Varsity players: Check with Jake about going to Paideia (April 11-13). If you are on the roster, you will need to be at the Sunday team meeting to sign up for the tournament and plane tickets. Total cost will be $300.00. Payment in full will be due by March 7.
Mail check to:
Mike Schock
4316 Glencrest Road
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Friday, February 29, 2008
UPCOMING AWAY TOURNAMENTS
Denver East: LADIES
Flight to Denver with Frontier. Leaving Friday April 4 @ 1:14pm, arriving 2:20pm.
Sunday leaving 8:30pm, arriving 11;18pm.
Cost $340.00. This includes a total team rebate of $1000 from fundraising pot.
Paideia: VARSITY BOYS
Flight to atlanta AirTran. Leaving Friday 11 April @ 12:17 pm Arriving Atlanta 15:42 pm.
Leaving Sunday 11:00pm arriving 12:30p.
Cost 233.00 + 10.00 fee = Total Tournament cost $300.00
This includes a total team rebate of $940.00 from fundraising pot.
Flight to Denver with Frontier. Leaving Friday April 4 @ 1:14pm, arriving 2:20pm.
Sunday leaving 8:30pm, arriving 11;18pm.
Cost $340.00. This includes a total team rebate of $1000 from fundraising pot.
Paideia: VARSITY BOYS
Flight to atlanta AirTran. Leaving Friday 11 April @ 12:17 pm Arriving Atlanta 15:42 pm.
Leaving Sunday 11:00pm arriving 12:30p.
Cost 233.00 + 10.00 fee = Total Tournament cost $300.00
This includes a total team rebate of $940.00 from fundraising pot.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
DUCs Testing
Following the Parent/Player meeting, we will have our regularly scheduled 7-9p practice. However, this will be a bit different this week as we will be doing the Degrees of Ultimate Competency testing. This will consist of the written test (Ultimate and Hurt vocabulary, Xs and Os, rules test, etc) and part of the physical testing. For your viewing pleasure of what the complete test will consist of, check out the link to your right for DUCs Phase 1. Please bring your own writing utensil and notebook paper!
If you are new to Hopkins Ultimate this year and are not comfortable with taking the test at this time, there will be a Hopkins Ultimate Clinic for you, held by your friendly neighborhood coaches, Russ and H. Take notes if that's your thing, but be ready to do some drills too.
If you are new to Hopkins Ultimate this year and are not comfortable with taking the test at this time, there will be a Hopkins Ultimate Clinic for you, held by your friendly neighborhood coaches, Russ and H. Take notes if that's your thing, but be ready to do some drills too.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
IMPORTANT - SPRING TEAM MEETING
NEW & CURRENT PARENTS & PLAYERS
Sunday March 2 West Jr. High - Cafe
NEW MEMBERS and PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS 5:30 to 7:00 PM
EXISTING MEMBERS 6:00 t0 7:00 PM
Hopkins West Junior High School - in the CAFE -
AGENDA: Spring Calendar, Tournament Travel & Costs and more
Contact ivan with questions ivan@arenson.com
Chili's Fundraiser Happened - Thanks Chili's & Rachel
Thanks to all who ate at Chili's last night. Final fundraising results to come. Special thanks to Chili's in St. Louis Park for giving us a chance and the Abrams for donating the flyers and special thanks to Rachel for distributing them. I can now report we raised $200. This was a great effort.
Ivan.
If you eat at Chili's be sure to thank them for giving us the chance!
Ivan.
If you eat at Chili's be sure to thank them for giving us the chance!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Varsity Team to Attend P-Cup!
Congrats to the boys varsity team on being invited to the Third Annual Paideia Invitational Cup in Atlanta, Georgia for the third straight year!
We will be traveling to Atlanta sometime before the start of the tournament, which takes place on April 12-13.
Teams participating are:
North Hills HS - Pennsylvania
Seattle Academy - Washington
University School of Nashville - Tennessee
Hopkins HS - H TOWN!!
Columbia HS - New Jersey
Heritage HS - Georgia
Amherst Regional HS - Massachusetts
Paideia School - Georgia
Seedings will be out soon, and thanks to the captains for getting the bid written up and sent in on time!
Love, Brick
We will be traveling to Atlanta sometime before the start of the tournament, which takes place on April 12-13.
Teams participating are:
North Hills HS - Pennsylvania
Seattle Academy - Washington
University School of Nashville - Tennessee
Hopkins HS - H TOWN!!
Columbia HS - New Jersey
Heritage HS - Georgia
Amherst Regional HS - Massachusetts
Paideia School - Georgia
Seedings will be out soon, and thanks to the captains for getting the bid written up and sent in on time!
Love, Brick
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WANTED: People to help get fliers out for the Chili's Fundraiser!
Monday is the Chili's Fundraiser, and we really need to get some fliers out around different places.
This is where fliers need to get out:
-HHS (being taken care of)
-North (being taken care of)
-West: any one able to put some fliers up there??
-HHS parking lot on Monday
-Businesses around where the Chili's is located
Monday, does anyone have a free block and would be able to put fliers on people's cars??
I'm looking for as many as we can get, because it will go by fastest, main and Lindbergh
For the Businesses around Chili's, I would say, it needs to be done sometime this week, either Thursday or Friday: as many people that can help with that, that would be great!
I should have all the fliers printed out tonight.
Please post in the comment box if you can help with any of this... we need a lot of people to help with this so it can be done fast, and we can get the word out to more people
It is at the St. Louis Park Chili's from 4-10
Thanks
--Rachel Abrams
This is where fliers need to get out:
-HHS (being taken care of)
-North (being taken care of)
-West: any one able to put some fliers up there??
-HHS parking lot on Monday
-Businesses around where the Chili's is located
Monday, does anyone have a free block and would be able to put fliers on people's cars??
I'm looking for as many as we can get, because it will go by fastest, main and Lindbergh
For the Businesses around Chili's, I would say, it needs to be done sometime this week, either Thursday or Friday: as many people that can help with that, that would be great!
I should have all the fliers printed out tonight.
Please post in the comment box if you can help with any of this... we need a lot of people to help with this so it can be done fast, and we can get the word out to more people
It is at the St. Louis Park Chili's from 4-10
Thanks
--Rachel Abrams
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Varsity Boys win St. John's Indoor
In somewhat last minute form, the Varsity boys came together so that we could fulfill our commitment to sending 2 teams up to the St. John's one day indoor tournament.
Under the coaching direction of Greg Arenson and Robbie Shapiro, the JV boys also attended.
The Varsity boys faced Southwest High for their first game. The JV boys watched from the sidelines as they were in another pool and not scheduled to play until the next round. The game got off to a quick start for us and we were quickly ahead 13-2, but the Southwest coach (Chris Van Holmes) and I (coach Lou) agreed that we shouldn't waste the time and space, so we continued to play until our time was up. The boys finished with 20+ points and were primed to play another 5 games.
Next, the Varsity boys faced Eden Prairie. Defensively, the boys had some adjustments to make since the EP squad was much tougher. EP made some great plays and had a few lucky bounces go their way and finished with 5 goals, compared to Hopkins' 13.
Up next was Cretin Derham Hall. The Varsity boys had faced them a few weeks earlier in Duluth and were victorious. The boys rallied together this time and came out with some serious fire and energy, on the field, on the sidelines, and between points. Before we knew it, it was halftime and we were ahead of a very frustrated CDH squad 7-1.
The second half, however, belonged to CDH, scoring the first 3 points out of half. And then just a few points later, it was 11-10, Hopkins still leading, but barely. We called a timeout, relit the fire, and came out the next point and scored in just 3 throws -- the last being a huck to Simon Gottlieb. Recharged, the defense forced a turn on the second throw of the next point and punched it in for the game winning score. Hopkins wins 13-10.
We then went into bracket play and the two Hopkins teams were forced to face each other in the quarterfinals. Lou took the coaching reigns of the JV team for this game. The JV team looked AWESOME! They hucked it successfully several times, regularly got open downfield against Varsity defenders, and even skyed a some Junior and Senior Varsity players! Half time score was 7-4 and the JV put up one more in the second half. The JV team scored as many points against the Varsity as the Eden Prairie team did.
That was the last game for the JV team, finishing without a victory in the standings on the day, but it was a huge victory in terms of team progress. The improvement throughout the day was not only noticeable, but impressive! If this team can continue to make such great strides, then the future of Hopkins ultimate is incredibly promising!
We then had a rematch with EP in the semifinals with similar results. EP is a good team with some great leadership -- both in players and in coaching. We have some close friends on that team and enjoy the games we have against them. The final was 15-4.
In the other semifinal game, CDH had fallen behind Cathedral 9-4, but were storming back when time ran out, so we would face Cathedral in the finals.
It was the best game Hopkins has played this season. Cathedral is a team that doesn't turn it over. We were forced to come up with big defensive plays to get the disc. And that's just what we did. Greg Arenson's amazing downfield D, Mat Grewe's great dump D, and just an overall great team performance were just downright inspiring. The excitement was contagious and we took half 8-4.
The second half included a few missed opportunities, including a couple miscues in the endzone, but it did not slow down the massive momentum we had going for us. This is a sign of the progress this team has already made this season. Despite the setbacks, no confidence was lost and we just marched forward toward our goal. We put up point after point until we had won 15-8.
After the game, I spoke with a few of the Cathedral parents, who were numerous in attendance. They are a great group of people and they remind me of the great support group we have here at Hopkins. I look forward to the contribution the Cathedral community will provide to the ultimate community in the near future.
A few other things worth noting:
Under the coaching direction of Greg Arenson and Robbie Shapiro, the JV boys also attended.
The Varsity boys faced Southwest High for their first game. The JV boys watched from the sidelines as they were in another pool and not scheduled to play until the next round. The game got off to a quick start for us and we were quickly ahead 13-2, but the Southwest coach (Chris Van Holmes) and I (coach Lou) agreed that we shouldn't waste the time and space, so we continued to play until our time was up. The boys finished with 20+ points and were primed to play another 5 games.
Next, the Varsity boys faced Eden Prairie. Defensively, the boys had some adjustments to make since the EP squad was much tougher. EP made some great plays and had a few lucky bounces go their way and finished with 5 goals, compared to Hopkins' 13.
Up next was Cretin Derham Hall. The Varsity boys had faced them a few weeks earlier in Duluth and were victorious. The boys rallied together this time and came out with some serious fire and energy, on the field, on the sidelines, and between points. Before we knew it, it was halftime and we were ahead of a very frustrated CDH squad 7-1.
The second half, however, belonged to CDH, scoring the first 3 points out of half. And then just a few points later, it was 11-10, Hopkins still leading, but barely. We called a timeout, relit the fire, and came out the next point and scored in just 3 throws -- the last being a huck to Simon Gottlieb. Recharged, the defense forced a turn on the second throw of the next point and punched it in for the game winning score. Hopkins wins 13-10.
We then went into bracket play and the two Hopkins teams were forced to face each other in the quarterfinals. Lou took the coaching reigns of the JV team for this game. The JV team looked AWESOME! They hucked it successfully several times, regularly got open downfield against Varsity defenders, and even skyed a some Junior and Senior Varsity players! Half time score was 7-4 and the JV put up one more in the second half. The JV team scored as many points against the Varsity as the Eden Prairie team did.
That was the last game for the JV team, finishing without a victory in the standings on the day, but it was a huge victory in terms of team progress. The improvement throughout the day was not only noticeable, but impressive! If this team can continue to make such great strides, then the future of Hopkins ultimate is incredibly promising!
We then had a rematch with EP in the semifinals with similar results. EP is a good team with some great leadership -- both in players and in coaching. We have some close friends on that team and enjoy the games we have against them. The final was 15-4.
In the other semifinal game, CDH had fallen behind Cathedral 9-4, but were storming back when time ran out, so we would face Cathedral in the finals.
It was the best game Hopkins has played this season. Cathedral is a team that doesn't turn it over. We were forced to come up with big defensive plays to get the disc. And that's just what we did. Greg Arenson's amazing downfield D, Mat Grewe's great dump D, and just an overall great team performance were just downright inspiring. The excitement was contagious and we took half 8-4.
The second half included a few missed opportunities, including a couple miscues in the endzone, but it did not slow down the massive momentum we had going for us. This is a sign of the progress this team has already made this season. Despite the setbacks, no confidence was lost and we just marched forward toward our goal. We put up point after point until we had won 15-8.
After the game, I spoke with a few of the Cathedral parents, who were numerous in attendance. They are a great group of people and they remind me of the great support group we have here at Hopkins. I look forward to the contribution the Cathedral community will provide to the ultimate community in the near future.
A few other things worth noting:
- Eli Leonard and Nate Wexler had a great showing at their first Varsity tournament
- Sam Brickwedde's and Gregg Milbrath's leadership skills improve every day
- Robbie Shapiro always makes a great positive impact on every level of our game
- The Got(t)lieb supernatural connection is something special to watch
- Steve Finn can sky!
- The progress by Smalter and Ethan is to be admired
- To the JV team: we couldn't have done it without your support!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Head's up for ladies:
The Executive Committee decided we should do an all-team player/parent meeting to inform everyone of our spring schedules and expectations; this date has tentatively been set for Sunday, 2 March from 5:30-7p (then the kids are there and ready for our 7-9p practice).
As the ladies' team had a meeting scheduled for next Sunday, hopefully you have that time blocked of for Ultimate-related stuff. We would like to put together a Playbook Practice for that day from 4:30-6, then we'll hit Chipotle or somewhere in downtown Hopkins, and be ready for regular Sunday practice at 7p at the Structure.
Please continue to check the blog for updates. And thanks for a great practice yesterday!
As the ladies' team had a meeting scheduled for next Sunday, hopefully you have that time blocked of for Ultimate-related stuff. We would like to put together a Playbook Practice for that day from 4:30-6, then we'll hit Chipotle or somewhere in downtown Hopkins, and be ready for regular Sunday practice at 7p at the Structure.
Please continue to check the blog for updates. And thanks for a great practice yesterday!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
St. Johns Indoor 2/16 Information
Information:
-Meet at the Lindbergh parking lot at 10:45 AM on Saturday. We'll leave at 11:00.
-Cost is $10 per player. Pay Greg Arenson before you get into your car. Bring some extra cash for gas money. Checks can be made out to Hopkins Ultimate.
-Finals and 3rd place games are from 10:20 - 11:30 PM. Parents should pick up players from Lindbergh when we get back, which will be late. We'll keep parents posted via cell phone on our way back.
-There will be bread, PB, J, and cookies there for food. Maybe bring some extra cash for a drive through on the way home.
-Captains Greg and Robbie will coach the JV and Varsity team respectively. Adult coach Lou or Russ will be there.
-Parents are encouraged to come and watch.
-It's at
View Larger Map
Rosters:
JV - Silver
Sam Segal
Tom Kachelmacher
Sam Bumsted
Daniel Raskin
Jackson Brand
Chris Code
Chris Farrel
Danny Litin
Jacob Frankel
Adam Rafowitz
Aaron Kitchner
Varsity - Black
Evan Tarshish
Ethan Rasmussen
Sam Brickwedde
Asa Gotlieb
Simon Gotlieb
Nate Wexler
Eli Leonard
John Alter
Matt Loecken
Steven Finn
Mat Grewe
Gregg Milbrath
-Meet at the Lindbergh parking lot at 10:45 AM on Saturday. We'll leave at 11:00.
-Cost is $10 per player. Pay Greg Arenson before you get into your car. Bring some extra cash for gas money. Checks can be made out to Hopkins Ultimate.
-Finals and 3rd place games are from 10:20 - 11:30 PM. Parents should pick up players from Lindbergh when we get back, which will be late. We'll keep parents posted via cell phone on our way back.
-There will be bread, PB, J, and cookies there for food. Maybe bring some extra cash for a drive through on the way home.
-Captains Greg and Robbie will coach the JV and Varsity team respectively. Adult coach Lou or Russ will be there.
-Parents are encouraged to come and watch.
-It's at
View Larger Map
Rosters:
JV - Silver
Sam Segal
Tom Kachelmacher
Sam Bumsted
Daniel Raskin
Jackson Brand
Chris Code
Chris Farrel
Danny Litin
Jacob Frankel
Adam Rafowitz
Aaron Kitchner
Varsity - Black
Evan Tarshish
Ethan Rasmussen
Sam Brickwedde
Asa Gotlieb
Simon Gotlieb
Nate Wexler
Eli Leonard
John Alter
Matt Loecken
Steven Finn
Mat Grewe
Gregg Milbrath
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Girls' Tournament Schedule
So heres what the girls are doing:
Duluth Indoor: March 8th and 9th
Denver Invite or other tournament we find: April 5th and 6th
Madison Mudbath: we leave friday the 18th come back sunday the 20th
Hurt Hussle: May 3rd and 4th
Westerns in Missouri: Leave probably morning of Friday the 9th, return Monday morning the 12th. cause we're bussing down there.
State: May 31st- June 1st
PLEASE!! reply to this post to show which ones you can go to! as soon as possible
-baken
Duluth Indoor: March 8th and 9th
Denver Invite or other tournament we find: April 5th and 6th
Madison Mudbath: we leave friday the 18th come back sunday the 20th
Hurt Hussle: May 3rd and 4th
Westerns in Missouri: Leave probably morning of Friday the 9th, return Monday morning the 12th. cause we're bussing down there.
State: May 31st- June 1st
PLEASE!! reply to this post to show which ones you can go to! as soon as possible
-baken
Monday, February 11, 2008
No JV practice tuesday
On Saturday, I spoke of a possible JV practice for Tuesday. Turns out that I have a conflict so this will not happen. Sorry to disappoint
Friday, February 08, 2008
Good news from the Hopkins Spirit Shop
Good news from Hopkins school. The Spirit shop has donated $1000.00 to the club. Thanks for the effort by Greg A. & Greg M. Great job guys.
St. Johns Indoor 2/16
Hello all. As you will have read from Russel's previous post, the St. Johns Indoor high school tournament in St. Cloud is coming up a week from tomorrow, February 16th. Hurt will be sending two boys teams, Black and Silver. For varsity players who were not able to attend the Duluth Indoor Tournament over MLK weekend will get a chance to play on the black team. If any JV players are interested in going, there will be lots of chances for playing time, regardless of which team you are placed on.
THINGS TO KNOW:
1) Varsity captains will be coaching the teams in St. Cloud
2) This is a one day tournament! You need to arrive at the Lindbergh Center at 11 am Saturday morning, and we will be returning home after midnight, so parents need to sign off on this!!!!
3) If you would like to attend, you must notify one of the varsity captains (Greg Arenson, Sam Brickwedde, Gregg Milbrath, or Robbie Shapiro) by e-mail by Friday the 15th.
Greg: garenson@gmail.com
Brick: slbrick11@gmail.com
Milbrath: milbrathgregg@gmail.com
Shaps: robbieshapiro@gmail.com
If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of the captains or coaches.
p.s. I love everyone
THINGS TO KNOW:
1) Varsity captains will be coaching the teams in St. Cloud
2) This is a one day tournament! You need to arrive at the Lindbergh Center at 11 am Saturday morning, and we will be returning home after midnight, so parents need to sign off on this!!!!
3) If you would like to attend, you must notify one of the varsity captains (Greg Arenson, Sam Brickwedde, Gregg Milbrath, or Robbie Shapiro) by e-mail by Friday the 15th.
Greg: garenson@gmail.com
Brick: slbrick11@gmail.com
Milbrath: milbrathgregg@gmail.com
Shaps: robbieshapiro@gmail.com
If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of the captains or coaches.
p.s. I love everyone
Thursday, February 07, 2008
MONDAY FEB 11th EXEC BOARD MEETING
See the comments to this post for information about the exec board meeting on
Feb 11th
Ivan
Feb 11th
Ivan
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
JV St. Cloud Indoor
Next Saturday, the 16th of February, there is a one-day indoor tournament at St. Johns. It lasts all day and finishes late. Who wants to go? Can you (or get a parent to) drive? If we have more interest than spots, I'll make determinations based on 1) practice attendance/communication, 2) response time to this post.
JV Practice on Saturday
For those of you that need a reminder, practice is this Saturday at 2 pm at the JCC. Afterward, we'll either find a room at the JCC to chat or go to Chipotle. There's some dates I want to run by you and I want to share some things about the team and season, so let me know if you can't make it.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Planning for the Varsity Meeting and Congrats
Congratulations to Greg Arenson and Sam Brickwedde for being invited to try out for the US Juniors National Team in Seattle. Woo Hoo!
Secondly, for the Varsity Team meeting, Tuesday February 12 from 6pm - 9pm at The Graff House, Please assist the host family by bringing :
Freshmen/Sophomores: Bring Drinks - NO SODA
Juniors: Please bring Entree's (Tarshish is excused as he is competing in Swimming Sectionals for Varsity. Excellent work Squarshed!)
Seniors: Please Bring Salads
Captains: Please bring Desserts.
Thanks, and see you there.
Coach Jake
Secondly, for the Varsity Team meeting, Tuesday February 12 from 6pm - 9pm at The Graff House, Please assist the host family by bringing :
Freshmen/Sophomores: Bring Drinks - NO SODA
Juniors: Please bring Entree's (Tarshish is excused as he is competing in Swimming Sectionals for Varsity. Excellent work Squarshed!)
Seniors: Please Bring Salads
Captains: Please bring Desserts.
Thanks, and see you there.
Coach Jake
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Congratulations!
Congrats to Erica, Elise, and Erin for being invited to participate in the Worlds Juniors team tryouts! We are all so proud of you!
Friday, February 01, 2008
JV meeting Postponed . . . Again
I haven't been pushing the meeting agenda very hard, and there was an obvious error in the date of the previous JV meeting post, but 3 people confirming the date is not enough. So I'm pushing it back till 4 pm after practice next Saturday the 9th at the JCC.
We do need to meet to discuss some important issues, e.g. leadership, hammer out tournament dates and interest, and make sure everyone will have a Jersey.
We do need to meet to discuss some important issues, e.g. leadership, hammer out tournament dates and interest, and make sure everyone will have a Jersey.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The planning meeting for the Hopkins Hustle with Group Leaders has been postponed 1 hour. The meeting will now be held at Noon at the Brickwedde/Levin household on Sunday, Feb 3.
Please be there on time and ready to give a status update on your committee. Expected members (this is for those of you who are interested in helping - you can talk to these folks):
Steven Finn - Marketing
Jane Lucas - Registration & Budget (has RSVP'd to say she can't make it)
Rachel Abrams - Hosting
Greg Arenson - Site Management
Elise Rasmussen - Saturday Night Event
Emma Peaslee - Awards and Amenities
Matt Freeman - Corporate Sponsorship
Jenna Dailey - Logo Design
Please be there on time and ready to give a status update on your committee. Expected members (this is for those of you who are interested in helping - you can talk to these folks):
Steven Finn - Marketing
Jane Lucas - Registration & Budget (has RSVP'd to say she can't make it)
Rachel Abrams - Hosting
Greg Arenson - Site Management
Elise Rasmussen - Saturday Night Event
Emma Peaslee - Awards and Amenities
Matt Freeman - Corporate Sponsorship
Jenna Dailey - Logo Design
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