MADISON MUDBATH

ONCE AGAIN, I WILL ANSWER TO A POST REGARDING OUR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO MADISON. THE ONLY REASON A BUS WAS USED LAST YEAR WAS BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH PARENTS GOING, TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE PLAYERS. PLAYERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC CAR SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION FOR PARENTS OF PLAYERS. IT IS EVERY PARENT'S CHOICE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT THEIR CHILD TO ATTEND. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE TEAM. YOU GET TO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL PLAYER. IF YOU'VE READ THE POST ABOUT CUB FOODS YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PLACES OUR FUNDRAISING MONEY HAS GONE THIS YEAR. WE WOULD NOT BE SPENDING IT FOR THE BUS; PARENTS WOULD BE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT SEMEKLER@GMAIL.COM OR 612-817-7997. DO NOT WRITE ANY MORE COMMENTS, AS I AM DONE ANSWERING ON THE BLOG.

ADDENDUM~THERE WAS A QUESTION POSTED REGARDING OUR DECISION TO DRIVE TO MADISON RATHER THAN USE A COACH BUS. FIRST OF ALL, THAT IS NOT A DECISION MADE BY THE COACHES, BUT BY THE BOARD. SECONDLY, WE TRIED TO MAKE IT CLEAR IN OUR ORIGINAL POST THAT WE WOULD BE DRIVING IF WE HAD ENOUGH PARENTS INTERESTED IN GOING. THIS TRIP IS USUALLY DONE AS A DRIVING TRIP. A COACH BUS FOR THE WEEKEND WOULD COST OVER $3000.00 AND WE FELT THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY, WE'D RATHER NOT. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE TEAM WILL BE FUNDING THE MAJORITY OF THIS TRIP FOR EACH PLAYER, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO BENEFIT FROM OUR FUNDRAISING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT semekler@gmail.com

WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION, FOR MADISON, TO CARAVAN WITH PARENT DRIVERS. WE HAVE BETWEEN 8-10 PARENTS TRAVELING WITH US AT THIS POINT AND PLENTY OF SEATS FOR ALL WHO WANT TO ATTEND. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL THE VARSITY AND JV PLAYERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE EARLIER POST ABOUT ATTENDING MADISON MUDBATH. PLEASE POST IN THE COMMENT SECTION ONLY IF YOUR STATUS HAS CHANGED~IF YOU ARE LISTED AND ARE NO LONGER PLANNING ON GOING, OR IF YOU AREN'T LISTED AND WOULD LIKE TO GO.

Benji Mosow

Aaron Blaser

Drew Locketz

Ryan Franklin

Benny Greenfield

Will Cohen

Chris Lovignini

Josh Margolis

Zach Mekler

Wyatt Mekler

Dylan Younger

Sam Bumsted

Aaron Raskin

Daniel Raskin

Ben Pavelka

Michael Lieberman

Jake Hoffman

Joel Ratner

Zach Shear

Max Rosen

Jason Finkelstein

Jacob Elias

Adam Shapiro

Max Sandler

Sam Kaminsky

Trey Taylor

Jordan Taylor

Jeremy Steinman

Mosey Krelitz

Tyler Perry

Michael Seffren

Danny Gollin

Eli Leonard

Maddie Hudek

Haley Arenson

Shoshana

Mia

Sonya

Izzy

Linette

Val

Margo

If there are any other parents who would like to travel with us who haven't already heard from me, please leave a comment as well and I will contact you. This is a great opportunity to be a spectator at an away tournament without having to go too far away!

CUB FOODS CALENDAR SIGN UP

The calendar for the Cub Foods shifts is now up and running. The shifts are every Thursday from 10-2 and from 2-6. I've already put all of the people who signed up at the spring meeting on the calendar. When you sign up please put your name and email or phone number in an open slot. You will receive a reminder a few days ahead of time.

Sign up here PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS NOW A REQUIREMENT THAT EACH FAMILY WORKS AT LEAST ONE SHIFT; THIS CAN BE THE PLAYER, PARENT, GRANDPARENT, OR EVEN BETTER, WORK A SHIFT TOGETHER! WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK MULTIPLE SHIFTS~WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU! IF YOU DON'T SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A SHIFT. IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO WORK YOUR SHIFT, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND SOMEONE TO WORK FOR YOU. WE WILL ESTABLISH A LIST OF PLAYERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN "SUBBING" IF YOU WANT TO HIRE SOMEONE TO WORK YOUR SHIFT. YOU WILL NEED TO PAY THEM $7.50 AN HOUR/$30.00 PER SHIFT.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF THE WAGON EVERY WEEK WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTINUE.

THE MONEY WE'VE RAISED HAS ALLOWED US TO LOWER THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE 2010-2011 SEASON. PAY FOR PART OF THE TRIPS TO WINNIPEG, DULUTH AND CHICAGO. PAY ENTRY FEES FOR THE GIRLS U OF M AND THE JV ST JOHNS TOURNAMENTS. OFFER SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS TO NEW AND RETURNING PLAYERS. HELP THE VARSITY TEAM TRAVEL TO PHILADELPHIA AND OREGON THIS SPRING AND FUND A LARGE PART OF THE TRIP FOR EVERY PLAYER GOING TO MADISON MUDBATH THIS YEAR. PLEASE BE GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THIS KIND OF ASSISTANCE TO OUR TEAM IN THE FUTURE...IT BENEFITS US ALL!

*PLAYERS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME ADDED TO THE LIST TO WORK THE FOOD STAND IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO HIRE A "SUB" THIS SUMMER, PLEASE POST WITH YOUR AVAILABILITY.

JV Captains Practice - Sunday 4/10

The JV captains are holding practice tomorrow at Lions Park from 2-4pm. Another great opportunity to tune up before our first spring league game. Be there!

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4/7 JV Game -- Postponed (Practice Instead!)

Thursday's JV game vs. Eden Prairie B has been postponed at EP's request. We have a bye next week and are discussing options for a make-up date.

A Lions Park practice may be scheduled tomorrow in lieu of the game, so please hold the date and keep watching the blog.

Update (7pm): Practice at Lions Park, 5-7pm Thursday

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Cub Foods Fundraiser

Parents, last minute request for tomorrow morning...we found out that we will be starting the

food wagon tomorrow, and I could still use one or two volunteers for the 1st shift 10-2

I am making a new interactive calendar that I will put on the blog soon so people can sign up for available shifts.

Please remember the new requirement that each family works at least one shift. This can be the player, parent, grandparent, whoever you choose. If you didn't already sign up for a shift at our spring meeting, please sign up when the calendar is available. Any family that doesn't sign up will be assigned a shift. I am in the process of putting together a list of team members who would be interested in "subbing" once school is out if you can't work your shift. If you choose to use one of the subs, you will be required to pay them $7.50 an hour, or $30.00 per shift to take your shift for you.

Please email me at semekler@gmail.com if you can work tomorrow.

Thank you,

Sara

Varsity Game Thursday

Varsity Game at Armstrong

Be in the Lindbergh parking lot ready at 4:45

we are leaving then to be there earlier or we will leave without you
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4/7 JV Game -- Change of Venue

Hurtlets,

I just received a call from Eden Prairie and their home field will be unplayable for Thursday's league game. Both coaching staffs are working to find a suitable replacement field so the game can be held as scheduled. Please watch this post for updates over the next 2 days.

Practice: Same time same place

Tuesday april 5. 5-7 JV Vars
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All Team Practice on Monday at Lion's Park

JV and Varsity. Lion's Park, Monday April 4

5-7 PM
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Spring Practices

Hurtems and Hertets,

It's time to go outside! We don't have indoor space at WJH etc., so please keep an eye on the blog for information regarding our outdoor practices.

Get outside and throw as much as you can.

Thanks,

Erin

Captain Practice

Sunday. Lions Park. 1-3
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Captain's Practice at Lions for Varsity

Lions Park Saturday 1-3 PM. Make sure to let your teammates know about it. Be ready to work
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Hustle volunteers needed - Action needed by April 15th

Hopkins Hustle planning is well underway!

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

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

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

Hurtems,

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

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

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

Thanks,
Erin

Varsity practice this week

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

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

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

Erin

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All team practice - Sunday 3/20 - Canceled

Hurtems,

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

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

You can follow your brothers on Twitter.

Erin

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

St John's JV Tournament travel details

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

GOOD LUCK JV PLAYERS!

Hurt Varsity - forecast for the weekend

Chicago Invite 2011's definition of Toasty Warm:

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

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

St Johns Indoor Tournament Details

JV Boys-

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

Schedule:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Directions:

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

37 South College Avenue
St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374

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

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

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

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

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

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St Johns Indoor Roster

JV Boys-

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

- Ben Pavelka

- Ryan

- Drew L

- Jason H

- Max Rosen

- Zach Shear

- Jacob Elias

- Mike Lieberman

- Braden Spencer

- Ethan Friedman

- Aaron Raskin

- Charlie Cousins

- Joel Ratner

- Max Sandler

- Will Cohen

- Chris Lovagnini

- Sam Kaminsky

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

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

More tournament information will follow in a subsequent post.

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

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Girls Get Together

ello' girls,

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

Haley

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St Johns Indoor Tournament Information

JV Boys-

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

Info-

Name: St Johns Indoor Tournament

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

Time: Noon-1opm

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

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

Thanks,

Coach Tallis

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

Madison Mudbath 4/30-5/1

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

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

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

Varsity trip to Western Nationals

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

Friday Practice at the Plymouth Dome

Varsity,

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

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

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

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

Junior: salad and appetizers

Seniors: deserts and drinks

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

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Wednesday JV Practice - Confirmed

Hey JV team -

We have the opportunity to run a JV-only practice this Wednesday (@ Kimberly Lane, 6:30 - 8:30). Since we are on such short notice, we need a commitment from 10 JV team members to make this a viable practice. If we can't get the numbers, the Varsity team will take the space instead.

If you can make practice, please post in the comments below.

Ahimsa!

Update (5PM Tuesday): JV practice is confirmed for Wednesday.

See the embedded link above for the location of Kimberly Lane Elementary. For future reference, all practice locations can be found by following the practice link under "Hopkins Ultimate Links" on the sidebar to the right of this post.

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Hurt Varsity Dinner Sunday

Varsity Men,

I sent a facebook invite already about this so it should be old news by now. Sunday at 5:30 before practice we are having dinner at my house 11650 timberline road minnetonka 55305. It is mandatory, no excuses. A reminder: sign up for chicago and jersey numbers if you haven't already
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Varsity--Chicago Invite

Varsity Men,

We need to know now if you can go to chicago invite. It is the weekend of march 19-20 and we will depart on that friday afternoon. We also need parent drivers. SO, post in the comments if you can go, AND if you have a parent that can drive make sure to say that too.
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Practices this week

Tuesday - JV practice at Alice Smith at 6pm
Wednesday - Boys Varsity practice at Kimberly Lane at 6pm
Sunday - All team practice at 7:45pm - after the Spring All Club Meeting at 6pm

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2-20---PRACTICE CANCELLED

The people at WJH have closed the school for the night, so we can't practice tonight. Tell everyone you can about this, spread the word to your teammates.
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Practice 2/20 + weather

Hurtems, Hertets and concerned parents,

The snow storm we were expecting is underway. As of right now, practice is still scheduled for 8:15pm at WJH for all teams.

I will be watching the weather and will post by 6pm to decide whether or not we'll still have practice tonight.

If you'd like to weigh in on my decision, please post in the comments, give me a call or email me.

Erin
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U of M Ladies Indoor

Sunday, February 20th
Tournament time: 7am - 3 pm
Arrival time: yet to be announced. I am still waiting for a tournament format. PLEASE keep an eye on the blog and the Facebook group for details
Play 5 games
5v5 format, all women!
U of M Fieldhouse (17th and University)

Ladies that have communicated with me about attending:
Alicia and Martha –Coaching
1.Haley
2.Mia
3.Margo
4.Val
5.Linette
+4 new gals THANKS HALIEY!!!!!!!!!!

Going to be very fun! See you girls this weekend.
My cell if you have questions 952-201-2297
~ Alicia

Jersey Numbers

Hello Hurtems and Hurtets

If you desire a number on the back of your jersey, please tell us what you would like said number to be. Post a choice of three numbers and your size in the comments so we can get your jerseys to you asap. If you dont choose a number or size, one will be assigned to you, and nobody wants that now do they?
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Reminder: Sunday practice at an earlier time

Please see the change in time for tonight's practice.

Be ready to warm up at 7:45pm.

(reminder for Boys Varsity - if you have a foam strip, bring it)

Erin

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Spring Meeting Sunday February 27 @ 6pm

Please be aware and tell your parents that we will be having a Spring Meeting on Sunday February 27th at the West Jr. High cafeteria.

Meeting will start at 6pm, and at 7:45 Hurtems will go down to the structure for practice.

This meeting will cover a LOT of information:

registration
rostering
tournaments
practices
travel
HUSTLE (May 7-8th)

Please make it a priority to attend this meeting. All Hurtems should have at least one parent there, regardless of whether they are new to the program or not.

Erin

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Varsity travel

I have sent out an email to varsity parents detailing spring travel plans. If your parents didn't receive this, please let me know at semekler@gmail.com . Please respond to that email with the decisions about which tournaments you can commit to, rather than on the blog. The sooner we hear from everyone, the sooner we can finalize plans. Thank you.

No Sunday Practice - 2/6

Hurtems,

We know you like football. Enjoy the Superbowl - and keep an eye on the blog for team specific practices.

Erin

Varsity travel

Varsity players, we are trying to put together out spring travel plans and need to get an idea of who can make a commitment to our out of town tournaments. Obviously, Paideia and Westerns are the most expensive trips and also the ones we need to plan the farthest in advance. We need to make non refundable deposits on airplane tickets, so we will not decide to travel unless we have firm commitments and DEPOSITS from anyone who plans to attend. The final cost has not been determined but airfare is very high to Portland and not that cheap to Atlanta either. Even with a substantial amount of our fundraising money being used to defray costs, expect the final amounts to be in the range of~$375.00-425.00 for Paideia and $500.00-$600.00 for Westerns. There has been some talk about a few other fundraising ideas specific to Varsity that could help lower the cost as well, but you guys would have to start working on that.

Please post as soon as possible if you are planning on traveling to either or both of these tournaments.

We need to make a decision about attending Paideia by next week in order to make our travel plans. I will need a $100.00 deposit by February 10th from each player who plans to attend if we have enough players available to make it possible for us to go.

A quick note about current Hurt activities

Just a reminder:

1) if you cannot attend a practice, please email a coach or contact your captain

2) recruiting is still your active duty, bring a friend to a Sunday practice

3) working out is very helpful for preventing injury - stay active

Finally, it is every Hurtems responsibility to check the blog and to make sure a parent is aware of the blog and our practice schedule.

As we near February, practice schedules will be more consistent (sorry, we've had some adventures) and we'll have everything posted sooner.

Erin

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Sweatshirts- Again

Hey,

I hate to keep posting but I still need money from the following people to order sweatshirts. I need the money upfront before buying them. If your name is on the list below please get 29 dollars to me as soon as possible. We were planning on ordering these sweatshirts before winter break and now it is after... So, if you told me you wanted a sweatshirt and have not paid (aka you are on the list below) get that money to me. Thank you.

Maddie Hudek

Joel Ratner

Mia Bronstein

Jake Hoffman Margo Levitt Zach Mekler Shoshana Aaron raskin Wyatt mekler Nathaniel Hudek Benji Mosow

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Duluth details

Sorry for the delay guys. Finishing these details has not been a priority this week because I'm busy being a new grandma; that's right, Zach and Wyatt are uncles, so ask them about their nephew!

The final cost per player is $60.00. It was actually $80.00 last year, so this is quite a bit less. Please bring a check made out to Hopkins Ultimate Frisbee Club and give it to Todd.
You will be staying at the Comfort Suites on Canal Park in Duluth.
Please be at Lindbergh tomorrow morning BY 9:00am. Todd Leonard and Marni Bumsted will be driving all the players from there. You will be stopping at Tobies for breakfast/brunch on the way to Duluth, and the first game will be at 1:30.
You will need to bring enough money to buy dinner on Sunday night as well, and snacks if you want them as well as a fast food stop on the way home monday night.

Marni's cell phone number is #612-749-0485
Todd's cell phone number is#612-363-2200

What to bring to an indoor tournament

A few reminders about what to pack for an indoor tournament:

light (not gray) jersey
dark jersey
your own water bottle
disc
snacks (e.g. beef jerky, clif shot blocks, gu, granola bars etc.)
thick socks (indoor surfaces are less forgiving than grass)
2 pairs of shoes: 1 to walk through the snow in, 1 to play in
warm ups
swim suit

Please talk to your captains if you have questions about Carpools etc.
Thanks,
Erin

Duluth Indoor Tournament Jan. 16-17(MLK Weekend Sun. Mon)

Varsity.

On Sunday January 16 and Monday the 17th, there is a college tournament in Duluth hosted by UMD. We will be leaving on Sunday morning and play sunday night and monday morning(it's over mlk weekend so you wont miss school). We'll stay in a hotel on Sunday night. The cost will be close to $50. It will be a more selective varsity roster since it is 5 on 5. Post in the blog if you can go.

note from Erin: We also need a parent to come with us, so ask your folks!

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Indoor season starts January 9th

Hurtems,

Practices are starting this weekend. More details to come.

Sunday nights are all team practices at the West Structure at 8:30 PM. This was the only time available on Sundays, and we know it's late but it's all we've got. We have the space until 10 PM. If you need to leave early, please let a coach know at the beginning of practice.

Tuesdays will be split between teams. 6 - 8 PM at Alice Smith Elementary School, starting Tuesday January 11th.

We're figuring out one other time/day of the week, which we'll add to this post when we know.

Thanks for your patience.

Erin

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Hurt Board Meeting 1/4

Hurt'ems,

We are nearing our indoor practice season, so keep an eye on the blog. We are finalizing most of our spring details at the Board meeting this Tuesday. I will post on Wednesday with more information.

Thank you.

Erin

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Winter Accountability #3

Hurtems,

Please remember to tell your captains whether or not you're able to attend workouts. Communication is another Hurt intangible.

Recruiting!
Keep your captains aware of the recruits you're throwing with, especially for ladies - this is truly a whole program responsibility and everyone should be doing his or her part. Some ideas:

• ask your gym teacher if you can teach Ultimate during a class
• show your friends great ultimate pictures and videos (don't forget this one)
• baby steps:
  

  step 1: casual throwing with you, a normal Hurtem;
  step 2: casual throwing with you and a captain/experienced player or small group;
  step 3: try a practice & meet a coach
  

• ever played ultimate in the snow? laying out is easy!

Keep your eye on the blog, there are sure to be updates soon about practices and tournaments.
Erin

USA Ultimate Dues

If you receive a postcard from USA Ultimate regarding dues renewal, you can disregard this! Your dues were paid for as part of your registration, and we are taking care of all the renewals for you.

Sweatshirt Orders

Hello Ya'll,

I hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving. It is time to put the orders in for the sweatshirts and get them in the mail so we can have them for the long and cold upcoming winter. However, before I order them, i need to have the money before ordering them. The final cost on them is 29 dollars. This can be cash or check made out to me. If you have any questions please post them on the comment section or email me or erin, and she can forward emails on to me also. Please get the money to me soon so that we can get the order on it's way.

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Winter Accountability #2

Another 2 weeks have passed of our Winter season. Are you recruiting? Remember to email me if you've thrown with a newb.

Thank you to Ratner, Val & Lieberman for doing their part.

I would recommend you try to throw outside this week. Chicago Invite felt a lot like this last year. It's hard for us to replicate windy and cold practice situations (especially indoors), so when the weather cooperates - go throw outside for a while.

Stay toasty,
Erin

Thanksgiving week

Hey Gang

We wont have workouts this week because of thanksgiving break. Thank you to those who came today. Make sure to keep up workouts on your own through the long weekend
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Varsity Workouts

Alright boys,

So it has been tough getting all of us to workouts because of lack of a permanent schedule. This will be our schedule until indoor practice starts:

Monday 3:00

Wednesday 3:00

Thursday 3:00

All of these will be at lindbergh and as always, call if you cant make it
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Sweatshirts for EVERYONE

Hello Everyone,

So girls are ordering sweatshirts. We want to get them sooner rather than later, however we wanted to spread this to everyone, guys on jv and varsity, alumni, parents, etc, that are interested in a Hopkins ultimate sweatshirt. I posted a link below to show you what our sweatshirt design is. I think it would be awesome if we got them and all looked united, however this is extra money that is not part of the money your parents paid for registration. The more people we get to purchase a sweatshirt the less they will be. As of now, only estimating for nine people, the sweatshirts are 31 dollars. If you are interested please post below with your size, and the name you would like to have on your sweatshirt. I will keep those interested updated on the price as hopefully more people decide to get them.

http://www.customink.com/lab/?BN=true&cid=nmg0-000g-cvw1

Haley
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Captain's Practice

There will be a varsity captain's practice on Thursday November 11th at 3:15 pm at Lion's park in Golden Valley. This will be our last time outside most likely, so everyone needs to be there. Again, if you can't make it, call me or bumsted.
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Winter accountability #1

Hurtems,

It's been 2 weeks since I posted your Winter Responsibilities, which means you should have thrown with someone who isn't already a Hurtem by now. Email me if you have

Both Parents and Players did a great job rallying to cover the Halloween weekend Cub shifts, so THANK YOU for your time and energy.

Please keep in touch with your captains about whether or not you can attend workouts (or if you're healing). I will be attending these workouts intermittently so I can see with my own eyes who's putting in the work.

Hold each other accountable and have fun,
Erin

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Varsity Workout

We will have a workout tomorrow at lindbergh.

Tuesday Nov 9th at 3:00 pm

It is mandatory so tell us if you can't make it
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Hopkins Varsity Roster

Ladies and Gentlemen: The 2010-2011 Hopkins Varsity Ultimate Team

*Please note that nothing is permanent on this team. Anyone can be cut and anyone can be brought up. If you are not on the team, keep working, come to workouts, and prove your improvement. Call a coach or captain if you have questions*

Capt. Eli Leonard

Capt. Sam Boomenshtad

Jake “Bonesaw” Hoffman

Jordan “Pus” Taylor

Zach “work on your flick immediately” Mekler

Wyatt “lift some weights” Mekler

Jack “Chopped” Sussman

Danny “Goofy” Gollin

J-Finkelshtienstein

Jeremy “Wahhhh wahhhh” Steinman

Daniel “forscribe” Raskin

Nate “schwextang” Wexler

T-mon Kachelmacher

Dylan Older (younger)

Adam “the future” Shapiro

Mike “wahhh wahhh #2” Seffren

A-ron Blaz Bullet

Minjy Mosow

Benny “yoshi, diaper” Greenfield

JJ Pooh-ra

Jacob “don’t die on me” Brandys

The following people have a spot on varsity pending their registration and work ethic in winter practice:

Julius Williamson

Nick Bellato (prolly spelled that wrong)

Jack Deutch (prolly spelled that wrong)

Max Stelzner

Lets work hard boys. We all need to show up to workouts and practices once they start in the winter. Check the blog everyday. Get your team to practices, or we will all have to work to fill their hole.

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Girl's Winter Work Out..WOOOHOO

Hey Girls,

We haven't had practice for awhile and it's time we get into shape. We may not have the numbers this year but we can easily be the most in shape team in minnesota to beat the other teams, no matter their numbers. We will be making this a typical thing. Work outs start at 3:00 in the Lindbergh center. We will work hard and hopefully it won't go late. I understand that all of you are good students and care about doing homework, which i support and act on myself, however, you are part of a team and you need to make it your priority also. See you tomorrow. We'll have a blast together, like we always do!

If you have any concerns you can call me or erin.

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What HUrt does in the winter

HUrtems,

Since the fall season is wrapping up in the next week or so, we wanted to remind you of your winter responsibilities:

1) help raise $$ - Cub Fundraiser October 30-31st. All HUrtems share this responsibility and so far the parents have done most (if not all) of the work: Sign up

2) heal - Rest, Ice, Compress & Elevate anything that's been bothering you.
3) get stronger - Improve. Prevent injury.
4) throw & catch - with purpose; with power.
5) recruit - the coaches challenge you to get ONE person who's never played ultimate to throw with you every TWO weeks*.
6) review the rules

*the HUrtem with the most recruits who stay and play spring ultimate will receive a prize.

have fun!
your coaches

MORE FUNDRAISING!!!

I just found out today that we have an opportunity to work the food stand at Cub next weekend; October 30 and 31. This is their last weekend of the year, and should be busy with Halloween activities going on at the store. I need to let them know in the next day or 2 if we can do this~THIS NEEDS TO BE A PLAYER PARTICIPATION EVENT! We've had parents working every Thursday since school started, and this is a chance for team members to come out and volunteer. We can make shifts as short as 2 hours if we have enough people, so talk to your friends and let's make this happen! The hours are from 10:30-5:30 or 6 both Saturday and Sunday. Post your availability please.

Thanks to Benji and Wyatt for working today!