorts

Regular shorts

Dark and white shirt- we are making jerseys that we will be wearing but brings these anyways

Long under armor shirt

Windbreaker/rain coat

Gloves

Hat/headband for when it's cold

LOTS OF LAYERS- if it gets cold you will want them

Ultimate bag with a disc, water bottle and your own snacks. If you like granola bars bring those, if you like salty things bring it.

A big garbage bag to put your ultimate bag in if it rains

Saturday Night-

At the hotel we are staying at there is a pool and hot tub. If you are interested bring a swimsuit.

PJ's

Toiletries

Sunday-

Same clothing as Saturday and a change of clothes to wear home from the fields if you please.

If you have any questions please let me know, also if you are a returning player and have advice on something else to bring please let everyone know also.

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HBTS Forms + Parent Signature

We've been handing out forms for HBTS at practice lately. If you are going to HBTS and have not yet gotten a form, please find Erin at practice to get a copy.

These forms need to be returned as soon as possible. Please contact Sara or Erin if you have questions.

Erin

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Central Regionals This Weekend in Maple Plain

The USAU Central Regional tournament is this weekend at the Twin Cities Polo Fields in Maple Plain, MN. The top teams from this tournament will advance to Nationals in Sarasota, FL!

Every year many HUrt alumni and coaches compete. Here's who you can expect to see this year:

• In the Women's bracket, Hert alumni Elise Rasmussen is playing for Pop, the #2 seed. Top 3 go to Nationals.
• In the Mixed bracket, #1 seed Drag'n Thrust includes coaches Jeanine, Tom and Alicia. #5 seed, Evil Twin, includes coaches Lou, Erin and Dan. The reigning Mixed World Champions, CLX (Iowa) are seeded #3. Top 4 go to Nationals.
• As always, the open bracket has many teams with HUrt alumni, including Madison Club, Sub Zero, and Prairie Fire. HUrt coaches Chris and Eric are playing for Sub Zero (#4) and Climax (#5) respectively. Top 3 go to Nationals.
• And in the Masters' bracket, Surly, a Minnesota team, is coming off their 2nd place finish at World's.

You can follow all the action through the USAU Score Reporting tool, right here:

Central Regionals Women's Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#womens/tournament/7479
Central Regionals Mixed Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#mixed/tournament/7510
Central Regionals Open Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#open/tournament/7486
Central Regionals Masters' Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#masters/tournament/7425

Or you can come cheer in person in Maple Plain (highly recommended). The weather is going to be beautiful, and the ultimate is going to be great!

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Hold Back the Snow 2010 Rosters

Hopkins Black
Eli Leonard*
Sam Bumsted*
Zach Mekler
Wyatt Mekler
Jake Hoffman
Jason Finkelstein
Daniel Raskin
Aaron Blaser
Danny Gollin
Adam Shapiro
Jordan Taylor
JJ Pira
Benny Greenfield
Haley Arenson*
Erynn Schroeder
Mia Bronstein
Alexa Schroeder
Rachel Johnson

Hopkins Silver
Jeremy Steinman*
Dylan Younger
Chris Lovagnini
Aaron Raskin
Michael Liberman
Benji Mosow*
Jake Beggin
Joel Ratner
Drew Locketz
Sam Parker
Braden Spencer
Alex Lehman
Josh Margolis
Shoshana Engelson*
Maddie Hudek
Linette Maeder
Niki Benson
Brie Karls

*denotes captain

Practice, 6pm on Thursday. Be there, we'll be learning new tricks.

Erin

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Winnipeg chaperones

Parents, we still have seats available on the bus and would love to have you join us! There is a $65.00 charge for the round trip transportation, just to cover the cost of our bus. We will be traveling in a comfortable coach bus equipped with wireless Internet. A number of you have expressed an interest, but we now need a firm commitment. Please let me know ASAP if I don't already have you confirmed; I need to let the Holiday Inn know how many rooms to hold for us. The group rate they have extended to us is $135.00 per night which includes all taxes. They will hold the room for you as part of our booking, and then put it on your credit card at check in.



If you have any questions about traveling with us please contact me and I'll be happy to talk to you about it. If you don't know much about the game, this is a great way to learn. I didn't know a huck from a layout, had no idea how long games lasted, what a soft-cap was, or even who was supposed to be doing what on the field at any given time. Then I went to Chicago. Todd Leonard saw how confused I looked and gave me a little tutorial on Ultimate. I was hooked! I guarantee if you come to a tournament someone will be happy to teach you everything you need to know to be an informed spectator. Some might consider me a glutton for punishment because I continue to travel to every tournament I possibly can! But I can honestly say, that despite the sometimes poor weather, you'll never find better entertainment, and you will most definitely find yourself proud of and impressed with the way our kids play this game! It's also very refreshing in this day and age, when many sporting events seem to be filled with fighting and yelling, to see our players discuss the issue when a foul is called and work through the problem. How many other sports do you know of where they cheer for the other team after the game, or give an award to a player they think displayed the most spirit? They learn about a lot more than Ultimate out on those fields.

Please email me at semekler@gmail.com
or call me-
cell 612-817-7997
home 952-935-8357

I need to know by Wednesday, October 6th if you are planning on coming. I will be finalizing the numbers with the hotel first thing Thursday morning.

Find your passport, you're going to Canada

Notice these are in alphabetical order, Black and Silver rosters will be announced at practice.

Please tell your parents that you're going to Hold Back the Snow, find your passport, finish registering for HUrt and tell your teachers that we're leaving at noon on Friday October 15th.

Haley Arenson
Jake Beggin
Niki Benson
Aaron Blaser
Mia Bronstein
Sam Bumsted
Shoshana Engelson
Jason Fink
Danny Gollin
Benny Greenfield
Jake Hoffman
Maddie Hudek
Rachel Johnson
Brie Karls
Alex Lehman
Eli Leonard
Michael Liberman
Drew Locketz
Chris Lovagnini
Linette Maeder
Josh Margolis
Wyatt Mekler
Zach Mekler
Benji Mosow
Sam Parker
JJ Pira
Aaron Raskin
Daniel Raskin
Joel Ratner
Alexa Schroeder
Erynn Schroeder
Adam Shapiro
Braden Spencer
Jeremy Steinman
Jordan Taylor
Dylan Younger

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Exit 69 Day 2

Hey guys,

Meet at lindbergh at 8:50 in the morning tomorrow to get to the fields by 10 for an 11 oclock game. We have a first round bye so we get to sleep in. YAY!

Wetball Out
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Official Exit 69 Information

So as we know, we are going to Northfield this weekend for the Exit 69 tournament. It is very early in the morning, so we will be meeting at the lindbergh parking lot at 6:20 and leaving NO LATER THAN 6:30. We will leave without you if you aren't there. Our first game is at 8 and it is against the first seeded team in our bracket, so get your mind ready to play a big game right off the bat. We will be carpooling to and playing at the main field site:

Spring Creek Soccer Complex
510 Jefferson Pkwy
Northfield, MN 55057

We could be playing as late as 5:30, meaning we will be back to the high school around 6:30 or 7.

Here is the roster for the weekend, if you are not on it and you want to tryout(and have shown interest in the past), post your name.

Capt. Eli Leonard

Capt. Sam Bumsted

Jake Hoffman(leaving early sat)

Jordan Taylor(sunday only)

Big Mek

Baby Mek(sunday only)

J Fink

Nate Wexler

Tommy Kach (leaving early saturday)

Daniel Forscribe

Aaron Raskin

Danny Gollin

Chris Lovagininininini

Dylan Younger

Adam Shapiro

Back Ache Seffren

Aaron "buzz bullet" Blazer

Drew Locketz

Jor-el Ratner

Minjy Mosow

Max Stelzner (sunday)

Benny "diaper" Greenfield(late saturday)

Mark Barry

JJ Pira

Jacob Brandys

Jake Beggin

Jason Herzog

Gary and Julius-showed interest at practice, but we need to know if they are going.

What to bring: Cleats, White and Black jersey, Too much water, snacks for the sidelines (it is a long day without much food, so bring a lot of protein and carbs to munch on), clothes for the cold because it is supposed to be around 50 degrees all weekend, and anything else to keep you comfortable.

Get some sleep tonight because it is an early one tomorrow

Wetball Out.

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Exit 69 Info Part 1

ALL PLAYERS WHO ARE TRYING OUT FOR VARSITY PAY ATTENTION

There is a tryout tournament that is mandatory if you want us to know you are trying out for varsity. You must go to try out. All people 10th grade and up and those we have talked to who are freshmen are able to try out. If you are not one of these people, and you would like to be considered, talk to a coach and a captain.

It is called Exit 69. It is in Northfield, Minnesota at St. Olaf and Carleton College, and yes, it is a college tournament. We will be carpooling there around 8 on both saturday and sunday and we play either three or four games a day. More details will be posted once the tournament gets closer. But this is the base of what you need to know. Varsity tryout. College tournament. Northfield. Two Full Days 8-4or5. We will carpool.

If you are interested, POST YOUR NAME in the comments, and we will make a final roster for tryouts later this week with more details. If you can not come, but want to tryout, talk to captains and coaches and post that as well

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Exit 69 Tournament

Please remember that if you are signing up to play this weekend at Exit 69, you must be a registered member of our team! There are some people who have posted that they are attending who have not yet sent in their forms and check. You can find all the forms in the registration post(linked on the right) Bring your completed forms and check with you to practice tonight.

Thursday Practice at Maetzold - 6pm

We understand that there are some players that are still deciding if they want to register. If this applies to you, we need a medical authorization form from you if you want to participate at practice. This is for liability reasons, your safety, and does not fully commit you to HUrt or cost you anything.

See the registration post (linked on the right) to find a copy of this form.

EVERYONE

As it gets colder, please dress for the weather. You should not be shivering at practice, you should be sweating. Long tights and long sleeve synthetic/wool tops are recommended. It is every Hurtem's responsibility to be Toasty Warm.

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Swarm Fundraiser

We need to know how many of you are interested in participating in the fundraising opportunity at the Swarm game on January 8th, that Stephen Elias talked about at the registration meeting. This is another opportunity for us to raise a large amount of funds for the team, and it sounds like a fun evening!

We would have to sell 150 tickets with a face value of $42.00. These would cost us $17.00, and we would sell them for 20 or 25 and keep the profit. During the game team members would sell chuck-a-balls, which they use for a competition after the game, for $2.00 each. We would keep all profit from the balls sold. They have two groups selling at each game so there would be competition to try and sell a lot of balls. We are only going to do this if we get enough people to commit ahead of time.

Please contact Stephen or post a comment if you are interested. If we don't have enough people in one week we will not be able to do this.

Stephen Eliasstephenelias4@msn.com or stephen@eliasmarketing.com
763-439-5000-cell
763-588-4787-work

Cub Fundraiser

First I'd like to thank all of the parents who signed up for a shift at Cub during our registration meeting. For those of you who didn't get an opportunity, you're in luck, it's not too late! We've got a few shifts left that could use one more person. Please email me at semekler@gmail.com if you are able to help out with any of the following dates. Thank you!

10/7; 2-5:30 shift
10/14; 2-5:30 shift
10/21; 10:30-2 and 2-5:30 shifts
10/28; 10:30-2 shift

Tuesday Practice & Exit 69

Practice tonight is at 6pm at Lindbergh #1. Daylight is limited, so please be ready to warm up at 6.

For boys 9th grade and up, we will be planning for the Varsity Tryout Tournament this weekend, October 2-3, in Northfield, MN. If you have a conflict this weekend, you need to tell me at practice tonight.

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PLEASE REVIEW - Winnipeg - Hold Back the Snow - Player Availability

The following players, have expressed interest in making the trip to Winnipeg for Hold Back the Snow. Hold Back the Snow is the weekend of 10/16. We depart Friday 10/15 at 12:30 and return early Monday morning.

If you are on this list and have NOT YET REGISTERED TO PLAY FOR THE SEASON, please do so immediately or you will not be invited to go.

Here's the list...Girls (11):
Haley Arenson
Erynn Schroeder
Alexa Schroeder
Rachel Johnson
Mia Bronstein
Maddie Hudek
Nicole Benson
Linette Maeder
Shoshana Engleson
Brie Karls

Uncertain: Bailey Taylor, Sam Gollin

Boys (33):
Jake Hoffman
Aaron Raskin
Daniel Raskin
Wyatt Mekler
Zach Mekler
Michael Liberman
Benji Mosow
Chris Lovagnini
Dylan Younger
Jason Finkelstein
Jake Beggin
Sam Bumsted
Joel Ratner
Drew Locketz
Sam Parker
Aaron Blaser
Danny Gollin
Adam Shapiro
Eli Leonard
Josh Margolis
Jacob Elias
Will Cohen
Benny Greenfield
Jordan Taylor
Braden Spencer
JJ Pira
Jeremy Steinman
Alex Lehman
Ethan Friedman
Zach Condon
Mark Barry
Jordan Barry
Max Rosen

The above list includes the responses that we have received so far. If you are on this list and should not be, please post a comment. Again, this is not the final list of who will be attending and who will not be, but just a list of who has let the club know they are available to be considered for an invite. Unfortunately we have limited space on the bus and on our two teams, so not everyone who wants to go will be able to. If you haven't already submitted your name, the deadline has passed; we will still have a waitlist after we pick teams from the names above. The only changes we are asking for are from the people already on the list. Remember, if you don't have a valid passport you cannot go to Winnipeg.

PLEASE POST WITH YOUR STATUS CHANGES BY 12 NOON FRIDAY 9/24. WE WILL BE PICKING TEAMS AFTER THAT TIME.

Practice Thursday 9/23 - CANCELED

I have reports that Maetzold is under several inches of water - so we will cancel practice tonight.

Things you can do inside after you finish your homework...

1) practice switching grips
2) pivot & fake - keep your balance, try using a chair in front of you as a mark
3) try to spin a disc like this super cool guy

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Registration Forms

If you haven't gotten your registration forms yet, all four are now available in this post. Click on each link and download them. Remember you will not be allowed to practice on Thursday if you are not officially registered!! Bring your registration forms and check with you to practice if you haven't already done so. registration form, USA Ultimate waiver and Application, team guidelines; this is 2 pages and includes our team CHEMICALS POLICY, and the medical form.

Sectionals Tournament - 9/25 - 9/26

Hurt,

We have an opportunity to play at Club Sectionals the weekend of September 25th in Maple Plain, MN (Twin Cities Polo Club).

Decisions about whether or not we will send a team must be made by Monday, September 20th.
The team will most likely be Coed, and games would be against college and adult club players.

**Sorry everyone - we did not fulfill roster requirements and will not be going to Sectionals. Keep an eye out, there may be a captains practice.**

Registration

Please get your registration forms and checks in as soon as possible; now that we are holding actual pratices it's important for us to have you registered. You can bring your forms and check to practice tonight-I will be there at the beginning of practice to collect any registrations, or please mail asap to -

Dan Mosow
14807 Wellington Road
Wayzata, MN 55391

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Winnipeg travel details

17th Annual Hold Back The Snow Ultimate Tournament
October 16th and 17th, 2010
Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba


Tournament Fees
This year's trip will cost $30.00 less than last year thanks to our fundraising efforts this summer.

Athletes: $165.00(includes: coach bus ride, 2 nights lodging, coaches' rooms and per diem expenses, buffet breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning, field food snacks, and tournament fees)

Parents/Chaperones: $65.00 for roundtrip coach bus trip(and you are also welcome to join us at our private buffet breakfast!)

Payment
Please make checks payable to "Hopkins Ultimate". Checks should be mailed to Sara Mekler, and must be recieved by October 10th.

Sara Mekler
12410 Huntingdon Lane
Minnetonka, MN 55305

Departure on Friday, October 15th
12:00 p.m. We will start loading the bus in the Adath Jeshurn Congregation parking lot. We will leave for Winnipeg at 12:30 SHARP!!

There will be one stop enroute to the US-Canadian border for dinner(player responsibility)
We should arrive at the hotel between 9-10 p.m.

Hotel Information
Holiday Inn Winnipeg-Airport West

This is the same hotel the team has stayed at for the last three years. It is located about a mile west of Assiniboine Park, where Hold Back The Snow is played.

Parents wanting to reserve rooms at our rate, please let me know; I believe it will be
$135.00(CAD) including all taxes for up to 4 people. I will be able to confirm this shortly. We will reserve the room for you and you will be able to put it on your credit card upon arrival.

Return on Sunday, October 17th/Monday morning October 18th
If timing is similar to the last few years we should be on the road by 5 p.m. Allowing for a brief dinner break and border crossing, we should arrive back at the Adath Jeshurun Congregation parking lot between 1-2 a.m. Monday morning.

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Winnipeg trip

If you are planning to travel to Winnipeg and play in Hold Back the Snow, October 15-17, please post a comment as soon as possible so we can get an idea of who is interested in attending. Remember, we are limited to 36 players. I will post all details tomorrow; I just wanted to get this posted so you could start signing up

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First Official Practice

Please join us for practice on Thursday September 16th at 6pm at Maetzold Field (1215 1st St. N, Hopkins)

Thanks again for coming to the Registration meeting!

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Registration Meeting

Just a reminder that our first team meeting and season registration is tomorrow night in the HHS lunchroom at 7:00. Please attend with a parent! We will have all forms available for you to fill out at the meeting.

Captain's Practice 9

Date: Sunday September 12th

Time: 1:00pm-3:15pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and at least one friend. We practice rain or shine

Captain's Practice 8

Captains Practice #8

Date: Friday September 10th

Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

Anyone who can make it, please do. We do understand that Rosh Hashana takes priority in many families, so do whatever you can.

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and at least one friend. We practice rain or shine

Fall Registration Meeting

Tuesday, September 14th, 7:00pm
Hopkins High School lunchroom

Players and parents, this is the official beginning of our season! We will have a short meeting followed by registration. Forms will be available on the blog for you to print and bring with you and we will also have all forms available at the meeting.

Captain's Practice 7

Captains Practice #7

Date: Tuesday September 7th

Time: 4pm-6pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

At practice we said it would be on wednesday, but because it is rosh hashana then, it is now tuesday. This means that we need to spread the word to people about the changes.

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and at least one friend

In response to the recent comments about the fate of the girls team:

1. Our main priority is to have a girls team. So recruiting is not a suggestion, it is necessary. The men's teams should do their part to recruit as well. This is something that affects the whole club (i.e. HBTS, a coed tournament).

2. No decisions have been made about what happens if we don't have enough girls.

3. We have options that would allow all girls who register to play in some capacity - but again it fully depends on how many girls we get. I'll be talking more about this at practices, but you can also call me if you have concerns.

Thanks,
Erin

Captain's Practice 6

Captains Practice #6

Date: Sunday September 5th

Time: 1pm-3pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

I know it is labor day weekend, but hopefully you are all still in town. If not, I understand and it is fine, but if you're here please come out.

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and at least one friend

Cub Foods Fundraiser

Players and Jr High parents; if anyone is available to work just one hour at the food stand tomorrow(Thurs, Sept 2) from 4:30-5:30 please respond to this post! The High School open house is at 5, so if nobody can work, I'll have to close early and we won't make our full $400 for the day.

RECRUITING NEW PLAYERS

All players should be talking to any girls they know who might have any intrest in playing. Tell them about captain's practice~invite them to come with you just to check it out. WE NEED TO RECRUIT AT LEAST 6 NEW GIRLS IN ORDER TO HAVE A GIRLS TEAM THIS YEAR! It's up to everyone, girls and boys, to help make this happen...so, talk up the sport you love and generate some intrest among the girls as well as the guys!

First School Year Captain's Practice

Captains Practice #5: Back to School

Date: Wednesday September 1st

Time: 4pm-6pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and at least one friend.

Captains Practice #4

Date: Sunday August 29th

Time: 12:00pm-2:15pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and all your friends.

Captains Practice #3

Date: Wednesday August 25th

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Place: Lions Park in Golden Valley

What to bring: white and dark shirt, more water than you think you need, cleats and a disc(if you have them), and all your friends.

Second Captains Practice

	Sunday August 22 at 1:00pm to 3:00 pm This is another practice for everyone to go to. It will be like the last one. Some throwing around, and a lot of scrimmaging. Same time and place on Sunday. Invite everyone you can so we can have even more people this time. Come to play or try it out. -Captains Eli, Bumsted, and Haley

FIRST CAPTAINS PRACTICE OF THE YEAR

Hey Hurtems and Future Hurtems,

We hope everyone had a relaxing summer but now it's time to get to work. We're starting the 2009-2010 season with the first captains practice Wednesday August 18th from 1pm-3pm at Lions Park in Golden Valley. We will be throwing around and scrimmaging and everyone who plans on playing Jv, Girls or Boys varsity should show up but it is fine if you can't make it.

We know that not everyone has checked the blog the past couple of months so after reading this post, spread the word to anyone you know who plays or is interested in playing. Can't wait to play some ultimate Saturday, see you there.

Sincerely,

Captains Eli, Bumsted, and Haley

YCC volunteers needed!

The 2010 USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships are in Blaine at the National Sports Center this weekend. The Minnesota High School Ultimate League is serving as the local organizer and they need some volunteer help.

The tournament itself is August 14th & 15th and help is needed then as well as the evening of Friday the 13th. The National Sports Center will be handling water, trash and recycling, so volunteer duties are very light and enjoyable: player food preparation, score-keeping (watching some talented kids play some high quality ultimate), setup and breakdown.

If you can volunteer for the whole weekend, great. One day? Fine. Half a day? OK. Just Friday? We need people then. Please go to the Minnesota High School Ultimate Volunteering

Page and sign up. Besides helping some kids to have a great ultimate experience,
you'll get to see some great ultimate and you'll also get some volunteer
souvenirs. We'll have shirts and discs and refreshments. If you work a
full day, we'll get you lunch, too.

Junior Worlds is on...

How's Klane doing at Junior Worlds? Check out the schedule and the videos.

There are some cool things going on in Heilbronn, Germany, so check it out.

http://www.wjuc2010.de/

State tournament pictures

The boy's team pictures from state are now on the shutterfly site where they can be downloaded or ordered. Sorry it took me so long to get them off my camera and onto the web site! Enjoy!
http://hopkinshurt.shutterfly.com/

Summer Ultimate Camp - Golden Valley

Ages: 12 – 17

Dates: Monday August 9^th – Friday August 13^th

Time: 9am – 3pm @ Lions Park in Golden Valley

Cost: $65 for Golden Valley Residents & $69 for non-residents

Register with Golden Valley Park @ 763-512-2345

Come and join HURT Alumni and fine-tune your ultimate skills! Play ultimate with your friends! A bargain for a week of fun! Many games will be played! Participants should bring a bag lunch, bottle for water, sunscreen and snacks. Everyone welcome! The more, the merrier! Call today!

Posted for HUrt parent Wendy Rubinyi (Her son Steven, HUrt Alum, will be a camp organizer)

Luther College Ultimate Camp

Greetings Hopkins Ultimate Players,

Luther College will host their Ultimate Frisbee Camp again this summer, June 24-27. We invite you and any of your friends to join us for what will be another great year of competition and fun. Come improve your skills and learn more about what it takes to succeed in the college game from captains of both the Men's and Women's teams. The camp is for boys and girls anyone ages 14-19. Whether you have been playing Ultimate for 4 years or you are just beginning, this is the camp for you. The Luther Camp is a comprehensive experience where beginners learn the ins and outs of Ultimate and experienced players sharpen both technical and tactical skills. In the evenings we take a break from the rigor of training sessions to enjoy a range of activities from swimming and disc golf, to scavenger hunts. We hope you'll join us this year!

Please see the attached postcard for more information or go to http://luther.edu/programming/camps/frisbee/ to register.

Bring four of your friends and you get a group discount!!

Contact us with questions. Please feel free to forward this email on to anyone who might be interested.

Cheers!

Lauren Kraus and Julie Shockey
Ultimate Camp Directors
Luther College
Decorah, IA

kraula01@luther.edu
563.387.1413

YCC - Youth Club Championships

This year we are filling 3 YCC teams; a mixed, open, and women's. There will be 2 tryouts. The first is Saturday the 12th at Soloman Park at 9:00. The next is Tuesday the 15th at 5:30; same location.

Soloman Park is in South Minneapolis at 58th and Bloomington. Link

If there are questions, please email Mike Berseth at mike_berseth@yahoo.com

bailey! post some upcoming shows here

So we wanted to go to some of Bailey's shows as a team. She is going to post when/where other shows will be in the comment section, and we can finalllyyyyy see one!

Sunday at State!!

Boys Schedule, with some scores updated:

http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/6922

Girls Schedule:

http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-girls/tournament/6941

All three teams play at 9 am. Let's end this season on a high note!!!

JV Sunday at State

JV will be playing on Field C2, which is right next to the field we played our last game on Saturday right behind the soccer stadium. The game will be at 9:00 and we will have games at 10:40 and 12:20 for a total of 3 on Sunday. Play should finish around 1:30-2:00. Players should be at the fields at 8:00 AM to warm up. let's continue our hard play and get some W's to end our season with.

Coach EZ

Knollwood Cub Foods Fundraiser

Yesterday was our first day of selling hamburgers, hot dogs and brats at Cub and I have to admit, I had fun! Thank you to Randy Steinman, Benny Greenfield and Zach Mekler for being the first to help me run the stand. We were all amazed at how popular this is; it was hopping all day long. That being said, the stand can be run with 2 people at a time, but is easier and more efficient with 3. Cub supplied us with an employee most of the day yesterday, but that won't always be the case. Please check your calendars and email me to sign up for a shift. Parents and players don't have to be able to work together; a lot of the players will be gone at camp from mid June through July so any parent or alum volunteers during this time will really be appreciated. Although I learned quickly that we should try to have players there as often as possible; within 30 minutes of arriving Benny and Zach had recieved more tips than we'd gotten in 3 1/2 hours!



Shifts are 10:30-2 and 2-5:30 every Thursday through August. You should plan to arrive a few minutes early(@10min for the a.m. shift) and we found that we were done yesterday by 5:40.

my email address is smekler@aol.com

JV Meetup at State -- Updated

JV Players and Parents,

Here is a link to the field map for State.

http://mnhsultimate.org/2010/10_Ultimate%20HS%20Champs_Map.pdf

Our fields are C1 and U3, which are at the South end of the entire NSC. You will probably want to park in the main lot next to the Schwan Center.

We will need one captain to attend the captain's meeting at Tournament Central, which is relatively far away and on the North side of 105th Ave. Either Eazy or I will also attend while the rest of the team warms up.

For transportation to State, we will follow Varsity's lead at meet at Lindbergh by 7:15.
Players are responsible for their own rides to Blaine. Be there by 8:00.

State Tournament Details

Open Division: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/6922

Boys Varsity - Pool B - Game Times:

9 AM - Hopkins vs Mahtomedi - Field I3

12:20 PM - Hopkins vs Edina - Field I3

2:00 PM - Hopkins vs Southwest - Field I3

If, as seeded, the varsity finishes first in their pool, they advance to the quarterfinals at 9 am Sunday morning. If the boys finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th, there will be another game on Saturday afternoon at 4 pm.

Boys JV (Spurt) - Pool E - Game Times:

9 AM - Spurt vs Henry Sibley - Field C1

12:2o PM - Spurt vs St Paul Central - Field U3

2:00 PM - Spurt vs Spring Lake Park - Field C1

If JV breaks seed and finishes 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their Pool, they will play another game at 4 PM on Saturday. If JV finishes 4th, their next game will not be until Sunday morning at 9 AM.

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Varsity, meet at Lindbergh at 7:15 AM on Saturday morning, leaving for Blaine by 7:30. JV, look for info from Coaches Mike and Eazy about transportation.

Here is the official Minnesota HS Ultimate League field map for this weekend: http://www.mnhsultimate.org/2010/10_Ultimate%20HS%20Champs_Map.pdf

Questions? Let me know.

Mikey K

774-4-LAYOUT

(774-452-9688)

Ladies and State

The pools and field assignments are now posted on the MN State High School League website.

Our first game is at 9am. You must be at the fields by 8am. Please meet for carpools at Lindberg at 715am.

We play on field J2 all day because we are seeded #1 in our pool! Woot!

Please see link to the league for details and a map of the sports center.

http://www.mnhsultimate.org/state.aspx

See you Saturday morning!

Jordan Taylor

JT

I have your bag from practice. I'll bring it saturday. If you need anything out of it i can give it to you sometime in the next two days.

Eli

JV Lost & Found

If you were at JV practice today, I need each of you to check your gym bags for a black #30 jersey. If you find it, please email me at mike.born@gmail.com.

Also, I have accumulated several items of lost clothing throughout the season. They will be on display at State. If you know you are missing something, please let me know. Anything unclaimed will go to the first person that wants it.

Varsity Practice on Wednesday 6/2

Like we talked about last night at the banquet, tonight we have practice at 6 PM on Lindbergh Field 10.

Last practice before State! Be there!

Mikey K

Girls' practice 6/2

Girls will be having practice at 5pm at the Civic fields on Wednesday.

There will also be practice on Thursday, to be posted soon.

Please post in the comments if you can make it to either or both.

Thanks,

Erin

JV practice Wednesday 6/2

JV team - practice tomorrow, 5:15 @ civic center fields