YCC This Summer!

This Summer, MN Ultimate will be providing several playing opportunities to youth of all ages and experience levels.

Registration for Summer League and YCC is open now at this link. 

Summer League is played Monday nights at the National Sports Center in Blaine, beginning June 13th and finishing August 8th. The league is an all inclusive and open enrolled event that places participants into several mixed teams. The league has both a U19 division and U16 division to better accommodate skill levels. These teams have weekly match ups over the course of the Summer & culminate into a Summer League championship game. The league is open to all levels of experience and is the sanctioned Youth Club League that makes up the YCC rosters.

Youth Club Championships (YCC) brings the best U16 and U19 ultimate clubs in the nation to Minnesota for one National Championship event. The tournament is an annual event, taking place each summer in August with over 70 teams and 1300 athletes over three days.

Divisions include U19 Open, U19 Girls, U19 Mixed, U16 Open, and U16 Girls. Minnesota Ultimate fields at least one team in each division every summer. Minnesota YCC goes by the team name Superior. The team name has been around for many years and resembles not only the state's obvious connection to the Great Lake that goes by the same name, but also speaks to the program's commitment to superior character, spirit, quality of play, coaching, and leadership.

YCC tryout dates for 2016 are:

Thursday, June 9th 6:30-8:30pm at West Minnehaha Recreation Center - U19 Only.
Tuesday, June 14th 6:30-8:30pm at West Minnehaha Recreation Center

Registration in Summer League is required to tryout for YCC teams.

State Tournament: THIS WEEKEND

Hard to believe, but State is this weekend!

Location: 

National Sports Center
1700 105th Ave NE
Blaine, MN 55449

Saturday, June 4 Field Map
Sunday, June 5 Field Map

Competition: 

Girls Schedule
Boys Schedule

- All Games to 13, Point Cap at 15
- Hard Cap at 90 mins
- One Timeout per half + Floater

Note About Graduation Activities:

We have worked through this before, and it is completely up to the students and their parents to determine their availability for the weekend. It's a big weekend for seniors and their family, so we will be fine with whatever you decide. The silver lining this year, is that there are no games scheduled on Saturday afternoon, so if seniors can play the games Saturday morning and have plenty of time to get back for graduation activities. For the all-night-party at AVHS--again, it's up to parents and their students. If you decide you want to leave early, please work with the appropriate administration and get it approved. If your senior will be staying all night, that is okay too. We've had players stay the whole night, take a power nap when they get home, and then come up and play when they can. The bottom line is, let your coaches know your plans.

Granite City Classic - THIS WEEKEND (Girls Only)

Tournament Date:  

Saturday, May 21st and Sunday, May 22nd 

Field Location:  

Boys and Girls Varsity - Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303. Fields located on the south side of Apollo High School and just south of the main VA Medical building.

Directions From I-94 – Take St. Cloud / Highway 15 Exit.  Follow 15 for about 5 miles.  Turn left onto 8th St N/Co Rd 4/Veterans Drive. Turn right on 44th Ave N. Apollo high school will be on the right. The fields at the VA will be on the left.

Parking: 

Parking lot on the south side of Apollo High School and near VA fields. Please do not park in the main Apollo High School parking lot on the north side of the school on Saturday. The north parking lot will be open on Sunday.
Details for Games:

Captain's Meeting:  

8:15 AM near registration tent

Competition:

http://play.usaultimate.org/events/Granite-City-Classic-2016/
● Pool play games start at 9:00 am and are staggered throughout the day. Check the schedule online for the most up to date game times.
● Report end-scores and spirit scores to headquarters tent following each game or call/text 320-260-2794.
● USAU 11th edition Rules
● Each team gets 1 timeout per game.  5 minute half-time.
● Girls and Boys Varsity: Games are 13 points, short half at 7.  At 90 minutes, warning horn will sound for hard-cap.
● To speed play: after goal, scoring team has 90 seconds to put disc back into play.
● If weather conditions are difficult, games may be shortened.

Spirit Scores: 

Spirit scores will be collected after each game and will be posted online. Score from 1-5. The scores will be sent out to the teams, MNU and USAU after the tournament.

Lunch: 

Lily’s Wings Food Truck will be onsite at Apollo High School.

Water:  

Provided on field throughout day.

Restrooms: 

Portable restrooms available on site at Apollo. Rec center at VA will be open.

Storm Shelters:  

St Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex, 5001 Veterans Dr, St Cloud, MN 56303. Located just west of the VA fields.

Trash: 

Please deposit your trash bag in the barrels at the end of each day. Team will be responsible for cleaning up any garbage left at a field following play

Tents: 

Shade tents may be used at this event, however no staking of tents is allowed due to underground irrigation system. Tents may be secured by using sandbags or weighted buckets.

Goeke Memorial THIS WEEKEND!

Upcoming Games:

Tuesday: 5/10

- Girls Conference Semi-final vs. Hastings- 6pm @ Paha Sapa Park

Thursday: 5/12

- Boys Conference Semi-final at Eagan- 6pm
- South Metro Conference Finals - Friday, May 20 - Johnny Cake Stadium.

Upcoming Goeke Memorial Tournament (THIS WEEKEND):

We're getting close on volunteers, but if think you can sign up for another shift, or you haven't signed up yet, please do at THIS LINK.
-  Other Concessions Needs: Thanks to those who contacted Jean and Paula Ness. We should be all set!
- Gatorade and WATER: Thanks to those who have already sent cases of Gatorade with their players. Please note that we also would like bottled water. If you haven't already, and if you are able, please send a case with your player(s) over the next couple days.

Goeke Schedule:

Boys will be in the morning (approx. 8:30 - 1:30 PM). Girls in the afternoon from approx. Noon - 5. The players should have access to the tournament website here for detailed schedules and locations, but we'll also send out a document in the next few days with the complete schedule.

End of Season Banquet:

We're looking at Tuesday, June 14th, as it works for all coaches and captains. Please mark your calendars now for approx. 6-8 PM. As usual, we'll have it in the AV Senior Center with ice cream sundaes and celebrate another great year.

As usual, our Calendar Here is kept up to date with important details and let us know if you have any questions. May is our busiest month, so please take a look when you get a chance.

Thanks so much!

Coaches

Madison Mudbath Weekend

We're excited to be going back to Madison for our first real tournament of the season! Huge thanks go to Joan Poss and Melissa Fossum for volunteering to help drive and chaperone!

Departure:

Friday, 4/29, 3:15 PM - Meet in back of AVHS parking lot to load. Leaving promptly at 4:00 PM.

Home-stays:

Girls - Shager Family
8806 Royal Oaks Dr, Verona, WI

Boys - Gillman Family
602 Ozark Trail, Madison, WI

Packing:

Pack LIGHTLY, as we will have limited space in the vans. That said, make sure to bring some good rain gear, extra socks, and a few garbage bags to keep your stuff dry in case of rain.

Tournament:  

Saturday, 4/30

Pool play 9:00 - 2:50
Crossover 3:30 - 4:50 (Only teams ranked 2-3 in their pools)
Dinner (tournament provided) starting at 5 PM

Sunday, 5/1

Bracket Rounds 1 9:00 - 1:30
Championship Rounds 1:50 - 3:10

Follow along on Twitter via @AVHSGirlsUlty and @AVHSUltimate and at the tournament website.

Weather:

There is currently a forecast of rain for the weekend, but the Tournament Directors are doing they can to make sure teams get as many games as possible.  We'll tweet out any changes to schedule or location.

Estimated Arrival back in AV:

Sunday, 5/1, 9:00 PM

Let us know if you have any questions.

Edina Girls Round Robin Tournament

This Saturday, (4/9), the girls are having a round-robin, developmental, practice tournament. This will be EXTREMELY valuable for all players, but especially new players who are just learning the game and rules. We would love to have parents come up, support us and learn a bit about the game as well! If you're following from home, see the tournament website.

Players are to arrive at Apple Valley High School parking lot promptly at 8:00 AM to car pool up to Edina High School (approx. 25 minute drive). Players should be at the fields with cleats on, ready to warm-up at 8:45 AM.

Location: 
Edina High School
6754 Valley View Rd
Edina, MN 55439

Fields:
S1 & S2 (see below)

Game Schedule:
9:30 - 10:30 AM - Armstrong JV
10:40 - 11:40 AM - Mounds View
11:50 - 12: 50 PM - Cooper
1:00 - 2:00 PM - Hopkins
2:10 - BYE

Regular Season Kick-Off!

Happy Spring!

It's been a few years since we've been able to start the season on-time, and we're pretty excited! First league games for both teams start NEXT WEEK with the girls going to Minneapolis South (4/5) and the guys taking on Eagan at home (4/7).

Other upcoming events:
Saturday, April 9: Girls Only Development Round Robin Tournament in Edina! @ Edina High School.

April 29-May 1: Madison Mudbath! We will leave AVHS promptly after school on Friday, April 29, and return the night of Sunday, May 1 (usually around 9-10 PM).

As usual, important events can be found on the Season Calendar tab above.

See you on the fields!

-Coaches