Hopkins Hustle Volunteers/participation requirements

We are quickly approching the Hustle this weekend, and we can't make it work without parent participation. It's a great weekend that give us an opportunity to show hospitality to the Ultimate community, and provide them with a first class tournament. For many of these teams, this is one of only a few tournaments they attend each year, and we can't make it a great experience without YOU!!!

Individual teams will find out from their coaches exactly what is required of them.

Rather than hosting a potluck at West Jr High for only a few out of town teams, and the members of our team, we've decided to try something new this year. At the end of the last game Saturday, there will be a Showcase game between either some club teams in town, or possibly coaches; still to be announced. Duing this game we will be serving pizza to ALL teams in order to allow them a chance to enjoy a little time socializing and watching some exciting fast paced Ultimate, played at a level most of them probably are aspiring to.

We are asking EVERY FAMILY to bring one bag/box of cookies, brownies etc. so that we can provide dessert for all of the athletes. We are expecting between 750-800 Ultimate players this weekend, so please remember to bring or send with your player, a contribution on SATURDAY MORNING. We will be storing these in the building next to the tent, but you can drop off at the HQ table any time Saturday morning or early afternoon. THESE MUST BE TO THE FIELD NO LATER THAN 2:00 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. If anyone is concerned about their ability to get them to the field, you can make arrangements with me to drop them off ahead of time, but this shouldn't be your first option.

Thank you to those who signed up at the spring meeting; you will be recieving an email from me confirming that you're still available for the job you signed up for. Don't worry if you didn't sign up then, we still have many opportunities:

PARKING LOT: SATURDAY; 7:15-@9:00A.M, SUNDAY; 7:30-@9:00A.M.
There will be a huge number of vehicles trying to find a spot in the parking lot as all of the athletes start arriving. These volunteers will work for a few hours until the majority of the cars are situated, in order to best utilize the space.

MERCHANDISE TENT: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY; TWO SHIFTS AVAILABLE-
8:00A.M.-12:30P.M. and 12:30P.M.-5:00P.M.
this year we are very excited to have 5 Ultimate coming to the Hustle! they will be selling all of the clothing and discs, so we won't be dealing with any of that. What we are doing this year is selling some concessions. Dobo's Catering will once again be offering lunch options, but we will be selling snacks and bottled water. We're hoping people will like the option of stopping by our tent for a quick snack if the lunch line is long, and parents who are stopping to ask for directions to a field may be thrilled to find some cold bottled water available.

PIZZA DISTRIBUTION
Each team will be receiving a "ticket" or "tickets" in their team pack that will be turned in at the end of the day for their pizzas. Each team will recieve the same number of pizzas, this will just allow us to keep track of who has/hasn't gotten pizza yet.

By clicking on the link below you can sign up for any of the above volunteer positions. Please give me your name, email and or phone #, and the position you want to volunteer for.


VOLUNTEER SIGN UP SHEET

Thank you,
Sara

Cub Fundraiser

So far, I'm working all alone tomorrow morning...if anybody has a little time to help out it would be greatly appreciated! Even if it's just part of the shift, it's helpful.

We could still use a couple volunteers for the 10-2 shift at Cub tomorrow...we're almost done for the season, but we need to finish up the rest of October. Other than tomorrow's first shift, I think the only other empty slots are for the 10-2 shift October 27th, our final day this year. If anyone is able to work one of these shifts please sign up on the calendar; the link is to the right!

Hopkins Ultimate Board position openings

Parents, as we prepare for our upcoming season we are still in need of some volunteers. This organization can't run without parent participation. There's a variety of options available from team parent, to secretary to special projects. Whether you have a lot or a little bit of time to spare, we can find something perfect for you! Please contact me to discuss what might work for you!

Thank you!
Sara Mekler
semekler@gmail.com

Cub Foods Fundraiser

We are still in need of at least one more person to work at Cub tomorrow afternoon! The shift is from 2-6, but if someone wants to come after school that would work too. You could even leave at 5:15 to go to practice!

Remember, this fundraiser helps everyone on the team, so everyone on the team needs to help at the fundraiser!

There's a link to the calendar on the right; you can sign up for this week or any of the following weeks~we will be there every Thursday through October.

Planning ahead-Winnipeg trip

We are planning on sending 2 teams to Winnipeg to play in the Hold Back the Snow tournament once again this year. We will be leaving on Friday, October 14th and returning on Sunday, October 16th. We are limited by tournament rules as to how many people we can put on our roster, and last year weren't able to take everyone who wanted to go. Some things that may play a factor in decisions, you'll have no control over, such as taking older players over younger. But, that being said, you can prepare by doing some of the following;

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VALID PASSPORT!! YOU WILL NOT BE GOING ON THE TRIP IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE AND CAN'T PROVIDE SARA WITH THE INFORMATION THE MONDAY BEFORE THE TRIP.

ATTEND PRACTICE, AND LET YOUR COACH KNOW(ONCE OFFICIAL PRACTICES START)IF YOU WON'T BE THERE.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WORKED AT THE CUB FUNDRAISER THIS SUMMER OR THAT YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER ARE SIGNED UP TO DO SO~WE STILL HAVE 2 MONTHS OF THURSDAYS LEFT, WHICH REPRESENT A LOT OF MONEY TO THE TEAM...YOUR COACHES WILL BE CHECKING TO SEE IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS AS WE TOLD YOU IT WAS REQUIRED LAST SPRING. ONCE SCHOOL STARTS THE AFTERNOON SHIFT CAN BE 3-6, SO PEOPLE CAN COME WORK RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.

Parents, this is a great trip to come along on! We will once again be travelling by coach bus with wireless Internet, and the kids love to have a good cheering section during their games! We will have all the details including the cost for players and parents soon!

YCC - Scorekeepers needed

Hurtems, Hertets & Parents-

In less than two weeks the annual USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships tournament is happening at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

The tournament will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug 13-14, and they need scorekeepers throughout the weekend. It's not a hard job, and you have the best seat in the house for some great ultimate.

Many of your teammates are playing in this tournament, and from a club perspective it's a very good opportunity to show your non-ultimate friends what we're all about (ahem, recruit!). Hopkins has been really good at providing volunteers at this event in the past few years, so let's keep it going!

To volunteer, contact:
Dave Gregg (612-280-6417)
2011 YCC Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer signup: http://mnhsultimate.org/volunteeruc.aspx
Tournament information: http://www.usaultimate.org/competition/youth_division/youth_club_championships/default.aspx

...by the way...
Saturday the 13th, Erin will be playing in the YCC Coaches exhibition game at the NSC stadium. So if you volunteer on Saturday - you can stay and heckle :)

Cub Foods Fundraiser

Players, we need you to spend some time at the Cub food wagon!! All of you should be working at least one shift this summer, preferably more, to make sure we have enough help every week, and to ensure that we're representing Hopkins Ultimate positively to the community. There are 5 more Thursday's at Cub before school starts and I really want to see the team pitching in. We've had a lot of parent volunteers, and a few players who've worked multiple shifts, but now that people are returning from camp it's time to finish the summer strong!

The link to the calendar is on the right

This money benefits all of you, so you all need to participate in earning it!

CUB FOODS VOLUNTEERS

We are short volunteers for the next few weeks at the Cub Foods fundraiser. Please check the calendar by clicking on the link to the right of this post and help out if you're available!

Ultimate Peace

Dear Hurt,

I've been speaking with many of you interested parents and players over the past few months about Ultimate Peace, so I wanted to share some information with the entire group. Ultimate Peace is a non-profit, youth-immersion, ultimate frisbee camp for Palestinian and Israeli kids. The week-long over-night summer camp in Akko, Israel unites these children, ages 11-15, teaching them the rules and values of ultimate. Intently apolitical, camp UP's mission is to "To build bridges of friendship, understanding and fun for youth from different social and cultural backgrounds around the world...Ultimate Peace projects will practice, model and convey our five core principles: mutual respect, friendship, non-violence, integrity, and fun."

The camp brings together around 45 American coaches and 30 local coaches/community organizers/translators with the 175 kids. Every team has a random mix of kids, drawing from three equal groups: Arab-Israeli, Jewish-Israeli, and Palestinian (West Bank), (at least) one Hebrew and one Arabic speaker, two American coaches, and two CITs. I am a counselor and it is the most amazing thing I have ever done.

I wanted to share this with Hurt because there are many opportunities for our players to get involved. The camp is always looking for youth counselors-in-training to participate. I think it would be really cool for a Hurtem to represent Hopkins Ultimate in Israel. I know the head coach and camp director very well; it would not be hard to get involved. Also, as a non-profit, much of the funding is from donations and fundraisers from teams like Hopkins. This is first time ultimate has been used primarily to promote peace and understanding.

Anyway, I just wanted to give you a little information. Please visit Ultimatepeace.org for more. Leave a comment or question and I'll get back to you, or e-mail me directly at daniel.curme@gmail.com.

Best,
-Curme

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A note for Parents about State

Hurt family,

As with all tournaments, State relies on the efforts of volunteers to run smoothly. As I'm sure you noticed with Hustle, a lot of the work that needs to be done does not necessarily interfere with your ability to watch Hopkins teams play (set up on Friday, parking attendant in the am etc.).

Please take a moment to visit http://mnhsultimate.org/volunteeruc.aspx to see if there is anything you're able to help with, and forward this on to Alumni and anyone else from our family who wants to support us at State.

Simply put: State can't happen without Volunteers.

Thank you for all that you do, your kids and the coaches appreciate you!

Erin

This week's schedule

Congratulations to our Hopkins family for their performance this weekend at Mudbath! Thank you to all the parent drivers, our logistical expert Sara, and all the players for their contributions to a successful weekend.

This week's practice and game schedule has been posted - but there are some details that will be updated shortly.

HUSTLE is this coming weekend!!

All Hurtems have tournament responsibilities, which will be communicated at practices/games this week and also on the blog. If you want to help, feel free to comment below.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Hustle is USAU sanctioned. If you have not registered for Hopkins Ultimate, completed a waiver and paid your dues (so we can secure your USAU membership), you will not be allowed to play at the tournament.

Thanks!

Erin

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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Cub Fundraiser

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

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

YCC volunteers needed!

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

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

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

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

YCC Volunteers Needed

We have a bit of a late start on the volunteer recruiting blitz, so lets keep this short and to the point.

In case you haven't already heard, the 2008 Youth Club Championships will be held in Blaine on August 9th and 10th, and we need volunteers to help run the tournament. The biggest need is for scorekeepers, but there are other jobs as well. If you are interested and available to help out, please go to our volunteer sign-up page and register here:

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

Thanks for even taking the time to read this.

Dave Gregg
Volunteer Coordinator
612-339-4916

Attn JV Parents: need volunteers & drivers.

Pursuant to Mike's post below, we really need adult drivers to go to get our team to Madison and back again. Parents, if you aren't busy that weekend, it would really help the team. Contact me if you are interested or have questions.

We also need parents to volunteer to drive us to our two scheduled away games:
April 10 - Twin Cities Academy (POSTPONED - TO BE RESCHEDULED)
May 8 - Hastings

I also need another parent help me coordinate these activities, to be a "team parent." I already have a volunteer who is willing to share some of the duties. Mostly this encompasses confirming rides for a given week from a list. It's not difficult, but it is a critical task.

If you can drive us to our Thursday games, or if you can help coordinate, please contact me (see comments), or post in the comments.

Coach Russ

Captains, Coaches, Parents

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Sunday November 11
7 PM
Schock / Baken House

# 1 Mission - New Parent Volunteers!

Michael Schock
4316 Glencrest Rd
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN 55416-3319

Map of 4316 Glencrest Rd Golden Valley, MN 55416-3319, US

UPCOMING CLINIC

Please post your reply and name here if you are willing and able to help lead a clinic for kids who are unfamiliar with Ultimate. This will be on Saturday Sep 29th from 1-4p at Maetzold Field in downtown Hopkins (in lieu of our regularly scheduled practice).
Coaches will plan the clinic, but we'll need helpers to mentor, model, and possibly facilitate drills and whatever else we come up with. This will be Ultimate 101 in three hours to gear them up for some knowledge of the game before participating in our hat tournement the following day.

Thanks!