Thursday, February 9, 2012

Welcome To The 2012 Season!

Hello and welcome. The 2012 season is just around the corner. On this website, you will find useful information that will help your son/daughter to register for and participate in the White Bear Lake Ultimate program.

Key Dates:
Wednesday, March 7 @ 3:15, WBL South Campus Cafeteria (distribute registration forms)
Monday, March 12 @ 6:30, Mandatory Parents Meeting at Jimmy's (turn in registration forms)
Tuesday, March 13 @ 3:15, Tryout session 1, Sunrise Park Middle School Gym
Wednesday, March 14 @ 3:15, Tryout session 2, Sunrise Park Middle School Gym
Thursday, , March 15 @ 3:15, Tryout session 3, Sunrise Park Middle School Gym
Monday, March 19 to Friday, March 23, Spring Break
Monday, March 19 @ 3:15, Optional Practice begins, Bossard Park Fields
Monday, March 26 @ 3:15, Mandatory Practice begins, Bossard Park Fields
Thursday, April 5 @ 6:00, First Game
Saturday, April 21, St. Cloud Faceoff
Weekend, April 28-29, Madison Mudbath
Saturday, May 5, White Bear Lake Senior Prom
Weekend, May 5-6, St. Cloud Granite City Classic
Weekend, May 19-20, Apple Valley Chris Goeke Memorial
Weekend, May 19-20, Hopkins Hustle
Weekend, June 2-3, 2012 Minnesota High School Ultimate State Championships
Saturday, June 9, Start of 2012 Summer League
Weekend, August 11-12, USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships

In the coming weeks we will provide additional details. Included in those details will be registration forms. Please continue to check back frequently.

Friday, September 16, 2011

2011 USA Ultimate Northwest Plains Club Sectionals

!!!! THIS WEEKEND !!!!

2011 USA Ultimate Northwest Plains Club Sectionals

September 17-18, 2011
Twin Cities Polo Club
Maple Plain, MN

Directions:
Take Highway I-394 West through Maple Plain to County Road 90.
Turn left (South) on County Road 90. Go .7 miles.
Turn right (West) on Turner Road. Go 1/2 mile.
The Polo Club is on the South side of the road.
Do not park on the road. The city has been known to ticket cars parked on Turner Road.

Women: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#womens/tournament/9834
Open: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#open/tournament/9625
Mixed: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#mixed/tournament/9578

Don't forget to bring a lawn chair or blanket!


An email about this event was sent to the WBLUltimate Yahoo! Group at Fri 9/16/2011 1:46 PM

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Next Level Ultimate - Improve Your Game

Dates: August 18th-20th, 2011
Location
:
Lake Nokomis Park
TIme
:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Sessions
: Boys & Girls

Overview:
This summer, Next Level Ultimate is hosting its first ever three-day clinic in Minneapolis. The mission of this clinic is to give high school players a taste of what our camps have to offer. Our counselors and staff will introduce some of the advanced fundamentals and techniques that are taught during our overnight camp sessions. If attending one of our overnight sessions isn't financially feasible for you this summer, this is a great way to save some money and still learn from some very experienced Ultimate players! And if you have attended one of our camps, this is a great opportunity to try out what you've learned!

Our Minneapolis three-day clinic will be filled on a rolling admission basis and is open to any high school players between the ages of 14-18 with no college-level experience. We have room to accommodate upwards of 40 boys and 40 girls in 2011.

Clinic Fee Structure:
Day Camper: $130 before 8/1/11, $145 after 8/1/11

-Each camper gets a camp jersey and disc, as well as an incredible elevate-your-game experience from the Next Level counselors and staff!
-No meals provided. Players must pack their own lunch.

Age/Grade Parameters:
Similar to our overnight camps, our clinic is open to high school players from the ages of 14-18. Those who have recently graduated high school and not yet attended a university are eligible to participate.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

2011 Youth Club Championships - Volunteers Needed

Greetings,

YCC is coming up in just 10 more days and we still need a few volunteers.

Our largest need is for scorekeepers, especially on Sunday, but of course we will accept all kinds of help. Scorekeeping is light duty. For a morning or an afternoon, you get be on the sideline and watch a lot of great Ultimate while keeping track of the current score and goals and assists. At the end of each game, you collect spirit scores from each team and return the results to the Headquarters tent and then go do it again.

And in return, we have swag to give away. You’ll get a staff shirt, an event disk and probably some other stuff; maybe even lunch. Yes, it is bribery.

This is the first year of the new U16 Open division for YCC and there are eight teams signed up. Altogether, there are 35 teams in four divisions so we’ll have games going on 16 fields at a time. This is a big jump over the 10 or 11 fields of previous years and there will be no lack of things to do.

So, sign up at http://www.mnhsultimate.org/volunteeruc.aspx, forward this message to your High School teams and parents, talk it up among your own summer league team members and come on up to Blaine for a great weekend of Ultimate.

And, as always, I thank you for all that you do for Youth Ultimate.

See you on the 13th,

Bruce L. Mebust
Tournament Director
Youth Club Championships
Cell: 612-747-7111
td_ycc@usaultimate.org

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League Begins June 18th!

Welcome to the 2011 Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League! We are excited to be back for yet another summer helping the youth of Minnesota improve their Ultimate Frisbee skills.

The Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League is a mixed gender league that provides opportunities for all U19 and U16 youth to play Ultimate Frisbee with hundreds of other youth from around the Twin Cities Metro Area. Unlike the Spring High School League, the Summer League is intramural and consists of Youth Club teams. Youth Club teams are comprised of players from a wide variety of high schools and communities from around the Twin Cities Metro Area.

Starting on June 18th, the league will run for six Saturdays from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm and Mondays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Bossen Field in South Minneapolis. This year, each practice will focus on a skill and then we will scrimmage. Please bring a check (made out to MNHSUL) or cash (exact change please) for $15 and a completed USA Ultimate Medical Authorization Form to the first week of summer league.

Register today by going to http://www.mnhsultimate.org/summerleague.aspx. Let's get as many White Bear Lake players as possible. So call up all your buddies and register today... it's only $15! Also, check out the Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League Facebook group. Add Friends to the Group, Share, and Like to help spread the word.

Phil Bowen will be taking the reins of the MN Youth Summer League this year. Phil began playing Ultimate at Carleton College in 1992 and has remained committed to the sport ever since. He coached the Carleton women's team from 2003-2006 including one Nationals Finals appearance. Currently he is captain of Surly, the Minneapolis masters team and Coach of CUT, the Carleton men's team that just won the USA Ultimate College Championship. Phil is excited to add his support to the strong youth Ultimate scene here in Minnesota.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

2011 Minnesota High School Ultimate State Championship

The fabulous event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 5th. The tournament will feature 53 teams and 1098 athletes, making it the single largest youth ultimate tournament in the world. To host this event, the Minnesota High School Ultimate League will use 25 fields at the Blaine National Sports Center.

The mandatory coaches meeting will be at 8:00 a.m. sharp Saturday morning with games at 9:00 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (both days). Please, only one Coach per team at the coaches meeting. Most teams will play 4 games on Saturday with some only playing 3. Sunday all teams except for the Open and Girls championship finalists will complete their schedule at the end of the 12:20 p.m. round. The finals will be showcased with Girls and Open finals starting at 2:00 p.m.

Schedules have been posted:

* Girls: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-girls/tournament/8811
* Open: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/8789

Click here for the Field Map. Please note the location of HQ. The official program, written by yours truly, may be downloaded here.

There is still time to volunteer and plenty of work to be done. Please go to the MNHSUL Volunteer Page and give them your contact and interest information.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Youth Club Championships (YCC) Tryouts

Hey Bears, your participation in the USA Ultimate's Youth Club Championships (YCC) is HIGHLY encouraged. Just ask Bears players Curtis Cammack and Seth Donatell, or alumni John LaFavor and Whitney Esson. Each of them will tell you that YCC was the best playing experience they've ever had.

So, mark your calendars, YCC tryouts will be held on Saturday & Sunday, June 11 & 12, 2011 9:00 a.m. at Edward C. Solomon Park at 1301 East 58th Street Minneapolis, MN 55417. Go to either one, or both. WBLUltimate would be wise to flood Solomon Park with our talent.

Four teams will be needed: U19 Open, U16 Open, U19 Mixed, and U19 Girls. Participants will compete at the 2011 USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships, August 13-14 in Blaine, MN http://www.mnhsultimate.org/ycc.aspx. This will be the seventh consecutive year that the Minnesota High School Ultimate League is hosting this unique event.

Teams will be announced on June 17th. Anyone who doesn't make Open U19 team can get info about U16 team (assuming they're not 17 before June 1) at June 11/12 tryouts. Practice will likely start on Tuesday (June 14) or Thursday (June 16) afternoon.

The Minnesota Summer Club league will start Saturday, June 18th. The Summer Youth Club will be a mixed gender league. You must participate in Summer League to participate in YCC.