Girls Get Together!

Hey, Hert Ladies!

We are going to have a girls get together this Sunday, September 25th at Shoshana's house. We are going to be going over general questions about Ultimate, and how this year will go with the captains and coaches! We'll have some food and snacks for you girls, too! Please bring your friends, this will be a fun time to hang out with your future teammates and see what the year is going to look like.

Please check the event on Facebook on more details and RSVP!!!! If you do not know the address, or have any other questions, feel free to call, text, or Facebook either me or Shoshana! Can't wait to see all of you ladies!

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Girls Ultimate Prom this Sunday!!

Hello everyone! (apologies if you get this email several times as I want to make sure everyone is in the know)
This is a mass email to continue publicizing the upcoming Girls ultimate prom being put on by the Minnesota HS ultimate league.
Details:When - Sunday May 18th 2-6PM. Where - Lake Nokomis Park in South Minneapolis Just off Cedar and 58th street. Look for girls throwing frisbees.What - Girls ultimate clinic, BBQ and general awesome time!Cost - FREE!!!!!!
The idea behind this clinic is to bring girls from all over the twin cities together to work on skills, build connections and spread the knowledge of ultimate to all corners of the Minneapolis girls ultimate scene. We'll have experienced women club players there to do some skill work, we'll play some fun games and then we'll BBQ and hang out. We'll also give you a chance to learn about playing for the summer girls club team - which will compete at the Youth Club Championships in August!
We currently have a great group of girls already planning to attend and EVERYONE is welcome. There is no cost to attend but RSVP's with numbers are encouraged so we have enough food for everyone. We are especially interested in getting girls that are playing on Open teams and New girls teams. Please, PLEASE spread the word to any girls you know.

What to bring:
Gear to play ultimate in including cleats (weather appropriate - looks to be sunny that day)White shirt and Dark shirtAwesome Attitude for learning new stuffYour post ultimate Appetite!Prom Dresses not required but anything prom themed will be encouraged and welcomed!
See you at the Field!
John Sandahl

Ps...Please direct all questions to me at johnsandahl@gmail.com or via phone: 612-991-7840

LADIES: Girls Ultimate Prom

Please let me know in the comments section if you are willing and able to take a lead on this. Again, talk with the CDH captains at the game about working together. I'll compile a list and get it to JohnJohn. -Kell

Hello girls ultimate organizers and coaches!
So as many of you know there is increasing desire among the league here in MN and within the UPA at large to grow the amount and quality of girls ultimate here in the state. Organically, it will continue to grow at a slow rate but because we have a sizeable group of girls (4-5 on each of the top couple teams) that have taken it to the next level skill wise and a larger group of new teams and players who are just getting into the sport, several of us have decided to put together an event to get more girls out, help them learn faster, and therefore keep them coming out into adulthood.
We're going to call it "girls ultimate prom" (since clinic is a little boring) and we're trying to get each of the established teams to bring 5 players. And naturally we want AS MANY new and inexperienced girls as we can get.
We're going to do it on Saturday MAY 17th, from 2-6 which will include plenty of playing time and a BBQ. We'll do it at Nokomis Park.
Our goals include the following:
1. Spread some of the information/skill from various upper echelon teams/players to other newer teams and players. Our hope is to ask some of the better girls to help teach the skills to the newer players (with some assistance from knowledgeable adults).
2. Connect the various girls teams more together by having fun together. We'll do some skills work and have some time to do some hat-style scrimmaging but we'll also play some games to get to know each other. The plan also includes running this event from 2-6 and include a BBQ (funded by the league) at the end so there is some social element as well. It'd be great to leave feeling like the girls had some connection with other girls in the league.
3. All of the above will help the league grow (and Maintain) the new girls players in the league as well as help come summer club time.
Part of the reason for sending this out now is to get as many people committed to being there as we can. Please respond to this email with your availability. For those of you who coach teams, please let me know if you think your players can be available for this day.
The more girls that we can get there the better so please do what you can to make this happen. If all goes well we'll try and repeat this again just after the state tourney.
Thanks again for getting this off the ground. Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers, John Sandahl

SAVE THE DATE: Chili's Fundraiser

What: Chili's Fundraiser for the girl's team
Where: St. Louis Park Chili's
5245 Wayzata Blvd
St Louis Park, MN 55416
When: Monday Feb. 25th, from 4-10

10% of all profits will go to Hert Force, but profits only get counted if receipts get put into a designated box.
Mark your calendars!

Thanks

The Hustle Bid is Out!

We posted the bid for the first Hopkins Hustle today.

Check it out at

http://hopkinshustle.googlepages.com/

Ultimate Boot Camp @ Lifetime Fitness

If you are interested in attending the program at Lifetime Fitness on Cedar Lake Road in Golden Valley, here's what you need to know:

Cost: ~$225 for 10 weeks, twice a week.

1st Meeting on Thursday, Jan 17th @ the SLP Lifetime. Please bring 1/2 the $ due, and your schedule to plan for your training sessions.

TRAINER is Dustin Greenig (952.541.7172) and will meet with all interested parties to go over the training schedule and goals to be accomplished.

SESSIONS: after the initial session on Thursday, we're planning on having 2 groups, Group A meets on Tuesdays @ 4pm - 5pm, Group B meets on Thursdays @ 4pm-5pm, and Group A&B meet Saturday @ 1pm-2pm (2 trainers).

With varsity having practice on Tuesdays @ 4:30, I anticipate most of the varsity boys participating in this program to be in group B, but I know that won't be the case for everyone. I anticipate most ladies and JV players to be in group A. Dustin asked that we have no more than 12 in any given session, and 8-10 being ideal. Please do your best to coordinate schedules to allow for this to be effective, worthwhile and a great experience for all involved.

EXPECTATIONS: This program is going to focus on developing 4 aspects of your game: Speed, Quickness, Height & Footwork.
You will learn a standard Warmup Routine to use before practices, games, and tournaments.
We will get a publishable workout regimen to use to train in the off-season, and prepare for next year's round of personal training.
And you are expected to peak at the end of the program (End of March) for our first tournament in April.

Please contact me or Dustin (dgreenig@lifetimefitness.com, 952.541.7172) with any questions or concerns.

Thanks,
Coach Jake
612.272.6506

Hat Tourney - Dec. 22

The Eastview Ultimate team is going to be hosting a hat tournament on
December 22nd from 6:00PM to 11:00PM. It will be held indoors at the
Irish Sports Dome and will have players from schools like Eastview,
Hopkins, Eden Prairie, and Minneapolis South.

The cost for admission is $20.00. This is an invitation-only system,
so send me an e-Mail if you are interested and someone from the team
will get back to you regarding an invitation.

My e-Mail is marin104@umn.edu

All the info can be found here (including the waiver)

http://blizzardbedlam.blogspot.com/

Hat Tourney Saturday!!

if you are at all interested in playing in a indoor hat tourney this saturday at the midtown YWCA, we have a few spots left for women.

check http://thanksgivinghat.infernohost.net for all the details.
respond quickly if you have any questions.

thanks-tom walker

Time To Vote!

There are two votes available right now

1. Vote on a new Youth Bumper sticker:
http://www.upa.org/polls/youth/bumpersticker

and secondly and MOST IMPORTANTLY,
2. Vote for the UPA Board of Directors. Anyone who is a UPA member may vote, so please please please read up on the candidates and place your vote here:

http://www.upa.org/bod/candidate/2008

There are some great options there, especially ones who have programs like ours in mind, so seek them out if it is important to you that the UPA keeps supporting Youth Ultimate!

Jake

Important!!!!

The UPA is hosting a round-table discussion with anyone who would like to be involved in the decision-making process about the future of Ultimate. It will be held at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Sat. June 30, and I'd like to see a number of you there. I think this is a great opportunity for everyone involved in Hopkins Ultimate to really understand what the sport will look like in , 5, and 10 years from now, and have a voice in how you would like it to progress.

You need to register if you want to attend, so read up on it here:

http://upa.org/upa/strategicplanning/minneapolissummit


See you there!
Coach Jake

Women's Ultimate!!

Hello Everybody! I am writing on behalf of, well, me and all you out there who want an opportunity to play some excellent women's ultimate here in the twin cities.

I propose 10 am to 12 pm on Sundays at Lake Nokomis (on Cedar Avenue and 50th street South in Minneapolis) as a standing time for any interested women to come and scrimmage to our hearts content. This is a time to come play with folks that you may not have a chance to play with otherwise and to generally enjoy the summer in the way that only ultimate makes possible. All skill levels are heartily welcomed.

Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone who may be interested. Please let me know of anyone that I should add to this twin cities women's ultimate email list. And please feel free to email me questions or comments at any time. Hope to see you there!

Robin Kunze
robin42k@hotmail.com

Open YCC Coaches

NEW YCC OPEN TRYOUTS SCHEDULE

1. First tryout: Mon, June 11th, 6:00-8:30pm, Solomon Park (E 58th St & Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55417).

2. Second tryout: Tues, June 12th, 3:30-6:00pm, Bossen Field ( 28th Ave S @ E 54th St in Minneapolis, MN).

Coach Bios

Eric Enge - eenge@comcast. net - 612-860-0188
Eric Enge has played 22 years of competitive Ultimate. His career began at Winona State in 1985, where he was team captain for two years, and Winona became the 1st team from the Northwest section to make College Nationals in 1988. Enge has competed in 8 UPA Championship tournaments (3 Sub-Zero, 3 Mpls. Masters, 1 Windy City), finishing as high as 5th with both Sub Zero and Surly. He has also played in 4 World Ultimate Club Championships, finishing as high as 5th in the world with Sub Zero. He also played competitive ultimate in Europe for 1 ½ years in England, Norway, Germany, Holland, and Belgium. For the past 4 years Enge has been the captain of the Mpls. Masters team. He is also the coach of Eden Prairie Cold Front.

Lou Abramowski - hotlou@gmail. com - 612-384-0679
Lou Abramowski began his ultimate career at the University of Minnesota in a year where Minnesota was the last in its section to qualify for Regionals. Four years later, as captain, he helped build the squad into a top 4 team in the Region, where it has remained ever since. This summer will be his 8th playing for a club team. Last Fall, the team on which Lou was on, Flaming Moe, qualified for the UPA Championships for the first time and finished 9th. He has also coached for Hopkins High School for 2 years. In his first year, the team won its second consecutive state title and finished 2nd at UPA Western Championships (one of the two UPA "national" championships) . This past year, the team finished 9th at UPA Westerns and tied for 3rd in the state. This season will be his second year coaching for the Minnesota YCC team. Professionally, he works as a web developer and real estate investor. He is also an expert user of Facebook.

Chris Van Holmes - cvhtoo@msn.com - 612-823-2070
Chris Van Holmes is currently in his second year as head coach of Moose Ultimate Southwest: Southwest High School's Ultimate Frisbee Club. He has been playing ultimate for 32 years since starting as a freshman at Cornell University in 1976. He played for Cornell in the 1978 National Championships and in the first UPA Championships in 1979. Playing with the standout teams Cornell, Windy City, Seattle Sockeye, KWA Local 333, and Minneapolis's Surly, he has participated in a total of 18 UPA championship tournaments over 4 decades and holds 5 UPA and 3 World titles. He earned the UPA's Level II Coaching certification, is a lifetime UPA member, and has served the UPA as a Sectional Coordinator, a Regional Coordinator, and a member and chairman of the UPA's Standing Rules Committee. He designed and implemented Observer Training programs for the UPA's College Division. He has coached every type of ultimate team from youth girls to elite open teams including Cornell University, Windy City, Sockeye, Seattle's Eckstein Middle School, University of Washington, Women on the Verge, MN State YCC Mixed Team (2005) and MN State YCC Open Team (2006). In addition to Ultimate, Chris has extensive experience with guts, disc golf, double disc court, self-caught flight, distance, and discathon competition. Chris is married to three-time World Ultimate Champion: Lori Van Holmes. Their two daughters, Carlin and Madison, play for MÜS and Minnesota's Girls YCC team, Misces.

Dave Klink - daveklink@gmail. com – 651-983-2713
Dave Klink has played 8 years of competitive Ultimate. After several years of Stillwater area pickup, he enrolled at St. John's University in 2001, where he served as team captain for two years. He has played in the Twin Cities Ultimate League since '02 (and captained since '04), and has served on the TCUL board since '05. He has competed with the Mpls. mixed club team Flaming Moe since '02, serving as team captain in '04, '06, and '07. Flaming Moe has steadily improved since it began in '01, qualifying for their first UPA Championships in '06, where they finished 9th. Dave has volunteered at 3 MNHS State Tournaments and 1 YCC Championship, he "TD'd" 2 high school tournaments, and he coached several high school students from CDH, Southwest, and Hopkins on Flaming Moe.

For more information, checkout the YCC webpage on the MNHSUL website (the latest tryouts changes listed above will be updated soo): http://www.mnhsulti mate.org/, or contact one of the coaches (contact Lou, Eric, or Chris this weekend, as Dave will be out of town). Note: the website also has information for the mixed and girls YCC teams.

For those trying out for the open team, there are also two forms on the website that you need to print, fill out, and bring with you on the first day. Please also bring both white and dark shirts and a disc.

We hope to see you on Monday and Tuesday, and bring your friends!

Youth Clinic

White Bear Lake Ultimate will be hosting a middle school clinic for youth who have completed grades 5-8.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ULTIMATE CLINIC
Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that requires team participation, communication, and aerobic fitness. Ultimate combines elements of soccer, football, and basketball in a fast-paced game, played with a flying disc, where everyone is a quarterback and everyone is a receiver. Come join us for a week in July and learn basic throws, offensive/defensive strategies, and the rules of the game. We値l have lots of scrimmage time every day. All ability levels welcome. No experience necessary. Come and meet new friends as participants are introduced to the most exciting game on the planet. The cost is $50, which includes a t-shirt and a disc! July 9-13, 9AM-Noon. Sunrise Park Middle School Field in White Bear Lake.

For more details, see http://www.wblultim ate.org/doc/ middle_school_ clinic.pdf

To sign up, call the White Bear Lake Community Services and Recreation Department at 651-407-7501 or go to www.WhiteBearRegist ration.org.


Jeff Hagen
UPA Minnesota State Youth Coordinator
Board of Directors, Minnesota High School Ultimate League
Head Coach, White Bear Lake Ultimate
wblultimate@ yahoo.com
651-341-9448

OPEN YCC TEAMS

2007 UPA Youth Club Championships: Minnesota's Open Team!

The Minnesota High School Ultimate League is looking for players interested in joining Minnesota's YCC open team. The UPA Youth Club Championships will be held on August 11-12 ^th at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN.

Q: What is the UPA YCC?
A: The UPA Youth Club Championships is a tournament featuring the best high school ultimate players in the country. 8 Open, 8 Mixed, and 8 Girls teams from cities around the nation have been invited to attend. Minnesota will be putting together all-star teams to compete against teams from Seattle, New England, and more: http://www.upa. org/juniors/ championships/ 2007_ycc_ temp.

A: How can I try out?
Q: The open team will hold a preliminary practice on Tuesday, June 5^th. There will also be two tryouts on Monday, June 11^th and Tuesday, June 12^th. Both tryouts and the practice will be from 6-8pm at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis , MN, near the corner of E 50^th St and Cedar Ave S.

Q: How much will it cost per player and what's involved in participating?
A: The estimated cost per player will be about $90; tryouts are free. You will get two formal club team practices per week, team uniforms, and also will be entered into the YCC tournament as well as the MN Ultimate Disc Invite on July 21-22^nd .

Q: Am I eligible to play in the 2007 UPA YCC?
A: Any high school player from MN who will be 18 or younger on June 1st, 2007 is eligible to attend. You must be a current member of the UPA and must bring your UPA ID number and medical waiver to the clinic.

Q: Why should I come out for the team?
A: Playing on the YCC open team will give youth players the opportunity to play with the best of their peers from around the state. The team will also be coached by an experienced crew of Ultimate veterans who have played with and led numerous elite college and club teams. YCC's is an excellent opportunity to improve as a player, broaden your ultimate horizons, meet new friends, and compete against the best youth players in the nation!

Q: Whom do I ask if I have questions?
A: Dave Klink is the MN UPA YCC Teams Coordinator. Dave can be reached at: Email: daveklink@gmail. com - Phone: 651-983-2713

Bring your friends and check it out!

http://www.mnhsulti mate.org/ ycc.aspx

BAIT club women's team

for more practice and scrimmage opportunities with women this summer, check out
www.bait-ultimate.blogspot.com

The Last Week!!

BANQUET IS TONIGHT!!!

also - HERt Force ladies: you are invited to an over-night slumber party
WHEN: Saturday after our last game
WHERE: Jeanine's dad's house (7550 Turner Rd, Independance MN 55359) which is within walking distance of our tournament fields!
DINNER: pizza, pasta, something or other... (still in the works)
BRING: towel, sleeping bag, pillows - whatever you need for an overnight and a tournament the next day

if you are not able to spend the night, please find a ride to the tournament for sunday morning. any questions, please call Jeanine @ 952.486.0892 or Kelley @ 952.200.3556. if you need to call us on saturday night and our cells aren't getting reception, the house phone # is 763.479.4499.

Hat Tournament @ SJU

From an SJU player:

This Sunday (the 20th) SJU will be hosting a Hat tournament for high school kids. The cost will be 5$ a person and will be held on the Saint John's campus in Collegeville MN on our outdoor soccer fields. It will go from 10am-4pm. Being a hat tournament they should bring a [WHITE] and dark, we will provide the normal tournament amenities . Please tell your teams about it, and with any questions please reply back. If directions are wanted I can send those out to those who request them.

Thanks,
John Groess

If you do attend, please refrain from getting hurt or contracting a food-borne illness. Thank you.

Spring Break Practices

If you're going to be around next week, Coaches will be at Burnes Park on Wednesday at 4pm and at Maetzold park on Thursday at 4pm for scrimmages and some drills.

If you think you can get there, drop a line in the comments section of this. I'll try to get some of our friends to come out to play, teach, learn, and just help out.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Varsity Practice (Wednesday)

Due to some wonderful weather and some much needed breaks from studying for all y'all's AP finals, the coaches would like to invite varsity players to play some REAL Ultimate at Burnes Park at 4pm on Wednesday.

ps. this is also a practice, but expect to play some 7on7 as well.

pps. there will be a pulling clinic for you by Greg Williams, so if you plan on being the big dog to start the game, be sure to be there and get some tips from a LEGENDARY puller.

ROCKIN' LADIES NIGHT

Ladies
This Saturday night we are all getting together at my house for a Club Nationals DVD watching party and pizza!! Woot! This is an excellent oppertunity to watch some really great ultimate and learn all sort of cool stuff from the best team in the country. Plus, you'll get to see all your really cool coaches (Me, Becky and Lou) rocking the faces off other teams down in Florida (yeah, we're on the DVD). So, come on over around 6pm this Saturday night. I live at 2801 Xerxes Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55416. It's right over by Calhoun Square and the Calhoun Beach Club. Call me if you need direction or get lost 952-486-0892. Feel free to bring any snack you might want and bring some cash so we can order some delicious pizza.
PIZZA + WATCHING SWEET ULTIMATE = A ROCKING GOOD TIME!
Hope to see you all there!

Coach Jeanine "Party all night" Kooman