Monday, June 22, 2009

Summer Pickup!

Hey everyone, I hope you are enjoying your summer so far! Just a notification to you all that we are having pickup games every Saturday morning, 11 AM, at Bossard park, just a couple blocks from Sunrise. If you find some free time, you should do your best to make it and get some playing in!

1) Saturdays 11:00am at Bossard Park in White Bear Lake.

2) Saturdays 12:00pm at McCullough Park in Mounds View.

3) Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Mahtomedi High School.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Next Level Ultimate Camp

Next Level Ultimate Camp, taught by the nations best club players is reducing their price by $200!

Bring your game to the Next Level

This summer, elevate your game at the first annual Next Level Ultimate Camp (July 25-30, 2009). This 5 day, 5 night camp is dedicated to providing High School players from around the country the opportunity to meet and engage in high-level play with their peers in a focused, motivating, and fun environment. Next Level Ultimate will educate its campers in advanced fundamentals and techniques used by the most successful college and club ultimate teams. Over the course of our five-day session, our counselors and staff will work to give campers the confidence and tools to improve not only themselves, but future teammates and friends.

Next Level counselors are some of the best leaders and players in the sport of Ultimate, coming from programs such as Seattle's Sockeye, Boulder's Johnny Bravo, Minnesota's SubZero, They're amped to impart their knowledge and experience onto campers through drills, discussion and play.

Next Level Ultimate is dedicated to providing high school players with a competitive, motivating and fun experience which develops skills, strategy, teamwork and next level knowledge in the sport of Ultimate.

High school students have the opportunity to meet and engage in high-level play with other athletes from all over the country. With a quality staff and vastly experienced instructors, Next Level Ultimate educates campers about advanced fundamentals and techniques needed to succeed in the College Ultimate Division and beyond.

At Next Level, we're committed to building leaders on and off the field. Over the course of our five-day session, our counselors and staff will work to give campers the confidence and tools necessary to improve not only themselves but future teammates and friends.

We have heavily increased the discount for players who send multiple players to our camp this summer. For high school teams sending 4 or more players, we are now taking roughly $200 off EACH of their admission prices, bringing the cost down to $450.

Our focus this summer is now to bring on as many players as possible at an extremely low cost, in hopes that we can build a solid base going into the future. We will likely be losing money this summer, but hope that a successful camp will allow us to remain in strong form going into the future.

With the size of White Bear's program, I know that some players would be interested in this price reduction. Please let me know if you have any questions. The camp registration form is up on our website and very easy to fill out.

Thanks,
Ben Feldman
Next Level Ultimate Camp

Sunday, June 7, 2009

State Championship Results

I would like to thank each and every player in the White Bear Lake Ultimate program. You all did awesome and I hope that you had as much fun as I did. Both Orange and Black teams came out swinging. Black had an awesome day on Saturday, putting themselves in a position to play in the 17th place bracket. Black finished a strong 22nd in State, the second best JV/B team in the State. The Orange team proved to be one of the most fun and most exciting teams at the tournament, putting up some nice wins and exciting play. Orange finished 28th in State. 2010 is sure to be a good year. Our reputation for good spirit is paramount, and you kids proved it this weekend.

I would like to extent a huge word of thanks to coaches Amanda, Dylan, Ian, Kenny, and Whitney. As a results of their hard work and volunteer efforts, we were able to provide our student athletes with a high-quality experience. Thank you so much coaches! And thanks to all of the parents for their support of White Bear Lake Ultimate despite rain, wind, and beating sun.

Congratulations to the White Bear Lake A Team, finishing 5th in this years tournament. I am so proud of the hard work and determination of each of you. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share my experience with you. You were a great group to work with and I wish the very best for each one of you. Please carry this experience with you. Be it you next Ultimate team, school, or career. Let the lessons of this year help to guide you in your future success.

All of you... Be sure to join the Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League! If you want to improve your game and meet new people, the high-quality experience you'll get during the Youth Summer League is the way to go. For those of you interested in YCC, the Summer League is the only way that you can get onto this years YCC team. Sign up at http://mnhsultimate.org/ycc.aspx. The first practice is next Saturday, June 13. Be one of the first 100 to sign up and get a free disc!

Ladies and gentlemen, be sure to check back to this site often, as pickup times and locations will be announced soon. Already, White Bear,
Mahtomedi, and Mounds View have been discussing their summer plans.

Lastly, be sure to join the White Bear Lake Ultimate Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2416816053&ref=ts. Feel free to post pictures from the tournament and plan for this Summer and Fall teams. Invite your friends to play. The more, the merrier.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

2009 UPA Minnesota High School Ultimate Championships

Captains, Players, & Parents-

This weekend, the 2009 UPA Minnesota High School Ultimate Championships will take place on June 6-7 at the Twin Cities Polo Club in Maple Plain, MN. Getting there is easy:
Take Highway 12 west (aka I-394) through Maple Plain to County Road 90.
Turn left (South) on County Road 90. Go 1 mile.
Turn right (West) on Turner Road. Go 1/2 mile.
The Polo Club is on the South side of the road.

The Captain's Meeting is Saturday at 8:00am. All White Bear Lake players should arrive by 8:00am. That means leaving White Bear Lake at approximately 7:00am. Saturdays play will begin at 9:00am, will include 4-5 games, and will go until approximately 5:30pm.

We are doing a team photo at 8:30am between fields 11,12 & 18. All three teams. For your printing pleasure, digital images will be available immediately following the tournament. All three teams are playing right next to each other. Go Bears!

Sundays play will begin promptly at 9:00am (be no later than 8:15), will include 3 games, and will go until approximately 2:00pm. Stick around for the Championship game, which begins at 2:15pm. You'll be glad to did.

Girls: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?id=5954
Open: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?id=5980

Parents, see our previous story for a list of what to bring.

See you on Saturday!

2009 Spring Banquet -- Friday, June 5th

White Bear Lake Ultimate will be having a potluck banquet this Friday, June 5th. The banquet will be held from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at South Campus. Please talk to your captains to determine what to bring.

The banquet is potluck. 1/3 of players will be responsible for soda and appetizers, 1/3 for entrees, and 1/3 for desert. Meals with pasta and complex carbs (rice, potatoes) are highly welcomed.

Parents are highly encouraged to participate. Please RSVP to your captains immediately.

Thanks and see you on Friday.