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.

Boys Varsity Paideia Meet time - 11:30 AM, FRIDAY 4/17 at HUMPHREY Terminal

Please meet in the Humphrey Terminal of MSP at 11:30 AM on Friday. From there John Dailey will have our boarding passes and we'll go through security together and to our gates.

Stuff to bring in your carryon: cleats, jerseys, socks to play in, braces, etc., anything else you may need for the game . This is so that in the unfortunate occurrance of lost luggage, you will still have the bare minimum of stuff needed to play.

Each player has been allotted ONE checked bag included in the total cost of the tourney. Please, if you are planning on checking more than one bag, have $15 per bag ready to pay at the airport check-in counter. We are only gone for a weekend, so there shouldn't be too much stuff you need to bring.

As always, please review the TSA's 3-1-1 policy for carry-on liquids. This is still the case. Where your coaches and parents may be forgiving, "forgetting" about TSA policy means your stuff gets left behind.

Here's a link to review the policy: http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm

Thanks,
Mikey K

Important information for the Paideia tournament

Look to this post for all your information re: the HURt trip to Atlanta and the Paideia Invitational:
Players:
Greg Arenson
Dan Bloom
Sam Brickwedde
Colin Camp
Grant Boerhave
Steve Finn
Jake Frankel
Matt Freeman
Asa Gotlieb
Mat Grewe
Josh Klane
Eli Leonard
matt Loecken
Greg Milbrath
Ethan Rasmussen
Mike Tradewell
Nathan Wexler

Coacher:
Jake Raisanen
Lou Abramowski

Chaperons:
David Gotlieb
Mike Milbrath
Jim Brickwedde

Important information for the trip:
Pack as light as possible as space in the vans will be limited. We are travelling on AirTran outbound flight # 853. Arrive at the Humphrey Terminal at least 90 minutes before the plane departs. That is be there by 10:45 AM on Friday, April 11. Bring state or federal id. You must arrange a ride home from the airport. AirTran flight # 858 returns to the Humphrey Terminal at 0033 hours (12:33 AM) Monday morning. If you do not have a valid Minnesota drivers license, you must bring your passport or official copy of your birth certificate.
Extra money? Bring money for snacks and for dinners on Friday and Sunday. A host gift is being purchase by Mama Brick and will be given to the captains.

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

Letter from Paideia Organizers

All:

We are getting ready to welcome you all to Atlanta. A few last minute "To Do's" and news items.

WEATHER

Bring Rain Gear and plenty of socks. Looks like we will see some rain on Saturday. Be sure you are prepared for all kinds of weather and have plenty of dry gear.

TRADING TABLE

We will have a Trading Table this year during the Saturday dinner. If you have stuff to sell or trade, please bring it along.

THANKING YOUR HOUSING SPONSORS

These are the folks who are really stepping up for you this weekend. This is entirely up to you however it might be nice to thank your housing sponsor with a disc signed by each of your teammates. A simple"thanks for everything" will work just as well.

WATER BOTTLES AND TOWELS

Do not forget these please.

PARKING

Please park in the Python Parking lot. If we run out of room we will direct your vehicle to a designated overflow parking area. The Python lot is right next to the fields.

All of the Paideia Ultimate community is glad you are coming. If you have any questions or we can do anything to make your weekend in Atlanta more enjoyable just let us know.

Thanks for your help.

Kyle and Dave

Paideia players!!!!

For those of you who did not go last year - please remember that we are staying in someone's house this weekend. This means we all have to bring our own pillow, sleeping bag, towel, etc., not to mention all our Ultimate gear and tournament food! Please ask questions on the comments section here or ask your coach at practice this week.

Penultimate posting for Paideia

Dear Players,
We are a few days away from take off to Atlanta and the Paideia tournament. Our plane leaves from the Humphrey Terminal at 4:50. Please meet in the passenger ticketing area by 3:30 pm. We have all the tickets and will need to be certain we have all players, money and forms before we can leave for Atlanta.
AirTran flight #852 leaving for Atlanta at 4:50 arriving at 8:15 pm. The return flight will be AirTran flight #858 arriving at Humphrey Terminal at 12:38 AM. (That is after midnight on Sunday).
Please look here for more details re: where the homes will be and what we need to bring for the sleeping accommodations.
Boys will be at the O'Neal's home, same family different location. We will know more about the girls home tomorrow. Host parents are asking that all players bring bedding (eg. sleeping bag and pillow), towel, and wash cloths. The forcast is for rain on Saturday and sun on Sunday. Bring sunscreen and a rain suit and extra shirts and shorts. Bring cash for lunches on saturday and sunday. evening meal will be a freebee. Tell your parents that there will be medical supervision on the field (EMT), tents for the rain.

Mike

Paideia Update Week 7:

We are now moving from the recuritment phase to the payment phase. This means that those who have said they are coming to Paideia MUST write a $250.00 dollar check to Hopkins Ultimate by MARCH 9th. We cannot hold your airline seat if you delay this payment.
mail to
Michael Schock
4316 Glencrest Road
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Attention: Paideia Plane Ticket

I have a paypal account if you prefer to pay that way. However, Paypal charges 3% for each transaction so please add $7.50 to the total transaction.

This first payment will cover the cost of the round trip from Minneapolis to Atlanta. A second and final check will be due the week before we leave for Paideia. This final check will cover van rental, host gift, misc expenses and will be approximately $100.00.
Mike Schock

paideia update week 8: HERt & HURt

Good news, we have 15 girls and 19 boys signed up for Paideia.
The following boys have confirmed they are going to Paideia:
Andrew Kelley, Asa Gotlieb, Zach Alter, Carl Peaslee, David Canillas, Sam Brickwedde, Matt Freeman, Steven Rubyini, Colin Camp, Simon Gottlieb, Brian Wilson, Gregg Milbrath, Evan Tarshish, Jovon Thompson, Robbie Shapiro, Steve Finn, Greg Arenson, John Alter, Josh Klane

The following women have confirmed also:
Sarah Hoistad, Sarah Camp, Leah Kachelmacher, Christine Rosen, Janet Belland, Kari Kachelmacher, Elise Rasmussen, Kali Basman, Erin Curme, Erica Baken, Angela Lokken-Hopkins, Kathy Haapala, Megan Harrod, Jenna Daily, Haley Arenson.

Boys, if you are going but your name is not on the list call Lou immediately as the door is closing on your opportunity to play with the best. Girls, if you are going but your name is not on the list call Mike Schock or Erica Baken yesterday to be certain you will have a spot on the plane.

All players, be ready to write deposit checks for your plane ticket. More information will be coming at you soon about how much to pay and when to pay it.

Regards,
Hopkins Ultimate

Paideia - April 14-15

Your to do list:

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

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

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

Update on Paideia Tournament

Men and Women players,

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

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

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

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

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